Background Information
What is dialysis?
Dialysis is a procedure used to help patients by removing excess water, solutes and toxins from the patients blood.
How many kidneys do healthy patients have?
2
What is dialysate?
a) a patient undergoing dialysis
b) a part of the dialysis machine
c) a solution used in dialysis
C) A solution which is responsible for cleaning the patients blood.
True or False: You can function with just one kidney.
True
How long does hemodialysis typically take?
a) 15 min
b) 4 hrs
c) 1 day
4 hrs.
What is renal failure?
a) failure of the heart
b) failure of the lungs
c) failure of one or both kidneys.
C) Renal failure describes the failure of the kidneys where they are unable to naturally remove waste and toxins from the bloodstream.
In 2014, how many Americans had a chronic kidney disease?
5 million, 10 milion or 26 million
26 million
What is a catheter?
a) soft hollow tube
b) probe
c) metal rod
A) soft hollow tube inserted into patients to allow for blood to enter or exit, or dialysate fluid to enter or exit.
True or False: The leading cause of kidney disease is diabetes and high blood pressure.
True or False: it is impossible to have a kidney transplant.
False
How many types of dialysis exist?
a) 2
B)3
c)4
A) 2 types
People over the age of ___ are more likely to have chronic kidney disease.
20, 60, 80
60 years old
What does chronic mean?
a) short time
b) recent
c) long time
a disease that has developed over a long time
True or False: dialysis can be completed at home
True in certain cases.
How many americans need dialysis every year to survive?
50k, 430k, 1 million
430k
What is Hemodialysis?
Hemodialysis is when patients use a machine to filter and remove waste and toxins from patients blood. The machine bathes the blood in a special dialysate solution to remove these toxins and then returns clean blood back into the patient.
What ethnicity(ethnicities) is at the least risk of developing chronic kidney disease?
Asian, Caucasian, African American, Native American, Hispanic.
Caucasian
Where is the peritoneal cavity located?
a) brain
b) upper chest
c) abdomen
C) abdomen
True or false: Dialysis uses the concept of simple active diffusion
False: dialysis uses simple passive diffusion
Typically patients can be on dialysis for up to __ years.
5, 10, 30
What is Peritoneal Dialysis?
Peritoneal Dialysis is when the peritoneum (cavity of the body where organs are located) is filled with dialysate solution. This allows for the dialysate to absorb waste and toxins. The solution is then drained from the patient with a tube called a catheter.
Who created the first Dialysis machine?
Willem Kolff, Thomas Graham, Thomas Kolff
Willem Kolff
What are the components of dialysate? (double points!)
NaCl, sodium bicarbonate, CaCl2, KCl, MgCl2
True or False: The first dialysis machine was used in 1950
False: 1943
What is dwell time?
In peritoneal dialysis, how long the dialysate will remain in the peritoneum of patients.