Dialysis 101
Dialysis is a process of cleaning a patient's blood when this organ fails
What is the kidney?
this is the setting where the vast majority of dialysis takes place
What is a dialysis clinic? (ICHD)
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo Wrestling
The manager at a dialysis clinic
What is a FA (Facility administrator)?
alt: What is a CM (Clinic manager)?
This employee provides a lot of the direct patient care on the dialysis floor, and they are the bread-and-butter of a dialysis clinic, similar to a CNA in a hospital
What is a PCT (Patient Care Technician)?
The number of weekly ICHD treatments insurance will likely pay for a patient.
What is 3?
treatment if kidneys fail completely besides dialysis
What is a transplant
What is it called when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
A Turkey
This is a disease when your kidney's have completely stopped functioning
What is ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease)?
This employee is responsible for the patient care, and PCT's operate under their license
What is a RN?
This for-profit company operates the most clinics in CA
What is DaVita
!!!Double Jeopardy!!!
This process is similar to the process that takes place in the clinic, but patients do it themselves.
What is home hemo?
How Many Segments Are Inside Most Oranges?
10
A Patient Assessment that is completed for all New patients before their first treatment
What is the IPNA (Initial Patient Nursing Assessment)
This is the first employee that a patient interacts with when they walk in a clinic
What is a AA/Unit Secretary?
An In-Center hemodialysis treatment lasts about...
3-4 hours
Instead of taking blood out the body and cleaning it, this process cleans toxins through the stomach
What is peritoneal dialysis?
A group of Lions
What is a Pride
This German company creates dialysis machines, chairs, etc., and is also one of the largest dialysis companies in the U.S.
What is Fresenius (FMC/FKC)?
!!!Double Jeopardy!!!
These employees help patients adjust to life as a dialysis patient, mental/financial challenges, rides, etc.
What is a Social Worker?
!!!Double Jeopardy!!!
Also known as the "artificial kidney"
What is the dialyzer
These patients can only be "sticked" by a nurse
What is a catheter patient?
the colored part of the human eye
The iris
This is when a dialysis clinic has multiple owners, such as doctors and Davita or FMC
What is JV (Joint Venture)?
These employees fix dialysis machines
What is a biomed?