RRT PCT- Exam 3 Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated 2024/2025

RRT PCT- Exam 3 Questions with 100% Correct Answers Verified | Updated 2024/2025 when is dialysis needed? - answerESRD - kidney function < 15% -CrCl < 15 mL/min when does dialysis planning start? - answerCrCl ~ 20-30 mL/min dialysis - answeracts as body's kidney -removes metabolic waste -maintains fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance dialysis indications in CKD - answer-*CrCl < 10-15 mL/min* -uremic symtpoms -hyperkalemia -volume overload despite diuretics -acidosis refractory to tx -uncontrolled HTN dialysis indications in AKI - answer*AEIOU* -A: acid/base abnormalities -E: electrolyte imbalances -I: intoxication -O: overload -U: uremia most common AKI indications for dialysis - answer-volume overload -acidosis processes in dialysis - answer*thru semi-permeable membrane* -diffusion -osmosis -ultrafiltration -convection diffusion - answermovement of *solute* across semi-permeable membrane from an area of high solute concentration to area of low solute concentration what is used in dialysis to facilitate diffusion? - answer*dialysate fluid* osmosis - answermovement of *water* across semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to area of low water concentration ultrafiltration - answerpassage of solvent (or water) through a membrane as a consequence of hydrostatic or oncotic pressure convection - answermovement of large and small solutes through a membrane by the force of water (*aka solvent drag*) what is used in dialysis to maximize convection? - answer*replacement fluids* dialysis options - answer-hemodialysis (HD)- 3x/week at center -peritoneal dialysis (PD)- ambulatory/at home -continuous renal replacem