NCLEX RN Practice Question # 673

NCLEX Examination.

Practice Question # 673.

Hemodialysis:

• Hemodialysis is an intermittent renal replacement therapy involving the process of cleansing the client’s blood.
• It involves the diffusion of dissolved particles from 1 fluid compartment into another across a semipermeable membrane; the client’s blood flows through 1 fluid compartment of a dialysis filter, and the dialysate is in another fluid compartment.

Functions of hemodialysis

• Cleanses the blood ofaccumulated waste products
• Removes the byproducts of protein metabolism such as urea, creatinine, and uric acid from the blood
• Removes excess body fluids
• Maintainsor restoresthebuffer system ofthebody
• Corrects electrolyte levels in the body