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CERTIFIED HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What foods are high in potassium? Ans: Bananas
Oranges
Milk
Potatoes
Plums (prunes)
tomatoes
What lab values are monitored for assessing bone disease? Ans:
Calcium,
Phosphorus,
PTH
What is the most common cause of chronic kidney failure in the US?
Ans: Diabetes
What is the reason potassium dialyzes and RBC's do not? Ans:
Potassium has a smaller molecular weight
What is an acceptable limit for chlorine's in water? Ans: Less than
0.1mg/L (ppm)
If a new patient starts with a very high BUN, dialysis is purposely made
less efficient to prevent what? Ans: Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
What causes poor clearance during dialysis? Ans: Low blood flow rate,
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Access recirculation,
Poor dialyzer reuse
What is the movement of water from an area of low solute concentration
to an area of high solute concentration? Ans: Osmosis
What is a potting compound, casing, fibers, and headers from? Ans: A
dialyzer
What does a hematocrit test in indicate? Ans: Concentration of red blood
cells in the blood
In a dialysis machine, the proportioning system does what? Ans:
Appropriately mixes the dialysate concentrates with water
What is the best reason to wear gloves when handling machine's prior to
blood? Ans: Universal Precaustions
You test for sterilant levels in a hemodialysis machines prior to patient
use. The test is positive for sterilant. The machines needs to do what?
Ans: Needs to go through another rinse
What are serum abnormalities in renal failure? Ans: When creatinine,
BUN, Phosphorus are elevated
Hemodialysis requires a means to channel the patient's blood to the
hemodialyzer and then back to the body, what is this called? Ans:
Vascular Access
Where is a fistula usually placed? Ans: Forearm, near the wrist
According to the CDC, how long do you wash your hands with soap and
water? Ans: 15-Seconds
(True/False)
A solvent is a fluid? Ans: True
CERTIFIED HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What foods are high in potassium? Ans: Bananas
Oranges
Milk
Potatoes
Plums (prunes)
tomatoes
What lab values are monitored for assessing bone disease? Ans:
Calcium,
Phosphorus,
PTH
What is the most common cause of chronic kidney failure in the US?
Ans: Diabetes
What is the reason potassium dialyzes and RBC's do not? Ans:
Potassium has a smaller molecular weight
What is an acceptable limit for chlorine's in water? Ans: Less than
0.1mg/L (ppm)
If a new patient starts with a very high BUN, dialysis is purposely made
less efficient to prevent what? Ans: Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
What causes poor clearance during dialysis? Ans: Low blood flow rate,
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Access recirculation,
Poor dialyzer reuse
What is the movement of water from an area of low solute concentration
to an area of high solute concentration? Ans: Osmosis
What is a potting compound, casing, fibers, and headers from? Ans: A
dialyzer
What does a hematocrit test in indicate? Ans: Concentration of red blood
cells in the blood
In a dialysis machine, the proportioning system does what? Ans:
Appropriately mixes the dialysate concentrates with water
What is the best reason to wear gloves when handling machine's prior to
blood? Ans: Universal Precaustions
You test for sterilant levels in a hemodialysis machines prior to patient
use. The test is positive for sterilant. The machines needs to do what?
Ans: Needs to go through another rinse
What are serum abnormalities in renal failure? Ans: When creatinine,
BUN, Phosphorus are elevated
Hemodialysis requires a means to channel the patient's blood to the
hemodialyzer and then back to the body, what is this called? Ans:
Vascular Access
Where is a fistula usually placed? Ans: Forearm, near the wrist
According to the CDC, how long do you wash your hands with soap and
water? Ans: 15-Seconds
(True/False)
A solvent is a fluid? Ans: True
