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QuestionChoice
Sudden abdominal pain with cloudy dialysate is a hallmark of PD peritonitis. Patients should be given intra-peritoneal antibiotics as soon as possible.
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a
PD peritonitis
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Sudden abdominal pain with a cloudy dialysis bag is a hallmark of PD peritonitis. By contrast, fluid overload would not be expected to cause these symptoms and is not a common complication of starting peritoneal dialysis.
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d
Fluid overload
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Sudden abdominal pain with a cloudy dialysis bag is a hallmark of PD peritonitis. By contrast, hyperbilirubinaemia is characterised by yellowing of the skin (jaundice) and is not a common complication of peritoneal dialysis.
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e
Hyperbilirubinaemia
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Sudden abdominal pain with a cloudy dialysis bag is a hallmark of PD peritonitis. By contrast, an exit-site infection is characterised by erythema and possible discharge at the catheter site.
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b
Exit-site infection
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Sudden abdominal pain with a cloudy dialysis bag is a hallmark of PD peritonitis. By contrast, a tunnel infection is indicated by swelling and erythema at the catheter site.
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c
Tunnel infection
Concept
Chapter
2693
4351
Renal Replacement therapy
Topic
142
Nephrology
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A 52 year old woman is commenced on peritoneal dialysis (PD) due to her end stage kidney disease. Shortly after starting PD, she develops sudden abdominal pain. It is noted that the contents of her dialysis bag has turned cloudy.

Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's presentation?
a