Hemodialysis Exam Review Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Hemodialysis Exam Review
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
DryMweightMisMdefinedMbyMall,Mexcept:

A.MWeightMwithMnormalMbloodMpressure

B.MNoMedema

C.MNoMincreaseMjugularMvenousMpressure

D.MExerciseMintolerance

E.MNoMshortnessMofMbreath

F.MWeightMatMendMofMhemodialysisMatMwhichMpatient

remainsMnormotensiveMuntilMnextMhemodialysis

(DespiteMretentionMofMNaMandMfluid)M-MAnswerMAnswerMD



DryMweightMisMclinicallyMassessedMbyMallMexcept:

A.MSubjectiveMGlobalMAssessment

B.MPlasmaMBloodMVolumeMMonitoring

C.MBloodMpressure

D.MJugularMvenousMpressure

E.MEdema

F.MChestMandMheartMauscultationM-MAnswerMAnswer:MA



AssessmentMofMchestMsounds/respiration/heartMauscultationMcanMbeMindicativeMofMvolume

overloadMbyMallMexcept:

A.MQualityMofMbreathMsounds

B.MInabilityMtoMlieMflatMinMtheMbedMwithoutMshortness

ofMbreath

C.MAspirationMpneumonia

D.MInabilityMtoMwalkMusualMdistanceMwithout

shortnessMofMbreath

E.MNewMedemaM-MAnswerMAnswer:MC

, OverMtheMlastM3MdialysisMtreatmentsMMr.MPMhasMleftMaboveMhisMDW.MAsMhisMnurseM
you:

(CheckMallMthatMapplies)

A.MAssessMifMMr.MPMhasMphysicalMsignsM&MsymptomsMof

fluidMoverload

B.MAskMtheMnephrologistMtoMreassessMhisMdryMweight

C.MReviewMhemoscan

D.MAskMnephrologistMtoMorderMsodiumMramping

E.MReviewMtheMbloodMpressureMtrendsMonMprevious

treatmentMrecordsM-MAnswerMAnswer:MA,MB,MC,ME



Mr.MBMrefusesMtoMbeMweighed.MAsMhisMnurseMyou:

A.MRecordMonMtheMrunMsheetMhowMmuchMfluidMtheMMDMhasMorderedMtoMbeMremove
d

B.MTellMMr.MBMheMlooksMfluidMheavyMandMshouldMbeMweighed

C.MRecordMonMtheMdialysisMtreatmentMrecordMhisMreasonMforMnotMbeingMweighed

D.MExplainMtheMrationaleMforMbeingMweighedMandMrecordMtheMpatientsMreasonMforMnot
MbeingMweighedMonMtheMtreatmentMrecord

E.MDocumentMthatMMr.MBMisMnotMambulatoryMandMcannotMbeMweighedM-
MAnswerMAnswer:MD



HypotensionMisMaMresultMofMintravascularMvolumeMdepletion.MItMoccursMwhenMthe:

A.MUltrafiltrationMrateMisMfasterMthanMtheMplasmaMrefillingMrate

B.MUltrafiltrationMrateMisMfasterMthanMtheMfluidMremovalMrate

C.MUltraflltrationMrateMisMslowerMthanMtheMplasmaMrefillingMrate

D.MUltraflltrationMrateMisMslowerMthanMtheMfluidMremovalMrateM-MAnswerMAnswer:MA



Mr.MHMcomesMinMlateMforMdialysis.MHisMtreatmentMtimeMisM3M1/2MhoursMandMheMis
M8MKgMaboveMhisMdryMweight.MAsMyouMstartMyourMassessment,MheMgetsMmadMandMs
tartsMcomplainingMthatMyouMareMwastingMhisMtimeMandMtoMgetMhimMonMtheMmachine
MorMheMwillMmissMhisMride.MHeMasksMyouMtoMremoveMallM8MkgMandMdoesn'tMwantM
toMlistenMtoMyourMconcernsMaboutMitMbeingMtooMmuchMweightMtoMremove.MAsMhisMN
urseMyou: