CCHT PRACTICE EXAM 2023 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

True or False: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) differs from hemodialysis in that PD access is by an intra-abdominal catheter TRUE The term :sieving coefficient of a membrane" refers to the: a. fraction of solute that passes through the membrane by convection b. amount of water required for solute drag through the membrane c. concentration of pores in the membrane d. seize of the pores in the membrane a. fraction of solute that passes through the membrane by convection Water moves from one body compartment to another by: a. ultrafiltration b. active transport c. osmotic forces d. all of the above c. osmotic forces Which of the following will set off the prepump high-pressure alarm? a. an increase in the blood pump speed b. kinking of the arterial bloodline c. a decrease in the blood pump speed d. infiltration of the arterial needle c. a decrease in the blood pump speed A low-pressure alarm in the venous (postdialyzer) line is likely to be set off by: a. a blockage in the blood tubing between the monitoring site and the venous needle b. an infiltration of the venous needle c. a clot in the venous access d. a blockage in the blood tubing before the monitoring site d. a blockage in the blood tubing before the monitoring site Which of the following statements about an air detector is correct? a. it is present in the predialyzer blood tubing b. it uses an ultrasonic device to detect air in the blood path c. it sets off an alarm and clamps the predialyzer blood tubing d. all of the above statements are correct b. it uses an ultrasonic device to detect air in the blood path How is the anticoagulant heparin given during the dialysis treatment? a. intermittently b. as a single bolus c. by continuous infusion d. by all of the above ways d. by all of the fabove ways