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Dialysis Stuff

100

Preparations for Dialysis Start when the GFR is ______ 

15-29 

200

Best type of HD access

AV Fistula

300

2 essentials to home PD

Clean environment and Client Mobility

400

Most often occurring in a patient with high BUN during HD it causes headaches, restlessness, decreased LOC and potentially seizures

Dialysis Disequilibrium

500

Used to guide dialysis prescription 

The patients dry weight

Things That Harm Patients

100

An extreme pulmonary complication that shows up as pink frothy sputum

Pulmonary Edema

200

10/10 abdominal pain in PD you should suspect

Bacterial Peritonitis

300

Flu Like Symptoms in a transplant patient may be

Rejection

400

Symptoms of Hyperkalemia

Diarrhea, nausea, irritability, muscle weakness, ECG changes, arrhythmias

500

Meds to Hold in AKI

ACE inhibitor 

NSAID

Vancomycin

Contrast

Metformin

Stuff to Know

100

Don't these medications on dialysis day

antihypertensive and diuretics

200

Expected findings in CKD

Edema, HTN, Itching, GI upset, Anemia, K elevations

300

Common Cause of Prerenal Acute Kidney Injury

Anything that causes low blood volume, blood pressure aka poor perfusion pressure

400

Name 2 nephrotoxic medication classes

ACE inhibitor and NSAIDs

500

When a dialysis patient is sick they should

Call HCP to schedule extra dialysis

End of the Road

100

A type of rejection, it is is reversible if caught early. Expect medications doses to change

Acute Transplant Rejection

200

This medication, used to suppress the immune system, causes hyperglycemia and weight gain

Corticosteroids

300

Monitor patients on this medication for hyperkalemia

tacrolimus (prograf)

400

2 Common Causes of ESRD

Diabetes and Heart Disease

500

2-10 after transplant; if this occurs the organ needs to be removed

Delayed Hyperacute

Teach It!

100

Dialysis Patient Salt and Fluid Restrictions

Restrict Salt intake (1-3g/day),600 ml plus amount equal to previous day output

200

AV Graft Site Important Rule

Do not use for BP or IV

300

PD fluid warming rule

Do not use the microwave

400

Prevent PD Abdominal Pain Issue

Take stool softener to prevent constipation, change position, warm fluid, decrease rate

500

Important teaching for compliance

help them understand why they have to do each thing they are doing and what happens if they dont