Dialysis Technician Final Exam Review

What is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - Answer-Conductivity Normal what is he used to roots and prime the tubing of extra corporeal circuit to remove Sterilant and air - Answer-Saline Air is removed from the Instacart Photos circuit before initiating treatment because it may cause what when trapped in the dialyzer - Answer-Clotting The most likely cause of contamination of extra corporeal circuits or what in the prime bucket with what in caps - Answer-Bloodline & open A low level arterial drip chamber Kimbra's all in what entering the system causing a air embolism or clotting - Answer-Air When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid compartment this is known as - Answer-Blood leak The final dialysis he must have a pH between what and what - Answer-6.9 and 7.6 How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid - Answer-Once a day When should alarm and pressure holding tests Should be performed on dialysis machines - Answer-Before each treatment What is remove a normal Saline during the priming process - Answer-Air Before the start of treatment, check the machines conductivity alarm parameter are set at a - Answer-Plus or minus 5 You should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what - Answer-Acid disinfect You should test the machine for these four things before starting treatment - Answer-Bacteria, conductivity, chlorine/chloramines, and pH The wall clock indicates the patient has three hours of treatment in the machine and a case only 2 1/2 treatment hours. what happened? - Answer-The machine was in bypassed for 30 minutes Prior to applying the blood pressure cuff on a new patient, the patient care tech should blank both pa