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Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
Select the correct term
Which organization establishes the
1standards and recommendations for dialyzer
2Steal syndrome
reprocessing?
A decrease in transmembrane pressure in a
3high flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative 4Kinesthetic
of:
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Terms in this set (184)
Convection Solutes are dragged across a semipermeable membrane with fluid
Diffusion Particles move from high solute concentration to lower solute concentration
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Bicarb Used to help balance body pH
Endocrine deals with hormones
self-management Dealing with the consequences of illness, rather than just the physical disease
Auditory Using word associations and mnemonics
Visual Select a quiet area
Kinesthetic Take short breaks for getting up and walking
Medications with preservatives must be False
discarded after 30 days
Foods eaten during dialysis that are high False
in potassium dialyzed off during the
treatment.
If fluid overload and hypertension lead to Hypotensive episodes are more likely to occur during treatment
left ventricular hypertrophy
When a pt has an irregular heartbeat the automated oscillometric BP reading may not be accurate
A pt has elevated temp after dialysis may have a pyrogenic reaction
initiation...
Wet Crash Fluid overload overstretches the heart muscle
Blood pump speed of 400 ml/min for 4 hrs, 96000 ml/ 96 liters
what is the bvp?
Clotted drip chamber causes increased VP
Conditions for coverage A CMS regulation that the dialysis provider must meet
Why monitor bp and weight in AKI Hypervolemia and hypotensive episodes cause renal ischemia
Intra-renal cause of CKD Hypertension
What influences the K in Kt/V BVP
Adequate dialysis replaces less than 15% of kidney function
Waiting 5 sec between lowering bfr before causes Kt/V to be falsely high
drawing post labs
Universal Precautions Used when handling and packaging lab specimens
Lavender Tube Inverted 8-10 times
if a tube breaks in the centrifuge you must discard the sleeve and remove the opposing sleeve
symptoms of hypotension ringing in ears, nausea, cold clammy skin
causes of dysrhythmias hypotension, heart disease, rapid changes in serum potassium
What position for intradialytic hypotension flat supine
Single dose medications should be 4 hrs
prepared and administered within
When applying topical anesthetic, clean before applying spray
sites
Chocolate, dark soda, milk, legumes are all phosphorus
high in
PD exchange includes Drain, flush, fill, dwell
Acceptable limit for for total chlorine <.1 mg/L
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