NURSING Dialysis questions with correct answers
Who first described Dialysis? - Answer Thomas Graham in 1854 Who first described renal failure? - Answer Richard bright Who was the first MD to perform HD(hemodialysis) on a patient? - Answer George Haas 1924 Who is considered the father of dialysis? - Answer Willem Kollf Why is Willem Kollf considered the father of dialysis? - Answer He is responsible for the first artificial dialyzer and blue print for the first Dialysis machine What regulatory function does the kidneys serve in the body? - Answer The kidneys regulate fluid balance, electrolyte balance, and Acid/Base balance What hormonal function do the kidneys serve? - Answer -RBC production(erythropoietin) -Blood pressure (renin/prostoglandins/bradykinin) -Vitamin D activation What is Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD)? - Answer Chronic kidney disease is anything that damages the kidneys over a period of time.
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