CCHT review exam 2024 questions and and answers

The functional unit of the kidney that does the work - ANSWERS Nephron A nephron is made up of - ANSWERS A glomerulus and a tubule The endrocrine functions of the kidney include - ANSWERS making erythropoietin and the active for of Vitamin D The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S. - ANSWERS Diabetes Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be caused by - ANSWERS HyperPhosphatemia Why do kideny patients often have bone disease - ANSWERS Kidneys stop producing calcitriol Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include - ANSWERS Anorexia, fatigue, swelling A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that - ANSWERS allows for only certain sized particles to cross Diffusion is movement of particles - ANSWERS from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration Negative Pressure is pressure created when - ANSWERS fluid is pulled through a restriction During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when - ANSWERS Water is removed from the blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under negative pressure - ANSWERS The arterial line section before the blood pump Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse across the semipermeable membrane - ANSWERS High concentration gradients The components of the dialysate treatment that affect clearance include - ANSWERS Dialysate flow, time of treatment, dialyzer size, blood flow rate