Fresenius PCT PREP FINAL EXAM-Questions
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A _____________ is considered the access of choice because they have the lowest
complication rate? - Answer Hemodialysis vascular access
Use of ________ is allows the production of ultra pure dialysate - Answer Dislysate filter
When the arterial vein is infiltrated you may cannulated where? - Answer Above
or below the infiltration
When the venous vein is infiltrated you may cannulated where? - Answer Above the
infiltration
The cup to check the water softener must be rinsed how many times? - Answer 3 times
The cup to check the water softener must be filled how many mLs? - Answer 100mLs
What do healthy kidneys remove? - Answer Waste products - creatine, urea and
urimic acid, ammonia
, What do healthy kidneys regulate? - Answer Fluid balance, blood volume,
electrolytes and acid-base balance, synthesize calcitrol (active vitamin D)
Is Uremia a disease? - Answer No, uremia is a set of symptoms associated with the
build up of urea in the blood.
What can cause anemia? - Answer RBC loss
Erythropoietin production
Shortened RBC lifespan
Decreased iron absorption
Blood loss during dialysis
Why is water used for dialysis treated? - Answer Because patients are exposed to large
amounts of water during each dialysis treatment.
What is chloramines? - Answer A combination of bleach and ammonia, whereas
chlorine is bleach alone.
What happens when the dialysate flow is turned off during treatment? - Answer The
patients blood is not cleaned and adequacy will decrease.
What is counter-current flow? - Answer Blood and dialysate flow in opposite directions.
What are the three types of solutions? - Answer hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic
What is a hypotonic solution? - Answer Containing less particles
Solved 100% Correct
A _____________ is considered the access of choice because they have the lowest
complication rate? - Answer Hemodialysis vascular access
Use of ________ is allows the production of ultra pure dialysate - Answer Dislysate filter
When the arterial vein is infiltrated you may cannulated where? - Answer Above
or below the infiltration
When the venous vein is infiltrated you may cannulated where? - Answer Above the
infiltration
The cup to check the water softener must be rinsed how many times? - Answer 3 times
The cup to check the water softener must be filled how many mLs? - Answer 100mLs
What do healthy kidneys remove? - Answer Waste products - creatine, urea and
urimic acid, ammonia
, What do healthy kidneys regulate? - Answer Fluid balance, blood volume,
electrolytes and acid-base balance, synthesize calcitrol (active vitamin D)
Is Uremia a disease? - Answer No, uremia is a set of symptoms associated with the
build up of urea in the blood.
What can cause anemia? - Answer RBC loss
Erythropoietin production
Shortened RBC lifespan
Decreased iron absorption
Blood loss during dialysis
Why is water used for dialysis treated? - Answer Because patients are exposed to large
amounts of water during each dialysis treatment.
What is chloramines? - Answer A combination of bleach and ammonia, whereas
chlorine is bleach alone.
What happens when the dialysate flow is turned off during treatment? - Answer The
patients blood is not cleaned and adequacy will decrease.
What is counter-current flow? - Answer Blood and dialysate flow in opposite directions.
What are the three types of solutions? - Answer hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic
What is a hypotonic solution? - Answer Containing less particles
