409 Final 5 Flashcards

1
Q

After 70 y/o, the decision to do a kidney transplant is made

A

on an individual basis

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2
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2 things that exclude you from kidney transplant

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advanced heart disease

Met

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3
Q

kidney transplant: You may need surgical correction of

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GU tract since it hasn’t been used in a while

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4
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Transplant from child to adult

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is possible

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5
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kidney transplant: donors should not have

A

HTN or certain other conditions

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6
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After a kidney transplant the urine can be bloody for a while, take sample

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daily

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7
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kidney transplant: if there’s oliguria after the operation, they might give

A

mannitol

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8
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If the patient has hypotn, immediately escalate because

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the kidney might not have enough perfusion

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9
Q

Kidney rejection can be ___, ___, ___

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hyperacute acute chronic

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10
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Kidney rejection: acute rejection is treated with

A

immunosuppressant therapy

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11
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Even if a transplant patient doesn’t have the normal signs, suspect

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infection

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12
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kidney transplant: Normal signs of infection may be masked because of the

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immunosuppression

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13
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HD: If doing it home, they MUST have

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a partner assist

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