Kidney Structure
These bean‑shaped organs filter blood and maintain homeostasis.
What are the kidneys
The most common dialysis treatment used in the United States.
What is standard in‑center hemodialysis?
Charged minerals that dissolve in body fluids.
What are electrolytes?
The functional unit of the kidney that makes urine.
What is a nephron?
Who orders the dialysate prescription?
Who is the physician?
The tough fibrous outer layer that surrounds each kidney.
What is the capsule?
Dialysis that uses the patient’s peritoneum as a membrane.
What is peritoneal dialysis?
The electrolyte most critical for heart rhythm.
What is potassium?
This structure is a ball of capillaries where filtration begins.
What is the glomerulus?
Technicians must immediately report abnormal findings to this team member.
Who is the RN?
This area of the kidney contains the pyramids.
What is the medulla?
This PD method uses a machine at night while the patient sleeps.
What is CCPD/APD?
This electrolyte helps correct metabolic acidosis.
What is bicarbonate?
Blood enters the glomerulus through this arteriole.
What is the afferent arteriole?
Technicians verify the correct acid and __________ concentrate.
What is bicarbonate?
The dent in the kidney where the artery, vein, and ureter enter and exit.
What is the renal hilum?
The dialysis access considered the BEST option for long‑term HD.
What is an AV fistula?
High conductivity can cause this red blood cell complication.
What is crenation?
About what percentage of filtrate is reabsorbed back into the blood?
What is about 99%?
Technicians should or should not change dialysate prescriptions?
What is should not?
The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
What is the ureter?
A transplant done before a patient ever starts dialysis.
What is a preemptive transplant?
Low conductivity can cause this life‑threatening complication.
What is hemolysis?
Damage to this part of the nephron may cause protein to appear in urine.
What is the glomerulus?
The primary goal of dialysis technician practice.
What is patient safety?