CCHT practice exam Questions And
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,annually - ANS AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - ANS A dialysis technician observes a drop of
blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the
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dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - ANS A dialysis technician observes all of the
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below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - ANS A fistula connects
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Vitamin B12 - ANS
dialyzer is
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
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Cations and anions - ANS A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - ANS A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - ANS A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis
technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous
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pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - ANS A patient who is to receive their first dialysis
treatment is prone to?
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bananas - ANS A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high potassium
foods with her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which
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one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - ANS A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - ANS A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux
dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - ANS A teammate asks you to
document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
, May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely - ANS A true aneurysm can be
dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - ANS A patient's laboratory
results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When
interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these questions?
Tachycardia - ANS A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
500 - ANS A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is
158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient lose to reach dry
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weight?
200 CFU/mL - ANS AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not
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exceed:
3-5% of EDW - ANS Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
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Less than two (2) EU/mL - ANS According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels
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4/15/2010 - ANS According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are
to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by:
Nutritional - ANS Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 - ANS All of the following are phosphate binders except:
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numbness and tingling - ANS All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an
infected access except:
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The absence of disease producing organisms - ANS Asepsis is defined as
1,385 mL/hr - ANS Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of fluid to be removed, what is the
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ultrafiltration rate per hour (mL/hr) for her 4 hour treatment?
Discard the needle - ANS Before a hemodialysis treatment, the technician removes the cap
from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of
these actions should the technician take first?
Hemolysis - ANS Dialysate that is too hot will cause
Weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal - ANS Dry
weight is defined as the
Answers
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LA
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,annually - ANS AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - ANS A dialysis technician observes a drop of
blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the
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dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - ANS A dialysis technician observes all of the
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below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - ANS A fistula connects
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Vitamin B12 - ANS
dialyzer is
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
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Cations and anions - ANS A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - ANS A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - ANS A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis
technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous
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pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - ANS A patient who is to receive their first dialysis
treatment is prone to?
O
bananas - ANS A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high potassium
foods with her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which
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one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - ANS A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - ANS A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux
dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - ANS A teammate asks you to
document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
, May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely - ANS A true aneurysm can be
dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - ANS A patient's laboratory
results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When
interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these questions?
Tachycardia - ANS A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
500 - ANS A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is
158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient lose to reach dry
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weight?
200 CFU/mL - ANS AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not
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exceed:
3-5% of EDW - ANS Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
is
U
Less than two (2) EU/mL - ANS According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels
LA
4/15/2010 - ANS According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are
to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by:
Nutritional - ANS Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 - ANS All of the following are phosphate binders except:
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numbness and tingling - ANS All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an
infected access except:
O
The absence of disease producing organisms - ANS Asepsis is defined as
1,385 mL/hr - ANS Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of fluid to be removed, what is the
D
ultrafiltration rate per hour (mL/hr) for her 4 hour treatment?
Discard the needle - ANS Before a hemodialysis treatment, the technician removes the cap
from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of
these actions should the technician take first?
Hemolysis - ANS Dialysate that is too hot will cause
Weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal - ANS Dry
weight is defined as the
