Davita PCT Module 1 test questions fully solved & updated 2024.

Davita PCT Module 1 test
questions fully solved &
updated 2024
What is ultrafiltration?
fluid pushed through the semipermeable membrane
What is convection?
Solutes dragged across SPM along with fluid
What is diffusion?
Particles moved from area of high concentration
What is osmosis?
Fluid moved from area of high concentration to low
What are the kidneys excretory functions?
To normalize electrolytes, remove wastes, provide fluid and nutrient
balance
What is the function of the acid concentrate?
Provides the concentration gradient for diffusion and helps
normalize electrolytes
What is the function of bicarbonate in the dialysate solution?
Buffers acid concentrate
What is the function of bicarbonate when it diffuses into the pt.
blood?
Normalize Body PH
signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia
>6.5 mEq symptoms: extreme muscle weakness, abnormal heart
rhythm, and possible cardiac arrest
signs and symptoms of hypokalemia
<3.5 mEq symptoms: fatigue, muscle weakness, paralysis, and
respiratory failure, cardiac instability, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest