front 1 what are the reasons for water treatment | back 1 - patient safety - prevent equipment damage: there things in the water that can prevent the equipment to function. |
front 2 Aluminum in water used for dialysis causes: | back 2 - anemia - bone disease - N/V |
front 3 Chlorine in water used for hemodialysis causes | back 3 - hemolysis - Anemia |
front 4 Excess calcium and sodium in water used for dialysis causes: | back 4 hypertension |
front 5 Excess calcium and magnesium in water used for dialysis causes: | back 5 Muscle weakness |
front 6 water/Dialysate culture results | back 6 - Acceptable level: Below 50 cfu/ml - action level: 50-199 cfu/ml - unacceptable level: 200 cfu/ml or greater |
front 7 Water/Dialysate endotoxin testing results | back 7 -/ Acceptable level: below 1EU/ml -/ Action level: 1 EU/ml or greater but less 2EU/ml -/ Unacceptable level: 2 EU/ml or greater |
front 8 what removes chlorine/chloramine testing | back 8 when: prior to first pt treatment and as long as we are using the water, . 15min prior to test where: after tanks Acceptable result: Chlorine limit is 0.1mg/l or less Action if results are too high post primary tank: repeat . check after 2sd tank. repeat the result and check if is still greater than 0.1mg/l. if still high check the second tank. F/U if secondary test results are within limits: Q30 minutes and document F/U if secondary test results are too high: stop dialysis |
front 9 Hardness testing 1 - What is removed? 2- why is it important? 3- when do test? | back 9 1- hardness ions (calcium + magnesium) 2- primarily for Ro routine, protectc from scale(build-up of calcium and magnesium) by using salt water to make exchange for the hardness ions 3- At the end of the Tx day |
front 10 what does the RO remove? | back 10 -/ organic and inoganic contaminants % rejection need to 90% -/ bacteria and endotoxin |
front 11 what are two concerns with using DI tanks? | back 11 1- highly dangerous when exhausted: when exhausted contaminated will go to the pt. 2- Typically increased bacteria and exdotoxin levels |
front 12 Response to Final Water Quality Alarm | back 12 1- pull all dialysis machine in bypass mode 2- Notify charge RN, FA Biomed, Medical Director 3- If water quality cannot be restored, erminate all treatment and submit a facility AOR |