CCHT practice exam with Verified Answers
ysis treatment is prone to?
be certified is
AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used
for hemodialysis is tested
A dialysis technician observes a drop of
Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the
floor
blood on the sur...
AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used
annually
for hemodialysis is tested
A dialysis technician observes a drop of
blood on the surface of a patient's he-
Clean the machine surface immediately
modialysis machine. Which of these ac-
tions should the dialysis technician take?
A dialysis technician observes all of the
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the
below on the treatment floor, which one
floor
poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein A fistula connects
A marker used to determine the middle
Vitamin B12
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
A patient complains of pain at the ve-
nous needle site. The dialysis technician
observes there is swelling distal to the
An infiltration
venous needle site and that the venous
pressure is rising. The dialysis technician
should suspect
A patient who is to receive their first dial-
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
ysis treatment is prone to?
A patient tells the technician that the di-
etician reviewed high potassium foods
with her. During the conversation she
bananas
states she routinely eats the following
foods. Which one is highest in potassi-
um?
A reason why a dialysis technician is to
It's a new Federal regulation
be certified is
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is
indicative of
, A teammate asks you to document the
Never document something that some-
normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith.
one else did
You would:
May rupture and cause the patient to A true aneurysm can be dangerous be-
bleed profusely cause it
A patient's laboratory results indicate
that the predialysis BUN level was lower
Was the predialysis sample drawn from than the post dialysis BUN level. When
the venous port? interpreting these findings the technician
should seek the answer to which of these
questions?
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would
Tachycardia
indicate that the patient has:
A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg)
and the patient's pre treatment weight is
500 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment,
how many mL/ hour must the patient lose
to reach dry weight?
AAMI standards for the total microbial
200 CFU/mL
count of dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
According to AAMI the standard level for
Less than two (2) EU/mL
endotoxins levels is
According to the new Conditions for Cov-
erage, all dialysis technicians are to be
4/15/2010
certified by a national certifying agency
or state specific certification by:
Albumin is an important test that tells
Nutritional
about the patient's
All of the following are phosphate binders
Vitamin B12
except:
All of the following may be signs and
numbness and tingling
symptoms of an infected access except:
Asepsis is defined as
, The absence of disease producing or-
ganisms
Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of
fluid to be removed, what is the ultrafiltra-
1,385 mL/hr
tion rate per hour (mL/hr) for her 4 hour
treatment?
Before a hemodialysis treatment, the
technician removes the cap from the fis-
tula needle and accidentally touches the
Discard the needle
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 ede-
Dry weight is defined as the
ma or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal
During a hemodialysis treatment the
technician responds to a low venous
Disconnection of the bloodline
pressure alarm. The most likely cause for
this alarm is:
Biohazardous waste includes any mate-
Blood
rial exposed to:
Decreasing the patient's prescribed
Diffusion
blood flow rate affects the rate of
During a hemodialysis treatment, a pa-
tient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of
Stop the pump
these actions should the dialysis techni-
cian take first?
Between 7.0 and 7.4 Dialysate pH should be:
During hemodialysis, the air detector on
Ms. Foster's machine alarms and foam is
Clamp the venous line visible in the venous drop chamber. The
immediate action of the dialysis techni-
cian should be to:
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