01 Who Are You? - Kidney 9
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Height 10
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15 Key Functions of the Kidney
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Summary of Urine Production and Kidney Function 16
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Summary of the Key Functions of the Kidneys 18

02 I don't understand, I understand! - Acute Renal Failure (ARF), Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) 25
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Acute Renal Failure (ARF) 26
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Concept 26
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Cause 28
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Type 28 of acute kidney injury
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Vascular access methods for emergency dialysis 34
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35 Precautions During Dialysis in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
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Urine output in patients with acute kidney injury 36
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Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) 41
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Chronic renal failure stage (stage 5 = end-stage renal failure) 41
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Course and complications 46

03 Teacher! You've got it all planned out! - The Concepts and Principles of Hemodialysis and the Hemodialysis Process 51
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Concepts and Principles of Hemodialysis 52
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Principles of Hemodialysis 53
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Components of Hemodialysis 55
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Functions of the Hemodialysis Machine 55
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Dialyzer 56
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Types of dialysis membranes 30
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Dialysis membrane related terms 61
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Dialysate 64
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Hemodialysis water 70
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Actual 74 artificial kidney room water treatment system
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The Process of Hemodialysis 81
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Vascular Access 85 in Hemodialysis
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Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) 87
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Arteriovenous Graft (AVG) 89
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Hemodialysis Catheter 90
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Anticoagulation for hemodialysis 95
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Anticoagulation therapy 96
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Heparin Injection 97

04 You Gave Me a Hundred Pro! - The Reality of Hemodialysis 123
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The Reality of Hemodialysis 124
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Preparation before hemodialysis 124
A. NIPRO Dialysis Machine Dialysis Connection Circuit (Blood Tubing Line) Setting Process 124
B. NIPRO Dialysis Machine Priming Process 131
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Dialysate Preparation 137
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Beginning of Hemodialysis: Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF), Artificial Blood Vessel (AVG) 142
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Hemodialysis Initiation Process 144
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Termination of hemodialysis: arteriovenous fistula (AVF), artificial blood vessel (AVG) 154
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Hemodialysis termination process 155
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Initiation of hemodialysis in catheterized patients 161
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Hemodialysis Initiation Process for Catheter-Enabled Patients 162
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End of hemodialysis in catheter patients 171
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End of Hemodialysis Process for Catheter Patients 172

05 What's So Important? - Clinical Examination 179
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Clinical examination of hemodialysis patients 180
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How to check results by test item 181
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Hemoglobin/hematocrit (Hgb/HCT) 181
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Serum Ferritin & TSAT 182
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Potassium (K, potassium) 185
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Sodium (Na, sodium) 185
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Calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P, phosphorus) 185
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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) 186
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Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) 186
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Dialysis adequacy and urea removal rate (Kt/V & URR) 186
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Albumin 187
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Blood Sugar and Glycated Hemoglobin (Glucose/HbA1c) - Diabetic Patient 187
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Uric acid 188
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Chest X-Ray (Chest X-ray) 188
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Dry weight (target weight) 188
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Average daily weight gain (Wt gain) 188
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Clinical test results for patients with end-stage renal disease: 190
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198 Test Items by Blood Collection Bottle Type
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Purple (EDTA tube - blood cells) 198
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Yellow (SST tube -serum) 199
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Sky blue (Sodium citrate tube) 202
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Gray (NaF tube) 202
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Wound culture stick 203
B. Blood culture 204

06 Thank you, my muta ai! - Drug 207
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SORT 208, the most commonly prescribed drug
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Drugs for Hemodialysis Patients 226
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Cardiovascular drug 226
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Anti-arrhythmic 226
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Anti-Hypertensive 227
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Vasodilating agent 242
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vasoconstrictor 246
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Anti-diabetic agents & insulin (oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin) 248
3.
Electrolytic balance drugs 259
4.
Vitamin D 3 Analogs 264
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Cation Exchange Resin 266
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Vitamins & Blood Formation 267
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Anticoagulant (antiplatelet agent) 271
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Antibiotics 276
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Aminoglycosides 276
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Cephalosporins 278
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Penicillins 281
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Quinolones 282
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Glycopeptide 283
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Antihistamine drugs 284
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Central nervous system agent, autonomic drug 286
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Miscellaneous (Other, Various Types of Drugs) 288
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Sleeping pills/psychotropic drugs 288
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Antipyretic analgesic 290
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Anticonvulsants 292
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Gout 293
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Hyperlipidemia inhibitor 294

07 Smart Tips for Living in an Artificial Kidney Unit! 297
☆ Tips from a Kidney Center Nurse! 298