HEMODIALYSIS ANDERSON CCHT
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
what are the responsibilities and requirements of a medical director of a dialysis facility - ANS -
being knowledgeable of an responsible for integrity of the water treatment system in the facility
prior to the beginning dialysis, the physician order must include (pick 3 numbers)
1.specific dialyzer
2.blood flow rate
3. duration of the dialysis
4. three units of packed red blood cells - ANS -1, 2, and 3
dialysis technicians should have knowledge of: (pick 2)
1. equipment setup and maintenance
2. principles of computer technology
3.how to administer intravenous medication if an emergency arises
4. patient education related to dialysis and financial obligations - ANS -1 and 4
all 50 states require the same certification exam for employees fulfilling the role of dialysis
technician
(true or false) - ANS -False
which of the following credentialing certification program offer the dialysis technician the most
cognitive content related to water treatment principles?
A. certified clinical nephrology technologist
,B. certified hemodialysis technician/technologist
C. certified biomedical nephrology technologist
D. certified clinical hemodialysis technician - ANS -certified biomedical nephrology technologist
which of the following statements about consent for treatment is accurate?
A. a written consent for dialysis consent for placement of an access catheter
B. a renal patient who has been admitted to the hospital with sepsis has given implied consent
upon signing the initial admission paperwork
C.two consents are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one for access procedures
or modifications
D. in an emergency, such as an aspirin overdose, it is not necessary to have consent prior to
beginning hemodialysis - ANS -C.two consents are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself
and one for access procedures or modifications
who was the first person to use the term dialysis ?
A. Bernard turner
B. Leonard rowntree
C. Thomas Grahamn
D. john Abel - ANS -C. Thomas Grahamn
what was the primary anticoagulant used in the first arifical kidney - ANS -hirudin
, Dr. Willem Kolff created the first dialyzer suitable for human use (rotating drum dialyzer) in
1943. What material as used to construct the hollow tubes on this device? - ANS -Cellophane
the first arteriovenous (AV) shunt for chronic renal patients was placed - ANS -externally, using
Teflon tubes
president (blank) signed the bill that allowed medicare coverage to pay for treatment for all
patients with chronic kidney disease - ANS -President Nixon
in 1989, FDA approval of (blank) diminished the need for blood transfusions in chronic renal
disease patients - ANS -Epoetin Alfa (Epogen)
What is a molecule? - ANS -the smallest unit of a substance that retains its chemical properties
An electrolyte is a substance that dissolves in water to form - ANS -electrical current
a dialysate solution containing too much sodium may result in - ANS -fluid leaving the cells,
causing blood cells to shrivel
With osmosis, water flows from areas of - ANS -low concentration of solutes to areas of high
concentration of solutes
what is the major plasma buffer in the body - ANS -bicarbonate
kidney failure causes retention of hydrogen ions resulting in: - ANS -metabolic acidosis
which of these patients populations has the highest proportion of body water - ANS -infants
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
what are the responsibilities and requirements of a medical director of a dialysis facility - ANS -
being knowledgeable of an responsible for integrity of the water treatment system in the facility
prior to the beginning dialysis, the physician order must include (pick 3 numbers)
1.specific dialyzer
2.blood flow rate
3. duration of the dialysis
4. three units of packed red blood cells - ANS -1, 2, and 3
dialysis technicians should have knowledge of: (pick 2)
1. equipment setup and maintenance
2. principles of computer technology
3.how to administer intravenous medication if an emergency arises
4. patient education related to dialysis and financial obligations - ANS -1 and 4
all 50 states require the same certification exam for employees fulfilling the role of dialysis
technician
(true or false) - ANS -False
which of the following credentialing certification program offer the dialysis technician the most
cognitive content related to water treatment principles?
A. certified clinical nephrology technologist
,B. certified hemodialysis technician/technologist
C. certified biomedical nephrology technologist
D. certified clinical hemodialysis technician - ANS -certified biomedical nephrology technologist
which of the following statements about consent for treatment is accurate?
A. a written consent for dialysis consent for placement of an access catheter
B. a renal patient who has been admitted to the hospital with sepsis has given implied consent
upon signing the initial admission paperwork
C.two consents are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one for access procedures
or modifications
D. in an emergency, such as an aspirin overdose, it is not necessary to have consent prior to
beginning hemodialysis - ANS -C.two consents are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself
and one for access procedures or modifications
who was the first person to use the term dialysis ?
A. Bernard turner
B. Leonard rowntree
C. Thomas Grahamn
D. john Abel - ANS -C. Thomas Grahamn
what was the primary anticoagulant used in the first arifical kidney - ANS -hirudin
, Dr. Willem Kolff created the first dialyzer suitable for human use (rotating drum dialyzer) in
1943. What material as used to construct the hollow tubes on this device? - ANS -Cellophane
the first arteriovenous (AV) shunt for chronic renal patients was placed - ANS -externally, using
Teflon tubes
president (blank) signed the bill that allowed medicare coverage to pay for treatment for all
patients with chronic kidney disease - ANS -President Nixon
in 1989, FDA approval of (blank) diminished the need for blood transfusions in chronic renal
disease patients - ANS -Epoetin Alfa (Epogen)
What is a molecule? - ANS -the smallest unit of a substance that retains its chemical properties
An electrolyte is a substance that dissolves in water to form - ANS -electrical current
a dialysate solution containing too much sodium may result in - ANS -fluid leaving the cells,
causing blood cells to shrivel
With osmosis, water flows from areas of - ANS -low concentration of solutes to areas of high
concentration of solutes
what is the major plasma buffer in the body - ANS -bicarbonate
kidney failure causes retention of hydrogen ions resulting in: - ANS -metabolic acidosis
which of these patients populations has the highest proportion of body water - ANS -infants
