CCHT practice exam
CCHT Practice Exam Questions
Containing 238 terms with Certified
Solutions 2024
AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Answer:
annually
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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?
- Answer: Clean the machine surface immediately
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one
poses an environment risk? - Answer: About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor
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
A nephron is made up of - Answer: A glomerulus and a tubule system
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 - Answer: An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to? - Answer:
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
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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? - Answer: bananas
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is - Answer: It's a new Federal
regulation
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is
indicative of - Answer: Clotting of 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
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - Answer: May rupture and cause
the patient to bleed profusely
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the pre dialysis 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? - Answer: Was the pre
dialysis sample drawn from the venous port?
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - Answer:
Tachycardia
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A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pretreatment weight is
158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient
lose to reach dry weight? - Answer: 500
AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed: -
Answer: 200 CFU/mL
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - Answer: 3-5% of EDW
According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is - Answer: Less than
two (2) EU/mL
According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be
certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by: - Answer:
4/15/2010
Albumin is an important test that talks about the patient's - Answer: Nutritional
All of the following are phosphate binders except: - Answer: Vitamin B12
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access except: -
Answer: numbness and tingling
Asepsis is defined as - Answer: The absence of disease producing organisms
CCHT Practice Exam Questions
Containing 238 terms with Certified
Solutions 2024
AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Answer:
annually
, CCHT practice exam
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?
- Answer: Clean the machine surface immediately
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one
poses an environment risk? - Answer: About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor
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
A nephron is made up of - Answer: A glomerulus and a tubule system
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 - Answer: An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to? - Answer:
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
, CCHT practice exam
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? - Answer: bananas
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is - Answer: It's a new Federal
regulation
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is
indicative of - Answer: Clotting of 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
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - Answer: May rupture and cause
the patient to bleed profusely
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the pre dialysis 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? - Answer: Was the pre
dialysis sample drawn from the venous port?
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - Answer:
Tachycardia
, CCHT practice exam
A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pretreatment weight is
158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient
lose to reach dry weight? - Answer: 500
AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed: -
Answer: 200 CFU/mL
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - Answer: 3-5% of EDW
According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is - Answer: Less than
two (2) EU/mL
According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be
certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by: - Answer:
4/15/2010
Albumin is an important test that talks about the patient's - Answer: Nutritional
All of the following are phosphate binders except: - Answer: Vitamin B12
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access except: -
Answer: numbness and tingling
Asepsis is defined as - Answer: The absence of disease producing organisms
