CCHT Practice Exam Quiz with Solutions
1. annually: AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. An artery to a vein: A fistula connects
5. Vitamin B12: A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
6. Cations and anions: A mixed- bed DI tank contains
7. A glomerulus and a tubule system: A nephron is made up of
8. 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
9. Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome: A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
10. 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?
11. It's a new Federal regulation: A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
12. Clotting of extracorporeal circuit: A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
13. Never document something that someone else did: A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave
to Mr. Smith. You would:
,14. May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely: A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
15. 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?
16. Tachycardia: A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
17. 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?
18. 200 CFU/mL: AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed:
19. 3-5% of EDW: Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
20. Less than two (2) EU/mL: According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is
21. 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:
22. Nutritional: Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
23. Vitamin B12: All of the following are phosphate binders except:
24. numbness and tingling: All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access except:
25. The absence of disease producing organisms: Asepsis is defined as
26. 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?
27. 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?
28. Hemolysis: Dialysate that is too hot will cause
, 29. Weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal: Dry weight is
defined as the
30. 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:
31. Blood: Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:
32. Diffusion: Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of
33. Stop the pump: During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis
technician take first?
34. Between 7.0 and 7.4: Dialysate pH should be:
35. 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:
36. How have you been since your last dialysis treatment?: During predialysis data collec- tion, it would be best for the
technician to ask the patient which of these questions?
37. 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?
38. 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?
39. Indicators of the adequacy of the renal replacement therapy: ESRD specific tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and
URR are
40. Ultrafiltration: Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis by which principle
41. Percent rejection: Feed conductivity- product conductivity divided by x 100 is the formula calculation of
42. The ultrafiltration rate: Fluid to be removed divided by the treatment time tells us
1. annually: AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. An artery to a vein: A fistula connects
5. Vitamin B12: A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
6. Cations and anions: A mixed- bed DI tank contains
7. A glomerulus and a tubule system: A nephron is made up of
8. 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
9. Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome: A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
10. 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?
11. It's a new Federal regulation: A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
12. Clotting of extracorporeal circuit: A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
13. Never document something that someone else did: A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave
to Mr. Smith. You would:
,14. May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely: A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
15. 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?
16. Tachycardia: A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
17. 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?
18. 200 CFU/mL: AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed:
19. 3-5% of EDW: Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
20. Less than two (2) EU/mL: According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is
21. 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:
22. Nutritional: Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
23. Vitamin B12: All of the following are phosphate binders except:
24. numbness and tingling: All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access except:
25. The absence of disease producing organisms: Asepsis is defined as
26. 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?
27. 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?
28. Hemolysis: Dialysate that is too hot will cause
, 29. Weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal: Dry weight is
defined as the
30. 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:
31. Blood: Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:
32. Diffusion: Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of
33. Stop the pump: During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis
technician take first?
34. Between 7.0 and 7.4: Dialysate pH should be:
35. 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:
36. How have you been since your last dialysis treatment?: During predialysis data collec- tion, it would be best for the
technician to ask the patient which of these questions?
37. 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?
38. 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?
39. Indicators of the adequacy of the renal replacement therapy: ESRD specific tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and
URR are
40. Ultrafiltration: Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis by which principle
41. Percent rejection: Feed conductivity- product conductivity divided by x 100 is the formula calculation of
42. The ultrafiltration rate: Fluid to be removed divided by the treatment time tells us
