CCHT STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
You lare lthe lPCT ltaking lcare lof lMr. lSmith. lHe ltells lyou lthat lhe lhas lno lride ltoday lto
lgo lhome lafter ltreatment. lYou l- lcorrect lanswers l-Refer lhim lto lthe lSocial lWorker
While ltaking lthe lpulse lyou lfind lthat lthe lpatient lhas larrhythmia. lYou lknow lthat lone lof
lthe lcauses lof larrhythmia lis l- lcorrect lanswers l-Elevated lpotassium llevel
The lpatient lis lcomplaining lthat lhe lis lcold. lHe lrequests lto lbe ltotally lcovered. lYou
lexplain lto lthe lpatient lthat lthe laccess lhas lto lremain lundercover lbecause: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-The lfistula lneedle lcould lbe ldislodged land lyou lwill lbe lable lto lintervene
lright laway.
Mr. lWonder lis lnew lto ldialysis, lhis lschedule lis lM-W-F lat l6 lam. lHe lused lto lrun levery
lmorning land lhe lis lupset lthat lhe lhas lto lgive lhis lrunning lto laccommodate lthe ldialysis
lschedule. lYou l- lcorrect lanswers l-Tell lthe lpatient lthat lyou lwill lmake levery leffort
lpossible lto ladjust lhis lschedule lso lhe lcan lcontinue lto lrun levery lmorning.
, The lfunctional lunit lof la lkidney lis l- lcorrect lanswers l-Nephron
A lhealthy lkidney lexcretes l- lcorrect lanswers l-Phosphorus
Renagel lis la lmedication lthat lis la l- lcorrect lanswers l-Phosphate lbinder
Which lone lis lthe lhighest lin lPotassium l- lcorrect lanswers l-2 lcups lof lraisins
What lare lsome lof lthe lfoods lthat lare lhigh lin lphosphorus l- lcorrect lanswers l-Milk land
lCheese
Water lsoftener lremoves: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Magnesium land lCalcium
Chlorine land lChloramines lare lremoved lby: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Carbon lTanks
Endotoxins lare lremoved lby: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Ultrafilter
Anastomosis lis lthe lsurgical lconnection lbetween lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Artery land
lvein
A lA lM lI lStandards lfor lcultured lwater lis: l- lcorrect lanswers l-200 lcfu
A lA lM lI lStandards lfor ldialysis lis: l- lcorrect lanswers l-50 lcfu
Hemodialysis lis laccomplished lby lwhich lprinciples? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Ultra lfiltration,
ldiffusion, lcounter-current ldialysis lflow
While lassessing lan laccess lbefore lcannulation lyou lnote lan laneurysm. lYou lshould: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Avoid lcannulating lthe larea land lnotify lthe lnurse lor lphysician.
Your lpatient lcomplains lof lmild lto lmoderate lpain lin laccess llimb. lThe llimb lis lnote lto
lbe lcolder ldistally land lpaler lthan lthe lother llimb. lThe lpatient lstates lthat lthe lpain
lincreases lin lintensity lwhile lhe lis lon ldialysis. lThe lpatient lcould lbe lexperiencing: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Steal lsyndrome
Patient lhas la lbilateral lamputation. lHow ldo lyou ldetermine lthat lthe lpatient lis lfluid
loverloaded? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Listen lto lthe llungs
If lit lis lnot ldocumented: l- lcorrect lanswers l-It lis lnot ldone
What lis la lhigh lrisk lof lsafety land la lhazard: l- lcorrect lanswers l-A lsmall lamount lof
lwater lon lthe lfloor
VERIFIED ANSWERS
You lare lthe lPCT ltaking lcare lof lMr. lSmith. lHe ltells lyou lthat lhe lhas lno lride ltoday lto
lgo lhome lafter ltreatment. lYou l- lcorrect lanswers l-Refer lhim lto lthe lSocial lWorker
While ltaking lthe lpulse lyou lfind lthat lthe lpatient lhas larrhythmia. lYou lknow lthat lone lof
lthe lcauses lof larrhythmia lis l- lcorrect lanswers l-Elevated lpotassium llevel
The lpatient lis lcomplaining lthat lhe lis lcold. lHe lrequests lto lbe ltotally lcovered. lYou
lexplain lto lthe lpatient lthat lthe laccess lhas lto lremain lundercover lbecause: l- lcorrect
lanswers l-The lfistula lneedle lcould lbe ldislodged land lyou lwill lbe lable lto lintervene
lright laway.
Mr. lWonder lis lnew lto ldialysis, lhis lschedule lis lM-W-F lat l6 lam. lHe lused lto lrun levery
lmorning land lhe lis lupset lthat lhe lhas lto lgive lhis lrunning lto laccommodate lthe ldialysis
lschedule. lYou l- lcorrect lanswers l-Tell lthe lpatient lthat lyou lwill lmake levery leffort
lpossible lto ladjust lhis lschedule lso lhe lcan lcontinue lto lrun levery lmorning.
, The lfunctional lunit lof la lkidney lis l- lcorrect lanswers l-Nephron
A lhealthy lkidney lexcretes l- lcorrect lanswers l-Phosphorus
Renagel lis la lmedication lthat lis la l- lcorrect lanswers l-Phosphate lbinder
Which lone lis lthe lhighest lin lPotassium l- lcorrect lanswers l-2 lcups lof lraisins
What lare lsome lof lthe lfoods lthat lare lhigh lin lphosphorus l- lcorrect lanswers l-Milk land
lCheese
Water lsoftener lremoves: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Magnesium land lCalcium
Chlorine land lChloramines lare lremoved lby: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Carbon lTanks
Endotoxins lare lremoved lby: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Ultrafilter
Anastomosis lis lthe lsurgical lconnection lbetween lthe: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Artery land
lvein
A lA lM lI lStandards lfor lcultured lwater lis: l- lcorrect lanswers l-200 lcfu
A lA lM lI lStandards lfor ldialysis lis: l- lcorrect lanswers l-50 lcfu
Hemodialysis lis laccomplished lby lwhich lprinciples? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Ultra lfiltration,
ldiffusion, lcounter-current ldialysis lflow
While lassessing lan laccess lbefore lcannulation lyou lnote lan laneurysm. lYou lshould: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Avoid lcannulating lthe larea land lnotify lthe lnurse lor lphysician.
Your lpatient lcomplains lof lmild lto lmoderate lpain lin laccess llimb. lThe llimb lis lnote lto
lbe lcolder ldistally land lpaler lthan lthe lother llimb. lThe lpatient lstates lthat lthe lpain
lincreases lin lintensity lwhile lhe lis lon ldialysis. lThe lpatient lcould lbe lexperiencing: l-
lcorrect lanswers l-Steal lsyndrome
Patient lhas la lbilateral lamputation. lHow ldo lyou ldetermine lthat lthe lpatient lis lfluid
loverloaded? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Listen lto lthe llungs
If lit lis lnot ldocumented: l- lcorrect lanswers l-It lis lnot ldone
What lis la lhigh lrisk lof lsafety land la lhazard: l- lcorrect lanswers l-A lsmall lamount lof
lwater lon lthe lfloor
