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Goal: To recognize arterial or venous pressures during hemodialysis that indicatea potential complication with the patient's vascular access or the extra corporeal circuit.

Objectives:

Identify the clinical info rmation available from interpretation of prepump arterial, postpump arterial, delta, and venous pressure monitoring.
Discuss the complications of excessive pressures in the extracorporeal circuit.
Identify symptoms and potential causes of hemolysis related to the hemodialysis treatment.

Glenda D. Graves BSN, RN, CNN

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