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PCT CERTIFICATION ACTUAL EXAM 2024
NEWEST 150 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFID ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) /A+
GRADE ASSURED
AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested

A. annually

B. Monthly

C. semi-annually

D. quarterly. - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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?

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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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?

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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-D. vitamin B12

A mixed-bed DI tank contains

A. Anions and sediment.

B. Activated charcoal and anions.

C. Cations and anions.

,D. Cations and minerals. - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-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

A. a pseudoaneurysm.

B. an Infiltration.

C. recirculation.

D. stenosis. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. an Infiltration.

A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?

A. Crenation

B. Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome

C. First use syndrome

D. Steal syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome

A patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. During the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?

A. Bananas

B. Ice Cream

C. Pasta

D. Rice - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Bananas

A slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has

, A. A normal rate

B. An arrhythmia

C. Bradycardia

D. Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Bradycardia

A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is:

A. DaVita requires it

B. It is a CMS requirement

C. To show proof of training

D. To test your knowledge of dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER-B. It is a CMS requirement

A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of:

A. Arterial needle malposition

B. Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit

C. Excessive ultrafiltration

D. Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit

A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:

A. ask what time he gave it and document it with his signature

B. ask what time he gave it and document it with his signature, as a late entry

C. ask what time he gave it and document that you gave it

D. never document something that someone else did - CORRECT ANSWER-D. never document
something that someone else did

A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it

A. can result in hypertension.

B. may cause the patient to have pain in the fingers.

C. may cause the access to clot.

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