EXAMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
DuringAaApre-
treatmentApatientAevaluationAwhichAquestionAwouldAbeAbestAforAtheAPCTAtoAask?A-
AcorrectAanswersHowAhaveAyouAbeenAsinceAyourAlastAdialysisAtreatment?
DuringAtheAset-
upAofAaAmachineAtheAalarmAtestAforAconductivityAfails.AWhichAactionAwouldAbeAbestAforAtheAPCT
AtoAtake?A-AcorrectAanswersContactAtheABiomedAEquipmentATech
TheAdialysisAindustryAstrivesAtoAimprovedAtheAqualityAofApatientAoutcomes.AOneAwayAthisAisAdo
neAisAthroughAtheAcontinuousAqualityAimprovementA(CQI)Aprocess.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAa
AmodelAofAtheACQIAprocess?A-AcorrectAanswersPlan,Ado,Acheck,AandAact
TheAfunctionalAunitAofAtheAkidneyAisAcalledAtheA-AcorrectAanswersNephron
TheAnumberAoneAreasonAforAchronicAkidneyAfailureAinAtheAUnitedAStatesAisA-
AcorrectAanswersDiabetes
WhatAisAtheAacid-baseAimbalanceAcommonlyAseenAinApatientsAwithAchronicArenalAfailureA-
AcorrectAanswersMetabolicAacidosis
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAfunctionAofAtheAkidneyA-AcorrectAanswersStorageAofAurine
ApproximatelyAwhatApercentAofAtheAcardiacAoutputAisAreceivedAbyAtheAkidneys?A-
AcorrectAanswers23%
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAconsideredAanAelevatedAserumApotassiumAlevelAforAaAdialysisApatient
?A-AcorrectAanswersA.A3.0AmEq/L
B.A3.5AmEq/L
C.A4.0AmEq/L
D.AnoneAofAtheAabove
Answer:ADAnoneAofAtheAabove
HormonesAmadeAbyAtheAkidneyAincludeAallAexceptA-AcorrectAanswersPTHAandAcholesterol
HyperkalemiaAmayAcauseA-
AcorrectAanswersC.AseriousAorAevenAdeadlyAchangesAinAtheAheartArhythm
WhichAbestAdescribesAtheAPTC'sAroleAinApatientAteaching?A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AReinforceAteachingAtheApatientAmayAhaveAreceivedAfromAtheAnurse,Aphysici
an,AdietitianAorAotherAteammates
, WhichAtypeAofAvascularAaccessAhasAfewestAcomplications?A-AcorrectAanswersC.ATheAA/VAfistula
AAnewAhemodialysisApatientAreceivingAhisAfirstAtreatmentAmayAbeAatAhighAriskAforAwhichAofAtheA
followingAproblems:A-AcorrectAanswersC.ADialysisAdisequilibriumAsyndrome
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApresentsAaApotentialAforAenvironmentalAcontamination?A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AAboutAoneAounceA(30Aml)AofAfluidAspilledAonAtheAfloorAnextAtoAtheApatientsA
chair
AApatientAarrivesAforAherAhemodialysisAtreatmentAandAstatesAsheAhasAbeenAhavingAnausea,Avo
miting,AandAdiarrheaAforAtheAlastAtwoAdays.AHerAestimatedAdryAweightAisA78.0AkgAandAherApreAtr
eatmentAweightAisA77.0Akg.ATheAbestAactionAforAtheAPCTAtoAtakeAis:A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AImmediatelyAnotifyAtheAnurseAofAtheAneedAforAaApatientAassessment
RisksAassociatedAwithAaAdeionizationA(AD.I.)AwaterAtreatmentAsystemAincludeAallAexcept:A-
AcorrectAanswersD.ADIAremovesAallAchargedAparticlesA(-)AionsAorA(+)Acations
TheAbestAdefinitionAofAasepsisAis:A-AcorrectAanswersD.ATheAabsenceAofApathogens
AAPCTAisAtoldAbyAherAmaleApatientA"IAhaveAbeenAreallyAdepressedAandAlonelyAsinceAIAstartedAco
mingAhere,AbutAbeingAaroundAyouAmakesAmeAfeelAaAlotAbetter.ADoAyouAthinkAweAcouldAgoAoutAs
omeAevening?-
AI'llAbuy."AAfterApolitelyAandAprofessionallyAdecliningAtheAinvitation,AwhatAotherAaction(s),AifAan
y,AshouldAtheAPCTAtake?A-AcorrectAanswersd.AReportAtheAincidentAtoAtheAfacilityAsocialAworker
WhatAorganizationAestablishesAdialysisAwaterAqualityAstandards?A-
AcorrectAanswersAssociationAforAtheAAdvancementAofAMedicalAInstrumentation A(AAMI)
ToAmakeApublicAdrinkingAwaterAsafeAmunicipalAwaterAsuppliersAcommonlyAtreatAwaterAwithAch
emicalAadditives.ATheseAsameAadditivesAmustAbeAremovedAfromAtheAwaterAsupplyAusedAforAhe
modialysis.ACommonAdrinkingAwaterAadditivesAincludeAallAexcept:A-
AcorrectAanswersa.AChlorineAandAammonia
DuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatmentAaAPCTAnoticesAtheAbloodAreturningAthroughAtheAextracorpor
ealAcircuitAisAaAtranslucentAcherryAorAcranberryAredAcolor.AAAlikelyAcauseAofAbloodAthisAcolorAis:A-
AcorrectAanswersb.AHemolysis
HemodialysisAinfectionAcontrolAprecautionsAincludeAallAofAtheAfollowingAexcept:A-
AcorrectAanswersb.AAlwaysArecapAneedlesAtoApreventAinjuringAothers
GlovesAmustAbeAworn:A-AcorrectAanswersa.AForApatientAorAequipmentAcontact
b.AwhenAtroubleshootingAtheAvascularAaccess
c.AHandlingAblood/AbodyAfluidAsamples
d.AForAallAofAtheAabove
Answer:Ad.AForAallAofAtheAabove