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Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis

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_______ renal failure usually has a progressive onset.
chronic
With chronic renal failure, patients may be ________________ until very little kidney function remains.
asymptomatic
Patients with chronic renal failure are prone to the electrolyte imbalance _________________.
hyperkalemia
Cardiac changes associated with chronic renal failure include ____________, ___________, ________ _________, and ____________.
hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, pericarditis
Respiratory changes associated with chronic renal failure include ____________ ________ and _________ _________.
pulmonary edema, pleural effusion
Hematological and Immunological changes associated with chronic renal failure include _________ and risk for ___________.
anemia, infection
GI changes associated with chronic renal failure include ___________.
uremia
Neurologic changes associated with chronic renal failure include decreased ______, _________, and __________.
LOC, seizures, coma
Integumentary changes associated with chronic renal failure include ___________.
pruritus
With _____________ dialysis, the dialysate is introduced directly into the patient's abdominal cavity.
peritoneal
With peritoneal dialysis, the blood is _________ without being ______________ from the body.
cleaned, removed
Hemodialysis typically takes about ___ hours ____ times per week.
4, 3
In _____________, blood is pumped outside the body into a machine where it is filtered and returned to the body.
hemodialysis
A __________ is a permanent vascular access where an artery and a vein are grafted together.
fistula
__________ is usually added to dialysate because of the increased risk of blood clotting.
heparin
Peritoneal dialysis is less ______ and generally _______ tolerated by patients, but it carries an increased risk for ___________ infections.
expensive, better, abdominal
Peritoneal dialysis usually has to be done ________ but it only takes a few hours and can be done at ________.
daily, home
A fistula is a permanent vascular access where an _______ and a _______ are grafted together.
artery, vein
A __________ is a temporary dialysis catheter.
Shively
With a AV fistula you should be able to feel the ______ and hear a _______.
thrill, bruit
With AV fistula, you should be able to ______ the thrill and _________ a bruit.
feel, hear
We should never use the arm with the AV fistula or graft for ______ _______ readings, _______ ________, or ___________.
blood pressure, blood draws, injections
In an AV _______, the surgeon will connect the artery to a piece of soft tubing that acts as a vein.
graft
__________ and _______ are possible complications of IV access for dialysis.
thrombosis, stenosis
__________ __________ syndrome can cause changes in LOC.
dialysis disequilibrium
Patients must be weighed _______ and ________ peritoneal dialysis.
before, after
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