DaVita Dialysis Dietitian - Module 11
Adequacy Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Considerations for Considerations for Arteriovenous Graft (AV Graft)
Arteriovenous Graft (AV Graft) -
correct answer ✅Increased potential for clotting
Two needles are inserted into synthetic tube each treatment
Not suitable for all patients
What is the urea kinetic modeling? -
correct answer ✅Is a mathematical description of the generation
and removal of urea in the patient receiving dialysis
Measures the dose of dialysis a patient is receiving and determines
how well a patient is being dialyzed
Determines adequacy of a single dialysis treatment
What are the symptoms of a patient who is not adequately
dialyzing? -
, DaVita Dialysis Dietitian - Module 11
Adequacy Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
correct answer ✅Nausea, anorexia, altered taste, decreased
nutrient intake, weight loss and impaired nutritional status.
A high phosphorus, high potassium and low albumin.
More frequent hospitalizations and higher mortality rates.
A decrease in quality of life.
What are the two methods available to measure adequacy of the
dialysis treatment? -
correct answer ✅Urea Reduction Ratio (URR) and Urea Kinetic
Modeling (UKM) to obtain Kt/V
Urea Reduction Ratio (URR) -
correct answer ✅Urea reduction ratio measures the percent of
urea removed in a single dialysis treatment. It is the simplest
method used to measure how effectively the dialysis treatment
removed waste from the blood.
Adequacy Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Considerations for Considerations for Arteriovenous Graft (AV Graft)
Arteriovenous Graft (AV Graft) -
correct answer ✅Increased potential for clotting
Two needles are inserted into synthetic tube each treatment
Not suitable for all patients
What is the urea kinetic modeling? -
correct answer ✅Is a mathematical description of the generation
and removal of urea in the patient receiving dialysis
Measures the dose of dialysis a patient is receiving and determines
how well a patient is being dialyzed
Determines adequacy of a single dialysis treatment
What are the symptoms of a patient who is not adequately
dialyzing? -
, DaVita Dialysis Dietitian - Module 11
Adequacy Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
correct answer ✅Nausea, anorexia, altered taste, decreased
nutrient intake, weight loss and impaired nutritional status.
A high phosphorus, high potassium and low albumin.
More frequent hospitalizations and higher mortality rates.
A decrease in quality of life.
What are the two methods available to measure adequacy of the
dialysis treatment? -
correct answer ✅Urea Reduction Ratio (URR) and Urea Kinetic
Modeling (UKM) to obtain Kt/V
Urea Reduction Ratio (URR) -
correct answer ✅Urea reduction ratio measures the percent of
urea removed in a single dialysis treatment. It is the simplest
method used to measure how effectively the dialysis treatment
removed waste from the blood.
