complete SOLUTIONS
the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is the Correct
Answer: nephron
the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states: Correct Answer:
diabetes
a nephron is made up Correct Answer: a glomerulus and a tubule system
which of the following is not a symptom of uremia Correct Answer: elevated hematocrit
Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when she came in for treatment on
monday was 67kg. the priming saline amount is 240ml, fluid from medication is 100 ml , and she
is not allowed any fluids during treatment. what is the total amount of fluid weight to be removed
during her treatment? Correct Answer: 5,540ml
based on Mrs. smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the ultrafiltration rate per
hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? Correct Answer: 1,385 ml/hr
which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis treatments? Correct
Answer: removing too much fluids
the scale says a patient weights 70 kg. this the same as weighting how many points (lb)? Correct
Answer: 154
normal body ph is Correct Answer: 7.35-7.45
one sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is Correct Answer: hypertension
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death Correct
Answer: potassium
water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher
solute concentration by which principle Correct Answer: osmosis
waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle Correct Answer: diffusion
excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysis by which principle Correct Answer:
ultrafiltration
the movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of sodium in the blood
is a example of Correct Answer: osmosis
, decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of Correct Answer: diffusion
which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? Correct Answer: using
a bath that will provide a grater concentration gradient
which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during dialysis? Correct
Answer: urea
ultrafiltration is influenced by Correct Answer: transmembrane pressure
the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is Correct Answer: peritonitis
the dextrose used in the dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can cause Correct Answer:
hyperglycemia
if a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest contributing factor would most
likely be: Correct Answer: immunosuppressive medication
the most frequent cause of death in the first year post transplant is Correct Answer: infection
total cell volume (TCV) is a indirect measure of the Correct Answer: performance of the
dialyzer
the TCV should be no less than Correct Answer: 80%
the manimum dwell time to achieve sterilization with the chemical renalin is Correct Answer:
11 hours
the reprocessed dialyzer is carefully rinsed prior to patient use to remove Correct Answer:
residual sterilant
germicide rebound occurs due to Correct Answer: inadequate dialyzer priming
which organization set the standards and recommendations for dialyzer reprocessing? Correct
Answer: AAMI
the blood path integrity is tested to eliminate the possibility of a blood leak. the drop in pressure
should not exceed: Correct Answer: 10 mmhg
the purpose of using counter-current flow is to Correct Answer: increase the rate of waste
removal
the total pressure that exists across the dialyzer membrane is called Correct Answer:
transmembrane pressure
dialyser ph should be Correct Answer: between 7.0 and 7.4