Final Questions and Answers
Aedialysateethatecontainsetooemuchepotassiumecausesehyperkalemia.eWhateareetheesignsea
ndesymptoms?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Muscleeweakness,eCardiaceArrhythmia,eCardiaceArrest
Aenephroneisemadeeupeof:e-eCORRECTeANSWER-Glomerulus,eTubule
Aepatientewhoeisefluideoverloadedewilleprobablyehaveewhichesymptoms?e-
eCORRECTeANSWER-Tachycardia,eHypertension,eDyspnea
Aesemipermeableeiseaefilterethat:e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Allowseonlyecertainesizedeparticlesetoecross
AccordingetoeAAMIestandards,etheetotaleendotoxinecounteofedialysateeshallenoteexceedewha
te?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-2eEU/ml
AccordingetoeAAMIestandards,etheetotalemicrobialecounteofedialysateeshallenoteexceed...e-
eCORRECTeANSWER-200eCFU/mL
AccordingetoeAAMIestandards,ewheneshouldebacteriologicetestingeforewatereandedialysateet
akeeplace?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-Monthly
AneAVeFistulaecaneroutinelyebeeusedeforecannulationewithinehowemanyeweekseofebeingecrea
ted?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-2eWeeks
Blendingevalveekeepsewatereatewhatetemperature?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-77eDegrees
Contaminationeofewaterebyebacteriaeendotoxinsemayecauseewhatereaction?e-
eCORRECTeANSWER-Pyrogenic
Diffusioneisemovementeofeparticlese.....e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Fromeaneareaeofehighereconcentrationetoeaneareaeofelowereconcentration
Duringedialysis,elevelseofewasteeinetheebloodeshould:e-eCORRECTeANSWER-Decrease
Duringedialysis,eultrfiltrationeoccursewhen:e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Watereiseremovedefromebloodebecauseethereeiseaepressureegradienteacrosseaemembrane
, Higherebicarbonateeconcentrationeinedialysateeareeneededewheneplasmaebicarbonateelevel
sedropebelow:e-eCORRECTeANSWER-22emEq/L
HoweareeclinicsepaidebyeMedicareeforedialysis?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-CompositeeRate
Howecaneyouepreventeaepatientefromehavingeaedialyzerereaction?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Useecelluloseeacetateedialyzeremembrane
Howefareshouldeneedleeinsertionebeedoneefrometheeanastomosiseineaefistulaeoregraft?e-
eCORRECTeANSWER-Oneeinch
Howefrequentlyeshouldetheecarbonetanksebeecheckedeforechlorineeandechloramines?e-
eCORRECTeANSWER-Eacheshift
HowelongecaneHepatitiseBeVirusesurviveeonesurfaces?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-OneeWeek
Howemuchebloodeiseoutsideetheepatientsebodyeateanyetimeeduringedialysis?e-
eCORRECTeANSWER-150-250eml
Howemucheironeiseinetheebody?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-TransferrineSaturatione(TSAT)
HoweofteneshouldetheeROeoperatingeparametersebeechecked?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Daily
Ifeaneaireembolismeoccurs,ehoweshouldeaepatientebeeplaced?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Trendelenbergeonetheelefteside
Ifetheedialysateeconductivityemoveseoutsideetheepre-
setelimits,ewhatewilleoccurewithinetheedialysateedeliveryesystem?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Dialysateewillebypassetoedrain.eAudioeandevisualealarms
Muscleecrampseareeprimarilyecausedebyetheeshiftingeofewhateioneduringetreatment?e-
eCORRECTeANSWER-Sodium
Namee2ecompartmenteofetheedialyzer.e-eCORRECTeANSWER-Blood
Dialysate
Negativeepressureeisepressureecreatedewhen...e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Fluideisepulledethrougheaerestriction
Severeechestepaineandedyspneaeareesymptomseofewhat?e-eCORRECTeANSWER-
AireEmbolism
Shrivelingeoferedebloodecellseandemayebeecausedebyehypertonice-eCORRECTeANSWER-
Crenation