DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dairy, Meats, Nuts, Peanuts, Dried Beans & Peas, Whole Grains, Chocolate, Colas - correct
answer✔✔What foods are high in phosphorus
Avocados, Mangos, Bananas, Orange Juice, Dried Fruit, Cantaloupe, Dried Peas, Beans, Tomato Sauce, &
Potatoes - correct answer✔✔What foods are high in potassium
Extracorpeal (blood) & Dialysate - correct answer✔✔What are the two hemodialysis delivery systems?
Water is removed from blood because there is a pressure gradient across a membrane - correct
answer✔✔During dialysis, ultrfiltration occurs when:
In-Center, Nocturnal, Short Daily - correct answer✔✔What are the hemodialysis treatment options?
Dr. Kolff's rotating drum - correct answer✔✔What development in dialysis came first?
Post-dialysis weight at which all or most excess fluid has been removed - correct answer✔✔What is the
definition for dry-weight?
Composite Rate - correct answer✔✔How are clinics paid by Medicare for dialysis?
Erythropoietin Deficiency - correct answer✔✔The primary cause of the anemia of ESRD is:
Blood Leak Detector - correct answer✔✔What isn't a component of the Extracorpeal Circuit?
Creatinine - correct answer✔✔What waste product of muscle metabolism is removed by healthy
kidneys?
, Arterial - correct answer✔✔What line is a negative pressure?
Diabetes - correct answer✔✔What is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the U.S.?
Itching - correct answer✔✔What are the symptoms of puritis?
Dialysis patients are exposed to large volumes of water during dialysis - correct answer✔✔Why must
water used for dialysate be treated?
Invisible radiation that destroys microorganisms - correct answer✔✔What is the U.V. light and what
does it do?
Poorly compliant with regards to fluid intake - correct answer✔✔Which patients may benefit from an
increased bicarbonate concentration?
Trendelenberg on the left side - correct answer✔✔If an air embolism occurs, how should a patient be
placed?
Hemolysis - correct answer✔✔What symptom is "cherry pop" colored blood?
15-30 minutes of starting treatment - correct answer✔✔When does first-use syndrome usually appear?
Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis - correct answer✔✔What are the two main types of dialysis?
Nephron - correct answer✔✔What is the functional unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney
that does the work?
Air Embolism - correct answer✔✔Severe chest pain and dyspnea are symptoms of what?
Back pain 15 minutes into treatment - correct answer✔✔What are the symptoms of first use syndrome?
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dairy, Meats, Nuts, Peanuts, Dried Beans & Peas, Whole Grains, Chocolate, Colas - correct
answer✔✔What foods are high in phosphorus
Avocados, Mangos, Bananas, Orange Juice, Dried Fruit, Cantaloupe, Dried Peas, Beans, Tomato Sauce, &
Potatoes - correct answer✔✔What foods are high in potassium
Extracorpeal (blood) & Dialysate - correct answer✔✔What are the two hemodialysis delivery systems?
Water is removed from blood because there is a pressure gradient across a membrane - correct
answer✔✔During dialysis, ultrfiltration occurs when:
In-Center, Nocturnal, Short Daily - correct answer✔✔What are the hemodialysis treatment options?
Dr. Kolff's rotating drum - correct answer✔✔What development in dialysis came first?
Post-dialysis weight at which all or most excess fluid has been removed - correct answer✔✔What is the
definition for dry-weight?
Composite Rate - correct answer✔✔How are clinics paid by Medicare for dialysis?
Erythropoietin Deficiency - correct answer✔✔The primary cause of the anemia of ESRD is:
Blood Leak Detector - correct answer✔✔What isn't a component of the Extracorpeal Circuit?
Creatinine - correct answer✔✔What waste product of muscle metabolism is removed by healthy
kidneys?
, Arterial - correct answer✔✔What line is a negative pressure?
Diabetes - correct answer✔✔What is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the U.S.?
Itching - correct answer✔✔What are the symptoms of puritis?
Dialysis patients are exposed to large volumes of water during dialysis - correct answer✔✔Why must
water used for dialysate be treated?
Invisible radiation that destroys microorganisms - correct answer✔✔What is the U.V. light and what
does it do?
Poorly compliant with regards to fluid intake - correct answer✔✔Which patients may benefit from an
increased bicarbonate concentration?
Trendelenberg on the left side - correct answer✔✔If an air embolism occurs, how should a patient be
placed?
Hemolysis - correct answer✔✔What symptom is "cherry pop" colored blood?
15-30 minutes of starting treatment - correct answer✔✔When does first-use syndrome usually appear?
Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis - correct answer✔✔What are the two main types of dialysis?
Nephron - correct answer✔✔What is the functional unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney
that does the work?
Air Embolism - correct answer✔✔Severe chest pain and dyspnea are symptoms of what?
Back pain 15 minutes into treatment - correct answer✔✔What are the symptoms of first use syndrome?
