STUDY GUIDE FOR PCT TEST EXAM PRACTICE LATEST 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS
(2026/2027) GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
A high venous pressure alarm is MOST likely caused by which of the following? - Answers -
Infiltration of Venous needle
A patient begins to experience shortness of breath, chest pain, and sudden hypotension, the
blood is bright red and translucent. the complication most likely occurring is? - Answers -
hemolysis
To properly collect a post BUN sample, it is necessary to? - Answers -Turn off ultrafiltration rate
Why does countercurrent flow within the dialyzer provide the most efficient clearance of
solutes from the blood? - Answers -Blood and dialysate flow in opposite directions allowing
removal of waste throughout the surface area if the dialyzer.
Which of the following has the MOST impact on dialyzer clearance - Answers -Surface area of
the dialzer
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? - Answers -Techinical must perform a
functional test on the machine
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, Blood pump occulsion and kinked lines would most likely cause which complication during
hemodialysis? - Answers -Hemolysis
Conductivity is best described as the ability of a (n)? - Answers -solution to conduct an electrical
current
The component of the dialysate that helps treat acidosis is? - Answers -bicarbonate
The patients venous needle has infiltrated and another needle will need to be inserted, the
caregiver would? - Answers -insert the new needle above the infiltrate and apply ice to the area.
Which of the following laboratory results indicate a person has protection form acquiring
Hepatitis B (HBV)? - Answers -HBsAB positive (HBV Immune)
Which of these finding noted on a safety check would indicate that an intervention is needed? -
Answers -HemoSafe is in place and secure on the arterial line.
Dialysis has been initiated on a patient using a right internal jugular catheter, as the blood pump
is turned up to 200 ml/min, foam begins to accumulate in the lines. the patient begins to
wheeze, and becomes short of breath. the caregivers FIRST action would be to? - Answers -
Clamp down the venous line
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UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS
(2026/2027) GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
A high venous pressure alarm is MOST likely caused by which of the following? - Answers -
Infiltration of Venous needle
A patient begins to experience shortness of breath, chest pain, and sudden hypotension, the
blood is bright red and translucent. the complication most likely occurring is? - Answers -
hemolysis
To properly collect a post BUN sample, it is necessary to? - Answers -Turn off ultrafiltration rate
Why does countercurrent flow within the dialyzer provide the most efficient clearance of
solutes from the blood? - Answers -Blood and dialysate flow in opposite directions allowing
removal of waste throughout the surface area if the dialyzer.
Which of the following has the MOST impact on dialyzer clearance - Answers -Surface area of
the dialzer
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? - Answers -Techinical must perform a
functional test on the machine
1|Page
, Blood pump occulsion and kinked lines would most likely cause which complication during
hemodialysis? - Answers -Hemolysis
Conductivity is best described as the ability of a (n)? - Answers -solution to conduct an electrical
current
The component of the dialysate that helps treat acidosis is? - Answers -bicarbonate
The patients venous needle has infiltrated and another needle will need to be inserted, the
caregiver would? - Answers -insert the new needle above the infiltrate and apply ice to the area.
Which of the following laboratory results indicate a person has protection form acquiring
Hepatitis B (HBV)? - Answers -HBsAB positive (HBV Immune)
Which of these finding noted on a safety check would indicate that an intervention is needed? -
Answers -HemoSafe is in place and secure on the arterial line.
Dialysis has been initiated on a patient using a right internal jugular catheter, as the blood pump
is turned up to 200 ml/min, foam begins to accumulate in the lines. the patient begins to
wheeze, and becomes short of breath. the caregivers FIRST action would be to? - Answers -
Clamp down the venous line
2|Page
