CCHT exam part A questions and answers with solutions 2025

What are some of the responsibilities and requirements of the medical director of a dialysis facility? - 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? - ANSWER Specific dialyzer, BFR, Duration To sit for the CCHT-A exam, the tech must have what? - 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? - 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 principles? - ANSWER Cert biomedical nephrology technology What consents are needed for dialysis? - ANSWER 1 for treatment, 1 for access procedures If a patient decides to terminate dialysis, what should the staff do? - ANSWER Realize it is well within the pts right to choose termination. Who was the first person to use the term 'dialysis'? - ANSWER Thomas Graham What was the primary anticoagulant used in the first artificial kidney? - ANSWER Hirudin Dr Kolff created the first bio-compatible (rotating drum) dilyzer. What material was used to construct the hollow tubes? - ANSWER cellophane The first AV shunt for CKD was placed... - ANSWER externally, using Teflon