CCHT Practice /Questions And Answers
Quiz :AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested... -
√Answer :annually
Quiz :A fistula connects... - √Answer :an artery to a vein
Quiz :A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer
is - √Answer :vitamin B12
Quiz :A mixed-bed DI tank contains - √Answer :cations and anions
Quiz :A nephron is made up of... - √Answer :a glomerulus and a tubule system
Quiz :A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to... -
√Answer :dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
Quiz :What is a food high in potassium? - √Answer :banana
Quiz :A slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has -
√Answer :bradycardia
Quiz :A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is - √Answer :It's a
CMS requirement
Quiz :A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of... - √Answer :clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
Quiz :A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it... - √Answer :may rupture
and cause the patient to bleed profusely
Quiz :A patients lab results indicate that the pre-dialysis BUN level was lower
than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the
technician would seek the answer to which question? - √Answer :Was the post
dialysis sample drawn correctly?
Quiz :A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has -
√Answer :tachycardia
Quiz :AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial
count be less than... - √Answer :100 CFU/mL
, Quiz :Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and
even death... - √Answer :Potassium
Quiz :Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - √Answer :3-5% of TW
Quiz :The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysate is... -
√Answer :less than 0.50 EU/mL
Quiz :Albumin is an important test that tells about the patients' ________
status - √Answer :nutritional
Quiz :All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT... - √Answer :Vitamin
B12 (other options: TUMS, Phos-Lo, Renagel)
Quiz :All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access
EXCEPT... - √Answer :Numbness and tingling (other options: fever and swelling
of the access, redness and warmth, tenderness and drainage)
Quiz :Asepsis is defined as... - √Answer :the absence of disease producing
organisms
Quiz :Dialysate that is too hot will cause... - √Answer :hemolysis
Quiz :Target weight is defined as the... - √Answer :weight at which the patient
has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal
Quiz :Low venous pressure alarm is most likely caused by... -
√Answer :disconnection of the bloodline
Quiz :If three hours of time has actually passed but the machine is showing
that only two and a half hours have passed, the technician should understand
that... - √Answer :the machine was in bypass for 30 minutes
Quiz :Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to... - √Answer :blood
Quiz :Decreasing the patients prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of... -
√Answer :diffusion
Quiz :AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested... -
√Answer :annually
Quiz :A fistula connects... - √Answer :an artery to a vein
Quiz :A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer
is - √Answer :vitamin B12
Quiz :A mixed-bed DI tank contains - √Answer :cations and anions
Quiz :A nephron is made up of... - √Answer :a glomerulus and a tubule system
Quiz :A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to... -
√Answer :dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
Quiz :What is a food high in potassium? - √Answer :banana
Quiz :A slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has -
√Answer :bradycardia
Quiz :A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is - √Answer :It's a
CMS requirement
Quiz :A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of... - √Answer :clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
Quiz :A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it... - √Answer :may rupture
and cause the patient to bleed profusely
Quiz :A patients lab results indicate that the pre-dialysis BUN level was lower
than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the
technician would seek the answer to which question? - √Answer :Was the post
dialysis sample drawn correctly?
Quiz :A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has -
√Answer :tachycardia
Quiz :AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial
count be less than... - √Answer :100 CFU/mL
, Quiz :Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and
even death... - √Answer :Potassium
Quiz :Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - √Answer :3-5% of TW
Quiz :The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysate is... -
√Answer :less than 0.50 EU/mL
Quiz :Albumin is an important test that tells about the patients' ________
status - √Answer :nutritional
Quiz :All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT... - √Answer :Vitamin
B12 (other options: TUMS, Phos-Lo, Renagel)
Quiz :All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access
EXCEPT... - √Answer :Numbness and tingling (other options: fever and swelling
of the access, redness and warmth, tenderness and drainage)
Quiz :Asepsis is defined as... - √Answer :the absence of disease producing
organisms
Quiz :Dialysate that is too hot will cause... - √Answer :hemolysis
Quiz :Target weight is defined as the... - √Answer :weight at which the patient
has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal
Quiz :Low venous pressure alarm is most likely caused by... -
√Answer :disconnection of the bloodline
Quiz :If three hours of time has actually passed but the machine is showing
that only two and a half hours have passed, the technician should understand
that... - √Answer :the machine was in bypass for 30 minutes
Quiz :Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to... - √Answer :blood
Quiz :Decreasing the patients prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of... -
√Answer :diffusion
