DIALYSIS SETTINGS - ANSWERED: Conductivity in dialysis

QUESTIONS ABOUT DIALYSIS MACHINE SETTINGS - ANSWERED: Conductivity Profiles
Dialysis machines are complicated. One of the hardest things to understand abou tthe dialysis machine settings are CONDUCTIVITY PROFILES.
CONDUCTIVITY IS A DIALYSIS TERM FOR SODIUM.
And what do we know about sodium?
ANSWER: Whereever sodium (SALT) goes, water goes.
CONDUCTIVITY PROFILES use this property of salt to help pull fluid off the patient that has it.
ANSWER: CONDUCTIVITY (Sodium) profiles/settings help patients who have fluid overload symptoms like hypertension, shortness of breath, edema, but have trouble with removing their extra fluid because of cramping, hypotension, nausea and vomitting.
So by setting the DIALYSATE with a HIGH CONDUCTIVITY/SODIUM LEVEL, the Conductivity/Salt is helping pull fluid from their body to the blood stream, and then through the dialyzer.
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00:00 Intro to Conductivity
00:40 Diffusion Review
01:22 Osmosis, Mr. Potato and Gary
02:05 Picture of Potato after Osmosis
02:14 Like and Subscribe

[@bee-bie689]

Thank you very much about short story the rule of diffusion and osmosis
So easy to remember that
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[@dialysisnurselindsey]

Ohhh good! U are welcome. Thank u for watching!

[@MichelleTyner]

Omg! Your kitty is so cute with her lion cut ❤

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

Conductivity/Sodium Profiles is one of the coolest things the Dialysis Machine can do 😎 and once you understand it, it's so easy!

[@taralecornu7818]

Love your videos and find them super useful as a new dialysis nurse 👩‍⚕️ would love to know more about kt/v and BTM/recirculation 🙂 Thank you from AUS 🇦🇺💛

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

These are great ideas!!!! I traveled to Sydney around 5 years ago. An amazing city!!

[@beatrizaraque5352]

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[@ginnykuenzi4867]

Could you please run us through a day in the life of a dialysis RN? That would be great! Thank you, your videos are amazing :)

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

I would love that! I’ll turn my living room Into a clinic the next time my BF is playing a round of golf 🏌🏻‍♀️

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

I’m still working on it! I want to make it real good, having to get creative with HIPPA rules :). I’m also thinking about doing a live stream for a q and a!

[@timtim0007]

Cool cat😂

[@kirtiazad866]

Thnkyou for info mam from India 😊

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

you are very welcome 👋 😊

[@brianhenry6854]

I read that the temp on a machine should be adjusted lower if patient has high blood pressure to eliminate sudden drops in blood pressure and that the dialysate flow should be set lower to reduce headaches is this true I am a patient and need to know and are there any other settings I should be aware of

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

Machine settings can be very patient specific. There are no fast hard rules with machine settings…it all depends on the you and your history and symptoms. It can get complicated. I recommend talking more with ur nurse and provider.

[@kaitlynwitt190]

In my clinic we aren’t allowed to use sodium profiling.

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

Interesting! I wonder why.

[@sophana82]

Same

[@abigailrandall7520]

@@dialysisnurselindsey historically sodium profiles have been correlated with hypertension, increased interdialytic weight gain, and higher mortality.
It’s not to say that sodium profiles should never be used but other options should be exhausted first and orders should be obtained by a nephrologist who is familiar in applying sodium profiles and with the individual patient so that we can optimize the benefits and minimize the risks.

[@dialysisnurselindsey]

Thanks!

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