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Worksheets118: Renal Care and Dialysis
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which is an indication for urgent dialysis?
Rising serum potassium
Fluid overload
impending pulmonary edema
All of the above
TRUE or FALSE: Once a patient is on dialysis, he will be on dialysis for life.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE: Dialysis works through diffusion, osmosis, and ultrafiltration, using a dialyzer as a semipermeable membrane to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood.
True
False
How does peritoneal dialysis differ from hemodialysis?
Filtering occurs more gradually in PD
Involves creation of an AV fistula
PD has more rapid metabolic shifts
HD and PD are the same
If a patient has an AV fistula on her left arm, where should the BP be taken?
Left leg
Right leg
Right arm
Left arm
Typically, when should maintenance antihypertensive meds be given?
Before HD
During HD
After HD
When caring for patients undergoing HD, when should the weight be checked?
Before HD
After HD
Before and after HD
After a renal transplant, how long should the patient take immunosuppressants?
For the first 6 months
Until he can urinate
Until the anesthesia effects wear off
Lifetime
What type of drink should the patient avoid since it increases drug bioavailability, increasing the risk for toxic blood levels?
Softdrinks
Grapefruit juice
Milk
Herbal tea
Post-transplant fever, oliguria, graft tenderness are signs of ___?
Successful transplant
Mild flu-like illness
Transplant rejection
