FRESENIUS ~ CCHT REVIEW EXAM
1. The functional unit of the kidney that does the work
Answer Nephron
2. A nephron is made up of
Answer A glomerulus and a tubule
3. The endrocrine functions of the kidney include
Answer making erythropoietin and the active for of Vitamin D
4. The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S.
Answer -
Diabetes
5. Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be caused
by
Answer HyperPhosphatemia
6. Why do kideny patients often have bone disease
Answer Kidneys stop producing calcitriol
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, 7. Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include
Answer Anorexia, fatigue, swelling
8. A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that
Answer allows for only certain sized particles to cross
9. Diffusion is movement of particles
Answer from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
10. Negative Pressure is pressure created when
Answer fluid is pulled through a restriction
11. During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when
Answer Water is removed from the blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate
12. at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under nega- tive
pressure
Answer The arterial line section before the blood pump
13. Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse across
the semipermeable membrane
Answer High concentration gradients
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1. The functional unit of the kidney that does the work
Answer Nephron
2. A nephron is made up of
Answer A glomerulus and a tubule
3. The endrocrine functions of the kidney include
Answer making erythropoietin and the active for of Vitamin D
4. The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S.
Answer -
Diabetes
5. Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be caused
by
Answer HyperPhosphatemia
6. Why do kideny patients often have bone disease
Answer Kidneys stop producing calcitriol
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, 7. Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include
Answer Anorexia, fatigue, swelling
8. A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that
Answer allows for only certain sized particles to cross
9. Diffusion is movement of particles
Answer from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
10. Negative Pressure is pressure created when
Answer fluid is pulled through a restriction
11. During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when
Answer Water is removed from the blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate
12. at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under nega- tive
pressure
Answer The arterial line section before the blood pump
13. Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse across
the semipermeable membrane
Answer High concentration gradients
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