CCHT END OF COURSE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A diabetic patient undergoing dialysis complains of tingling, numbness, and cold in
the hand below the access site. The most likely cause is : - ✔✔steal syndrome
✔✔Common sites of stenosis in patients with an arteriovenous fistula include all the
following EXCEPT: - ✔✔the artery next to the anastomosis
✔✔A thrombosis is LEAST likely to develop with which of the following vascular access
methods? - ✔✔An arteriovenous fistula
✔✔High-output cardiac failure is a complication of arteriovenous fistula or grafting. All of
the following actions are a part of this condition EXCEPT: - ✔✔decreased cardiac
workload
✔✔Which of the following statements about grafts used for arteriovenous shunts for
dialysis patients is correct? - ✔✔They can be made collagen or expanded
polytetrafluoroethylene
✔✔When placing a needle into a graft, a hemodialysis technician may do which of the
following? - ✔✔use three sides to cannulate the graft, not just the top
✔✔Which of the following veins is most suitable for hemodialysis catheter placement? -
✔✔right internal jugular
✔✔To prevent infection in catheters, hemodialysis technicians should be sure to: -
✔✔wash hands and use sterile gloves, wear a mask, and ask the patient to wear a
mask as well, remove wet dressing, dry around the site, and replace with fresh dressing
✔✔When the low-pressure alarm rings, signaling inadequate flow, the technician should
be sure to: - ✔✔flush the catheter with saline
✔✔An advantage of catheter and port catheter devices is: - ✔✔needle entry is not
required
✔✔A heavyset patient arrives for dialysis in a wheelchair. He has difficulty standing
without assistance. Which technique would be most appropriate to transfer him to the
dialysis chair? - ✔✔Portable lift device
✔✔If a small fire breaks out in the dialysis center which of the following safety
sequences is correct? - ✔✔when using a fire extinguisher, pull the pin, aim the nozzle at
, the base of the flames, squeeze the handle, and spray from side to side at the base of
the flames
✔✔Using sterile technique, a hemodialysis technician should avoid all the following
EXCEPT: - ✔✔washing hands and using sterile gloves
✔✔Use of protective equipment and techniques are intended to protect both patient and
staff member. Examples of include all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔always recapping
used needles
✔✔Which of the following pathogens is most likely to be spread during dialysis
treatment? - ✔✔Hepatitis B
✔✔Which of the following should be avoided when drawing up medication into a
syringe? - ✔✔Changing needles after half the volume is drawn up
✔✔Correct statements concerning the charting of patient data include all of the
following EXCEPT: - ✔✔entries must be printed for legibility
✔✔After a treatment, a patient below dry weight may have? - ✔✔muscle cramping
✔✔Which of the following alarms must be checked before dialysis begins? - ✔✔blood
leak detector, Conductivity alarm, the pH alarm
✔✔In a patient with a fistula in one arm and an intravenous line in the other, manual
blood pressure should be take in the - ✔✔arm above fistula
✔✔Which of the following vital signs is abnormal before dialysis in a 30-year old male
patient? - ✔✔145/95 mm Hg
✔✔to calculate the amount of fluid removal from the patient during dialysis, all of the
following values are used EXCEPT: - ✔✔volume of urine output
✔✔When drawing blood samples for laboratory testing, the hemodialysis technician
should draw samples: - ✔✔from the arterial blood line injection port
✔✔The urea reduction ratio has which of the following properties? - ✔✔it requires
measurement of both pre- and post dialysis blood urea nitrogen
✔✔What is the urea kinetic modeling calculation? - ✔✔It gives both minimum delivered
and prescribed doses
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A diabetic patient undergoing dialysis complains of tingling, numbness, and cold in
the hand below the access site. The most likely cause is : - ✔✔steal syndrome
✔✔Common sites of stenosis in patients with an arteriovenous fistula include all the
following EXCEPT: - ✔✔the artery next to the anastomosis
✔✔A thrombosis is LEAST likely to develop with which of the following vascular access
methods? - ✔✔An arteriovenous fistula
✔✔High-output cardiac failure is a complication of arteriovenous fistula or grafting. All of
the following actions are a part of this condition EXCEPT: - ✔✔decreased cardiac
workload
✔✔Which of the following statements about grafts used for arteriovenous shunts for
dialysis patients is correct? - ✔✔They can be made collagen or expanded
polytetrafluoroethylene
✔✔When placing a needle into a graft, a hemodialysis technician may do which of the
following? - ✔✔use three sides to cannulate the graft, not just the top
✔✔Which of the following veins is most suitable for hemodialysis catheter placement? -
✔✔right internal jugular
✔✔To prevent infection in catheters, hemodialysis technicians should be sure to: -
✔✔wash hands and use sterile gloves, wear a mask, and ask the patient to wear a
mask as well, remove wet dressing, dry around the site, and replace with fresh dressing
✔✔When the low-pressure alarm rings, signaling inadequate flow, the technician should
be sure to: - ✔✔flush the catheter with saline
✔✔An advantage of catheter and port catheter devices is: - ✔✔needle entry is not
required
✔✔A heavyset patient arrives for dialysis in a wheelchair. He has difficulty standing
without assistance. Which technique would be most appropriate to transfer him to the
dialysis chair? - ✔✔Portable lift device
✔✔If a small fire breaks out in the dialysis center which of the following safety
sequences is correct? - ✔✔when using a fire extinguisher, pull the pin, aim the nozzle at
, the base of the flames, squeeze the handle, and spray from side to side at the base of
the flames
✔✔Using sterile technique, a hemodialysis technician should avoid all the following
EXCEPT: - ✔✔washing hands and using sterile gloves
✔✔Use of protective equipment and techniques are intended to protect both patient and
staff member. Examples of include all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔always recapping
used needles
✔✔Which of the following pathogens is most likely to be spread during dialysis
treatment? - ✔✔Hepatitis B
✔✔Which of the following should be avoided when drawing up medication into a
syringe? - ✔✔Changing needles after half the volume is drawn up
✔✔Correct statements concerning the charting of patient data include all of the
following EXCEPT: - ✔✔entries must be printed for legibility
✔✔After a treatment, a patient below dry weight may have? - ✔✔muscle cramping
✔✔Which of the following alarms must be checked before dialysis begins? - ✔✔blood
leak detector, Conductivity alarm, the pH alarm
✔✔In a patient with a fistula in one arm and an intravenous line in the other, manual
blood pressure should be take in the - ✔✔arm above fistula
✔✔Which of the following vital signs is abnormal before dialysis in a 30-year old male
patient? - ✔✔145/95 mm Hg
✔✔to calculate the amount of fluid removal from the patient during dialysis, all of the
following values are used EXCEPT: - ✔✔volume of urine output
✔✔When drawing blood samples for laboratory testing, the hemodialysis technician
should draw samples: - ✔✔from the arterial blood line injection port
✔✔The urea reduction ratio has which of the following properties? - ✔✔it requires
measurement of both pre- and post dialysis blood urea nitrogen
✔✔What is the urea kinetic modeling calculation? - ✔✔It gives both minimum delivered
and prescribed doses
