Dialysis Technician Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
Question 1
What is a long-term complications of a fistulae?
Correct Answer
Thrombosis
Question 2
What can the development of bacteria in bicarbonate concentrate lead to?
Correct Answer
Pyrogen Reactions and Innfections
Question 3
What medication is used to prevent blood from clotting in the extracorporeal circuit?
Correct Answer
Heparin
Question 4
What is the most important activity that you can perform to prevent the spread of
infectious diseases?
Correct Answer
Hand Washing
Question 5
What is the syndrome that cerebral edema can cause by the too rapid removal of
urea nitrogen from the blood?
Correct Answer
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
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,Question 6
Which direction should the venous be placed?
Correct Answer
Antegrade
Question 7
According to AAMI standards, the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed...
Correct Answer
200 CFU/mL
Question 8
What is the condition that renal patient develop due to kidney inability to reabsorb
enough bicarbonate?
Correct Answer
Metabolic Acidosis
Question 9
What is a step of the CQI process?
Correct Answer
Implement the PDCA Style
Question 10
What can misuse of mishandling result in?
Correct Answer
Illness, Injury, Death
Question 11
What is the most likely source of staphylococcus aureus?
Correct Answer
Nasal drainage or Discharge
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,Question 12
What is the target lab for Creatinine?
Correct Answer
10-18 mg/dL
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Question 13
A semipermeable is a filter that:
Correct Answer
Allows only certain sized particles to cross
Question 14
What are the symptoms of an air embolism?
Correct Answer
Shortness of breath, Coughing, Confusion
Question 15
What is the U.V. light and what does it do?
Correct Answer
Invisible radiation that destroys microorganisms
Question 16
What is Hypercalcemia?
Correct Answer
High Calcium
Question 17
Severe chest pain and dyspnea are symptoms of what?
Correct Answer
Air Embolism
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, Question 18
How can you prevent a patient from having a dialyzer reaction?
Correct Answer
Use cellulose acetate dialyzer membrane
Question 19
Why must water used for dialysate be treated?
Correct Answer
Dialysis patients are exposed to large volumes of water during dialysis
Question 20
What are three signs or symptoms of an access infection?
Correct Answer
Drainage, Fever, Swelling
Question 21
What is one way to remove solutes?
Correct Answer
Convection
Question 22
What is ETD?
Correct Answer
Germicide in dialyzer
Question 23
What happens when molecules of dissolved solute are dragged along?
Correct Answer
Convection
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Questions and Answers
Question 1
What is a long-term complications of a fistulae?
Correct Answer
Thrombosis
Question 2
What can the development of bacteria in bicarbonate concentrate lead to?
Correct Answer
Pyrogen Reactions and Innfections
Question 3
What medication is used to prevent blood from clotting in the extracorporeal circuit?
Correct Answer
Heparin
Question 4
What is the most important activity that you can perform to prevent the spread of
infectious diseases?
Correct Answer
Hand Washing
Question 5
What is the syndrome that cerebral edema can cause by the too rapid removal of
urea nitrogen from the blood?
Correct Answer
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
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,Question 6
Which direction should the venous be placed?
Correct Answer
Antegrade
Question 7
According to AAMI standards, the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed...
Correct Answer
200 CFU/mL
Question 8
What is the condition that renal patient develop due to kidney inability to reabsorb
enough bicarbonate?
Correct Answer
Metabolic Acidosis
Question 9
What is a step of the CQI process?
Correct Answer
Implement the PDCA Style
Question 10
What can misuse of mishandling result in?
Correct Answer
Illness, Injury, Death
Question 11
What is the most likely source of staphylococcus aureus?
Correct Answer
Nasal drainage or Discharge
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,Question 12
What is the target lab for Creatinine?
Correct Answer
10-18 mg/dL
.4-1.4
Question 13
A semipermeable is a filter that:
Correct Answer
Allows only certain sized particles to cross
Question 14
What are the symptoms of an air embolism?
Correct Answer
Shortness of breath, Coughing, Confusion
Question 15
What is the U.V. light and what does it do?
Correct Answer
Invisible radiation that destroys microorganisms
Question 16
What is Hypercalcemia?
Correct Answer
High Calcium
Question 17
Severe chest pain and dyspnea are symptoms of what?
Correct Answer
Air Embolism
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, Question 18
How can you prevent a patient from having a dialyzer reaction?
Correct Answer
Use cellulose acetate dialyzer membrane
Question 19
Why must water used for dialysate be treated?
Correct Answer
Dialysis patients are exposed to large volumes of water during dialysis
Question 20
What are three signs or symptoms of an access infection?
Correct Answer
Drainage, Fever, Swelling
Question 21
What is one way to remove solutes?
Correct Answer
Convection
Question 22
What is ETD?
Correct Answer
Germicide in dialyzer
Question 23
What happens when molecules of dissolved solute are dragged along?
Correct Answer
Convection
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