PD – Exam, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Peritoneal Dialysis is defined as - ANS✔✔ Internal technique for blood purification
How does the peritoneal membrane differ in males and females? - ANS✔✔ Closed in males,
open in females at the fibrin of the fallopian tubel
Names the two parts of the peritoneum - ANS✔✔ Visceral and Parietal
What is the omentum? - ANS✔✔ A fold in the seri said of the stomach that hangs like an apron
over the front of the intestines.
Name 3 things that filling with large fluid volumes may cause - ANS✔✔ Discomfort, Respiratory
issues, decreased appetite/food intake/Back pain, hernias,fluid leaks into the tissue due to fluid
weight
What system drains peritoneal fluid front he peritoneal cavity and contributes to the host
defense system by removing foreign bodies from the peritoneum? - ANS✔✔ Lymphatic system
Diffusion is defined as - ANS✔✔ Movement of solutes from an area of high concentration to an
area of low concentration through a semi permeable membrane.
Net transfer of molecules continues until equilibrium is reached. (True or false) - ANS✔✔ True
Name 4 factors that affect diffusion - ANS✔✔ Delivery of the solute to the membrane,
transportation of the solute to the membrane, solute characteristics, dialysate techniques
characteristic
, Name 6 things that may affect the delivery of the solute - ANS✔✔ Temperature, medication,
exercise, presence of food, inflammation, blood pressure, vascular disease
Membrane permeability is the same in all patients? (True or false) - ANS✔✔ false
The rate of the diffusion is always most rapid when? - ANS✔✔ The beginning
The dialysate flow rate in PD is defined as what? - ANS✔✔ The number of liters infused in a
specific time period
Name 2 ways that the dialysate flow rate can be changed? - ANS✔✔ Increase the size/volume
of the exchanges/ Increase the number of exchanges
Define osmosis - ANS✔✔ Water movement from an area of low concentration to high
concentration through a semi permeable membrane.
Name the 3 strength of dialysate used in PD - ANS✔✔ 1.5%, 2.5%, 4.25%
Name 2 reasons why the ultrafiltration rate declines as the osmotic pressure gradient decreases.
- ANS✔✔ Dilution of the PD fluid secondary to water influx/ Absorption of glucose into the
blood.
Blood Glucose must be below what number for the effective ultrafiltration to occur - ANS✔✔
300
Name the three parts of a basic peritoneal dialysis exchange - ANS✔✔ Drain, Flush/fill, Dwell
Dwell time is a physician's order? (True or False) - ANS✔✔ True
Peritoneal Dialysis is defined as - ANS✔✔ Internal technique for blood purification
How does the peritoneal membrane differ in males and females? - ANS✔✔ Closed in males,
open in females at the fibrin of the fallopian tubel
Names the two parts of the peritoneum - ANS✔✔ Visceral and Parietal
What is the omentum? - ANS✔✔ A fold in the seri said of the stomach that hangs like an apron
over the front of the intestines.
Name 3 things that filling with large fluid volumes may cause - ANS✔✔ Discomfort, Respiratory
issues, decreased appetite/food intake/Back pain, hernias,fluid leaks into the tissue due to fluid
weight
What system drains peritoneal fluid front he peritoneal cavity and contributes to the host
defense system by removing foreign bodies from the peritoneum? - ANS✔✔ Lymphatic system
Diffusion is defined as - ANS✔✔ Movement of solutes from an area of high concentration to an
area of low concentration through a semi permeable membrane.
Net transfer of molecules continues until equilibrium is reached. (True or false) - ANS✔✔ True
Name 4 factors that affect diffusion - ANS✔✔ Delivery of the solute to the membrane,
transportation of the solute to the membrane, solute characteristics, dialysate techniques
characteristic
, Name 6 things that may affect the delivery of the solute - ANS✔✔ Temperature, medication,
exercise, presence of food, inflammation, blood pressure, vascular disease
Membrane permeability is the same in all patients? (True or false) - ANS✔✔ false
The rate of the diffusion is always most rapid when? - ANS✔✔ The beginning
The dialysate flow rate in PD is defined as what? - ANS✔✔ The number of liters infused in a
specific time period
Name 2 ways that the dialysate flow rate can be changed? - ANS✔✔ Increase the size/volume
of the exchanges/ Increase the number of exchanges
Define osmosis - ANS✔✔ Water movement from an area of low concentration to high
concentration through a semi permeable membrane.
Name the 3 strength of dialysate used in PD - ANS✔✔ 1.5%, 2.5%, 4.25%
Name 2 reasons why the ultrafiltration rate declines as the osmotic pressure gradient decreases.
- ANS✔✔ Dilution of the PD fluid secondary to water influx/ Absorption of glucose into the
blood.
Blood Glucose must be below what number for the effective ultrafiltration to occur - ANS✔✔
300
Name the three parts of a basic peritoneal dialysis exchange - ANS✔✔ Drain, Flush/fill, Dwell
Dwell time is a physician's order? (True or False) - ANS✔✔ True
