Ch 28 Hematologic and Renal Emergencies Flashcards
Loss of the normal ability to form a blood clot with internal or external bleeding
Coagulopathy
Deficiency in the normal number of red blood cells in circulation
Anemia
An inherited disease in which patients have a genetic defect in their hemoglobin that results in an abnormal structure of the red blood cell
Sickle cell disease
An abnormally low number of red blood cells in the circulation due to sickle cell disease
Sickle cell anemia
An infection that begins in the urinary tract and ascends up the ureter into the kidney
Pyelonephritis
A drainage tube placed into the urinary system to allow the flow of urine out of the body
Urinary catheter
Loss of the kidneys’ ability to filter the blood and to remove toxins and excess fluid from the body
Renal failure
Irreversible renal failure to the extent that the kidneys can no longer provide adequate filtration and fluid balance to sustain life
End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
The process by which toxins and excess fluid are removed from the body by a medical system independent of the kidneys
Dialysis
A vibration felt on gentle palpitation, such as that which typically occurs within an arterial-venous (A-V) fistula
Thrill
One cycle of filling and draining the peritoneal cavity in peritoneal dialysis
Exchange
A gravity exchange process for peritoneal dialysis in which a bag of dialysis fluid is raised above the level of an abdominal catheter to fill the abdominal cavity and lowered below the level of the abdominal catheter to drain the fluid out
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
A mechanical process for peritoneal dialysis in which a machine fills and empties the abdominal cavity of dialysis solution
Continuous cycler-assisted peritoneal dialysis (CCPD)
Bacterial infection within the peritoneal cavity
Peritonitis
