Fresenius PCT Practice Test
A patient begins to experience faintness, double vision and clammy hands. What is the cause? -
ANS-hypotension
After treatment, a patient's blood pressure has dropped from 135/90 to 94/68. What should you
do? - ANS-notify RN
Air in the dialyzer will cause what? - ANS-clotting
Arterial pressure should be no more than what? - ANS-- 250
Calculate the target weight for a patient with the following pre-treatment information:
EDW: 75.5 kg
Pre-treatment weight: 77.0 kg
Prime: 500 mL - ANS-77.0 kg - 75.5 kg = 1.5 + .5 = 2
Dialysate with high conductivity will cause ______. Dialysate with low conductivity will cause
_______. - ANS-crenation, hemolysis
During treatment, transducer protectors must be kept _____ and ________. - ANS-dry,
unclamped
How much saline should be in the bag at ALL times? - ANS-300 mL
If the needle infiltrates, what should do first? - ANS-stop the blood pump
Kinks in the blood line, a high dialysate temperature and low conductivity dialysate can cause
which complication? - ANS-hemolysis
What concentration of bleach should be used to clean a blood spill to clean a blood spill greater
than 10 mL. - ANS-1:10
What do you use to prime the circuit with? - ANS-normal saline
What do you use to prime the circuit? - ANS-normal saline
What does a near miss do? - ANS-Helps identify a risk to patient safety and reduce the risk of
patient injury.
What does a yellow AMP light indicate? - ANS-Projected spkt/v is less than 1.4
What is defined of a measurement of how well a solution is able to carry an electrical charge? -
ANS-conductivity
What is Fresenius Medical Care's goal for spkt/v? - ANS-1.4
What is the function of dialysis? - ANS-remove excess fluid and waste removal
What is the limit for Total Chlorine? - ANS-< 0.1 ppm (parts per million)
What is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease? - ANS-diabetes
What is the path of the urine flow through the urinary tract? - ANS-Urine flows from the kidneys
to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra.
What is the safe range of pH for dialysate? - ANS-6.9 - 7.6
What is the safe range when testing for dialysate pH? - ANS-6.9 - 7.6
What is the term used for pre-treatment weight minus estimated dry weight? - ANS-AW
(available weight)
A patient begins to experience faintness, double vision and clammy hands. What is the cause? -
ANS-hypotension
After treatment, a patient's blood pressure has dropped from 135/90 to 94/68. What should you
do? - ANS-notify RN
Air in the dialyzer will cause what? - ANS-clotting
Arterial pressure should be no more than what? - ANS-- 250
Calculate the target weight for a patient with the following pre-treatment information:
EDW: 75.5 kg
Pre-treatment weight: 77.0 kg
Prime: 500 mL - ANS-77.0 kg - 75.5 kg = 1.5 + .5 = 2
Dialysate with high conductivity will cause ______. Dialysate with low conductivity will cause
_______. - ANS-crenation, hemolysis
During treatment, transducer protectors must be kept _____ and ________. - ANS-dry,
unclamped
How much saline should be in the bag at ALL times? - ANS-300 mL
If the needle infiltrates, what should do first? - ANS-stop the blood pump
Kinks in the blood line, a high dialysate temperature and low conductivity dialysate can cause
which complication? - ANS-hemolysis
What concentration of bleach should be used to clean a blood spill to clean a blood spill greater
than 10 mL. - ANS-1:10
What do you use to prime the circuit with? - ANS-normal saline
What do you use to prime the circuit? - ANS-normal saline
What does a near miss do? - ANS-Helps identify a risk to patient safety and reduce the risk of
patient injury.
What does a yellow AMP light indicate? - ANS-Projected spkt/v is less than 1.4
What is defined of a measurement of how well a solution is able to carry an electrical charge? -
ANS-conductivity
What is Fresenius Medical Care's goal for spkt/v? - ANS-1.4
What is the function of dialysis? - ANS-remove excess fluid and waste removal
What is the limit for Total Chlorine? - ANS-< 0.1 ppm (parts per million)
What is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease? - ANS-diabetes
What is the path of the urine flow through the urinary tract? - ANS-Urine flows from the kidneys
to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra.
What is the safe range of pH for dialysate? - ANS-6.9 - 7.6
What is the safe range when testing for dialysate pH? - ANS-6.9 - 7.6
What is the term used for pre-treatment weight minus estimated dry weight? - ANS-AW
(available weight)
