CCHT Review Davita Exam Questions and Answers.
Ultrafiltration is influenced by - Correct Answer Transmembrane pressure
The water softener removes - Correct Answer calcium and magnesium
the reprocessed dialyzer is carefully rinsed prior to patient use to remove - Correct
Answer Residual germicide
The part of the cell wall of bacteria that, when released, can cause fever in hemodialysis
patients is - Correct Answer Endotoxin
The venous needle in an AV fistula - Correct Answer Should be placed antegrade
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Correct Answer
Monthly
A 58-Year-old patient who is blind comes to accompanied by his wife. Which of this
action should the dialysis technician take? - Correct Answer Describe the activities in
the immediate environment
a Dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine.
Which of these actions should the dialysis tech take? ? - Correct Answer clean the
machine surface immediately
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses
an environmental risk? - Correct Answer About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor
a female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. the
patient tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and depressed. he asked the
dialysis technician to go out to dinner with him. in addition to politely declining the
patient's invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take? -
Correct Answer Refer patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - Correct Answer an artery and a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - Correct
Answer Vitamin B12
A mixed-bed DI tank contains - Correct Answer cations and anions
A nephron is made uo of - Correct Answer A cortex and a capsule
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 - Correct Answer An infiltration
, A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - Correct Answer
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high potassium foods with her.
during the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is
highest in potassium? - Correct Answer banana
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - Correct Answer
bradycardia
A reason a dialysis technician is to be certified is - Correct Answer it is a CMS
requirement
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has - Correct Answer
tachycardia
A patients laboratory result indicates that the pre-dialysis 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. - Correct Answer Was the post dialysis sample
drawn correctly??
a true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - Correct Answer may rupture and cause
the patient to bleed profusely
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You
would - Correct Answer never document something that someone else did
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative
of - Correct Answer clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
a patient target weight is 154.0 lb and the patient's pretreatment weight is 158.4lb. For a
four-hour treatment, how many ml/hour must the patient lose to reach dry weight -
Correct Answer 500
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than
- Correct Answer 100 CFU/ML
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
Correct Answer potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - Correct Answer 3-5% of EDW
The AAMI standard for endotoxins levels in conventional dialysate is - Correct Answer
less than two (2) EU/ml
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