Dialysis

Dialysis is a process used to remove contaminants from the blood that could, and eventually, result in death in the absence of kidney function. The kidneys, normally, function as filters for the blood, removing products of amino acid breakdown. Also, they serve to reclaim and regulate body water, maintain electrolyte balance, and ensure that the blood pH remains between 7.35 and 7.45. Without the function of the kidney, hemostasis is not possible. Dialysis serves to replace some of the functions of the kidney. Since dialysis is not a constant ongoing process, it cannot serve as a constant monitor, but it can eliminate waste products and restore electrolyte and pH levels on a needed basis. They’re many types of dialysis: hemodialysis, pediatric, peritoneal, hemofiltration, and hemodiafiltration. Hemodialysis is the most common type of dialysis used. The patient’s blood…

understand depression in dialysis patients, we must know the meaning of the mental illness of depression. “Depression is a syndrome, a cluster of emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms characterized by sadness, low self-esteem, loss of pleasure, and sometimes, difficulty functioning. If these problems persist for more than two weeks, cause real suffering, and interfere with the business and pleasure of daily life you may have clinical depression” (Pinsky, n.d.). “Depression is the most…

Introduction Peritoneal dialysis is a procedure that filters your blood. You may have this procedure if your kidneys are not working well. You can perform peritoneal dialysis yourself, or a machine can do it for you at night when you sleep. At the start of a session, your abdomen is filled with a fluid called dialysate. The fluid pulls wastes, salt, and extra water through the lining of your abdomen (peritoneum) and into the fluid. At the end of the session the fluid is drained from your body.…

On Monday, September 18th, I got the opportunity to observe outpatient dialysis treatments at DaVita Dialysis. I followed a Patient Care Tech and a LPN during the clinical, and observed great nursing care throughout the clinical. There was one RN in the facility and she was the charge nurse. She managed care as well as delegated patient assignment for the day/week. During my experience, I saw how much patient self-care was necessary during treatment. If the patients needed a kidney transplant,…

this lab you will need a 12cm length of dialysis tubing, Lugol's Iodine, distilled water, 1% starch and glucoses in different droppers, glucoses test and a data table. For the data table you will have to have a column for Glucose Test, positive/negative change, Solutions and Color change you will have 2 rows under Glucose test and +/- but for the solutions and color you will have 4 rows. Under the solutions column you will have a column for the initial color of water+ iodine in the cup, initial…

Upham provided strong leadership in the planning, coordinating and implementation of the Peritoneal Dialysis Program. This is a brand new program, developed to bring back the Veterans who were receiving their care out in the community. With the complexity of their care due to multiple co-morbidities it is critical for them to receive all their care at the Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center (PVAMC). Evidence based resources were used in creating the program and the Peritoneal…

During my dialysis experience I found it to be very informative and interesting. We were not allowed to touch the patients or help with any care but the staff was interactive and explained was they were doing. The staff also was able to provided scenarios of different complications that happened and how they 'd respond. By the end of the first day I was able to see what the caregiver would due if a patient had muscle cramps, was short of breath and had chest pain. The first day I mostly…

Western Dialysis Clinic Introduction This case describes the cost system at a regional non-profit full service renal dialysis clinic. The current system installed at the clinic is based on the traditional ratio-of-cost-to-charges method that was developed for government cost based reimbursement programs. Under this system, the service expenses were allocated to a particular department on basis of the percentage contribution in the revenues of the clinic by that department. There were two…

The dialysis machine at Edward Hospital is definitely not working properly. In order to figure this out, we designed an experiment to prove our inferences. Our hypothesis was if the dialysis tubing is semi-permeable, then it will allow small molecules such as salt and urea to diffuse through the membrane while large molecules like glucose and protein will remain inside of the solution. This statement is not accepted; our data shows that salt, urea, and glucose were present while protein. This…

nausea, vomiting, headaches, severe itching, and there may also be a metallic taste in the mouth. When CKD first begins the kidneys are still able to perform its functions, but at the disease becomes progressively worse, the more complications will occur and the more the disease becomes, which results in Kidney Failure. Kidney failure affects the body in very negative way. At this stage you will need dialysis or a complete kidney transplant. (WebMD, 2016) Complications include Anemia because…