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Hemodialysis Simulator Knowledge Guide

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OPENPediatrics Staff

Description

This document can be used as a reference when utilizing the virtual hemodialysis simulator on OPENPediatrics, or can serve as a stand-alone educational tool. This document describes the key concepts of hemodialysis, including indications for use and instructions on setting up a circuit, and offers guidelines for selecting a prescription, monitoring a patient, and managing clinical complications that may result from hemodialysis.

Last reviewed: May 11, 2017.

Topics: Nephrology

Peritoneal Dialysis

Content Author:

Sharon Su MD

Date: 12 May 2017

In this video, Dr. Sharon Su explains why peritoneal dialysis is used, and the steps needed to administer this treatment.

Initial publication: May 12, 2017.

Podcast:

Listen to the audio track of this video.

Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis

Content Author:

Sharon Su MD

Date: 10 May 2017

In this video, Dr. Sharon Su discusses the complications that can arise during peritoneal dialysis, and how to identify and treat them.

Initial publication: May 10, 2017.

Podcast:

Listen to the audio track of this video.

Hemodialysis Simulator

Content Author:

OPENPediatrics Staff

Date: 13 April 2017

The hemodialysis (HD) simulator offers stand-alone education on the elements of initiating and managing a child on HD, including setting up an HD circuit, selecting a prescription, monitoring a patient, assessing laboratory values, and managing clinical complications.

GU Trauma in Children Part 1: Renal Injury

Content Author:

George Taylor

Date: 6 March 2017

In this video, Dr. Taylor discusses GU trauma and specifically the impact on renal injury.

Initial publication: March 6, 2017.

Podcast:

Peritoneal Dialysis Simulator

Content Author:

OPENPediatrics Staff

Date: 28 January 2016

The peritoneal dialysis simulator offers stand-alone education on all elements of managing a child on peritoneal dialysis, including assessment of patient and dialysate; monitoring and responding to patient variables and laboratory results; and identifying complications from device manipulations.

Peritoneal Dialysis

Content Author:

Date: 28 January 2016

The Peritoneal Dialysis curriculum allows the learner to practice performing peritoneal dialysis in multiple clinical scenarios over varying pediatric ages (infant, child and adolescent) and disease states (acute kidney failure, chronic kidney failure, sepsis, peritonitis, congenital malformation