Kidney Lab Test

Question 1

Hemoglobin / Hbg / Hb

Answer 1

oxygen-carrying protein

Question 2

Hbg normal range healthy pt

Answer 2

men - 14 - 18g /dL women - 12-16 g/ dl

Question 3

Hbg normal range HD

Answer 3

10-12 g/ dL

Question 4

Hematocrit / Hct

Answer 4

% blood made of RBC

Question 5

Which measure is dependent on amount of water in blood

Answer 5

Hct because it is % of blood. Hbg will stay stable dependent after HD tx.

Question 6

Hct for healthy pt

Answer 6

men - 40-50% women - 36% - 44%

Question 7

hct for HD pt

Answer 7

33-36%

Question 8

Ferritin

Answer 8

iron stored in body

Question 9

Transferris saturation (TSAT)

Answer 9

how much iron can be used to make RBC

Question 10

Ferritin for HD pt should be

Answer 10

> 100ng/mL

Question 11

TSAT for HD pts should be

Answer 11

> 20%

Question 12

Hyperphosphatemia s/s

Answer 12

itching

Question 13

Hypophosphatemia s/s

Answer 13

muscle weakness, coma

Question 14

Hypophosphatemia can cause

Answer 14

calcium pulled out of storage

Question 15

Hyperphosphatemia can cause

Answer 15

extraskeletal/metastatic calcification, crystals that damage blood vessels.

Question 16

Potassium is

Answer 16

most plentiful ion inside the body

Question 17

Hyperkalemia s/s

Answer 17

muscle weakness, heart attack

Question 18

Hypokalemia s/s

Answer 18

fatigue, muscle weakenss, paralysis, abnormal heart rhythms

Question 19

sodium is

Answer 19

the most plentiful ion outside the cell

Question 20

Creatinine is

Answer 20

a waste product, NOT EFFECTED BY DIET

Question 21

Urea reducation ratio

Answer 21

minimum dose of dialysis for one treatment. Level should be >65%

Question 22

What should KT/v be for standard center HD

Answer 22

> 1.2

Question 23

What is KT/v

Answer 23

Hd adequacy measure by taking produce of dialyzer clearance and length of dialysis tx in minutes divided by volume of water containing urea.

Question 24

This test determines risk of developing calcium phosphate crystals

Answer 24

Calcium-phosphorus product

Question 25

urine hemoglobin can increase by

Answer 25

smoking, jogging, bladder infections

Question 26

serum albumin should be

Answer 26

greater than 4g/dl