DAVITA RISE FINAL PAPER EXAM QUESTIONS ACCURATE ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
Question:
● Convection:
Answer:
Solutes dragged across SPM along with fluid
Question:
● Hyperkalemia:
Answer:
> 6.5 mEq Symptoms: extreme muscle weakness, abnormal heart rhythm, and possible cardiac
arrest
Question:
● Hypokalemia:
Answer:
< 3.5 mEq Symptoms: fatigue, muscle weakness, paralysis, and respiratory failure, cardiac
instability, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest
Question:
● Normal blood pH range is
Answer:
7.35-7.45.
,Question:
● What are the kidneys' endocrine functions?
Answer:
Renin secretion, Erythropoietin secretion, Vitamin D activation
Question:
● What are the most common causes of CKD in the USA?
Answer:
• Diabetes Hypertension Polycystic Kidney Disease
Question:
● Signs & Symptoms of fluid imbalance
Answer:
Hypertension Edema Shortness of Breath
Question:
● A common cause of hypertension in dialysis patients is
Answer:
• fluid overload
Question:
● What does hypertension lead to?
Answer:
• Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Question:
, ● Left Ventricular Hypertrophy leads to:
Answer:
• ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and sudden death
Question:
● Why are dialysis patients anemic? The life span of their red blood cell is 60 days or
approximately ½ of normal 120 days.
Answer:
Primary cause: Lack of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) Secondary causes: Inadequate iron stores,
inadequate dialysis, malnutrition, blood loss during treatment
Question:
● What are the four key elements contributing to CKD-Mineral Bone Disorder (MBD)?
Answer:
• Calcium, Phosphorus, PTH, Vitamin D (Calcitriol) All lead to CKD-MBD when they are abnormal
Question:
● Pre-renal causes of AKI
Answer:
Obstruction, Volume Depletion, Impaired Cardiac Function
Question:
● Intra-renal causes of AKI
Answer:
Ischemic ATN, Sepsis, SIRS, Septic Shock, Anaphylaxis Drugs, Goodpasture Syndrome, Acute
Glomerulonephritis, Trauma, Open Heart Surgery
Question:
● Convection:
Answer:
Solutes dragged across SPM along with fluid
Question:
● Hyperkalemia:
Answer:
> 6.5 mEq Symptoms: extreme muscle weakness, abnormal heart rhythm, and possible cardiac
arrest
Question:
● Hypokalemia:
Answer:
< 3.5 mEq Symptoms: fatigue, muscle weakness, paralysis, and respiratory failure, cardiac
instability, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest
Question:
● Normal blood pH range is
Answer:
7.35-7.45.
,Question:
● What are the kidneys' endocrine functions?
Answer:
Renin secretion, Erythropoietin secretion, Vitamin D activation
Question:
● What are the most common causes of CKD in the USA?
Answer:
• Diabetes Hypertension Polycystic Kidney Disease
Question:
● Signs & Symptoms of fluid imbalance
Answer:
Hypertension Edema Shortness of Breath
Question:
● A common cause of hypertension in dialysis patients is
Answer:
• fluid overload
Question:
● What does hypertension lead to?
Answer:
• Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Question:
, ● Left Ventricular Hypertrophy leads to:
Answer:
• ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and sudden death
Question:
● Why are dialysis patients anemic? The life span of their red blood cell is 60 days or
approximately ½ of normal 120 days.
Answer:
Primary cause: Lack of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) Secondary causes: Inadequate iron stores,
inadequate dialysis, malnutrition, blood loss during treatment
Question:
● What are the four key elements contributing to CKD-Mineral Bone Disorder (MBD)?
Answer:
• Calcium, Phosphorus, PTH, Vitamin D (Calcitriol) All lead to CKD-MBD when they are abnormal
Question:
● Pre-renal causes of AKI
Answer:
Obstruction, Volume Depletion, Impaired Cardiac Function
Question:
● Intra-renal causes of AKI
Answer:
Ischemic ATN, Sepsis, SIRS, Septic Shock, Anaphylaxis Drugs, Goodpasture Syndrome, Acute
Glomerulonephritis, Trauma, Open Heart Surgery
