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The functional unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is the: -
correct answer-Nephron
The leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the United States: - correct
answer-Diabetes
A nephron is made up of: - correct answer-A glomerulus and a tubule system
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of uremia? - correct answer-elevated hematocrit
Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when she came in for treatment
on monday was 67kg. the priming saline amount is 240ml, fluid from medication is 100 ml ,
and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. what is the total amount of fluid weight
to be removed during her treatment? - correct answer-5,540
based on Mrs. smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the ultrafiltration rate
per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? - correct answer-1,385 mL/hr
Which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis treatments? -
correct answer-Removing too much fluid
The scale says a patient weighs 70 kg. This is the same as weighing how many pounds? -
correct answer-154
Normal body pH is: - correct answer-7.35-7.45
One sign and symptom of fluid overload is - correct answer-hypertension
, Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - correct
answer-Potassium
Water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of
higher solute concentration by which principle - correct answer-Osmosis
Waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle - correct answer-Diffusion
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis by which
principle: - correct answer-Ultrafiltration
The movement of fluid from the tissues toward a higher concetration of sodium in the blood
is an example of - correct answer-Osmosis
Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of - correct answer-
Diffusion
Which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? - correct answer-
Using a bath that will provide a greater concentration gradient
Which of the following diffuses from the patient's blood during dialysis? - correct answer-
Urea
Ultrafiltration is influenced by - correct answer-Transmembrane pressure
The most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is: - correct answer-peritonitis