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annually - -AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
-Clean the machine surface immediately - -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 - -A dialysis technician
observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an
environment risk?
-An artery to a vein - -A fistula connects
-Vitamin B12 - -A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance
of a dialyzer is
-Cations and anions - -A mixed- bed DI tank contains
-A glomerulus and a tubule system - -A nephron is made up of
-An infiltration - -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 - -A patient who is to receive their first
dialysis treatment is prone to?
-bananas - -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 - -A reason why a dialysis technician is to be
certified is
-Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - -A rise in transmembrane pressure in a
low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
-Never document something that someone else did - -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 - -A true aneurysm
can be dangerous because it
, -Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - -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 - -A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the
patient has:
-500 - -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 - -AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate
shall not exceed:
-3-5% of EDW - -Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
-Less than two (2) EU/mL - -According to AAMI the standard level for
endotoxins levels is
-4/15/2010 - -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 - -Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
-Vitamin B12 - -All of the following are phosphate binders except:
-numbness and tingling - -All of the following may be signs and symptoms
of an infected access except:
-The absence of disease producing organisms - -Asepsis is defined as
-1,385 mL/hr - -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 - -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 - -Dialysate that is too hot will cause
-Weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is
normal - -Dry weight is defined as the
, -Disconnection of the bloodline - -During a hemodialysis treatment the
technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause
for this alarm is:
-Blood - -Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:
-Diffusion - -Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the
rate of
-Stop the pump - -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 - -Dialysate pH should be:
-Clamp the venous line - -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? - -During predialysis
data collection, it would be best for the technician to ask the patient which of
these questions?
-Take the patient's temperature - -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 - -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 - -ESRD
specific tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and URR are
-Ultrafiltration - -Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the
dialysate during dialysis by which principle
-Percent rejection - -Feed conductivity- product conductivity divided by x
100 is the formula calculation of
-The ultrafiltration rate - -Fluid to be removed divided by the treatment time
tells us
-Inadequate dialyzer priming - -Germicide rebound occurs due to:
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