Description

General Objective

To train nursing professionals in the mastery of specific, up-to-date and in-depth knowledge in the art of caring for patients on renal replacement therapies, specifically haemodialysis, continuous therapies and peritoneal dialysis.

Addressed to:

Professionals, health care technicians who wish to complement or begin studies in dialysis and students in their final year of health careers.

Content


Module I: GENERALITIES OF RENAL PHYSIOPATHOLOGY

Anatomy and physiology of the kidney.
Chronic Kidney Disease. (stages).
Basic concepts of epidemiology and statistics of renal pathology.

Module II: CHRONIC RENAL DISEASE AND RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES

Clinical picture of end-stage CKD
Indication for haemodialysis
Historical background of haemodialysis
Physico-chemical principles of haemodialysis
Haemodialysis machines
Dialysers
Haemodialysis water plant
Dialysate composition - reuse
Diabetes Mellitus and Haemodialysis
Haemodialysis vascular accesses (HAV)
Hepatitis and haemodialysis
HIV and haemodialysis
Prevention and control of HAIs in haemodialysis.
Administration of drugs in haemodialysis and their appropriateness.
Pharmacological principles and alterations in uraemia.
Haemodialysis complications and treatment.
Patient education in haemodialysis.

Module III: RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES

General overview of the critically ill patient.
Overview and concepts of acute kidney injury (AKI).
Overview and concepts of renal support therapies (CVVH-CHDVV-ultrafiltration).
Vascular access for CRT (continuous renal therapies).
CRT machines and supplies
Pharmacology
Anticoagulation in CRT
Biomarkers

Module IV: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

Peritoneal dialysis indicators and statistical data
Peritoneal dialysis equipment
Peritoneal dialysis access systems
Acute peritoneal dialysis prescription
Peritoneal dialysis adequacy and chronic peritoneal dialysis prescription
Ultrafiltration monitoring of solute and volume transport in peritoneal dialysis
Peritonitis and infection
Mechanical complications of peritoneal dialysis
Metabolic complications of peritoneal dialysis

Additional information

Country

Ecuador

Duration

50 hrs

Certification

AST

Ranking

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