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CCHT practice exam questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. annually - correct answers.AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested Clean the machine surface immediately - correct answers.A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take? About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - correct answers.A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk? An artery to a vein - correct answers.A fistula connects Vitamin B12 - correct answers.A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is Cations and anions - correct answers.A mixed- bed DI tank contains A glomerulus and a tubule system - correct answers.A nephron is made up of An infiltration - correct answers.A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should suspect Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - correct answers.A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to? bananas - correct answers.A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high potassium foods with her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in potassium? It's a new Federal regulation - correct answers.A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - correct answers.A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of Never document something that someone else did - correct answers.A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would: May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely - correct answers.A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - correct answers.A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these questions? Tachycardia - correct answers.A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: 500 - correct answers.A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient lose to reach dry weight? 200 CFU/mL - correct answers.AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed: 3-5% of EDW - correct answers.Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are Less than two (2) EU/mL - correct answers.According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is 4/15/2010 - correct answers.According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by: Nutritional - correct answers.Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's Vitamin B12 - correct answers.All of the following are phosphate binders except: numbness and tingling - correct answers.All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access except: The absence of disease producing organisms - correct answers.Asepsis is defined as 1,385 mL/hr - correct answers.Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of fluid to be removed, what is the ultrafiltration rate per hour (mL/hr) for her 4 hour treatment? Discard the needle - correct answers.Before a hemodialysis treatment, the technician removes the cap from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the technician take first? Hemolysis - correct answers.Dialysate that is too hot will cause Weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal - correct answers.Dry weight is defined as the Disconnection of the bloodline - correct answers.During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause for this alarm is: Blood - correct answers.Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to: Diffusion - correct answers.Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of Stop the pump - correct answers.During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take first? Between 7.0 and 7.4 - correct answers.Dialysate pH should be: Clamp the venous line - correct answers.During hemodialysis, the air detector on Ms. Foster's machine alarms and foam is visible in the venous drop chamber. The immediate action of the dialysis technician should be to: How have you been since your last dialysis treatment? - correct answers.During predialysis data collection, it would be best for the technician to ask the patient which of these questions? Take the patient's temperature - correct answers.During the hemodialysis treatment, a patient complains of feeling chilled. In addition to getting the patient a blanket, which of these actions should the technician take? Notify the equipment technician - correct answers.During the set up of a hemodialysis machine, the alarm test for conductivity fails. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take? Indicators of the adequacy of the renal replacement therapy - correct answers.ESRD specific tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and URR are Ultrafiltration - correct answers.Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis by which principle Percent rejection - correct answers.Feed conductivity- product conductivity divided by x 100 is the formula calculation of The ultrafiltration rate - correct answers.Fluid to be removed divided by the treatment time tells us Inadequate dialyzer priming - correct answers.Germicide rebound occurs due to: Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) - correct answers.Hives, itching, tightness of the chest and respiratory distress may be signs and symptoms of: Cardiac arrest - correct answers.Hyperkalemia can lead to Hemoglobin - correct answers.If the extracorporeal circuit clots and it must be discarded, it would be most important to monitor the patient's serum level of: Check dialyzer for total cell volume - correct answers.In reuse, the blood path integrity is tested to Subcutaneous - correct answers.Lidocaine is administered Higher hospitalization and death rates - correct answers.Low albumin levels in the dialysis patient have been linked with: Digoxin - correct answers.Medications that dialyze easily are all except Psychomotor - correct answers.Mr. Jones demonstrates how to wash his aces. This is an example of which adult learning principle? Milk of Magnesia - correct answers.Mr. Jones suffers from constipation. He goes to the drug store to buy a laxative. Mr Jones should avoid which medication? Cognitive - correct answers.Mr. Roberts verbalized how to hand crank his blood pump in the event of an emergency. This is an example of which adult principle? Notify the nurse of the need for an assessment - correct answers.Mrs. Smith arrives for dialysis treatment complaining of shortness of breath. Her pre dialysis weight is 4.7 kilograms above the last post treatment weight. The dialysis technician reweighed and verified the weight. Which of the actions should the dialysis technician take next? 5,540 mL - correct answers.Mrs Smith dry weight is 62 kg. Her pretreatment weight when she came in for treatment on Monday was 67 kg. The priming saline amount is 240 mL, the rinseback amount is 200mL, fluid from medication is 100 mL, and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. What is the total amount of fluid weight to be removed during her treatment? Trendelenburg position on left side - correct answers.Ms Foster complains of shortness of breath. While calling for the nurse the dialysis technician notices there is air in the extracorporeal circuit she/he should place Ms Foster in: Air - correct answers.One reason that normal saline is used to rinse and prime the extracorporeal circuit prior to treatment is to remove: 7.0-7.25 - correct answers.Normal body pH is Time to mature - correct answers.One disadvantage of a fistula is an increase in Poor rotation of sites - correct answers.One cause of aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms is Blood pump has stopped - correct answers.The air detector alarms during treatment. If the machine is working properly, the dialysis technician should expect which of these events to have occurred? Sterilant infusion - correct answers.Pain at the venous needle site, along with respiratory difficulty and chest pain could be an indicator of: