CCHT DAVITA COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
⩥prior to the beginning dialysis, the physician order must include (pick
3 numbers)
1.specific dialyzer
2.blood flow rate
3. duration of the dialysis
4. three units of packed red blood cells. Answer: 1, 2, and 3
⩥dialysis technicians should have knowledge of: (pick 2)
1. equipment setup and maintenance
2. principles of computer technology
3.how to administer intravenous medication if an emergency arises
4. patient education related to dialysis and financial obligations. Answer:
1 and 4
⩥all 50 states require the same certification exam for employees
fulfilling the role of dialysis technician
(true or false). Answer: False
,⩥which of the following credentialing certification program offer the
dialysis technician the most cognitive content related to water treatment
principles?
A. certified clinical nephrology technologist
B. certified hemodialysis technician/technologist
C. certified biomedical nephrology technologist
D. certified clinical hemodialysis technician. Answer: certified
biomedical nephrology technologist
⩥which of the following statements about consent for treatment is
accurate?
A. a written consent for dialysis consent for placement of an access
catheter
B. a renal patient who has been admitted to the hospital with sepsis has
given implied consent upon signing the initial admission paperwork
C.two consents are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one
for access procedures or modifications
D. in an emergency, such as an aspirin overdose, it is not necessary to
have consent prior to beginning hemodialysis. Answer: C.two consents
are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one for access
procedures or modifications
,⩥who was the first person to use the term dialysis ?
A. Bernard turner
B. Leonard rowntree
C. Thomas Grahamn
D. john Abel. Answer: C. Thomas Grahamn
⩥what was the primary anticoagulant used in the first arifical kidney.
Answer: hirudin
⩥Dr. Willem Kolff created the first dialyzer suitable for human use
(rotating drum dialyzer) in 1943. What material as used to construct the
hollow tubes on this device?. Answer: Cellophane
⩥the first arteriovenous (AV) shunt for chronic renal patients was
placed. Answer: externally, using Teflon tubes
⩥president (blank) signed the bill that allowed medicare coverage to pay
for treatment for all patients with chronic kidney disease. Answer:
President Nixon
⩥in 1989, FDA approval of (blank) diminished the need for blood
transfusions in chronic renal disease patients. Answer: Epoetin Alfa
(Epogen)
, ⩥What is a molecule?. Answer: the smallest unit of a substance that
retains its chemical properties
⩥An electrolyte is a substance that dissolves in water to form. Answer:
electrical current
⩥a dialysate solution containing too much sodium may result in.
Answer: fluid leaving the cells, causing blood cells to shrivel
⩥With osmosis, water flows from areas of. Answer: low concentration
of solutes to areas of high concentration of solutes
⩥what is the major plasma buffer in the body. Answer: bicarbonate
⩥kidney failure causes retention of hydrogen ions resulting in:. Answer:
metabolic acidosis
⩥which of these patients populations has the highest proportion of body
water. Answer: infants
⩥the vas recta capillaries surround the loop of henle and nephrons and
play a major role in:. Answer: concentration of urine as it moves through
the tubules
GUIDE 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
⩥prior to the beginning dialysis, the physician order must include (pick
3 numbers)
1.specific dialyzer
2.blood flow rate
3. duration of the dialysis
4. three units of packed red blood cells. Answer: 1, 2, and 3
⩥dialysis technicians should have knowledge of: (pick 2)
1. equipment setup and maintenance
2. principles of computer technology
3.how to administer intravenous medication if an emergency arises
4. patient education related to dialysis and financial obligations. Answer:
1 and 4
⩥all 50 states require the same certification exam for employees
fulfilling the role of dialysis technician
(true or false). Answer: False
,⩥which of the following credentialing certification program offer the
dialysis technician the most cognitive content related to water treatment
principles?
A. certified clinical nephrology technologist
B. certified hemodialysis technician/technologist
C. certified biomedical nephrology technologist
D. certified clinical hemodialysis technician. Answer: certified
biomedical nephrology technologist
⩥which of the following statements about consent for treatment is
accurate?
A. a written consent for dialysis consent for placement of an access
catheter
B. a renal patient who has been admitted to the hospital with sepsis has
given implied consent upon signing the initial admission paperwork
C.two consents are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one
for access procedures or modifications
D. in an emergency, such as an aspirin overdose, it is not necessary to
have consent prior to beginning hemodialysis. Answer: C.two consents
are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one for access
procedures or modifications
,⩥who was the first person to use the term dialysis ?
A. Bernard turner
B. Leonard rowntree
C. Thomas Grahamn
D. john Abel. Answer: C. Thomas Grahamn
⩥what was the primary anticoagulant used in the first arifical kidney.
Answer: hirudin
⩥Dr. Willem Kolff created the first dialyzer suitable for human use
(rotating drum dialyzer) in 1943. What material as used to construct the
hollow tubes on this device?. Answer: Cellophane
⩥the first arteriovenous (AV) shunt for chronic renal patients was
placed. Answer: externally, using Teflon tubes
⩥president (blank) signed the bill that allowed medicare coverage to pay
for treatment for all patients with chronic kidney disease. Answer:
President Nixon
⩥in 1989, FDA approval of (blank) diminished the need for blood
transfusions in chronic renal disease patients. Answer: Epoetin Alfa
(Epogen)
, ⩥What is a molecule?. Answer: the smallest unit of a substance that
retains its chemical properties
⩥An electrolyte is a substance that dissolves in water to form. Answer:
electrical current
⩥a dialysate solution containing too much sodium may result in.
Answer: fluid leaving the cells, causing blood cells to shrivel
⩥With osmosis, water flows from areas of. Answer: low concentration
of solutes to areas of high concentration of solutes
⩥what is the major plasma buffer in the body. Answer: bicarbonate
⩥kidney failure causes retention of hydrogen ions resulting in:. Answer:
metabolic acidosis
⩥which of these patients populations has the highest proportion of body
water. Answer: infants
⩥the vas recta capillaries surround the loop of henle and nephrons and
play a major role in:. Answer: concentration of urine as it moves through
the tubules
