Hemodialysis Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Hemodialysis Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhatMisMhemodialysis?M-
MAnswerMmostMcommonMrenalMreplacementMtherapyMusedMinMESKDMandMkidneyMfailure



WhereMmayMhemodialysisMbeMpreformed?M-MAnswerM-in-
patientMprocedureMonMcriticallyMillMpatients

-out-patientMforMmoreMstableMpatients



WhatMhappensMduringMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerM-
bloodMandMdialysateMrunMinMdifferentMdirectionsM

-
toxinsMareMdiffusedMintoMtheMdialysate,MleavingMtheMpatient'sMbloodMfreeMfromMtoxins/
atMleastMreducedMtoxins



WhatMisMdialysate?M-MAnswerMdialyzingMsolutionMthatMmimicsMhumanMplasma



WhatMisMgivenMduringMhemodialysisMtoMpreventMclotting?M-MAnswerManticoagulants



WhatMtypeMofManticoagulantMisMgivenMduringMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerMheparin



WhatMisMtheMantidoteMforMheparin?M-MAnswerMprotamineMsulfate



WhenMHDMisMexpectedMtoMbeMusedMforMseveralMweeksMwhatMtypeMofMcatheterMisMus
ed?M-MAnswerMsubclavianMdialysisMcatheter



WhatMisMaMsubclavianMdialysisMcatheter?M-MAnswerM-
aMradiopaqueMtubeMthatMcanMbeMusedMforMhemodialysis

-Y-
shapedMtubingMallowsMarterialMoutflowMandMvenousMreturnMthroughMaMsingleMcatheter



WhatMareMtheMtypesMofMsubclavianMdialysisMcatheters?M-MAnswerM-MahurkarMcatheterM

-PermCathMCatheter

, WhatMisMaMMahurkarMcatheter?M-MAnswerM-madeMofMpolyurethane

-usedMforMshort-termMaccess



WhatMisMaMPermCathMcatheter?M-MAnswerM-madeMofMsilicone

-usedMforMlong-termMaccess



WhatMareMtheMadvantagesMofMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerM-moreMefficientMclearance

-shortMtimeMneededMforMtreatment



WhatMareMpossibleMcomplicationsMofMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerM-disequilibriumMsyndrome

-muscleMcramps

-hemorrhage

-airMembolus

-hemodynamicMchangesM(hypotension,Manemia)

-cardiacMdysrhythmias

-infection



WhatMisMcontraindicatedMinMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerMhemodynamicallyMinstability



WhatMtypeMofMaccessMisMusedMinMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerM-vascularMroute



WhatMtypeMofMprocedureMisMinvolvedMinMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerM-complex

-speciallyMtrainedMregisteredMnurseMrequired



WhatMareMtheMnursingMimplicationsMinMhemodialysis?M-MAnswerM-vascularMaccessMcare

-restrictMdiet



WhatMdoesMtheMsurvivalMrateMofMaMpatientMonMHDMdependMon?M-MAnswerM-age

-causeMofMkidneyMfailure

-presenceMofMotherMdiseasesM(CAD,MHTN,MDM)