DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the symptoms of first use syndrome? - ✔✔Back pain 15 minutes into
treatment
✔✔What are symptoms of anemia? - ✔✔Weak, Syanotic, Dizzy
✔✔What are three signs or symptoms of an access infection? - ✔✔Drainage, Fever,
Swelling
✔✔What is the pressure across the dialyzer membrane? - ✔✔TMP -Transmembrane
Pressure
✔✔What are the symptoms of an air embolism? - ✔✔Shortness of breath, Coughing,
Confusion
✔✔What is a long-term complications of a fistulae? - ✔✔Thrombosis
✔✔What are the symptoms of a pyrogen reaction? - ✔✔Fever, Chills
✔✔What are the symptoms of disequilibrium syndrome? - ✔✔Headache
, ✔✔What would a rapid pulse of 104 beats per minute indicate? - ✔✔Tachycardia
✔✔What does infiltration mean? - ✔✔A needle tip that punctures a vessel and goes out
the other side, so blood escapes into the tissues
✔✔According to AAMI standards, when should bacteriologic testing for water and
dialysate take place? - ✔✔Monthly
✔✔What is the first step in the port/catheter pre-dialysis assessment? - ✔✔Assessing
the ease of heparin removal and saline flushing before connecting bloodlines
✔✔What would be a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis? - ✔✔Removing too
much fluid
✔✔How frequently should the carbon tanks be checked for chlorine and chloramines? -
✔✔Each shift
✔✔What complication can happen to grafts if the needle sites are not rotated? -
✔✔Pseudoaneurysm
✔✔What can cause a dialyzer membrane leak? - ✔✔Any damage to the dialyzer
✔✔What is included in the dialysate delivery system monitors? - ✔✔Conductivity, pH,
Flow Rate
✔✔What is the measurement of ions or particles that carry an electrical charge known
as? - ✔✔Conductivity
✔✔Who must check the dialyzer to verify quality control information? - ✔✔Two people,
one of whom should be the charge nurse
✔✔What symptom occurs due to dialysate that is too hot? - ✔✔Hemolysis
✔✔What activity does the water softener perform? - ✔✔Removes calcium and
magnesium from water
✔✔What is a way to prevent infection in catheters? - ✔✔Wash hands and change
gloves prior to touching the catheter
✔✔Which organization sets the standards and recommendations for dialyzer
reprocessing? - ✔✔AAMI
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What are the symptoms of first use syndrome? - ✔✔Back pain 15 minutes into
treatment
✔✔What are symptoms of anemia? - ✔✔Weak, Syanotic, Dizzy
✔✔What are three signs or symptoms of an access infection? - ✔✔Drainage, Fever,
Swelling
✔✔What is the pressure across the dialyzer membrane? - ✔✔TMP -Transmembrane
Pressure
✔✔What are the symptoms of an air embolism? - ✔✔Shortness of breath, Coughing,
Confusion
✔✔What is a long-term complications of a fistulae? - ✔✔Thrombosis
✔✔What are the symptoms of a pyrogen reaction? - ✔✔Fever, Chills
✔✔What are the symptoms of disequilibrium syndrome? - ✔✔Headache
, ✔✔What would a rapid pulse of 104 beats per minute indicate? - ✔✔Tachycardia
✔✔What does infiltration mean? - ✔✔A needle tip that punctures a vessel and goes out
the other side, so blood escapes into the tissues
✔✔According to AAMI standards, when should bacteriologic testing for water and
dialysate take place? - ✔✔Monthly
✔✔What is the first step in the port/catheter pre-dialysis assessment? - ✔✔Assessing
the ease of heparin removal and saline flushing before connecting bloodlines
✔✔What would be a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis? - ✔✔Removing too
much fluid
✔✔How frequently should the carbon tanks be checked for chlorine and chloramines? -
✔✔Each shift
✔✔What complication can happen to grafts if the needle sites are not rotated? -
✔✔Pseudoaneurysm
✔✔What can cause a dialyzer membrane leak? - ✔✔Any damage to the dialyzer
✔✔What is included in the dialysate delivery system monitors? - ✔✔Conductivity, pH,
Flow Rate
✔✔What is the measurement of ions or particles that carry an electrical charge known
as? - ✔✔Conductivity
✔✔Who must check the dialyzer to verify quality control information? - ✔✔Two people,
one of whom should be the charge nurse
✔✔What symptom occurs due to dialysate that is too hot? - ✔✔Hemolysis
✔✔What activity does the water softener perform? - ✔✔Removes calcium and
magnesium from water
✔✔What is a way to prevent infection in catheters? - ✔✔Wash hands and change
gloves prior to touching the catheter
✔✔Which organization sets the standards and recommendations for dialyzer
reprocessing? - ✔✔AAMI
