CCHT Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

The functional unit of the kidney - Answer-Nephron The leading cause of kidney failure - Answer-Diabetes A nephron is made up of - Answer-Glomerulus and a tubule What is not a symptom of uremia - Answer-Elevated hematocrit What causes hypertension during and after dialysis - Answer-Removing too much fluid Normal body pH is - Answer-7.35-7.45 Sign and symptom of fluid overload - Answer-Hypertension Abnormal level of electrolyte cause cardiac arrhythmia - Answer-Potassium Water moves from an area of low solute to an area of higher solute by which principal - Answer-Osmosis Waste products are removed during dialysis by which principal - Answer-Diffusion Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into dialysate by which principal - AnswerUltrafiltration The movement of fluid from the tissue toward higher concentration of sodium in the blood is - Answer-Osmosis Decreasing the patients prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate - Answer-Diffusion Which action increases diffusion during dialysis - Answer-Using a bath with a greater concentration gradient What diffuses from the patient's blood during dialysis - Answer-Urea Ultrafiltration is influenced by - Answer-Transmembrane pressure The most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is - Answer-Peritonitis