| Cycler Settings | Troubleshooting Alarms | What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |
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What is the button used to start treatment?
Kidney Button
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What is maximum arterial pressure?
-240
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You're on treatment and start feeling hot, flushed, dizzy and/or nauseous? What is possibly wrong?
A sudden drop in blood pressure
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In rinse back, what is the amount of fluid used to rinse back your blood?
277ml
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What is maximum venous pressure?
300
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You are on treatment and start experiencing chest pain or palpitations? What do you do?
Call 911!
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What is the color of the screen with the ultrafiltration settings?
Yellow
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What caution number always follows an air alarm?
12
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You're blood pressure is high, you have shortness of breath and swelling? What is possibly wrong?
Fluid overload
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What does effluent refer to?
The waste line
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What is the best way to handle a Pureflow issue or alarm?
Call Nxstage! :)
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How do you give a saline bolus?
Open both white clamps and give the proper amount of fluid, then close both clamps
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What is the maximum amount of fluid you can remove each treatment?
3 Liters
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What is a 14 caution?
Air in the dialysate line
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Why is it important to clear alarms in a timely manner?
Because the pump stops during an alarm and the blood in the lines can clot.
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