questions and answers
TheAfunctionalAunitAofAtheAkidneyAthatAdoesAtheAworkA-AAnswer✓ANephron
AAnephronAisAmadeAupAofA-AAnswer✓AAAglomerulusAandAaAtubule
TheAendrocrineAfunctionsAofAtheAkidneyAincludeA-
AAnswer✓AmakingAerythropoietinAandAtheAactiveAforAofAVitaminAD
TheAleadingAcauseAofAEnd-StageARenalADiseaseA(ESRD)AforAadultsAinAtheAU.S.A-
AAnswer✓ADiabetes
PatientsAwithAkidneyAfailureAoftenAcomplainAofAitching,AwhichAisAlikelyAtoAbeAcausedAbyA-
AAnswer✓AHyperPhosphatemia
WhyAdoAkidenyApatientsAoftenAhaveAboneAdiseaseA-
AAnswer✓AKidneysAstopAproducingAcalcitriol
SymptomsAthatAaApatientAmayAneedAmoreAdialysisAtimeAincludeA-
AAnswer✓AAnorexia,Afatigue,Aswelling
AAsemipermeableAmembraneAisAaAporousAbarrierAthatA-
AAnswer✓AallowsAforAonlyAcertainAsizedAparticlesAtoAcross
DiffusionAisAmovementAofAparticlesA-
AAnswer✓AfromAanAareaAofAhigherAconcentrationAtoAanAareaAofAlowerAconcentration
NegativeAPressureAisApressureAcreatedAwhenA-
AAnswer✓AfluidAisApulledAthroughAaArestriction
DuringADialysis,AultrafiltrationAoccursAwhenA-
AAnswer✓AWaterAisAremovedAfromAtheAbloodAbecauseAthereAisAaApressureAgradientAbetw
eenAbloodAandAdialysate
, atAwhichApointAinAtheAextracorporealAcircuitAisAtheAbloodAusuallyAunderAnegativeApressureA
-AAnswer✓ATheAarterialAlineAsectionAbeforeAtheAbloodApump
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwillAincreaseAtheAamountAofAtheAsolutesAthatAwillAdiffuseAacrossAth
eAsemipermeableAmembraneA-AAnswer✓AHighAconcentrationAgradients
TheAcomponentsAofAtheAdialysateAtreatmentAthatAaffectAclearanceAincludeA-
AAnswer✓ADialysateAflow,AtimeAofAtreatment,AdialyzerAsize,AbloodAflowArate
TwoAthingsAthatAaffectAtheAdialyzer'sAabilityAtoAremoveAwastesAfromAtheAbodyAincludeA-
AAnswer✓ASurfaceAareaAandAmolecularAweightAcutoff
DialysateAisAtheAfluidAthatAhelpsAremoveAwasteAproductsAfromAtheAbody.AItAcontainsAaAnu
mberAofAsubstances.AWhatAmightAbeAprescribedAforAaAdialysateAsolutionA-
AAnswer✓ABicarbonate,ASodium,APotassium
WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAsafetyAmonitorAduringAaAdialysisAtreatmentA-
AAnswer✓ATheAdialysisAtechnician
DialysateAconductivityAmeasuresA-AAnswer✓AtheAtotalAelectricalAchargeAofAaAsolution
DialysateAthatAhasAtooAmuchAsodiumAmayAcauseApatientAinjury.ATooAmuchAsodiumAorAhyper
natremiaAcanAcauseA-
AAnswer✓AHeadaches,AhighAbloodApressure,AandAshrivelingAofAtheAredAbloodAcells
DialysateAthatAhasAtooAmuchAcalciumAcanAcauseA-
AAnswer✓AVomiting,Aconfusion,Airritability
DialysateAthatAhasAtooAlittleAsodiumAcanAcauseA-
AAnswer✓AlowAbloodApressure,Acramping,AandAburstingAofARedABloodACells
ThingsAthatAcanAaffectAdailysisAadequacyAincludeA-
AAnswer✓AtimeAonAtreatment,ABloodAandAdialysateAflowArates,AdialyzerAclotting