HAEMODIALYSIS WITH HEPARIN / HEPARIN FREE
aborashyd83 DEFINITION Heparin is an anti-coagulant used to prevent platelet aggregation in order to maintain the extra corporeal circuit. It inhibits the generation and activity of thrombin (Factor 11a). PURPOSE 1.…
April 2022
PRIMING OF HAEMODIALYSIS BLOOD LINES AND DIALYSER
DEFINITION Priming is a process in which normal saline is rinsed and filled into the dialyser and bloodlines to expel air and expand the membranes to achieve effective surface area…
PRE DIALYSIS ASSESSMENT OF HAEMODIALYSIS PATIENT
DEFINITION An assessment of condition of the patient prior to commencing haemodialysis treatment. The assessment include physical, social, and psychological aspects to detect and manage any immediate identifiable problems for…
Dialysate Water System Microbiology & Endotoxin
Endotoxin is one of the most important bacterial components contributing to the inflammatory process. Levels of endotoxin correlate directly with severity of meningococcal disease and other forms of sepsis, and…
body mass index
The most common cause for atherosclerosis is high cholesterol in the blood, this usual associated with collection of fat in the abdomen, which corallerate with body mass index, or obesity…
OBESITY MANAGMENT
COMMITMENT IS THE KEY POINT IN OBESITY MANAGMENT LOSING WEIGHT TAKES MORE THAN DESIRE. ASSESSING READINESS FOR WEIGHT LOSS: It takes commitment and a well thought out plan. Making a…
WHY ONE SHOULD MAKE ATTENTION ON OBESITY
WHY ONE SHOULD MAKE ATTENTION ON OBESITY LIFESTYLE A WAY FROM OBESITY IS BETTER, IT CAN CAUSE OR COMPLICATE: diabetes High body weight is associated with many medical disorders such…
Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
Urgent RRT are initiated in certain critically ill patients with AKI and has been shown to reduce mortality rate. It is usually started in patients with severe metabolic acidosis, severe…
AKI can be categorized according to the location of insult
AKI can be categorized according to the location of insult; pre-renal, intra-renal (intrinsic) and post-renal. Pre-renalPre-renal injuries are caused by decreased renal blood flow, mostly due to hypovolemia and low-output…
Renal disease
Renal disease presents as:1 Asymptomatic disease• Non-visible haematuria: (NVH, microscopic haematuria.) Detected on urine dipstick on repeated testing. Most is not due to renal disease and urological investigation is fi…