PCT Dialysis Certification Test || 100% Error-free Answers.
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested correct answers Annually
A 58 year old pt who is blind comes to tx accompanied by his wife. Which of these
approaches should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the pt. correct answers
Describes the activities in the immediate environment.
A dialysis tech observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patients hemodialysis machine.
Which of these actions should the dialysis tech take? correct answers Clean the machine
surface immediately.
A dialysis tech observes all of the below on the tx floor, which one poses and environmental
risk? correct answers About one ounce(30 ml) fluid is on floor.
a female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. the patient
tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and depressed. he asked the dialysis technician to
go out to dinner with him. in addition to politely declining the patient's invitation, which of
these actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take? correct answers Refer the patient to
the social worker
A fistula connects correct answers An artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is correct answers
Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI contains correct answers Cation and anions
A nephron is made up of correct answers A glomerulus and a tubule system
A pt complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis tech observes there is swelling
distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis tech should
suspect... correct answers An infiltration
A pt who is to receive their first dialysis tx is prone to correct answers Dialysis
Disequilibrium Syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during
the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in
potassium? correct answers Bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: correct answers Bradycardia
a reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is correct answers It is a CMS
requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
correct answers clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
, a teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr.smith you would
correct answers never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it correct answers may rupture and cause the
patient to bleed profusely
a patient laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN levels was lower than the post
dialysis BUN levels. when interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer
to which of these questions correct answers Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
A rapid pulse rate of 104 beats per minute would indicate that the pt.. correct answers
Tachycardia
A patients target weight is 154.0lb(70kg) and the patients pre tx weight is 158.4lb(72kg). For
a 4hr tx, how many ML/hr must the pt lose to reach the dry weight? correct answers 500
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than
correct answers 100 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death correct
answers Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are correct answers 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin level in conventional dialysate is correct answers Less
than 0.50 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient____________status correct answers
Nutritional
All of the following are phosphate binders except... correct answers Vitamin B12
All of the following may be s/s of an infected access except... correct answers Numbness and
tingling
Asepsis is defined as correct answers the absence of disease producing organism
Before hemodialysis tx, the tech removes the cap from the fistula needle and accidentally
touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the tech take first?
correct answers Discard the needle
Dialysate that is too hot will cause correct answers hemolysis
Target weight is defined as the correct answers weight at which the patient has no edema or
fluid in the lungs and BP is normal
During a hemodialysis tx the tech responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The most likely
cause of the alarm is: correct answers Disconnection of the blood line
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested correct answers Annually
A 58 year old pt who is blind comes to tx accompanied by his wife. Which of these
approaches should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the pt. correct answers
Describes the activities in the immediate environment.
A dialysis tech observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patients hemodialysis machine.
Which of these actions should the dialysis tech take? correct answers Clean the machine
surface immediately.
A dialysis tech observes all of the below on the tx floor, which one poses and environmental
risk? correct answers About one ounce(30 ml) fluid is on floor.
a female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. the patient
tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and depressed. he asked the dialysis technician to
go out to dinner with him. in addition to politely declining the patient's invitation, which of
these actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take? correct answers Refer the patient to
the social worker
A fistula connects correct answers An artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is correct answers
Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI contains correct answers Cation and anions
A nephron is made up of correct answers A glomerulus and a tubule system
A pt complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis tech observes there is swelling
distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis tech should
suspect... correct answers An infiltration
A pt who is to receive their first dialysis tx is prone to correct answers Dialysis
Disequilibrium Syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during
the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in
potassium? correct answers Bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: correct answers Bradycardia
a reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is correct answers It is a CMS
requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
correct answers clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
, a teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr.smith you would
correct answers never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it correct answers may rupture and cause the
patient to bleed profusely
a patient laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN levels was lower than the post
dialysis BUN levels. when interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer
to which of these questions correct answers Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
A rapid pulse rate of 104 beats per minute would indicate that the pt.. correct answers
Tachycardia
A patients target weight is 154.0lb(70kg) and the patients pre tx weight is 158.4lb(72kg). For
a 4hr tx, how many ML/hr must the pt lose to reach the dry weight? correct answers 500
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than
correct answers 100 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death correct
answers Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are correct answers 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin level in conventional dialysate is correct answers Less
than 0.50 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient____________status correct answers
Nutritional
All of the following are phosphate binders except... correct answers Vitamin B12
All of the following may be s/s of an infected access except... correct answers Numbness and
tingling
Asepsis is defined as correct answers the absence of disease producing organism
Before hemodialysis tx, the tech removes the cap from the fistula needle and accidentally
touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the tech take first?
correct answers Discard the needle
Dialysate that is too hot will cause correct answers hemolysis
Target weight is defined as the correct answers weight at which the patient has no edema or
fluid in the lungs and BP is normal
During a hemodialysis tx the tech responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The most likely
cause of the alarm is: correct answers Disconnection of the blood line
