CCHT EXAM PART A QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
What are some of the responsibilities and requirements of the medical director of a dialysis facility? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Being knowledgeable of and responsible for the integrity of the water treatment system in the facility
Prior to beginning dialysis, what must the physician order include? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Specific dialyzer, BFR, Duration
To sit for the CCHT-A exam, the tech must have what? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hold another national certification such as CCHT, and have worked at least 5,000 hours as a hemo tech
What abilities are required of a dialysis tech? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Some understanding of anat/phy and pathophys of CKD, full understanding of the principles of dialysis
and tx complications, math skills
What certification program offers the dialysis tech the most cognitive content related to water tx princi
ples? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cert biomedical nephrology technology
What consents are needed for dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER -1 for treatment, 1 for access procedures
If a patient decides to terminate dialysis, what should the staff do? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Realize it is well within the pts right to choose termination.
Who was the first person to use the term 'dialysis'? - CORRECT ANSWER -Thomas Graham
What was the primary anticoagulant used in the first artificial kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hirudin
Dr Kolff created the first bio-
compatible (rotating drum) dilyzer. What material was used to construct the hollow tubes? -
CORRECT ANSWER -cellophane
, The first AV shunt for CKD was placed... - CORRECT ANSWER -externally, using Teflon tubes
Which US President signed the bill that allowed Medicare coverage for CKD tx? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nixon
In 1989, the FDA approved a drug that diminished the need for blood transfusions in CKD -
CORRECT ANSWER -Epogen (mircera)
An electrolyte is a substance that dissolves in water to form - CORRECT ANSWER -Ionized particles
What happens to a pt is the dialysate contains too much sodium? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fluid leaves the cells and they shrivel, the pt will get hypotensive, thirsty and get a headache
With osmosis, water moves from areas of.. - CORRECT ANSWER -
low concentration to areas of high concentration of solutes
Buffers minimize the pH changes when an acid or a base is added to a solution. What is the major plas
ma buffer in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER -Bicarbonate
Kidney failure causes retention of hydrogen ions. What is the result? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Metabolic acidosis
Which of these pt populations has the lowest proportion of body water? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Adult females
The vasa recta capillaries surrounds the loop of Henle nephrons and play a major role in... -
CORRECT ANSWER -Concentration of urine as it moves through the tubules
In the formation of urine, what action is occurring in step 2? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water and other dissolved substances move from the tubules into the blood in the peritubular capillari
es.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
What are some of the responsibilities and requirements of the medical director of a dialysis facility? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Being knowledgeable of and responsible for the integrity of the water treatment system in the facility
Prior to beginning dialysis, what must the physician order include? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Specific dialyzer, BFR, Duration
To sit for the CCHT-A exam, the tech must have what? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hold another national certification such as CCHT, and have worked at least 5,000 hours as a hemo tech
What abilities are required of a dialysis tech? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Some understanding of anat/phy and pathophys of CKD, full understanding of the principles of dialysis
and tx complications, math skills
What certification program offers the dialysis tech the most cognitive content related to water tx princi
ples? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cert biomedical nephrology technology
What consents are needed for dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER -1 for treatment, 1 for access procedures
If a patient decides to terminate dialysis, what should the staff do? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Realize it is well within the pts right to choose termination.
Who was the first person to use the term 'dialysis'? - CORRECT ANSWER -Thomas Graham
What was the primary anticoagulant used in the first artificial kidney? - CORRECT ANSWER -Hirudin
Dr Kolff created the first bio-
compatible (rotating drum) dilyzer. What material was used to construct the hollow tubes? -
CORRECT ANSWER -cellophane
, The first AV shunt for CKD was placed... - CORRECT ANSWER -externally, using Teflon tubes
Which US President signed the bill that allowed Medicare coverage for CKD tx? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Nixon
In 1989, the FDA approved a drug that diminished the need for blood transfusions in CKD -
CORRECT ANSWER -Epogen (mircera)
An electrolyte is a substance that dissolves in water to form - CORRECT ANSWER -Ionized particles
What happens to a pt is the dialysate contains too much sodium? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fluid leaves the cells and they shrivel, the pt will get hypotensive, thirsty and get a headache
With osmosis, water moves from areas of.. - CORRECT ANSWER -
low concentration to areas of high concentration of solutes
Buffers minimize the pH changes when an acid or a base is added to a solution. What is the major plas
ma buffer in the body? - CORRECT ANSWER -Bicarbonate
Kidney failure causes retention of hydrogen ions. What is the result? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Metabolic acidosis
Which of these pt populations has the lowest proportion of body water? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Adult females
The vasa recta capillaries surrounds the loop of Henle nephrons and play a major role in... -
CORRECT ANSWER -Concentration of urine as it moves through the tubules
In the formation of urine, what action is occurring in step 2? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Water and other dissolved substances move from the tubules into the blood in the peritubular capillari
es.
