BONENT – Reviewer Questions With Complete Solutions
*27. Which of the following is an integral component of any
quality assurance program?
a. hiring a separate QA staff
b. implementing physician involvement
c.carrying out concurrent monitoring
d.holding quarterly meetings of QApersonnel Correct Answers
d.holding quarterly meetings of QApersonnel
*30. To determine which end of a graft is anastomosed to a vein,
the technologist should
a. aspirate blood and observe its color.
b. apply a tourniquet above the graft and observe for arterial
pulsation
c.press one finger firmly on the midpoint of the graft and palpate
for the thrill.
d. insert a fistula needle pointing toward the heart and observe
the blood flow after opening the clamp. Correct Answers
c.press one finger firmly on the midpoint of the graft and palpate
for the thrill.
*35. A patient complains of excruciating pain at the site of the
venous needle when dialysis is begun with a reused dialyzer.
The technologists' first RESPONSE SHOULD BE TO:
a. clamp the venous line and stop the blood pump
b. turn down the blood pump
c. put the patient in Trendelenburg's position on the left side
d. insert another venous needle. Correct Answers b. turn down
the blood pump
, 11. Which of the following are the Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation AAMI recommended
maximum levels for chemicals and organisms usually found in
water used for dialysis patients?
a. Calcium = 2.0 mEq/L
Fluoride= 0.2 mg/L
Chloramines= 0.1 mg/L
Aluminum= 0.01 ug/L
b. Acetate = 35 mEg/L
Bicarbonate = 650 g/L
Dextrose = 2.0 g/L
Calcium = 2.5 mEq/L
c. Calcium= 0.5 mEq/L
Fluoride = 2.0 mg/L
Chloride= 10 ppm Bacteria = 200 cfu/ml
d. Bacteria=2000cfucfu/ml
Calcium = 3.25 mEq/L
Sodium= 140 mEq/L
Potassium =2.0 mEq/L Correct Answers a. Calcium = 2.0
mEq/L
Fluoride= 0.2 mg/L
Chloramines= 0.1 mg/L
Aluminum= 0.01 ug/L
12. Since dialysis patients lose a significant amount of blood
each year, an important characteristic of the dialyzer is its
a.Clearance
b. Priming volume
c.Heparin requirement
*27. Which of the following is an integral component of any
quality assurance program?
a. hiring a separate QA staff
b. implementing physician involvement
c.carrying out concurrent monitoring
d.holding quarterly meetings of QApersonnel Correct Answers
d.holding quarterly meetings of QApersonnel
*30. To determine which end of a graft is anastomosed to a vein,
the technologist should
a. aspirate blood and observe its color.
b. apply a tourniquet above the graft and observe for arterial
pulsation
c.press one finger firmly on the midpoint of the graft and palpate
for the thrill.
d. insert a fistula needle pointing toward the heart and observe
the blood flow after opening the clamp. Correct Answers
c.press one finger firmly on the midpoint of the graft and palpate
for the thrill.
*35. A patient complains of excruciating pain at the site of the
venous needle when dialysis is begun with a reused dialyzer.
The technologists' first RESPONSE SHOULD BE TO:
a. clamp the venous line and stop the blood pump
b. turn down the blood pump
c. put the patient in Trendelenburg's position on the left side
d. insert another venous needle. Correct Answers b. turn down
the blood pump
, 11. Which of the following are the Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation AAMI recommended
maximum levels for chemicals and organisms usually found in
water used for dialysis patients?
a. Calcium = 2.0 mEq/L
Fluoride= 0.2 mg/L
Chloramines= 0.1 mg/L
Aluminum= 0.01 ug/L
b. Acetate = 35 mEg/L
Bicarbonate = 650 g/L
Dextrose = 2.0 g/L
Calcium = 2.5 mEq/L
c. Calcium= 0.5 mEq/L
Fluoride = 2.0 mg/L
Chloride= 10 ppm Bacteria = 200 cfu/ml
d. Bacteria=2000cfucfu/ml
Calcium = 3.25 mEq/L
Sodium= 140 mEq/L
Potassium =2.0 mEq/L Correct Answers a. Calcium = 2.0
mEq/L
Fluoride= 0.2 mg/L
Chloramines= 0.1 mg/L
Aluminum= 0.01 ug/L
12. Since dialysis patients lose a significant amount of blood
each year, an important characteristic of the dialyzer is its
a.Clearance
b. Priming volume
c.Heparin requirement
