Complications
Inflammation of the Peritoneum causes a decrease in _________.
What is ultrafiltation (UF)?
0 ml.
What is the initial drain alarm volume?
Cleaning with _________ at the exit site will prevent infection.
What is Except or anti bacterial soap
Low or negative UF's in the setting of hypotension and sunken eyes is treated first with ___________.
What is IVF or hydration.
Heparin can help to dissolve _____to prevent catheter blockage.
What is fibrin?
A red streaking line, swelling, pain and warmth are signs of an ______ .
What is tunnel infection?
PD solution contains______ that helps facilitate osmosis/ fluid exchange
What is dextrose?
_____ is applied on the exit site after daily exit site care to prevent infection.
What is Gentamycin cream ?
After completing PD treatment daily, bedside nurses are required to chart the patient's blood pressure, ______, and _____.
What are weight and total UF?
______,_____ and_____ are some of the practices to prevent infection ( peritonitis)
What are hand washing, masking and controlling air flow?
_____ are the only type of medications added to PD dialysate.
What are antibiotics and heparin?
Changing this must be done prior to the start of PD if the tip of it is touched.
What is the transfer set?
Cloudy fluid with the normal limits of WBC and neutrophils might be attributed to this?
What is chyle or triglycerides?
When should a PD patient be weighed to obtain a dry weight or target weight?
What is after a drain and before the next fill.
Anemia in peritoneal dialysis is treated with this injectable medication?
What is Epogen/darbepoetin?
Abdominal pain, nausea/ vomiting, fever and cloudy PD fluid.
What are signs of peritonitis?
The amount of effluent pulled from the patient's PD catheter with a fever or suspicion of peritonitis.
What is 50ml + or 80% of last volume instilled?
If protein intake is not adequate, patient's serum____ levels decline
What is Albumin?
There are three different PD dextrose solutions ___,___,___ to help facilitate dialysis.
what are 1.5%, 2.5% and 4.25% solutions?
Patients on PD should eat a high ____ diet and use _______ to prevent constipation.
What is fiber and stool softeners.
Drainage that causes looseness of this requires a dressing change prior to 7 days.
What is a tegaderm dressing with biopatch?
This process is done with infant formula and kayexalate or renvella after 1 hour.
What is decanting?
Fibrin attributed to poor catheter flushing can be treated with this drug.
What is alteplase or TPA?
Prior to assessing the exit site, washing hands with antibacterial pump soap should last for this length of time.
What is 60 seconds.
________ can help stimulate the inflow or outflow of PD fluid.
What is repositioning?