Review of Hemodialysis for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel Glossary

ABO typing correct answer: a blood test used to determine red blood cell type activated clotting time (ACT) correct answer: a test to measure the clotting time of blood acute correct answer: an adjective used in two ways: to indicate that something is of a short duration or sudden onset and to indicate a high degree of severity acute tubular necrosis (ATN) correct answer: a kidney disorder involving damage to the tubular cells of the kidneys, resulting in acute kidney failure. In renal transplant, it refers to reversible kidney damage resulting in delayed kidney function adsorb correct answer: to cause particles or molecules in solution to stick to the surface of a solid material air embolism correct answer: an air bubble carried by the bloodstream to a vessel small enough to be blocked by the bubble albumin correct answer: a protein found in many body tissues. It disperses in water as a colloid and is an important fraction of blood plasma. The molecular weight is approximately 68,000, Da. albuminuria correct answer: presence of albumin in urine; this is usually a symptom of kidney disease allograft correct answer: a graft, such as a kidney, taken from another person (Greek allo, "other"). The donor may be a blood relative or unrelated