ACUTE HD EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Lowest acceptable BP to start treatment - ✔✔systolic 90
✔✔Why do we document in the medical record? - ✔✔proof of care
data continuity
permanent legal record
communication
✔✔What does SMART communication stand for - ✔✔Simple
Meaningful
Actual
Read
Teach
✔✔Fever - ✔✔Any temperature greater than 100 degrees or increase over baseline of 2
degrees with symptoms
✔✔Hypotension - ✔✔- Systolic <90
- Diastolic <40
- Drop in SBP >20
✔✔Causes of tachycardia - ✔✔hypovolemia
✔✔Cause of bradycardia - ✔✔hyperkalemia
✔✔What is the treatment for hyperkalemia - ✔✔kayexalate
✔✔Pericardial friction rub - ✔✔Rub continues while patient hold breath
✔✔Pericardial friction rub consideration - ✔✔Do NOT give heparin
✔✔What do you do after if patient has CP arrest during treatment? - ✔✔sequester
machine and submit REM
✔✔Anaphylaxis treatment - ✔✔Stop blood pump, DC treatment and DO NOT return
blood
✔✔Air embolism intervention - ✔✔place patient in the left side trendelenburg
✔✔Seizure causes - ✔✔severe hypotension, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
✔✔Can you DC tx if patient is seizing - ✔✔Not unless you receive MD order
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Lowest acceptable BP to start treatment - ✔✔systolic 90
✔✔Why do we document in the medical record? - ✔✔proof of care
data continuity
permanent legal record
communication
✔✔What does SMART communication stand for - ✔✔Simple
Meaningful
Actual
Read
Teach
✔✔Fever - ✔✔Any temperature greater than 100 degrees or increase over baseline of 2
degrees with symptoms
✔✔Hypotension - ✔✔- Systolic <90
- Diastolic <40
- Drop in SBP >20
✔✔Causes of tachycardia - ✔✔hypovolemia
✔✔Cause of bradycardia - ✔✔hyperkalemia
✔✔What is the treatment for hyperkalemia - ✔✔kayexalate
✔✔Pericardial friction rub - ✔✔Rub continues while patient hold breath
✔✔Pericardial friction rub consideration - ✔✔Do NOT give heparin
✔✔What do you do after if patient has CP arrest during treatment? - ✔✔sequester
machine and submit REM
✔✔Anaphylaxis treatment - ✔✔Stop blood pump, DC treatment and DO NOT return
blood
✔✔Air embolism intervention - ✔✔place patient in the left side trendelenburg
✔✔Seizure causes - ✔✔severe hypotension, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
✔✔Can you DC tx if patient is seizing - ✔✔Not unless you receive MD order
