Supplies
Doctor's use this strength of PD dialysate used to remove the most amount of fluid, usually pulls about 500-1000mls.
What is 4.5% Dialysate
This is the number you call when needing PD supplies
What is 1-1173 Equipment Room
I am the process used to add antibiotics and Heparin to dialysate solution.
What is Compound Dialysate?
The inflammation of the peritoneum lining of the abdominal cavity. I CAN BE DEADLY if not careful!
What is peritonitis?
The three parts of the PD process.
What is DRAIN, FILL, DWELL?
This is a high level disinfectant used for disinfecting dialysis catheters, sets, caps and connections.
What is Alcavis Solution or Betadine solution?
ON the Fresh Prince Prince of BelAir, Name Will's Uncle's first name, also the second step in the PD process.
Who is FILL?
Net amount of water removed
What is Ultrafiltration?
GIVE an example...
Hint: UF=volume removed - Fill volume
These can develop due to the increased pressure on the abdominal muscles from the dialysate fluid
What is an abdominal hernia?
Dr. Davies tells you that he will be ordering dialysate for your patient. You will be looking for these (3) things in the order.
What is Strength of the dialysate, time of the dwell, and volume?
It is used to measure the weight or force of an object by measuring the extension of a spring when an object is hung from it
What is a Spring Scale?
You must soak the Alcavis solution in sterile gauze for this amount of time and wrap the catheter tip.
What is five minutes?
A measure of the number of white blood cells in a specimen such as dialysis effluent.
What is "cell count"?
Use of peritoneal dialysate that has a high concentration of glucose used to remove water and sodium during dialysis can cause this to happen.
What is hyperglycemia?
The new grad orientee that you are precepting says to you, "I have no idea what the complications are for peritoneal dialysis!" Can you tell me?
What are hernias, infections, and hyperglycemia?
You will don at least three pairs of me through the PD process because I am free from micro-organisms
What are (3) sets of STERILE gloves?
In order to prevent abdominal pain and cramping you must first do this important step.
What is "WARM" the solution?
A stringy substance often described as cotton like fibers, or cooked egg whites that can block or occlude the catheter
What is "fibrin"?
Poor hand hygiene and unsterile technique during dialysis can cause me to happen.
What is infection?
The NICE patient says to you, "How many different types of dialysis solutions are there!"
What is, "1.5%, 2.5% and 4.5%"
There are two types of catheters, I am the preferred catheter for PD patients. I'm also LIGHT blue!
What is the Baxter catheter
This bag is used to collect sample drainage of effluent dialysate.
What is the BAXTER EFFLUENT Sample bag?
Refers to the PD cycles that include a fill, dwell, and drain phase/cycle
What is the "exchange"?
Loss of too much fluid and salt during dialysis can cause this to occur. You better go and grab a pressure bag!
What is hypotension?
Dr. Culbertson orders dialysate 1700ccs of 4.5% Dialysate solution for your peritoneal dialysis patient. The bag supplied is 2000mls. It is the amount of fluid that must be wasted.
What is " 300mls"?