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what is One for All
is a program to help you understand the DaVita way
What is HIPAA?
a law requiring us to keep protected health information confidential
Discussing personal problems with your patients is:
considered unprofessional behavior
What is the purpose of professional boundaries?
They keep the relationship between you and your patient appropriate and safe
The transport mechanism when particles move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration is called
diffusion
during dialysis, the movement of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood...
helps normalize body pH
,fluid overload and hypertension lead to left ventricular hypertrophy. This means
hypotensive episodes are more likely to occur during the dialysis treatment
Your role in CKD-MBD management includes
reminding the patient who is eating a snack during dialysis to take his phosphate
binder
Your role in anemia management includes
Rinsing back as much of the patient's blood as you can at the termination of each
treatment
If a patient with acute kidney injury dialyses in the outpatient facility, one task
of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely.
Why is this important?
Hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further
damage the kidneys
Chronic kidney disease can have its origin -re-renal, intra-renal or post renal.
Which of the following conditions is an intra-renal cause of CKD?
Hypertension
Knowing what caused your patients' CKD
is important because the underlying disease could cause health complications that
can impact the dialysis treatment
, True or False: AKI stands for acute kidney inflammation
False
True or False: the term AKI incorporates a wider spectrum of kidney issues than
does the term ARF
True
True or False: Studies have shown that approximately 30% of persons diagnosed
with AKI remain non oliguric- have normal urine output
False
True or False: The combinations of AKI and CKD lead to an increased risk of
developing chronic kidney failure
True
True or False: studies show that around 10% of patients admitted to the
intensive care unit will experience some degree of AKI
False
True or False: Gastrointestinal bleeding is seen in up to 25% of AKI cases
True
True or False: Low-dose Aspirin is an example of a medication that may be
nephrotoxic