Davita Pd Exam Review 2023 Questions And Answers

TNC or WBC count should be obtained after how long? {Ans: *4 hour dwell* anything less than/more than could be inaccurate because the cell count will vary with length of dwell time}What is the purpose of DQI? {Ans: It is a score/report *Create a focus on patient outcomes that will affect patient health* How do current outcomes affect our patients? example: peritonitis trends going up, implementing monthly infection quiz to decrease}Gram stains go in a... {Ans: red tube}SHAPES protocol does {Ans: Epogen dosing}What does QAPI stand for? {Ans: - Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement}In relation to MBD labs, kidney disease causes... {Ans: *PO4 increases* which causes PTH to increase; causing Calcitriol to increase. *Ca will decrease* in bones/teeth/blood and "Free" Ca will increase. (side note: Serum Ca is protein + free = "total "& Ionized Ca = "free" )}after initial assessment of a new pt., reassessments are due in {Ans: 90 days}The PMN or neutrophil count is more accurate because {Ans: > 50 % of PMN's is strong evidence of peritonitis, even if the absolute TNC count is <100 uL}Fast PET {Ans: no overnight; 2.5% 4 dwell & serum sample -