CCHT practice exam 2024 questions and answers

annually - ANSWERS AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested Clean the machine surface immediately - 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 - ANSWERS A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk? An artery to a vein - ANSWERS A fistula connects Vitamin B12 - ANSWERS A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is Cations and anions - ANSWERS A mixed- bed DI tank contains A glomerulus and a tubule system - ANSWERS A nephron is made up of An infiltration - 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 - ANSWERS A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to? bananas - 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 - ANSWERS A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - ANSWERS A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of Never document something that someone else did - 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 - ANSWERS A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - 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 - ANSWERS A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: 500 - 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 - ANSWERS AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed: