TheAfunctionalAunitAofAtheAkidneyA,orAtheAstructureAinAtheAkidneyAthatAdoesAtheAworkAisAt
heA-AAnswerANephron
TheAleadingAcauseAofAchronicAkidneyAdiseaseAforAadultsAinAtheAusaA-AAnswerADiabetes
AAnephronAisAmadeAupAofA?A-AAnswerAAAglomerulusAandAaAtubuleAsysytem
whichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAsymptomAofAuremia?A-AAnswerAElevatedAhematocrit
Mrs.smithAdryAweightAisA62kg.AWhatAisAtheAtotalAfluidAweightAtoAbeAremoved?A-
AAnswerA5,540AmL
basedAonAmrs.AsmithAtotalAamountAofAfluidAtoAbeAremovedAwhatAisAtheAultrafiltrationArate
AperAhr?A-AAnswerA1,385AmL
whichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcauseAofAhypotentionAduringAandAafterAdialysisAtreatment?A-
AAnswerAremovingAtooAmuchAfluid
theAscaleAsaysAaApatientAweightsA70kg,AthisAisAtheAsameAasAweightAinAhowAmanyApounds
Albs?A-AAnswerA154
normalAbodyApHAisA?A-AAnswerA7.35A-A7.45
oneAsignAandAsymptomAofAfluidAoverloadAisA?A-AAnswerAhypertension
abnormalAlevelesAofAthisAelectroyteAcanAcauseAcardiacAandAevenAdeath?A-
AAnswerAPotassium
WaterAmovesAacrossAaAmembraneAfromAanAareaAofAlowerAsolutesAconcentrationAtoAanAarea
AofAhigherAsoluteAconcentrationAby?A-AAnswerAOsmois
, wasteAproductsAareAremovedAduringAdialysisAbyAwhichAprinciple?A-AAnswerADiffusion
ExcessAfluidAisAforcedAoutAofAtheAbloodAandAintoAtheAdialysateAduringAdialysisAbyAwhichAp
rinciple?A-AAnswerAUltrafiltration
TheAmovementAofAfluidAfromAtheAtissueAtowardAaAhigherAconcentrationAofAsodiumAinAtheAbl
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DecreasingAtheApatientsAprescribeAblooodAflowArateAaffectsAtheArateAofA-
AAnswerADiffusion
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiffuesAfromAtheApatientsAbloodAduringAdialysisA-AAnswerAurea
whichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAwouldAincreaseAdiffusionAduringAdialysis?A-
AAnswerAusingAaAbathAthatAwillAprovideAaAgreaterAconcentrationAgradlent
UltrafiltrationAisAinfluencedAbyA-AAnswerATransmembraneApressure
TheAmostAcommonAcomplicationAinAperitonealAdialysisAis?A-AAnswerAPeritontis
TheAdextroseAusedAinAtheAdialysateAforAperitonealAdialysisAcanAcause?A-
AAnswerAHyperglycemia
ifAaApatientAdevelopsAanAinfectionApostAtransplantAtheAlargestAcontributingAfactorAwouldAmo
stAlikelyAbe?A-AAnswerAimmunosuprssiveAmedication
TheAmostAfrequentAcauseAofAdeathAinAtheAfirstAyearApostAtransplantAisA?A-
AAnswerAinfection
TotalAcellAvolume(AtcvA)AisAanAindirectAmeasureAofAtheA?A-
AAnswerAperformanceAofAtheAdialyzer
TheATCVAshouldAbeAnoAlessAthan?A-AAnswerA80%