Hemodialysis Data Collection

What does the abbreviation mm HG mean?

• millimeters of mercury

• millimeters of hemoglobin

• minimum measurement of health gauge

• maximum minimum blood pressure

____ means high blood pressure

• hypotension

• hypertension

• hypoglycemia

• hyperglycemia

CVC stands for?

• Central Venous Connections

• Central Venous Catheter

• Central Vein Catheter

_____ a surgical connection made between an artery and a vein.

• AVF

• AVG

• CVC

• PD

A ____ is a small hollow, synthetic tube with one end connected to your vein, and the other end connected to your artery.

• AVF

• AVG

• CVC

• PD Catheter

In AV Graft and AV Fistula, the AV stands for:

• Arteriovenous

• Arteyvien

• Arteryvenous

• Arteriovein

A sound heard over an artery or vascular channel, reflecting the turbulence of flow?

• Bruit

• Thrill

• Outflow stenosis

• Dialysis Access SOS ( Sound of Source)

A feeling  on the overlying skin as a vibration

• Bruit

• Trill

• Thrill

• AVG

The bruit of a dialysis patients access is checked using a

• blood pressure cuff

• stethoscope

• thermostat

• thermometer

Mr. Biggalow arrives for treatment with a BP 202/95. Which one of the tasks should you perform first?

• Call 911

• Give the Pt some bp meds to decrease blood pressure

• Readjust the bp cuff and recheck the bp

• Begin dialysis of the pt to help decrease his bp.