409 Final 5 Flashcards
After 70 y/o, the decision to do a kidney transplant is made
on an individual basis
2 things that exclude you from kidney transplant
advanced heart disease
Met
kidney transplant: You may need surgical correction of
GU tract since it hasn’t been used in a while
Transplant from child to adult
is possible
kidney transplant: donors should not have
HTN or certain other conditions
After a kidney transplant the urine can be bloody for a while, take sample
daily
kidney transplant: if there’s oliguria after the operation, they might give
mannitol
If the patient has hypotn, immediately escalate because
the kidney might not have enough perfusion
Kidney rejection can be ___, ___, ___
hyperacute acute chronic
Kidney rejection: acute rejection is treated with
immunosuppressant therapy
Even if a transplant patient doesn’t have the normal signs, suspect
infection
kidney transplant: Normal signs of infection may be masked because of the
immunosuppression
HD: If doing it home, they MUST have
a partner assist