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CCHT practice examannually - answer AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - answer A dialysis technician observes a
drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of these
actions should the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - answer A dialysis technician observes
all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - answer A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - answer A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of
a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - answer A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - answer A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - answer A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The
dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that
the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - answer A patient who is to receive their first
dialysis treatment is prone to?
bananas - answer A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high
potassium foods with her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the
following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - answer A reason why a dialysis technician is to be
certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - answer A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low
flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - answer A teammate asks you to
document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
,May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely - answer A true aneurysm can
be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - answer A patient's
laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post
dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the
answer to which of these questions?
Tachycardia - answer A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the
patient has:
500 - answer A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre treatment
weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient
lose to reach dry weight?
200 CFU/mL - answer AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall
not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - answer Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - answer According to AAMI the standard level for
endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - answer According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis
technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific
certification by:
Nutritional - answer Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 - answer All of the following are phosphate binders except:
numbness and tingling - answer All of the following may be signs and symptoms of
an infected access except:
The absence of disease producing organisms - answer Asepsis is defined as
1,385 mL/hr - answer Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of fluid to be removed,
what is the ultrafiltration rate per hour (mL/hr) for her 4 hour treatment?
Discard the needle - answer Before a hemodialysis treatment, the technician
removes the cap from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with the tip
of the needle. Which of these actions should the technician take first?
Hemolysis - answer Dialysate that is too hot will cause
, Weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal -
answer Dry weight is defined as the
Disconnection of the bloodline - answer During a hemodialysis treatment the
technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause for this
alarm is:
Blood - answer Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:
Diffusion - answer Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate
of
Stop the pump - answer During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle
infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take first?
Between 7.0 and 7.4 - answer Dialysate pH should be:
Clamp the venous line - answer During hemodialysis, the air detector on Ms. Foster's
machine alarms and foam is visible in the venous drop chamber. The immediate action
of the dialysis technician should be to:
How have you been since your last dialysis treatment? - answer During predialysis
data collection, it would be best for the technician to ask the patient which of these
questions?
Take the patient's temperature - answer During the hemodialysis treatment, a patient
complains of feeling chilled. In addition to getting the patient a blanket, which of these
actions should the technician take?
Notify the equipment technician - answer During the set up of a hemodialysis
machine, the alarm test for conductivity fails. Which of these actions should the dialysis
technician take?
Indicators of the adequacy of the renal replacement therapy - answer ESRD specific
tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and URR are
Ultrafiltration - answer Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate
during dialysis by which principle
Percent rejection - answer Feed conductivity- product conductivity divided by x 100
is the formula calculation of
The ultrafiltration rate - answer Fluid to be removed divided by the treatment time
tells us
Inadequate dialyzer priming - answer Germicide rebound occurs due to:
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