PD Catheters
Placed in the rectus and subcutaneous tissue.
What are cuffs?
You draw your effluent culture from here.
What is the medication port?
PD catheter present, PD treatment has not been done for 2 or more days.
What is PD no exchanges?
Visit that is not during the patient's regularly scheduled visit.
What is non-routine?
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Who are The Beatles?
The PD catheter should exit the subcutaneous in this direction.
What is downward?
Constipation, hypokalemia, low albumin, pets, and poor infection control practices.
What are things that increase risk for peritonitis?
Pateint will need backup HD for more than 30 days.
What is transfer to HD modality?
Visit to be conducted at initiation of therapy and as needed.
What is a home visit?
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What is golf?
May indicate exit site or tunnel infection.
What is scabbing and/or drainage?
Culture negative, WBCs only, mostly eosinophils.
What is Eosinophilic Peritonitis?
This modality can only be used once.
What is training?
Care partner change, equipment change, change in mental/physical health, change in living situation...
What are reasons for re-training?
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What is Scoobert Doo?
This catheter type is typically used in females.
What is Swan Neck Tenckhoff?
The typical duration of antibiotic treatment for peritonitis.
What is 14-21 days?
Modality change from PD training to PD chronic should begin this day.
What is the day after the home visit?
What is not done during an urgent start modality?
What is training?
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What is an owl?
Pale pink, no crust, no drainage, sinus mature and dry, no granulation tissue...
What is a perfect exit site?
15%
What is the percentage of all peritonitis cases that should be culture negative?
After 30 days a transient patient becomes this.
What is a transfer in/new admit?
Only one can be open/created at a time.
What is an episode of care (EOC).
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What is an octopus?