the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is the -
answernephron
the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states: - answerdiabetes
a nephron is made up - answera glomerulus and a tubule system
which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - answerelevated 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? - answer5,540ml
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? - answer1,385 ml/hr
which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis treatments? -
answerremoving too much fluids
the scale says a patient weights 70 kg. this the same as weighting how many points (lb)? -
answer154
normal body ph is - answer7.35-7.45
one sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is - answerhypertension
, abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
answerpotassium
water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher
solute concentration by which principle - answerosmosis
waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle - answerdiffusion
excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysis by which principle -
answerultrafiltration
the movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of sodium in the blood is
a example of - answerosmosis
decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of - answerdiffusion
which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? - answerusing a bath that
will provide a grater concentration gradient
which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during dialysis? - answerurea
ultrafiltration is influenced by - answertransmembrane pressure
the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is - answerperitonitis
the dextrose used in the dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can cause - answerhyperglycemia