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CCHT PRACTICE EXAM DAVITA 2026\2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the
work, is the - CORRECT ANSWER -nephron
The leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states:
- CORRECT ANSWER -diabetes
A nephron is made up - CORRECT ANSWER -a glomerulus and a tubule
system
Which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - CORRECT ANSWER
elevated hematocrit
Mrs. Smith's dry weight is 62 kg. Her pretreatment weight when she came
in for treatment on monday was 67kg. The priming saline amount is 240ml,
fluid from medication is 100 ml , and she is not allowed any fluids during
treatment. What is the total amount of fluid weight to be removed during her
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER -5,540ml
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Based on Mrs. Smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the
ultrafiltration rate per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWER -1,385 ml/hr
Which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis
treatments? - CORRECT ANSWER -removing too much fluids
The scale says a patient weights 70 kg. This the same as weighting how
many points (lb)? - CORRECT ANSWER -154
Normal body ph is - CORRECT ANSWER -7.35-7.45
One sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is - CORRECT ANSWER -
hypertension
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even
death - CORRECT ANSWER -potassium
Water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute
concentration to an area of higher solute concentration by which principle -
CORRECT ANSWER -osmosis
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Waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle - CORRECT
ANSWER -diffusion
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysis by which
principle - CORRECT ANSWER -ultrafiltration
The movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of
sodium in the blood is a example of - CORRECT ANSWER -osmosis
Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of -
CORRECT ANSWER -diffusion
Which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? -
CORRECT ANSWER -using a bath that will provide a grater concentration
gradient
Which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during
dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER -urea
Ultrafiltration is influenced by - CORRECT ANSWER -transmembrane
pressure
CCHT PRACTICE EXAM DAVITA 2026\2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the
work, is the - CORRECT ANSWER -nephron
The leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states:
- CORRECT ANSWER -diabetes
A nephron is made up - CORRECT ANSWER -a glomerulus and a tubule
system
Which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - CORRECT ANSWER
elevated hematocrit
Mrs. Smith's dry weight is 62 kg. Her pretreatment weight when she came
in for treatment on monday was 67kg. The priming saline amount is 240ml,
fluid from medication is 100 ml , and she is not allowed any fluids during
treatment. What is the total amount of fluid weight to be removed during her
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER -5,540ml
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Based on Mrs. Smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the
ultrafiltration rate per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWER -1,385 ml/hr
Which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis
treatments? - CORRECT ANSWER -removing too much fluids
The scale says a patient weights 70 kg. This the same as weighting how
many points (lb)? - CORRECT ANSWER -154
Normal body ph is - CORRECT ANSWER -7.35-7.45
One sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is - CORRECT ANSWER -
hypertension
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even
death - CORRECT ANSWER -potassium
Water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute
concentration to an area of higher solute concentration by which principle -
CORRECT ANSWER -osmosis
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Waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle - CORRECT
ANSWER -diffusion
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysis by which
principle - CORRECT ANSWER -ultrafiltration
The movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of
sodium in the blood is a example of - CORRECT ANSWER -osmosis
Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of -
CORRECT ANSWER -diffusion
Which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? -
CORRECT ANSWER -using a bath that will provide a grater concentration
gradient
Which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during
dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER -urea
Ultrafiltration is influenced by - CORRECT ANSWER -transmembrane
pressure
