Dialysis PCT practice exam

AAMI chemical analysis of water for HD is tested how often? - Answer - annually a fistula connects ___? - Answer - an artery to a vein a marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is ___? - Answer - vitamin B12 a mixed-bed DI tank contains ___? - Answer - cations and anions a nephron is made up of ___? - Answer - a glomerulus and tubule system a patient who has just received his/her first dialysis treatment is prone to ___? - Answer - dialysis disequilibrium syndrome which food is highest in potassium? Bananas, ice cream, pasta, or rice? - Answer - bananas bradycardia - Answer - slow heart rate tachycardia - Answer - fast heart rate why should a dialysis tech be certified? - Answer - it's a CMS requirement a rise in TMP in a low flux dialyzer during HD is indicative of ___? - Answer - clotting in the extracorporeal circuit a true aneurysm can be dangerous because it ___. - Answer - May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count to be less than ___. - Answer - 100 CFU/mL abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - Answer - potassium acceptable interdialytic weight gains are ___. - Answer - 3-5% of TW the AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysate is ___. - Answer - less than 0.50 EU/mL albumin is an important test that tells about the patients' ___ status. - Answer - nutritional