FRESENIUS EXAM B | FROM QUESTION TO
PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
1:100 - Answer: What bleach solution must all surfaces be cleaned with?
1:10 - Answer: What bleach solution is used to disinfect large blood spills?
Aseptic technique - Answer: A set of practices and procedures performed under carefully
controlled conditions with the goal of minimizing contamination by pathogens.
Hep B, Hep C, HIV - Answer: List three blood borne pathogens that may be found in a
dialysis unit?
Exposure incident - Answer: _____ _____ is a blood/body fluid splash or spray occurring to
the eyes, nose or mouth or to non-intact skin. A contaminated sharps injury is also
considered to be that.
What steps should you take during an exposure incident? - Answer: 1. Wash/rinse the area
2. Report incident to the clinical manager or charge nurse (if CM not present)
3. Seek medical treatment w/in 1-2 hrs (exposure tx and counseling)
4.OSHA documentation and workman's comp documentation as applies
Hep B patients - Answer: _______ is extremely contagious and It can live outside the body
for up to 7 days. Needs to be dialyzed in isolation rooms.
Hep C - Answer: _______ is not as contagious as Hep B and It does not survive very long on
the outside of the body. Can be dialyzed in the clinic area and not in isolation.
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,Hbsag - Answer: ______ is the test for the Hep B antigen. This indicates actual viral
presence.
Hbsab - Answer: Which blood test indicates the presence of immunity against Hep B and is
the test for the antibodies which indicates the presence of immunity against Hepatitis B.
Recombivax or Engerix - Answer: Multiple injections of either ______ or ______ vaccine. They
help produce Hep B antibodies
TB - Answer: ______ is spread by Airborne droplets from infected individuals.
TB - Answer: Active ______ patients cannot dialyze in clinics. Pt must have 3 consecutive
negative sputum cultures before the can return dialyzing in clinic.
VRE - Answer: a group of gram-negative bacteria that lve in he intestinal tract that can
cause infection anywhere in the body. They are resistant to several antibiotics. It can
survive outside of the body on surfaces for as long as seven days.
MRSA - Answer: different varieties staph bacteria. They are normally found on the skin or in
the nose of about 1/3 of people. When a person is infected they are resistant to antibiotics
commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. It can survive outside the body for as
long as 7 days.
MRSA and VRE - Answer: ______ and ______ do not need isolation but should be seated in
the same area as others infected. Proper designated PPE should be worn specifically for
those patients. HANDWASHING only 40-60 seconds. They need to have their own bp cuff,
stethoscope, tourniquet etc. Open wounds/ dressing should never be changed in the clinic.
CVC dressings should be disposed of in sharp container.
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, Healthy kidney - Answer: _____ _____ function removes waste, remove fluids, regulate ph,
and regulate electrolytes.
Hormonal functions of kidney - Answer: -release renin to help regulate or control BP,
potassium and sodium
-production of erythropoietin: stimulates RBC production
-regulation of calcium/phosphorus balance through activation of Vitamin D
Nephron - Answer: It is the functional unit of the kidney. It filters blood from the urine.
Glomerulus - Answer: It is at the beginning of the nephron, it's a network of capillaries that
performs the first step of filtering the blood. It filters water and solutes into Bowman's
capsule.
Fluid removal and cleaning of waste - Answer: ______ ______ and ______ ___ ______ are two
functions of healthy kidneys can be replaced by dialysis.
Chronic - Answer: ______ renal failure is slow, progressive and permanent.
Acute - Answer: ______ renal failure is severe but often reversible.
Renal failure - Answer: Common causes of ______ ______
1. Diabetic nephropathy or glomeruloscerosis
2. Hypertension
3. Glomerulonephritis
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PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
1:100 - Answer: What bleach solution must all surfaces be cleaned with?
1:10 - Answer: What bleach solution is used to disinfect large blood spills?
Aseptic technique - Answer: A set of practices and procedures performed under carefully
controlled conditions with the goal of minimizing contamination by pathogens.
Hep B, Hep C, HIV - Answer: List three blood borne pathogens that may be found in a
dialysis unit?
Exposure incident - Answer: _____ _____ is a blood/body fluid splash or spray occurring to
the eyes, nose or mouth or to non-intact skin. A contaminated sharps injury is also
considered to be that.
What steps should you take during an exposure incident? - Answer: 1. Wash/rinse the area
2. Report incident to the clinical manager or charge nurse (if CM not present)
3. Seek medical treatment w/in 1-2 hrs (exposure tx and counseling)
4.OSHA documentation and workman's comp documentation as applies
Hep B patients - Answer: _______ is extremely contagious and It can live outside the body
for up to 7 days. Needs to be dialyzed in isolation rooms.
Hep C - Answer: _______ is not as contagious as Hep B and It does not survive very long on
the outside of the body. Can be dialyzed in the clinic area and not in isolation.
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,Hbsag - Answer: ______ is the test for the Hep B antigen. This indicates actual viral
presence.
Hbsab - Answer: Which blood test indicates the presence of immunity against Hep B and is
the test for the antibodies which indicates the presence of immunity against Hepatitis B.
Recombivax or Engerix - Answer: Multiple injections of either ______ or ______ vaccine. They
help produce Hep B antibodies
TB - Answer: ______ is spread by Airborne droplets from infected individuals.
TB - Answer: Active ______ patients cannot dialyze in clinics. Pt must have 3 consecutive
negative sputum cultures before the can return dialyzing in clinic.
VRE - Answer: a group of gram-negative bacteria that lve in he intestinal tract that can
cause infection anywhere in the body. They are resistant to several antibiotics. It can
survive outside of the body on surfaces for as long as seven days.
MRSA - Answer: different varieties staph bacteria. They are normally found on the skin or in
the nose of about 1/3 of people. When a person is infected they are resistant to antibiotics
commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. It can survive outside the body for as
long as 7 days.
MRSA and VRE - Answer: ______ and ______ do not need isolation but should be seated in
the same area as others infected. Proper designated PPE should be worn specifically for
those patients. HANDWASHING only 40-60 seconds. They need to have their own bp cuff,
stethoscope, tourniquet etc. Open wounds/ dressing should never be changed in the clinic.
CVC dressings should be disposed of in sharp container.
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, Healthy kidney - Answer: _____ _____ function removes waste, remove fluids, regulate ph,
and regulate electrolytes.
Hormonal functions of kidney - Answer: -release renin to help regulate or control BP,
potassium and sodium
-production of erythropoietin: stimulates RBC production
-regulation of calcium/phosphorus balance through activation of Vitamin D
Nephron - Answer: It is the functional unit of the kidney. It filters blood from the urine.
Glomerulus - Answer: It is at the beginning of the nephron, it's a network of capillaries that
performs the first step of filtering the blood. It filters water and solutes into Bowman's
capsule.
Fluid removal and cleaning of waste - Answer: ______ ______ and ______ ___ ______ are two
functions of healthy kidneys can be replaced by dialysis.
Chronic - Answer: ______ renal failure is slow, progressive and permanent.
Acute - Answer: ______ renal failure is severe but often reversible.
Renal failure - Answer: Common causes of ______ ______
1. Diabetic nephropathy or glomeruloscerosis
2. Hypertension
3. Glomerulonephritis
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