Fresenius CCHT Certification Question and
Answer [2026/2027] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | Final Review
• A nephron is made up of -✓✓ A glomerulus and a tubule
• The endrocrine functions of the kidney include -✓✓ making erythropoietin and
the active for of Vitamin D
• The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S. -✓✓
Diabetes
• Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be
caused by -✓✓ HyperPhosphatemia
• Why do kideny patients often have bone disease -✓✓ Kidneys stop producing
calcitriol
• Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include -✓✓ Anorexia,
fatigue, swelling
• A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that -✓✓ allows for only certain
sized particles to cross
• Diffusion is movement of particles -✓✓ from an area of higher concentration to
an area of lower concentration
, • Negative Pressure is pressure created when -✓✓ fluid is pulled through a
restriction
• During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when -✓✓ Water is removed from the
blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate
• at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under negative
pressure -✓✓ The arterial line section before the blood pump
• Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse
across the semipermeable membrane -✓✓ High concentration gradients
• The components of the dialysate treatment that affect clearance include -✓✓
Dialysate flow, time of treatment, dialyzer size, blood flow rate
• Two things that affect the dialyzer's ability to remove wastes from the body
include -✓✓ Surface area and molecular weight cutoff
• Dialysate is the fluid that helps remove waste products from the body. It contains
a number of substances. What might be prescribed for a dialysate solution -✓✓
Bicarbonate, Sodium, Potassium
• What is the most important safety monitor during a dialysis treatment -✓✓ The
dialysis technician
• Dialysate conductivity measures -✓✓ the total electrical charge of a solution
Answer [2026/2027] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | Final Review
• A nephron is made up of -✓✓ A glomerulus and a tubule
• The endrocrine functions of the kidney include -✓✓ making erythropoietin and
the active for of Vitamin D
• The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S. -✓✓
Diabetes
• Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be
caused by -✓✓ HyperPhosphatemia
• Why do kideny patients often have bone disease -✓✓ Kidneys stop producing
calcitriol
• Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include -✓✓ Anorexia,
fatigue, swelling
• A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that -✓✓ allows for only certain
sized particles to cross
• Diffusion is movement of particles -✓✓ from an area of higher concentration to
an area of lower concentration
, • Negative Pressure is pressure created when -✓✓ fluid is pulled through a
restriction
• During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when -✓✓ Water is removed from the
blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate
• at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under negative
pressure -✓✓ The arterial line section before the blood pump
• Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse
across the semipermeable membrane -✓✓ High concentration gradients
• The components of the dialysate treatment that affect clearance include -✓✓
Dialysate flow, time of treatment, dialyzer size, blood flow rate
• Two things that affect the dialyzer's ability to remove wastes from the body
include -✓✓ Surface area and molecular weight cutoff
• Dialysate is the fluid that helps remove waste products from the body. It contains
a number of substances. What might be prescribed for a dialysate solution -✓✓
Bicarbonate, Sodium, Potassium
• What is the most important safety monitor during a dialysis treatment -✓✓ The
dialysis technician
• Dialysate conductivity measures -✓✓ the total electrical charge of a solution
