Question | Answer |
What does SDS stand for | The Solution Delivery System |
Treatments for gastorparesis | Eating small, low-fat, low-fiber meals; use of drugs such as metoclopramide (Reglan) and cisapride (propulsid) to improve gastric motility, and improve glycemic control. |
What does CLM stand for | The Crit - Line Monitor |
Where on the body can a vascular access be placed | Arms, Legs, Neck, or Chest |
What is the freezing point of water at degrees Fahrenheit | 32 degrees fahrenheit |
What is flow geometry | Flow geometry refers to the direction of flow of the blood and dialysate |
The wall thickness of the semipermeable membrane may be as little as | As little as 7MM although some synthetics have walls as thick as 50MM or more |
What are the two basic types of ultrafiltration controllers | Volumetric and Flowmetric |
The kidneys act as receptors for which hormones | 1. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) 2. Aldosterone 3. Parathyroid |
What does EBCT stand for | Empty Bed Contact Time |
What does HIV do | HIV attacks the body's immune system, causing the disease known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS) |
What are Endotoxins | A toxin that remains inside the cell wall of some type of bacteria as long as the bacteria are alive |
What is ATN caused by | Severely reduced blood flow leading to prolonged ischemia, or by direct toxic insult to the tubulas cells. |
What is FSH | Follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH) |
An elevated blood glucose level may indicate what | The presence of infection |
The CLM noninvasively measures what | Blood volume changes, oxygen, saturation, and hematocrit |
What does hyperkalemia mean | Having high potassium concentrations |
Concurrent flow occurs when what happens | When the blood and dialysate both flow in the same direction creating a much smaller and thus les desirable concentration gradient for dialysis to take place |