CCHT practice exam Question and
Answer
annually - correct answer AAMI Chemical Analysis of
water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - correct
answer A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on
the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of
these actions should the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - correct
answer A dialysis technician observes all of the below on
the treatment floor, which one poses an environment
risk?
An artery to a vein - correct answer A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - correct answer A marker used to
determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - correct answer A mixed- bed DI
tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - correct answer A
nephron is made up of
,CCHT practice exam Question and
Answer
An infiltration - correct answer A patient complains of
pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician
observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site
and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis
technician should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - correct answer A
patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is
prone to?
bananas - correct answer A patient tells the technician
that the dietician reviewed high potassium foods with her.
During the conversation she states she routinely eats the
following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - correct answer A reason
why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - correct answer A rise
in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of
,CCHT practice exam Question and
Answer
Never document something that someone else did -
correct answer A teammate asks you to document the
normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely -
correct answer A true aneurysm can be dangerous
because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? -
correct answer A patient's laboratory results indicate
that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post
dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the
technician should seek the answer to which of these
questions?
Tachycardia - correct answer A rapid pulse of 104
beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
500 - correct answer A patient's dry weight is 154.0
(70kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4.
(72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour
must the patient lose to reach dry weight?
, CCHT practice exam Question and
Answer
200 CFU/mL - correct answer AAMI standards for the
total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - correct answer Acceptable interdialytic
weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - correct answer According to
AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - correct answer According to the new
Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be
certified by a national certifying agency or state specific
certification by:
Nutritional - correct answer Albumin is an important
test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 - correct answer All of the following are
phosphate binders except:
numbness and tingling - correct answer All of the
following may be signs and symptoms of an infected
access except:
Answer
annually - correct answer AAMI Chemical Analysis of
water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - correct
answer A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on
the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of
these actions should the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - correct
answer A dialysis technician observes all of the below on
the treatment floor, which one poses an environment
risk?
An artery to a vein - correct answer A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - correct answer A marker used to
determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - correct answer A mixed- bed DI
tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - correct answer A
nephron is made up of
,CCHT practice exam Question and
Answer
An infiltration - correct answer A patient complains of
pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician
observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site
and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis
technician should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - correct answer A
patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is
prone to?
bananas - correct answer A patient tells the technician
that the dietician reviewed high potassium foods with her.
During the conversation she states she routinely eats the
following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - correct answer A reason
why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - correct answer A rise
in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of
,CCHT practice exam Question and
Answer
Never document something that someone else did -
correct answer A teammate asks you to document the
normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely -
correct answer A true aneurysm can be dangerous
because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? -
correct answer A patient's laboratory results indicate
that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post
dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the
technician should seek the answer to which of these
questions?
Tachycardia - correct answer A rapid pulse of 104
beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
500 - correct answer A patient's dry weight is 154.0
(70kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4.
(72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour
must the patient lose to reach dry weight?
, CCHT practice exam Question and
Answer
200 CFU/mL - correct answer AAMI standards for the
total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - correct answer Acceptable interdialytic
weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - correct answer According to
AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - correct answer According to the new
Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be
certified by a national certifying agency or state specific
certification by:
Nutritional - correct answer Albumin is an important
test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 - correct answer All of the following are
phosphate binders except:
numbness and tingling - correct answer All of the
following may be signs and symptoms of an infected
access except:
