Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
What practics helps to build a pt's immunity to hepatitis B
Vaccination
A pt asks the technician "what does uremia mean?" The technician's response
should be based on the uremia is
an increase of waste in the blood
a Central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a
pt has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs
before a dialysis treatment , the pt tells the Technician, "Yesterday, I felt terrible
and vomited up some blood. I feel much better today." The technician can expect
the pt's treatment will be modified by
decreasing the heparin dose
the technician is unsure of which one of a pt's AV grafts anastomosis is arterial
and which one is venous... how do you tell between the two
compress the graft in the middle and palpate each side
at the end of a pt treatment, what should be reported to RN
a pulse rate of 120 beats per min
a pt asked the technician " why am i getting vitamin d therapy"
Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones
Why are dialysis pt more likely to become infected with germs like MRSA
they usually have weak immune systems
An AV fistula is an example of
Peripheral access
While giving information to the relief technician if is MOST important for the
technician to
give the relief technician an opportunity to ask and respond to questions
Pt's who keep a record of their blood test results and weights and medications
are
Pt's who are involved with self-managing their care feel empowered
if a pt BP drops 82/40 mm Hg , after changing the fluid removal rate the technician
should
place pt in trendelendburg
legally if a treatment was performed but not charted in a pt record
it was NOT done
the most common casue of a lotw conductivity alarm during hemodialysis is
an exhausted concentration supply
signs of low blood sugar includ
anxiety and confusion
pt EDW is 70kg and weight before her hemodialysis treatment today is 72kg ...
fluid removed during treatment should be
2000mL
at pt target post-dialysis weight of 70kg the pt is likely to be
normotensive