LABS 101
The current recommended hemoglobin target level for patients with chronic kidney disease
What is 95-115 g/L?
What kidney function does Hemodialysis replace
What is Excretory function?
Most preferred site for hemodialysis
What is AVF?
This supplement assists with the absorption of calcium
What is Vitamin D?
Most common complication of Hemodialysis?
What is Intradialytic hypotension?
The gold standard for Kt/v level for hemodialysis patients
What is 1.4?
The leading cause of death among hemodialysis patients
What is Cardiovascular disease?
Ischemia to hand distal to AVF resulting to pain in hand, coldness & non healing ulcers
What is steal syndrome?
Waste product resulting due to protein metabolism
What is Urea?
The breakdown of red blood cells during dialysis that causes cells to rupture, releasing massive amounts of hemoglobin and potassium
What is Hemolysis?
The normal range of potassium for Stage 5 CKD or hemodialysis patients
What is 3.5 - 5.5 mmol/L?
The leading cause of renal failure in North America
What is Diabetes?
Narrowing of the lumen of the fistula resulting in slower blood flow, which may lead to clotting of the access
What is stenosis?
These 2 electrolytes are important to manage renal bone disease
What is Calcium and Phosphorus
A rare but serious neurological complication when a patient's blood is cleared of waste product too quickly
What is DDS?
The waste product resulting from breakdown of muscle mass
What is Creatinine?
The ideal post dialysis weight after the removal of all or most excess body fluid
What is Dry weight?
Surgical procedure to correct steal Syndrome
What is DRIL and/or RUDI procedure?
A hormone that acts to increase and regulate serum calcium levels in the blood
What is PTH?
A rare, severe and potentially fatal disease where calcium builds up in the small blood vessels of the skin and fat tissue
What is Calciphylaxis?
An estimate of what the total calcium level would be if the albumin level was normal
What is Corrected Calcium?
The shift of body water is triggered by the body's physiological ability to compensate for fluid removal
What is plasma refill rate?
A minimally invasive, non surgical method to create an AVF using magnets and radiofrequecy energy to fuse vessel together
What is Wave linq procedure or EndoAVF?
Main role is to maintain osmotic pressure of blood and prevent fluid from leaking out into tissues
What is Albumin?
A serious, life threatening allergic reaction caused by the immune system attacking patient's own platelets after exposure
What is HIT?