ACUTE HD THEORY CLASS FINAL KEY
CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Chronic kidney disease can have its origin pre-renal, intra-renal,
or post renal. Which of the following conditions is an intra-renal
cause of CKD
Answer: Hypertension
◉ Knowing what caused your patients' CKD
Answer: Is important because the underlying disease could cause
health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
◉ Which of the following factors would influence the K of the Kt/V
formula?
Answer: Blood volume processed (BVP)
◉ It is important that patients stay for their entire treatment time
because adequate dialysis replaces
Answer: Less than 15% of normal kidney function
◉ Waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump
speed and drawing the post treatment blood sample could
Answer: Cause the Kt/V reading to be falsely high
, ◉ When a PCT documents the extend of a patient's edema, for
example as +3
Answer: The PCT is performing an assessment which is not allowed
legally
◉ When a patient has an irregular heartbeat
Answer: The automated oscillometric BP reading may not be
accurate
◉ A patient presents with an elevated temperature after the
initiation of dialysis. This is most likely due to
Answer: A pyrogenic reaction
◉ When is a pre-treatment assessment by the licensed nurse
required? Check all that apply!
Answer: When it is mandated by the state When the PCT performing
a data collection notices abnormal findings When the patient reports
unusual symptoms to the nurse prior to treatment initiation When
the nurse observes unusual behaviors in a patient entering the
treatment floor
◉ If a patient had an adverse reaction within the first couple of
minutes after treatment initiation, yet no pre-treatment data had
been entered into the computer,
CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Chronic kidney disease can have its origin pre-renal, intra-renal,
or post renal. Which of the following conditions is an intra-renal
cause of CKD
Answer: Hypertension
◉ Knowing what caused your patients' CKD
Answer: Is important because the underlying disease could cause
health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
◉ Which of the following factors would influence the K of the Kt/V
formula?
Answer: Blood volume processed (BVP)
◉ It is important that patients stay for their entire treatment time
because adequate dialysis replaces
Answer: Less than 15% of normal kidney function
◉ Waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump
speed and drawing the post treatment blood sample could
Answer: Cause the Kt/V reading to be falsely high
, ◉ When a PCT documents the extend of a patient's edema, for
example as +3
Answer: The PCT is performing an assessment which is not allowed
legally
◉ When a patient has an irregular heartbeat
Answer: The automated oscillometric BP reading may not be
accurate
◉ A patient presents with an elevated temperature after the
initiation of dialysis. This is most likely due to
Answer: A pyrogenic reaction
◉ When is a pre-treatment assessment by the licensed nurse
required? Check all that apply!
Answer: When it is mandated by the state When the PCT performing
a data collection notices abnormal findings When the patient reports
unusual symptoms to the nurse prior to treatment initiation When
the nurse observes unusual behaviors in a patient entering the
treatment floor
◉ If a patient had an adverse reaction within the first couple of
minutes after treatment initiation, yet no pre-treatment data had
been entered into the computer,
