FRESENIUS NEW HIRE, EXAM STUDY GUIDE
What are the functions of a healthy kidney? - Answers - Removal of waste products
(creatinine, urea, and uric acid). Regulate fluid, acid base, and electrolytes.
What are the anatomical structures of the urinary system in order of urine flow? -
Answers - (2) Kidneys (2) Ureters (1) Bladder (1) Urethra
Which of the functions of healthy kidneys are replaced by dialysis? - Answers - Removal
of waste products, and Regulation of fluid balance
What is hemodialysis? (HD) - Answers - Outpatient setting
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) - Answers - Patient's home
What factors impact the rate of diffusion ? - Answers - Concentration Gradient,
Temperature, Molecular weight of solutes, Nature of the solution, Membrane
Permeability, Surface area, Flow Geometry Convection
What are three types of solutions? - Answers - Hypotonic, Isotonic, Hypertonic
What is hypotonic? - Answers - Containing less particles
What is Isotonic? - Answers - Containing equal particles
What is Hypertonic? - Answers - Containing more particles
Countercurrent Flow is? - Answers - Blood and Dialysate flow in opposite directions
What happens to diffusion when dialyzer fibers clot? - Answers - either from inadequate
heparinization or an improperly primed dialyzer, diffusion is decreased.
What are the compartments of a dialyzer? - Answers - Blood compartment, dialysate
compartment
What separates the dialyzer compartments? - Answers - There is potting material on
both ends of the dialyzer to assure separation of the blood and dialysate
What volume should be used for fresh fill? - Answers - MUST be performed prior to the
initiation of every treatment
What position should the dialyzer be in during hemodialysis? - Answers - Arterial end up
during treatment
What should be checked on a dialyzer before machine set up? - Answers - Sterilization,
any structural damage, size, and brand ordered by the physician
What are the functions of a healthy kidney? - Answers - Removal of waste products
(creatinine, urea, and uric acid). Regulate fluid, acid base, and electrolytes.
What are the anatomical structures of the urinary system in order of urine flow? -
Answers - (2) Kidneys (2) Ureters (1) Bladder (1) Urethra
Which of the functions of healthy kidneys are replaced by dialysis? - Answers - Removal
of waste products, and Regulation of fluid balance
What is hemodialysis? (HD) - Answers - Outpatient setting
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) - Answers - Patient's home
What factors impact the rate of diffusion ? - Answers - Concentration Gradient,
Temperature, Molecular weight of solutes, Nature of the solution, Membrane
Permeability, Surface area, Flow Geometry Convection
What are three types of solutions? - Answers - Hypotonic, Isotonic, Hypertonic
What is hypotonic? - Answers - Containing less particles
What is Isotonic? - Answers - Containing equal particles
What is Hypertonic? - Answers - Containing more particles
Countercurrent Flow is? - Answers - Blood and Dialysate flow in opposite directions
What happens to diffusion when dialyzer fibers clot? - Answers - either from inadequate
heparinization or an improperly primed dialyzer, diffusion is decreased.
What are the compartments of a dialyzer? - Answers - Blood compartment, dialysate
compartment
What separates the dialyzer compartments? - Answers - There is potting material on
both ends of the dialyzer to assure separation of the blood and dialysate
What volume should be used for fresh fill? - Answers - MUST be performed prior to the
initiation of every treatment
What position should the dialyzer be in during hemodialysis? - Answers - Arterial end up
during treatment
What should be checked on a dialyzer before machine set up? - Answers - Sterilization,
any structural damage, size, and brand ordered by the physician
