CCHT PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE WITH
ANSWERS
annually - ANSWER -AAMI Chemical Analysis of water
used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the
treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - ANSWER -A fistula connects
,Vitamin B12 - ANSWER -A marker used to determine the
middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - ANSWER -A mixed- bed DI tank
contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - ANSWER -A nephron
is made up of
An infiltration - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -A patient
who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
bananas - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -A reason why a
dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - ANSWER -A rise in
transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did -
ANSWER -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 -
ANSWER -A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port?
- ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -A rapid pulse of 104
beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
500 - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -AAMI standards for the total
microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - ANSWER -Acceptable interdialytic weight
gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - ANSWER -According to AAMI
the standard level for endotoxins levels is
ANSWERS
annually - ANSWER -AAMI Chemical Analysis of water
used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the
treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - ANSWER -A fistula connects
,Vitamin B12 - ANSWER -A marker used to determine the
middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - ANSWER -A mixed- bed DI tank
contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - ANSWER -A nephron
is made up of
An infiltration - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -A patient
who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
bananas - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -A reason why a
dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - ANSWER -A rise in
transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did -
ANSWER -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 -
ANSWER -A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port?
- ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -A rapid pulse of 104
beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
500 - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -AAMI standards for the total
microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - ANSWER -Acceptable interdialytic weight
gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - ANSWER -According to AAMI
the standard level for endotoxins levels is
