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Air evident in venous line Press clamp key – remove air from chamber with a syringe AIR DETECTION ALARM AIR DETECTION ALARM Blood level too low in return chamber Press clamp key – Adjust level with syringe. Check level in de-gassing chamber PRESS BLOOD PUMP AND FLUID BALANCE KEYS Venous line not correctly placed in air detector Reposition return line 44
If UF is coloured, the membrane is ruptured Discontinue treatment BLOOD LEAK E ALARM BLOOD LEAK ALARM Chamber not in housing Reposition blood chamber PRESS BLOOD PUMP AND BALANCE KEYS Dust on mirror of housing Clean mirror and replace 45
Page 1 and 2: A quick reference guide to haemofil
Page 3 and 4: Acute renal failure (ARF) is a comm
Page 5 and 6: Glomerular Filtration; blood flows
Page 7 and 8: CRRT, or continuous renal replaceme
Page 9 and 10: CVVHF Continuous Veno-Venous Haemof
Page 11 and 12: CVVHD Continuous Veno-Venous Haemod
Page 13 and 14: Molecules are measured in daltons (
Page 15 and 16: FILTRATION Filtration is defined as
Page 17 and 18: CONVECTION Convection is defined as
Page 19 and 20: MANIPULATION OF THESE H PRINCIPLES
Page 21 and 22: • A double lumen catheter, also k
Page 23 and 24: AIM - to prevent the filter and the
Page 25 and 26: MOST COMMONLY USED ANTICOAGULANT TH
Page 27 and 28: SALINE FLUSHES • In patients that
Page 29 and 30: There is restriction of movement of
Page 31 and 32: Bicarbonate is unstable in solution
Page 33 and 34: BASELINE OBSERVATIONS to establish
Page 35 and 36: NORMAL BLOOD VALUES Na 135 - 145 mm
Page 37 and 38: While machines involved in CRRT dif
Page 39 and 40: The Aquariius Manufactured by Edwar
Page 41 and 42: TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE ALARM TMP ha
Page 43: Line kinked /clamped Remove kink /
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