Normal Hgb and Hct for a dialysis patient receiving Epogen.
What is a Hgb of 10 - 12g/dl and a Hct of 30 - 36%?
100
>65%
What is the minimum acceptable value for a dialysis patient's URR?
100
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/dl
What is an acceptable potassium value?
100
A common side effect of phosphate binders.
What is constipation?
100
Used to prevent clotting of the extracorporeal circuit during hemodialysis treatment.
What is Heparin?
200
> 4.0 g/dl
What is the desired Albumin in dialysis patients?
200
Recommended Kt/V for a dialysis patient
What is 1.2?
200
An acceptable BUN range for a dialysis patient.
What is 60 - 100 mg/dl?
200
Drowsiness.
What is a side effect of antipruritics?
200
Administered intradermally 1 - 3 minutes prior to cannulation.
What is 1% Lidocaine?
300
An abnormal high level of this puts a patient at risk for metastatic calcification.
What is phosphorus? (Normal for dialysis: 4.5 - 5.5 mg/dl)
300
Six factors that affect dialysis adequacy
What are vascular access, dialyzer size, BFR, DFR, treatment time, and if specimen was drawn incorrectly?
300
65 - 110 mg/dl
What is an acceptable glucose value?
300
Aluminum toxicity
What is a side effect of antacids?
300
This medication should be taken with meals.
What are phosphate binders?
400
The dialysis patient may have an abnormally low level of this due to excessive fluid gains.
What is sodium?
400
URR Formula
What is Predialysis BUN - Postdialysis BUN x 100/Predialysis BUN?
400
An acceptable Calcium value.
What is 8.5 - 10.5 mg/dl?
400
Headache, joint pain, thrombosis
What are side effects of Epogen?
400
Antipruritic
What is Benadryl?
500
A positive HBsAg.
What is a test result that indicates a person has acquired the Hepatitis B virus?
500
The definition of Kt/V
What is Urea Kinetic Modeling...specifically K = dialyzer clearance in ml/min, t = length of the dialysis treatment in minutes (time), V = volume of water in the body that contains urea?
500
10 - 18 mg/dl.
What is an acceptable Creatinine value for a dialysis patient?
500
"Salty" taste in mouth or feeling flushed
What are side effects of too rapid infusion of hypertonic solution?
500
Consider adminstering this if your patient's TSAT is <20%