Complications
Procedure
Miscellaneous
Assessment
Patient Teaching
100

Infection of the Peritoneum

What is Peritonitis?

100
Peritoneal dialysis uses the patients own _____ as a semi permeable dialyzing membrane.
What is a peritoneum?
100

During inflow, _____  is allowed to drain into catheter over about 5 minutes.

What is the fill volume?  

100
This is common during the inflow of dialysate when patients are first started on PD therapy. After a week or two it usually resides.
What is pain.
100
The pt needs to be aware that dialysate leakage and pulling or twisting of the catheter increase the risk for _____.
What are ESI's (Exit site infections)
200

Redness, swelling, and purulent drainage are signs of ______ at the exit site

What is an exit site infection?

200
Peritoneal dialysis is consisted of _____ phases.
What is 3?
200

Overtime the tunnel heals around the _______ down from the insertion site and provides protection against infection.

What is the cuff(s?)

200

Before the treatment of PD, the nurse needs to assess these two baseline vital signs?

What are blood pressure and temperature.

200
Cloudy or opaque effluent indicates what?
What is infection.
300

_____ is usually treated with antibiotic agents through the peritoneal catheter

What is Peritonitis?

300
Automated Peritoneal Dialysis uses a device called a _____ to perform exchanges at night.
What is a cycler?
300

Pediatric PD patients are allowed 10% above the DRI of _____because it is lost with each exchange.

What is protein?

300
When should a PD patient be weighed to obtain a "dry weight"?
What is after a drain and before the next fill.
300
You can warm the dialysate bags before instillation by using a heating pad to wrap the bag or by using the warming chamber of the automated cycling machine. _______ are NOT recommended for the warming of dialysate.
What are microwaves.
400

Bleeding, abdominal pain, hernias, low back pain, respiratory distress, and decreased serum albumin are all_____ _____?

What is possible complications of PD?

400
______ allows the patient freedom from a machine and the independence to perform dialysis alone.
What is CAPD-Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis?
400

Inadequate protein intake can lead to ______ thus leading to weight loss

What is muscle wasting or a catabolic state?

400

The exit site dressing and transfer set should be checked once a shift during the procedure for what?

What is wetness or leaking.

400
Patients on PD should eat a high ____ diet and use _____ _______ to prevent constipation.
What is fiber and stool softeners.
500
This condition occurs when a thick membrane develops around the bowel which can obstruct intestines and interfere with ultrafiltration
What is encapsulating sclerosing Peritonitis?
500
During dwell time _____, ______, and ______ occur.
What is ultrafiltration, osmosis, and diffusion?
500

Poor dialysate drains are usually related to _______.

What is constipation.

500

After completing the PD exchange, the nurse should do what three things with the outflow?

What is measure, record, and note the color of the outflow.

500
________ can help stimulate the inflow or outflow. _______ ____-________ position reduces abdominal pressure.
What is repositioning and supine low-Fowler's.
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