FRESENIUS CLINICAL ANNUAL COMPETENCY
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ During dialysis a patient has a cardiac arrest which action should
be completed on the dialysis machine before the machine is used by
another patient. Answer: Technical must perform a functional test
on the machine.
◉ The dialysis technician has performed a rinse back on a patient
and failed to gather all the supplies needed to disconnect the patient.
What must the technician do prior to getting clean supplies?
Answer: Remove gloves, wash hands, and put on clean gloves
◉ An equivalent marker for inflammation as well as an indicator of
future mortality risk and length of hospitalization stay is a body
protein known as? Answer: Serum albumin
◉ Excessive fluid removal during dialysis, combined with the
patient's taking an antihypertensive med may result in patient
having? Answer: Hypotension
◉ Epogen is a medication used to treat the anemia that accompanies
renal failure. The physician has ordered 8000u each Tx. The facility
, stocks Epogen 20,000/ml concentrate. How much should be
administered? Answer: 0.4ml
◉ Following FMC policy, when should the first and second hardness
test be completed? Answer: Before the first treatment and after the
completion of the last patient's treatment.
◉ The following KeCN are noted: 0015=268, 0045=254, 0115=242,
0145=243, 0215=238. These results indicate? Answer: A need to
increase heparin.
◉ A forty year old patient who has severe HTN, is to start on
hemodialysis. No diabetes or cardiac problems what type of access is
preferable. Answer: An arteriovenous fistula
◉ A fistula is considered the access of choice because fistulas...
Answer: Have the lowest complication rate
◉ Gentamycin, garamycin is used primarily with patients who are on
dialysis for Answer: treating CVP infections.
◉ How long can mixed bicarb be kept for use without Medial
Director approval and validation procedures? Answer: Must be used
the same day it is mixed 24 hours
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ During dialysis a patient has a cardiac arrest which action should
be completed on the dialysis machine before the machine is used by
another patient. Answer: Technical must perform a functional test
on the machine.
◉ The dialysis technician has performed a rinse back on a patient
and failed to gather all the supplies needed to disconnect the patient.
What must the technician do prior to getting clean supplies?
Answer: Remove gloves, wash hands, and put on clean gloves
◉ An equivalent marker for inflammation as well as an indicator of
future mortality risk and length of hospitalization stay is a body
protein known as? Answer: Serum albumin
◉ Excessive fluid removal during dialysis, combined with the
patient's taking an antihypertensive med may result in patient
having? Answer: Hypotension
◉ Epogen is a medication used to treat the anemia that accompanies
renal failure. The physician has ordered 8000u each Tx. The facility
, stocks Epogen 20,000/ml concentrate. How much should be
administered? Answer: 0.4ml
◉ Following FMC policy, when should the first and second hardness
test be completed? Answer: Before the first treatment and after the
completion of the last patient's treatment.
◉ The following KeCN are noted: 0015=268, 0045=254, 0115=242,
0145=243, 0215=238. These results indicate? Answer: A need to
increase heparin.
◉ A forty year old patient who has severe HTN, is to start on
hemodialysis. No diabetes or cardiac problems what type of access is
preferable. Answer: An arteriovenous fistula
◉ A fistula is considered the access of choice because fistulas...
Answer: Have the lowest complication rate
◉ Gentamycin, garamycin is used primarily with patients who are on
dialysis for Answer: treating CVP infections.
◉ How long can mixed bicarb be kept for use without Medial
Director approval and validation procedures? Answer: Must be used
the same day it is mixed 24 hours
