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AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested A. annually B. Monthly C. semi-annually D. quarterly. :~~ D. quarterly A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. Which of these approaches should the dialysis technician use when interactin...

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PCT certification Questions & 100%
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AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested

A. annually

B. Monthly

C. semi-annually

D. quarterly.

✓ :~~ D. quarterly




A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife.

Which of these approaches should the dialysis technician use when interacting with

the patient?




A. Avoid using phrases that refer to sight, such as "It looks like..."

B. Describe the activities in the immediate environment

C. Give instructions to his wife instead of him

D. Touch the patient before speaking to him

✓ :~~ B. Describe the activities in the immediate environment




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?


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A. Clean the machine surface at the end of treatment

B. Clean the machine surface immediately

C. Notify the equipment technician

D. Notify the nurse

✓ :~~ B. Clean the machine surface immediately




A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one

poses an environmental risk?




A. About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor

B. A patient's family member is present during initiation of treatment

C. Charts are lying on bedside tables

D. The wheels of the hemodialysis machine are locked

✓ :~~ A. 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 asks

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?




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A. No further action is needed

B. Recommend an over-the-counter mood stimulant, such as St. John's Wort

C. Refer the patient to the social worker

D. Share the patient's need for socialization with other patients

✓ :~~ C. Refer the patient to the social worker




A fistula connects

A. a vein to a vein

B. an artery and a vein to synthetic material

C. an artery to an artery

D. an artery to a vein.

✓ :~~ D. an artery to a vein.




A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is

A. creatinine

B. nitrogen

C. urea

D. vitamin B12

✓ :~~ D. vitamin B12




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A mixed-bed DI tank contains




A. Anions and sediment.

B. Activated charcoal and anions.

C. Cations and anions.

D. Cations and minerals.

✓ :~~ C. Cations and anions.




A nephron is made up of:




A. A glomerulus and a tubule system

B. The bladder and the ureters

C. The cortex and a capsule

D. The loop of Henle and the capillary ball

✓ :~~ A. A glomerulus and a tubule system




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




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