Question # 64

A patient on CAPD reports cloudy dialysate effluent after dwell. The most likely diagnosis and initial nursing action involve:

Options:

A.

Peritonitis; obtain effluent sample for cell count, Gram stain, and culture

B.

Catheter migration; perform abdominal x-ray

C.

Hyperglycemia; check blood glucose

D.

Fibrin formation; add heparin to next exchange

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