CCHT practice exam with correct
answers
annually - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for
hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A dialysis
technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A marker used to determine the middle molecule
clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A patient who is to receive
their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
,bananas - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A reason why a dialysis technician
is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A rise in transmembrane
pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A true
aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate
that the patient has:
500 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔AAMI standards for the total microbial count of
dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
, Less than two (2) EU/mL - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔According to AAMI the standard
level for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Albumin is an important test that tells about the
patient's
Vitamin B12 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔All of the following are phosphate binders except:
numbness and tingling - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔All of the following may be signs and
symptoms of an infected access except:
The absence of disease producing organisms - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Asepsis is defined
as
1,385 mL/hr - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Dry weight is defined as the
Disconnection of the bloodline - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔During a hemodialysis
treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause for this
alarm is:
answers
annually - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for
hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A dialysis
technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A marker used to determine the middle molecule
clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A patient who is to receive
their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
,bananas - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A reason why a dialysis technician
is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A rise in transmembrane
pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A true
aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate
that the patient has:
500 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔AAMI standards for the total microbial count of
dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
, Less than two (2) EU/mL - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔According to AAMI the standard
level for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Albumin is an important test that tells about the
patient's
Vitamin B12 - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔All of the following are phosphate binders except:
numbness and tingling - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔All of the following may be signs and
symptoms of an infected access except:
The absence of disease producing organisms - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Asepsis is defined
as
1,385 mL/hr - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED 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 - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Dry weight is defined as the
Disconnection of the bloodline - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔During a hemodialysis
treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause for this
alarm is:
