CHT EXAM PREP FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTION GUIDE
2026 GRADED A+
⩥What factors decrease K? Answer: Incorrect pump speed & Low BFR.
⩥What's the BFR for a 17 gauge needle? Answer: 200-250
⩥What's a BFR for a 16 gauge needle? Answer: 250-350
⩥Federal regulations require a center that reuses dialyzers to have:
Answer: a system of quality assurance and a system of quality control.
⩥Which of the following substances is the most common impurity in tap
water? Answer: calcium carbonate
⩥Which statement about ultraviolet irradiator is correct? Answer: Emits
light at a wavelength of 254 nanometers.
⩥What is an endotoxin? Answer: A toxin produced by certain bacteria.
,⩥Which of the following statement about reverse osmosis is true?
Answer: Solute concentration on both sides of the membrane becomes
equal.
⩥What is the urea kinetic modeling calculation? Answer: Gives both
minimum delivered and prescribed doses.
⩥Which artery is most likely used for arteriovenous fistula? Answer:
Radial Artery
⩥Dialysis machine control the rate of fluid removal by: Answer: Either
volume or flow control
⩥Blood flow into the dialyzer is usually by: Answer: Done my hand
cranking.
⩥What is true about transducers? Answer: They use hydrophobic
membranes to keep fluid from passing through.
⩥Drip chambers in the extracorporeal circulate do all EXCEPT?
Answer: Pump blood into dialyzer
⩥What is the primary reason for conducting the CAHPS program
surveys among patients undergoing hemodialysis? Answer: To measure
the patient's satisfaction with their care.
, ⩥Pathogens are? Answer: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism
that enter the body.
⩥What happens in infiltration? Answer: The tip of the needle punctures
the back wall of the access.
⩥When does the action need to take place for percent rejection? Answer:
When the rejection is less than 90%
⩥What is the percentage of transplanted kidneys are functional one year
after transplant? Answer: 90%
⩥Who pays for dialysis with a composite rate? Answer: Medicare
⩥Name three complications that causes kidney disease? Answer:
Diabetes, High blood pressure and Polycystic kidney disease.
⩥The most important thing to know prior to placing the venous needle
would be? Answer: The direction of the blood flow.
⩥What is Pericarditis? Answer: Swelling of the sac around the heart.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTION GUIDE
2026 GRADED A+
⩥What factors decrease K? Answer: Incorrect pump speed & Low BFR.
⩥What's the BFR for a 17 gauge needle? Answer: 200-250
⩥What's a BFR for a 16 gauge needle? Answer: 250-350
⩥Federal regulations require a center that reuses dialyzers to have:
Answer: a system of quality assurance and a system of quality control.
⩥Which of the following substances is the most common impurity in tap
water? Answer: calcium carbonate
⩥Which statement about ultraviolet irradiator is correct? Answer: Emits
light at a wavelength of 254 nanometers.
⩥What is an endotoxin? Answer: A toxin produced by certain bacteria.
,⩥Which of the following statement about reverse osmosis is true?
Answer: Solute concentration on both sides of the membrane becomes
equal.
⩥What is the urea kinetic modeling calculation? Answer: Gives both
minimum delivered and prescribed doses.
⩥Which artery is most likely used for arteriovenous fistula? Answer:
Radial Artery
⩥Dialysis machine control the rate of fluid removal by: Answer: Either
volume or flow control
⩥Blood flow into the dialyzer is usually by: Answer: Done my hand
cranking.
⩥What is true about transducers? Answer: They use hydrophobic
membranes to keep fluid from passing through.
⩥Drip chambers in the extracorporeal circulate do all EXCEPT?
Answer: Pump blood into dialyzer
⩥What is the primary reason for conducting the CAHPS program
surveys among patients undergoing hemodialysis? Answer: To measure
the patient's satisfaction with their care.
, ⩥Pathogens are? Answer: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism
that enter the body.
⩥What happens in infiltration? Answer: The tip of the needle punctures
the back wall of the access.
⩥When does the action need to take place for percent rejection? Answer:
When the rejection is less than 90%
⩥What is the percentage of transplanted kidneys are functional one year
after transplant? Answer: 90%
⩥Who pays for dialysis with a composite rate? Answer: Medicare
⩥Name three complications that causes kidney disease? Answer:
Diabetes, High blood pressure and Polycystic kidney disease.
⩥The most important thing to know prior to placing the venous needle
would be? Answer: The direction of the blood flow.
⩥What is Pericarditis? Answer: Swelling of the sac around the heart.
