Author Question: Hemodialysis is the removal of waste products from the blood with the use of an artificial kidney. ... (Read 139 times)

swpotter12 · **on:** Jul 18, 2018

Hemodialysis is the removal of waste products from the blood with the use of an artificial kidney.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

When performing a pelvic lymphadenectomy, if the lymph nodes are found to be positive for cancer, the surgeon will most likely continue with the radical perineal prostatectomy.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

l.stuut · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 18, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: T
Patients with chronic renal failure may require dialysis. In hemodialysis an arteriovenous shunt or fistula is created subcutaneously in either an arm or leg to provide access to remove the waste products from the blood by a semipermeable membrane of a dialyzer.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: F
The lymph nodes may be examined by frozen section to detect early and subtle metastases from prostatic carcinoma. If several nodes are positive for cancer, the patient is unlikely to benefit from a radical prostatectomy. If the nodes are negative, the urologist may proceed with a radical retropubic prostatectomy.