CHT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
TheBfunctionalBunitBofBtheBkidneyB,orBtheBstructureBinBtheBkidneyBthatBdoesBtheBworkBisBth
eB-BAnswerNephron
TheBleadingBcauseBofBchronicBkidneyBdiseaseBforBadultsBinBtheBusaB-BAnswerDiabetes
ABnephronBisBmadeBupBofB?B-BAnswerABglomerulusBandBaBtubuleBsysytem
whichBofBtheBfollowingBisBnotBaBsymptomBofBuremia?B-BAnswerElevatedBhematocrit
Mrs.smithBdryBweightBisB62kg.BWhatBisBtheBtotalBfluidBweightBtoBbeBremoved?B-
BAnswer5,540BmL
basedBonBmrs.BsmithBtotalBamountBofBfluidBtoBbeBremovedBwhatBisBtheBultrafiltrationBrateBp
erBhr?B-BAnswer1,385BmL
whichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBcauseBofBhypotentionBduringBandBafterBdialysisBtreatment?B-
BAnswerremovingBtooBmuchBfluid
theBscaleBsaysBaBpatientBweightsB70kg,BthisBisBtheBsameBasBweightBinBhowBmanyBpoundsBlb
s?B-BAnswer154
normalBbodyBpHBisB?B-BAnswer7.35B-B7.45
oneBsignBandBsymptomBofBfluidBoverloadBisB?B-BAnswerhypertension
abnormalBlevelesBofBthisBelectroyteBcanBcauseBcardiacBandBevenBdeath?B-BAnswerPotassium
WaterBmovesBacrossBaBmembraneBfromBanBareaBofBlowerBsolutesBconcentrationBtoBanBareaB
ofBhigherBsoluteBconcentrationBby?B-BAnswerOsmois
wasteBproductsBareBremovedBduringBdialysisBbyBwhichBprinciple?B-BAnswerDiffusion
, ExcessBfluidBisBforcedBoutBofBtheBbloodBandBintoBtheBdialysateBduringBdialysisBbyBwhichBprin
ciple?B-BAnswerUltrafiltration
TheBmovementBofBfluidBfromBtheBtissueBtowardBaBhigherBconcentrationBofBsodiumBinBtheBbl
oodBisBaBanBexampleBofB?B-BAnswerOsmosis
DecreasingBtheBpatientsBprescribeBblooodBflowBrateBaffectsBtheBrateBofB-BAnswerDiffusion
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBdiffuesBfromBtheBpatientsBbloodBduringBdialysisB-BAnswerurea
whichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBwouldBincreaseBdiffusionBduringBdialysis?B-
BAnswerusingBaBbathBthatBwillBprovideBaBgreaterBconcentrationBgradlent
UltrafiltrationBisBinfluencedBbyB-BAnswerTransmembraneBpressure
TheBmostBcommonBcomplicationBinBperitonealBdialysisBis?B-BAnswerPeritontis
TheBdextroseBusedBinBtheBdialysateBforBperitonealBdialysisBcanBcause?B-BAnswerHyperglycemia
ifBaBpatientBdevelopsBanBinfectionBpostBtransplantBtheBlargestBcontributingBfactorBwouldBmos
tBlikelyBbe?B-BAnswerimmunosuprssiveBmedication
TheBmostBfrequentBcauseBofBdeathBinBtheBfirstByearBpostBtransplantBisB?B-BAnswerinfection
TotalBcellBvolume(BtcvB)BisBanBindirectBmeasureBofBtheB?B-
BAnswerperformanceBofBtheBdialyzer
TheBTCVBshouldBbeBnoBlessBthan?B-BAnswer80%
TheBminimumBdwellBtimeBtoBachieveBsterilizationBwithBtheBchemicalBrenalinBisB?B-
BAnswer11Bhrs
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
TheBfunctionalBunitBofBtheBkidneyB,orBtheBstructureBinBtheBkidneyBthatBdoesBtheBworkBisBth
eB-BAnswerNephron
TheBleadingBcauseBofBchronicBkidneyBdiseaseBforBadultsBinBtheBusaB-BAnswerDiabetes
ABnephronBisBmadeBupBofB?B-BAnswerABglomerulusBandBaBtubuleBsysytem
whichBofBtheBfollowingBisBnotBaBsymptomBofBuremia?B-BAnswerElevatedBhematocrit
Mrs.smithBdryBweightBisB62kg.BWhatBisBtheBtotalBfluidBweightBtoBbeBremoved?B-
BAnswer5,540BmL
basedBonBmrs.BsmithBtotalBamountBofBfluidBtoBbeBremovedBwhatBisBtheBultrafiltrationBrateBp
erBhr?B-BAnswer1,385BmL
whichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBcauseBofBhypotentionBduringBandBafterBdialysisBtreatment?B-
BAnswerremovingBtooBmuchBfluid
theBscaleBsaysBaBpatientBweightsB70kg,BthisBisBtheBsameBasBweightBinBhowBmanyBpoundsBlb
s?B-BAnswer154
normalBbodyBpHBisB?B-BAnswer7.35B-B7.45
oneBsignBandBsymptomBofBfluidBoverloadBisB?B-BAnswerhypertension
abnormalBlevelesBofBthisBelectroyteBcanBcauseBcardiacBandBevenBdeath?B-BAnswerPotassium
WaterBmovesBacrossBaBmembraneBfromBanBareaBofBlowerBsolutesBconcentrationBtoBanBareaB
ofBhigherBsoluteBconcentrationBby?B-BAnswerOsmois
wasteBproductsBareBremovedBduringBdialysisBbyBwhichBprinciple?B-BAnswerDiffusion
, ExcessBfluidBisBforcedBoutBofBtheBbloodBandBintoBtheBdialysateBduringBdialysisBbyBwhichBprin
ciple?B-BAnswerUltrafiltration
TheBmovementBofBfluidBfromBtheBtissueBtowardBaBhigherBconcentrationBofBsodiumBinBtheBbl
oodBisBaBanBexampleBofB?B-BAnswerOsmosis
DecreasingBtheBpatientsBprescribeBblooodBflowBrateBaffectsBtheBrateBofB-BAnswerDiffusion
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBdiffuesBfromBtheBpatientsBbloodBduringBdialysisB-BAnswerurea
whichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBwouldBincreaseBdiffusionBduringBdialysis?B-
BAnswerusingBaBbathBthatBwillBprovideBaBgreaterBconcentrationBgradlent
UltrafiltrationBisBinfluencedBbyB-BAnswerTransmembraneBpressure
TheBmostBcommonBcomplicationBinBperitonealBdialysisBis?B-BAnswerPeritontis
TheBdextroseBusedBinBtheBdialysateBforBperitonealBdialysisBcanBcause?B-BAnswerHyperglycemia
ifBaBpatientBdevelopsBanBinfectionBpostBtransplantBtheBlargestBcontributingBfactorBwouldBmos
tBlikelyBbe?B-BAnswerimmunosuprssiveBmedication
TheBmostBfrequentBcauseBofBdeathBinBtheBfirstByearBpostBtransplantBisB?B-BAnswerinfection
TotalBcellBvolume(BtcvB)BisBanBindirectBmeasureBofBtheB?B-
BAnswerperformanceBofBtheBdialyzer
TheBTCVBshouldBbeBnoBlessBthan?B-BAnswer80%
TheBminimumBdwellBtimeBtoBachieveBsterilizationBwithBtheBchemicalBrenalinBisB?B-
BAnswer11Bhrs