DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Why sis sit simportant sto sknow swhat scaused syour spatient's sCRF? s- sans--Can sbe
ssecondary sto sunderlying sdisease
What sare ssigns sand ssymptoms sof sfluid simbalance? s- sans--Edema, shypertension,
spulmonary sedema
What sdoes shypertension slead sto? s- sans--Left sVentricular sHypertrophy
Why sis ssodium sbalance simportant? s- sans--HyperNatremia- sHigh sBP, sfluid soverload s
HypoNatremia- sLow sBP
What sare ssigns sand ssymptoms sof shyperKalemia? s- sans--Muscle sweakness, sabnormal
sheart srhythm sand snumbness s& sTingling sand swidening sof sEKG
What sare ssigns sand ssymptoms sof shypoKalemia? s- sans--Dysrhythmias, sfatigue, smuscle
sweakness, sparalysis sand srespiratory sfailure
Why sare spatients sanemic? s- sans--Lack sof serythropoietin: shormones sexcreted sby
skidney
How scan syou sprevent sblood sloss? s- sans--Return sall sblood sfrom slines, saccess
scomplication sand swatch ssigns sof sbleeding sand sclotting
What sis spericarditis? s- sans--Inflammation sof sheart
What swould syou sadvise sfor sa spatient swho scomplains sof sdry, sitchy sskin? s- sans--Lotion,
srubi sskin, stake sphosphate sbinders
What sis sPeripheral sneuropathy s- sans--Weakness, snumbness, sand spain sfrom snerve
sdamage, susually sin shands sand sfeet
What sare sthe sfour skey selements saffected sin sCKD-MBD? s- sans--Calcium, sphosphorus,
scalcitrol sand sparathyroid shormone
What sare ssymptoms sof sCKD-MBD sin saddition sto sbone sdisease? s- sans--Severe sitching,
sLVH, smuscle sweakness, sbone spain sand stendon sruptured
, What sis syour srole sin sCKD-MBD? s- sans--Encourage spatient sto stake spart sin shealthcare,
sreport sissues sand smedication sand sgive shectorol
What sis sultrafiltration? s- sans--Controlled sfluid sremoval sby smanipulation sof shydrostatic
spressure s(Fluid)
What sis sconvection? s- sans--Solute sstarted sacross ssemipermeable smembrane salong
swith sfluid
What sis sosmosis? s- sans--Fluid smoves sfrom slower ssolute sconcentration sto shigher
ssolute sconcentration
What sis sdiffusion? s- sans--The smovement sof sparticles sfrom san sarea sof shigh
sconcentration sto san sarea sof slow sconcentration.
What sare skidneys sexcretory sfunctions? s- sans--Fluid sbalance, selectrolyte sbalance,
swaste sremoval sand sacid-base sbalance
What sare sthe skidneys sendocrine sfunctions? s- sans--Excreting srenin, serythropoiesis,
scalcitrate, sactivation sof sVitamin sD
What sthe sfunction sof sthe sacid sconcentrate? s- sans--Helps sbalance selectrolytes sand
sglucose
What sis sthe sfunction sof sbicarbonate? s- sans--Provides sthe sconcentration sgradient sfor
sdiffusion. sBuffers sthe sacid sto snormal. sRemoval sor sreplacement sof selectrolytes
Why sdo swe sdocument sin sthe smedical srecord? s- sans--Provides sdata scontinuity, sproof
sthe scare swas srendered sand spermanent slegal srecord
What sdoes sSMART sstand sfor? s- sans--Simple, smeaningful, sactual, sread, steach
What sare sthe sfive sW's sto sbe sused swhen scompleting san sAOR? s- sans--Who, swhat,
swhere, swhat sand swhere
What sare sthree sthings syou sshould snot sinclude sin san sAOR? s- sans--Personal sopinions,
sdiagnosis/speculations sd svendettas
What sis san sunderlying sassumptions sof sself-management? s- sans--People swho
sunderstand sand stake scontrol sof stheir scondition swill sbe shealthier sand shappier
What sis sthe sbasic sprinciple sof sself smanagement? s- sans--Dealing swith sthe
sconsequences sof sillness
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Why sis sit simportant sto sknow swhat scaused syour spatient's sCRF? s- sans--Can sbe
ssecondary sto sunderlying sdisease
What sare ssigns sand ssymptoms sof sfluid simbalance? s- sans--Edema, shypertension,
spulmonary sedema
What sdoes shypertension slead sto? s- sans--Left sVentricular sHypertrophy
Why sis ssodium sbalance simportant? s- sans--HyperNatremia- sHigh sBP, sfluid soverload s
HypoNatremia- sLow sBP
What sare ssigns sand ssymptoms sof shyperKalemia? s- sans--Muscle sweakness, sabnormal
sheart srhythm sand snumbness s& sTingling sand swidening sof sEKG
What sare ssigns sand ssymptoms sof shypoKalemia? s- sans--Dysrhythmias, sfatigue, smuscle
sweakness, sparalysis sand srespiratory sfailure
Why sare spatients sanemic? s- sans--Lack sof serythropoietin: shormones sexcreted sby
skidney
How scan syou sprevent sblood sloss? s- sans--Return sall sblood sfrom slines, saccess
scomplication sand swatch ssigns sof sbleeding sand sclotting
What sis spericarditis? s- sans--Inflammation sof sheart
What swould syou sadvise sfor sa spatient swho scomplains sof sdry, sitchy sskin? s- sans--Lotion,
srubi sskin, stake sphosphate sbinders
What sis sPeripheral sneuropathy s- sans--Weakness, snumbness, sand spain sfrom snerve
sdamage, susually sin shands sand sfeet
What sare sthe sfour skey selements saffected sin sCKD-MBD? s- sans--Calcium, sphosphorus,
scalcitrol sand sparathyroid shormone
What sare ssymptoms sof sCKD-MBD sin saddition sto sbone sdisease? s- sans--Severe sitching,
sLVH, smuscle sweakness, sbone spain sand stendon sruptured
, What sis syour srole sin sCKD-MBD? s- sans--Encourage spatient sto stake spart sin shealthcare,
sreport sissues sand smedication sand sgive shectorol
What sis sultrafiltration? s- sans--Controlled sfluid sremoval sby smanipulation sof shydrostatic
spressure s(Fluid)
What sis sconvection? s- sans--Solute sstarted sacross ssemipermeable smembrane salong
swith sfluid
What sis sosmosis? s- sans--Fluid smoves sfrom slower ssolute sconcentration sto shigher
ssolute sconcentration
What sis sdiffusion? s- sans--The smovement sof sparticles sfrom san sarea sof shigh
sconcentration sto san sarea sof slow sconcentration.
What sare skidneys sexcretory sfunctions? s- sans--Fluid sbalance, selectrolyte sbalance,
swaste sremoval sand sacid-base sbalance
What sare sthe skidneys sendocrine sfunctions? s- sans--Excreting srenin, serythropoiesis,
scalcitrate, sactivation sof sVitamin sD
What sthe sfunction sof sthe sacid sconcentrate? s- sans--Helps sbalance selectrolytes sand
sglucose
What sis sthe sfunction sof sbicarbonate? s- sans--Provides sthe sconcentration sgradient sfor
sdiffusion. sBuffers sthe sacid sto snormal. sRemoval sor sreplacement sof selectrolytes
Why sdo swe sdocument sin sthe smedical srecord? s- sans--Provides sdata scontinuity, sproof
sthe scare swas srendered sand spermanent slegal srecord
What sdoes sSMART sstand sfor? s- sans--Simple, smeaningful, sactual, sread, steach
What sare sthe sfive sW's sto sbe sused swhen scompleting san sAOR? s- sans--Who, swhat,
swhere, swhat sand swhere
What sare sthree sthings syou sshould snot sinclude sin san sAOR? s- sans--Personal sopinions,
sdiagnosis/speculations sd svendettas
What sis san sunderlying sassumptions sof sself-management? s- sans--People swho
sunderstand sand stake scontrol sof stheir scondition swill sbe shealthier sand shappier
What sis sthe sbasic sprinciple sof sself smanagement? s- sans--Dealing swith sthe
sconsequences sof sillness
