WorksheetsRenal Pt Considerations Day 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A major reason ESRD patients are anemic is
over production of phosphorus
decrease production of renin
decrease production of erythropoietin
Why are Pre and Post Blood Urea Nitrogen test drawn monthly?
measure adequacy
measure blood volume
no reason
measure hemoglobin
SpKt/V goal is
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
What can cause diffusion inefficiency across the membrane?
air pockets
decrease dfr
decreased bfr
all of the above
Which can negatively affect the adequacy of a treatment?
warm dialysate
obtaining the prescribed bfr
cooler dialysate temperature
using the prescribed dfr
The normal KECN range is
100 - 200
150 - 250
200 - 300
300 - 400
It is possible to clear waste faster than the blood flow rate
True
False
The relationship and effect of current heparin/NS flushes with the dialyzer size is
KECC
KECM
KECN
ECPN
KECN greater than 350 indicates
a great tx and clearance
machine may potentially need temp and conductivity recalibration
machine is operating adequately
false reading
What % could indicate clotting in dialyzer
trending down by more than 10% of initial KECN
trending up by more than 10% of initial KECN
trending down by more than 30% of initial KECN
When the KECN value is trending down, you should look for....
adequate heparin
clotting dialyzer
admin of N/S flushes
all the above
When is "COLT" used
suspected blood leak
suspected clotted dialyzer
suspected air embolism
The machine goes into by-pass mode causing blood to no longer be cleaned with which alarm
conductivity alarm
venous alarm
air detector alarm
The blood pump stops with
dialysate alarm
blood alarm
both
neither
The RTD clock stops causing a difference in UF time and RTD time with which alarm
dialysate alarm
blood alarm
both
neither
