MOD F TECH 49 Haemodialysis

Question 1

Kidneys Functions

Answer 1

• Simple filtration
• Selective reabsorption
• Secretion
• Filter the blood to remove waste products such as urea
• Regulate salt and water balance
• Excrete Urine

Question 2

Kidney stops working

Answer 2

Waste products Accumulate in blood

Causes:

• Feeling unwell generally
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• Disturbed sleep,
• Production of less urine
• Fluid retention causing

–Swollen hands/ankles

–Breathlessness

Weight gain.

The body will not produce as many Red cells = Anaemia

This causes:

• Weakness
• Lethargy
• Build up of Toxins in the body which may cause itchy skin

Question 3

Kidney Failure (includes)

Answer 3

• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Inflammation
• Blockage
• Chronic Infection

Question 4

Treatment Options

Answer 4

üContinuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

üAutomated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD)

üHaemodialysis (HD)

üKidney Transplant (KT)

Question 5

Haemodialysis

Answer 5

•Renal failure

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•Three or four times a week

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•Usually takes 3-5 hours but can take up to ten hours

Question 6

Haemodialysis complications

Answer 6

•Hypotension

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•Emergencies/sudden illnesses

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•Leaking disconnected fistulas

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•Serum hepatitis

Question 7

Advantages of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Answer 7

• Patients can treat themselves
• Travel
• Feel more healthy
• Normal Diet
• Fluid intake is not severely restricted
• Quality of life

Question 8

A.P.D. Automated Peritoneal Dialysis

Answer 8

•Information from the hospital Haemodialysis Unit

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•Automated because the patient connects themselves up to a machine throughout the night, and sleeps through their dialysis.

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•The APD machine then filters their blood while they sleep.

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•Filtering normally occurs approximately 5-7 times throughout the night