If a patient with AKI dialyzes in the outpatient facility, one task is to monitor weight and BP closely. Why is that important? - Answer- Hypovolemia &
... [Show More] Hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys.
Chronic Kidney Disease can have its origin pre-renal, intra-renal & post-renal. Which of the following conditions is an intra-renal cause of Chronic Kidney Disease? - Answer- Hypertension
Knowing what caused your patient's Chronic Kidney Disease (i.e ingesting poison, chemo, etc) is important because: - Answer- The underlying disease could cause health complications that could impact the dialysis treatment.
Which of the following factors would influence the K in the Kt/V formula? - Answer- 1. More frequent or extra treatments
2. BVP (Blood Volume Processed)
replaces less than 15% of the normal kidney function.
Why is it important for patients to stay for their entire treatment time? - Answer- Because adequate dialysis replaces less than 15% of their normal kidney function.
Waiting only 5 secs between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing the post-treatment blood sample could cause: - Answer- The Kt/V reading to be falsely high
When a PCT documents the extent of the patient's edema what is the PCT doing wrong? - Answer- The PCT is performing assessment which is NOT allowed legally within their scope of practice.
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat what could be happen? - Answer- The automated oscillometric blood pressure reading may not be accurate.
A patient presents with an elevated temperature after the initiation of dialysis. This is most likely due to: - Answer- 1. Pyrogenic Reaction ( 45-75 min into treatment)
2. Rapid Bacteria Access Infection
When is a Pre-treatment Assessment by the nurse required? - Answer- 1. When it's mandated by the state.
2. When it's a AKI patient.
3. When patient is unstable or has odd behaviors noticed by nurse or PCT.
If a patient had an adverse reaction within the first couple minutes after treatment initiation, yet there's no Pre-treatment data had been entered into the computer: - Answer- There's no proof that Pre-treatment safety checks were completed or that the patient had be [Show Less]