Evaluation of Learning Objectives

Basic Clinical Dialysis

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To assess the effectiveness of the course material, we ask that you evaluate your achievement of each learning objective on a scale of A to D (A=excellent, B=good, C=fair, D=unsatisfactory). Please indicate your responses next to each learning objective and submit it as part of the course assignment.

1. Discuss CKD. A B C D
2. Describe urinary sediment of the acute and advanced renal patient. A B C D
3. List major causes of apparent failure of dialysis. A B C D
4. State the aims of predialysis education. A B C D
5. Compare home dialysis and a satellite program. A B C D
6. State when dialysis should be started. A B C D
7. State the two reasons for opting for conservative advanced CKD treatment. A B C D
8. Discuss the statistics of deaths in dialysis and post transplantation. A B C D
9. Discuss the hematiminc deficiency and how it is corrected. A B C D
10. Discuss heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and complications. A B C D
11. Describe how to manage acute bleeding in patients on dialysis. A B C D
12. State why lepirudin should not be used to reverse the effects of heparin. A B C D
13. List the role of the parathyroid hormone. A B C D
14. Define osteomalacia and list the clinical features. A B C D
15. Describe osteoporosis. A B C D
16. Describe a low dose DFO challenge, according to Protocol 2.4 C. A B C D
17. List the indications of a parathyroidectomy and benefits that may be incurred. A B C D
18. List the recommended vaccinations for patients on dialysis. A B C D
19. Discuss associated management statements for the pregnant woman. A B C D
20. Discuss the use of magnesium for seizure prophylaxis in the woman with pre-eclampsia. A B C D
21. Compare the “beating heart donor” and the “non-beating heart donor”. A B C D
22. Discuss live donor transplantation. A B C D
23. Compare drugs poorly removed by dialysis and those effectively removed by dialysis. A B C D
24. Discuss the need for dietary potassium in the hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patient. A B C D
25. Define convection and diffusion. A B C D
26. Define porosity and absorption. A B C D
27. Define high efficiency membranes. A B C D
28. List impurities that should be removed from the water for dialysis. A B C D
29. List most effective and less effective methods of delivering a dialysis dose. A B C D
30. State the indications for tunneled and non-tunneled hemodialysis catheters. A B C D
31. List complications of hemodialysis catheters. A B C D
32. State the two most common types of arteriovenous fistulas. A B C D
33. Compare the AV fistula and the AV graft according to Table 3.4. A B C D
34. Define arterial steal syndrome. A B C D
35. Describe briefly the complications during hemodialysis. A B C D
36. State the advantages of peritoneal dialysis. A B C D
37. State the disadvantages of peritoneal dialysis. A B C D
38. Describe normal anatomy of the peritoneal cavity. A B C D
39. Compare substances lost in the dialysate and absorbed into the circulation during peritoneal dialysis. A B C D
40. State the placement of the peritoneal dialysis catheter. A B C D
41. Discuss chronic care of the peritoneal dialysis catheter. A B C D
42. Describe the dextrose-containing peritoneal dialysis solution. A B C D
43. Describe the peritoneal dialysis cycle. A B C D
44. Compare continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and automated peritoneal dialysis. A B C D
45. Discuss residual renal function. A B C D
46. Describe the various types of contamination of the perineum. A B C D
47. Discuss symptoms and management for fluid overload, volume depletion and metabolic abnormalities. A B C D
48. List management techniques for constipation. A B C D
49. Describe nutritional complications for children receiving peritoneal dialysis. A B C D
50. List complications of acute renal failure and the treatment that may be required prior to dialysis. A B C D
51. Describe the three extracorporeal modalities for acute poisoning. A B C D
52. Define apheresis and plasmapheresis. A B C D