A nurse is caring for a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis for renal failure. ● Why is...
A nurse is caring for a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis for renal failure. ● Why is peritonitis a potential complication of this type of dialysis
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Peritonitis is a potential complication in the peritoneal dialysis for renal failure as in this type of dialysis the peritoneum is used in a person's abdomen as the membrane through which the dissolved fluid substances are exchanged with the blood, but this opens the body and increases the chances of infection.
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A nurse is caring for a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis
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The nurse is caring for a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis and notices that the flow of...
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