CCHT PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than - ANSWER
200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - ANSWER
Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - ANSWER 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - ANSWER Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - ANSWER nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - ANSWER Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - ANSWER Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - ANSWER Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - ANSWER Annually
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. What approach
should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? - ANSWER Describe the activities in
the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What action
should the tech take? - ANSWER Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - ANSWER A dialysis technician observes all of the
below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
, A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient tells
the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the tech to go out to dinner with him. In
addition to politely declining the patients invitation, what action should the dialysis technician take? -
ANSWER Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - ANSWER an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - ANSWER Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - ANSWER cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - ANSWER A glomerulus and a tubule system
A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling
distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The tech should suspect -
ANSWER An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - ANSWER dialysis disequilibrium
syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in potassium? -
ANSWER bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - ANSWER bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - ANSWER It's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of - ANSWER
clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would - ANSWER
never document something that someone else did
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than - ANSWER
200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - ANSWER
Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - ANSWER 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - ANSWER Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - ANSWER nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - ANSWER Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - ANSWER Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - ANSWER Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - ANSWER Annually
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. What approach
should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? - ANSWER Describe the activities in
the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What action
should the tech take? - ANSWER Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - ANSWER A dialysis technician observes all of the
below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
, A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient tells
the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the tech to go out to dinner with him. In
addition to politely declining the patients invitation, what action should the dialysis technician take? -
ANSWER Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - ANSWER an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - ANSWER Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - ANSWER cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - ANSWER A glomerulus and a tubule system
A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling
distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The tech should suspect -
ANSWER An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - ANSWER dialysis disequilibrium
syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in potassium? -
ANSWER bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - ANSWER bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - ANSWER It's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of - ANSWER
clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would - ANSWER
never document something that someone else did
