Usually two; weighs 1/4#; on either side of your spine; helps make RBC.
What are Kidneys?
100
Free from disease causing germs
What is aseptic?
100
This water compartment contains about 70% of body water and contains potassium.
What is intercellular fluid .
100
Clinics that don't meet certain quality standards will have their payments cut.
What is "Pay for Performance?"
200
WBC > 100 with segs > 50; cloudy fluid; c/o abdominal discomfort and loss of appetite.
What is peritonitis?
200
A GFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 for > 3 months and affects over 19 million Americans. In the final stage, mortality is 10-20% higher.
What is CKD?
200
A response that could occur 0.75-1.5 hours into the treatment if bacteria or endotoxins are present in the water for dialysate.
What is a pyrogenic reaction?
200
These three bloodborne pathogens pose a risk to HD patients.
What is Hepatitis B, C, and HIV?
200
Efforts to improve patient outcomes by finding best practices.
What is Clinical Practice Guidelines?
300
Less than 0.6 cm below the surface of the skin; at least 0.6 cm wide; and a blood flow rate of 600 ml/min or more by ultrasound.
What is KDOQI's "Rule of 6's"?
300
GFR 15-29; preparation for kidney replacement therapy should begin.
What is CKD 4?
300
This procedure requires gloves, gown, eye protection, and facemask when placing or removing needles.
What are the CDC rules for infection control.
300
During dialysis, a pool of blood is seen on the floor below a patient's chair either because of exsangiunation or a dislodged needle. The first two steps are
What is 1) stop the blood pump and 2) clamp all lines.
300
Contains, NACL, KCL, MgCl, MgCl, CaCl, glucose, and an acidifier.
What is acid concentrate?
400
Doing this can cause infiltration, bleeding into the tissue, or tears tn the lining of the vessel.
What is needle flipping?
400
Each glomerulus sends filtrate into these. Its four parts contain: Proximal convoluted, distal convoluted, the Loop of Henle, and the collecting.
What is tubule?
400
This is the single most important defense against infection and should be done when you arrive to work, before you touch a patient, before and after eating; before and after a bathroom break; before putting on gloves and after taking them off; after touching machine, computer keyboard, or equipment; and when you leave work
What is handwashing?
400
A persistent, pre pump pressure of -250; the presence of zinc, copper, nitrates, or chloramines; over heated dialysate; or residual germicide in a dialyzer can cause this.
What is hemolysis?
400
Symptoms may include: Loss of visual acuity; numbness, tingling in hands or feet; muscle weakness and pain; impotence; constipation or diarrhea; fatigue; itching; ammonia breath; metallic taste, nausea, and poor appetite.
What is uremia?
500
In a patient who is on the transplant list, this catheter access site should be avoided because of potential thrombus.
What is the femoral vein?
500
An endocrine function of the kidney helps make these two hormones?
What is erythropoietin and calcitriol?
500
The core test is for exposure; the surface antibody test is for immunity; and the antigen denotes an active infection, which is an indication for isolation.
What is Hepatitis B?
500
Symptoms may include: Constant pain in the center of the chest that is often worse when lying down; fever; dry cough;irregular heartbeat; and an audible friction rub. Sometimes surgery is required to relieve the pressure.