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? ESRD - kidney function < 15% -CrCl < 15 mL/min when does dialysis planning start? CrCl ~ 20-30 mL/min dialysis acts as body's kidney -removes metabolic waste -maintains fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance dialysis indications in CKD -CrCl < 10-15 mL/min -uremic symtpoms -hyperkalemia -volume overload despite diuretics -acidosis refractory to tx -uncontrolled HTN dialysis indications in AKI AEIOU -A: acid/base abnormalities -E: electrolyte imbalances -I: intoxication -O: overload -U: uremia most common AKI indications for dialysis -volume overload -acidosis processes in dialysis thru semi-permeable membrane -diffusion -osmosis -ultrafiltration -convection diffusion movement 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? dialysate fluid
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