Dialysis Drama Club
Peritoneal dialysis allows patients to dialyze at home through this body area.
What is the abdomen?
Sickle cell anemia may cause blockage of small blood vessels because abnormal hemoglobin causes this process.
What is sludging?
The immediate effects of alcohol are due to its effects on this body system.
What is the central nervous system?
At an agricultural business, three people exit a building choking and two workers remain inside. The EMT should call for properly trained assistance and do this.
What is stay a safe distance away?
The kidneys excrete urea, maintain blood volume, and balance this.
What are electrolytes?
The correct term for kidney damage requiring dialysis to survive is this.
What is end-stage renal disease?
A patient with one week of diffuse abdominal pain, weakness, pallor, and shortness of breath with everyday activities may be experiencing this condition.
What is chronic anemia?
Ecstasy is classified as this type of drug.
What is a hallucinogen?
During an attempted suicide response, this is the EMT’s primary concern.
What is personal safety?
A nonpulsating bulging mass through the belly button should make the EMT suspect this condition.
What is a hernia?
Dialysis patients who miss an appointment may present with dangerously high levels of this electrolyte.
What is potassium?
Most abdominal organs cannot sense tearing sensations, except for this structure.
What is the aorta?
A patient abusing “uppers” may show excessive talkativeness, dilated pupils, and this mouth finding.
What is dry mouth?
When managing a patient who may hurt himself or others, the EMT should not make sure only these two people are in the room.
Who are you and the patient?
The main difference between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis is that hemodialysis is usually done at a special facility, while peritoneal dialysis is usually done here.
What is at home?
Home dialysis patients are at high risk for this infection.
What is peritonitis?
Patients with sickle cell anemia experience vessel blockage because red blood cells become abnormally shaped due to abnormal this.
What is hemoglobin?
Chronic alcohol abuse may cause poor nutrition, gastrointestinal bleeding, and abnormal levels of this.
What is blood sugar?
When restraining a patient, this is not a consideration because restraint is generally not based on patient permission.
What is informed consent?
A hemodialysis patient in cardiac arrest who remains unresponsive to AED shocks should be transported with this type of intercept because the dysrhythmia may be related to kidney failure.
What is ALS?
In addition to direct pressure and elevation, uncontrolled bleeding from an AV fistula may be controlled with these dressings.
What are hemostatic dressings?
Approximately this number of Americans are currently on some type of dialysis.
What is 450,000?
Cherry-red lips are this often seen finding in carbon monoxide poisoning.
What is least often seen?
For a psychiatric emergency with little dispatch information, this step is most important before patient contact.
What is scene size-up?
A college-aged patient with a simple broken arm from a skateboard crash is at the lowest risk for this complication compared with elderly, immunocompromised, or pneumonia patients.
What is sepsis?