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What are the functions of a healthy kidney? - ✔✔Removal of waste products (creatinine, urea, and uric
acid). Regulate fluid, acid base, and electrolytes.
What are the anatomical structures of the urinary system in order of urine flow? - ✔✔(2) Kidneys (2)
Ureters (1) Bladder (1) Urethra
Which of the functions of healthy kidneys are replaced by dialysis? - ✔✔Removal of waste products, and
Regulation of fluid balance
What is the function of renin? - ✔✔hormone produced by the kidneys with important effects on
regulation of the blood pressure, and on sodium, and potassium balance
What is homeostasis? - ✔✔Steady internal state of equilibrium in the body.
Intracellular - ✔✔Inside the cells
Intravascular - ✔✔inside the blood vessels
Extracellular - ✔✔outside the cells
Interstitial - ✔✔between the cells
What are the body fluid compartments? - ✔✔Intracellular, Extracellular, Intravascular, Interstitial
What is hemodialysis? (HD) - ✔✔Outpatient setting
, Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) - ✔✔Patient's home
What factors impact the rate of diffusion ? - ✔✔Concentration Gradient, Temperature, Molecular weight
of solutes, Nature of the solution, Membrane Permeability, Surface area, Flow Geometry Convection
What are three types of solutions? - ✔✔Hypotonic, Isotonic, Hypertonic
What is hypotonic? - ✔✔Containing less particles
What is Isotonic? - ✔✔Containing equal particles
What is Hypertonic? - ✔✔Containing more particles
Countercurrent Flow is? - ✔✔Blood and Dialysate flow in opposite directions
What happens to diffusion when dialyzer fibers clot? - ✔✔either from inadequate heparinization or an
improperly primed dialyzer, diffusion is decreased.
What are the compartments of a dialyzer? - ✔✔Blood compartment, dialysate compartment
What separates the dialyzer compartments? - ✔✔There is potting material on both ends of the dialyzer
to assure separation of the blood and dialysate
What volume should be used for fresh fill? - ✔✔MUST be performed prior to the initiation of every
treatment
What position should the dialyzer be in during hemodialysis? - ✔✔Arterial end up during treatment
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2024 Version
What are the functions of a healthy kidney? - ✔✔Removal of waste products (creatinine, urea, and uric
acid). Regulate fluid, acid base, and electrolytes.
What are the anatomical structures of the urinary system in order of urine flow? - ✔✔(2) Kidneys (2)
Ureters (1) Bladder (1) Urethra
Which of the functions of healthy kidneys are replaced by dialysis? - ✔✔Removal of waste products, and
Regulation of fluid balance
What is the function of renin? - ✔✔hormone produced by the kidneys with important effects on
regulation of the blood pressure, and on sodium, and potassium balance
What is homeostasis? - ✔✔Steady internal state of equilibrium in the body.
Intracellular - ✔✔Inside the cells
Intravascular - ✔✔inside the blood vessels
Extracellular - ✔✔outside the cells
Interstitial - ✔✔between the cells
What are the body fluid compartments? - ✔✔Intracellular, Extracellular, Intravascular, Interstitial
What is hemodialysis? (HD) - ✔✔Outpatient setting
, Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) - ✔✔Patient's home
What factors impact the rate of diffusion ? - ✔✔Concentration Gradient, Temperature, Molecular weight
of solutes, Nature of the solution, Membrane Permeability, Surface area, Flow Geometry Convection
What are three types of solutions? - ✔✔Hypotonic, Isotonic, Hypertonic
What is hypotonic? - ✔✔Containing less particles
What is Isotonic? - ✔✔Containing equal particles
What is Hypertonic? - ✔✔Containing more particles
Countercurrent Flow is? - ✔✔Blood and Dialysate flow in opposite directions
What happens to diffusion when dialyzer fibers clot? - ✔✔either from inadequate heparinization or an
improperly primed dialyzer, diffusion is decreased.
What are the compartments of a dialyzer? - ✔✔Blood compartment, dialysate compartment
What separates the dialyzer compartments? - ✔✔There is potting material on both ends of the dialyzer
to assure separation of the blood and dialysate
What volume should be used for fresh fill? - ✔✔MUST be performed prior to the initiation of every
treatment
What position should the dialyzer be in during hemodialysis? - ✔✔Arterial end up during treatment
