RN DAVITA EXAM 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
VASCULAR ACCESS AND COMPLICATIONS
PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ Symptoms of hypocalcemia (low calcium) include:
Answer: Muscle spasms, numbness, confusion, and seizures.
◉ True/False
Patient with hypoalbuminemia (albumin < 3.5) have a higher rate of
hospitalization and death.
Answer: True
◉ High protein foods include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Meat, fish, poultry, eggs
B) Milk/cheese
C) Legumes (beans)
D) Chocolate, tomato, potato
Answer: D) Chocolate, tomato, potato
, ◉ Many foods contain high phosphorus levels. Please list:
Answer: Chocolate, Dairy, Colas, Dried beans, Peas, Nuts (peanut
butter), Many processed foods.
◉ Hemodialysis replaces approximately:
Answer: 15% of kidney function
◉ The semipermeable membrane:
A) Allows some small particles through while blocking other ones
B) Provides the doorway through which fluid and solutes move
C) Removes all toxins from the patients blood
D) A & B
Answer: D) A & B
◉ Fluid passing through a semipermeable membrane - controlled by
hydrostatic pressure is:
A) Filtration
B) Ultrafiltration
C) Convection
D) Diffusion
VASCULAR ACCESS AND COMPLICATIONS
PRACTICE RESOURCE
◉ Symptoms of hypocalcemia (low calcium) include:
Answer: Muscle spasms, numbness, confusion, and seizures.
◉ True/False
Patient with hypoalbuminemia (albumin < 3.5) have a higher rate of
hospitalization and death.
Answer: True
◉ High protein foods include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Meat, fish, poultry, eggs
B) Milk/cheese
C) Legumes (beans)
D) Chocolate, tomato, potato
Answer: D) Chocolate, tomato, potato
, ◉ Many foods contain high phosphorus levels. Please list:
Answer: Chocolate, Dairy, Colas, Dried beans, Peas, Nuts (peanut
butter), Many processed foods.
◉ Hemodialysis replaces approximately:
Answer: 15% of kidney function
◉ The semipermeable membrane:
A) Allows some small particles through while blocking other ones
B) Provides the doorway through which fluid and solutes move
C) Removes all toxins from the patients blood
D) A & B
Answer: D) A & B
◉ Fluid passing through a semipermeable membrane - controlled by
hydrostatic pressure is:
A) Filtration
B) Ultrafiltration
C) Convection
D) Diffusion
