PCT test Davita (Study Guide) complete A+ guide,
updated fall 2023/2024
what is REM and what is used to submit? - (answers)Risk Event Management and unsafe condition,
near miss, and an adverse event
Sterile means - (answers)free of all living microorganisms and spores
clean means - (answers)not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair
教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
contaminated means - (answers)that a sterile or clean item has come in contact with non-sterile
object
变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
dirty means - (answers)neither sterile or clean, but visibly contaminated
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
Alcohol-bases hand rubs must contain - (answers)60-95% ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a
加从容。 of both
combination
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
How long should you wash your hands for? - (answers)20 seconds
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
PPE includes what? - (answers)gloves, gowns, masks, protective eye gear
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
environmental surfaces are cleaned with appropriate disinfectant such as a bleach solution -
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
(answers)1:100 one part bleach and 99 part water
加从容。
for石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
visible blood or gross blood spills, a ______ bleach solution must be utilized - (answers)1:10 1
part bleach and 9 parts water
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
的重要性始终没有改变。
when preparing patient assignments, teammates who care for confirmed or suspected hep B surface
antigen (HBsAg) positive patient(s) will only be assigned to simultaneously care for surface -
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
(answers)antibody positive (immune) patients
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
,Although dialysis is a complex procedure, it is based on simple principles - (answers)use of a
semipermeable membrane, diffusion, ultrafiltration, convection, and osmosis
what are the 3 treatment goals to achieve in dialysis? - (answers)1. Remove waste from the blood
2.remove excess water from the blood
3. balance blood electrolytes
semipermeable membrane - (answers)thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that allows some
教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
small particles to pass through, while blocking other, larger ones.
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
what is a dialyzer and the 2 compartments - (answers)artificial kidney and blood site and dialysate
变。
site
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
what happens if the blood site and dialysate site mix? - (answers)= blood leak
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
what is dialysate (3 things)? - (answers)RO water, acid bath, and bicarbonate
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
what is an extracorporeal circuit? - (answers)bloodline, saline, and dialyzer=set up
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
What is diffusion? - (answers)movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
from the side with the higher concentration to the side with the lower concentratio n.
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
What is ultrafiltration? - (answers)removes water from the blood by pushing it across the
加从容。 membrane
semipermeable
石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
What is convection? - (answers)or solute drag is when solutes move with the water across the
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
semipermeable membrane.
的重要性始终没有改变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
What is osmosis? - (answers)is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from the
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
side with the lower solute concentration to the side with the higher solute concentration
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
,After a chemical disinfection with bleach, how do you verify that the machine is free of residual
bleach before you start setting up? - (answers)check the fluid from the drain hose with residual
chlorine test strip
What is an acceptable test result when verifying the absence of residual bleach? - (answers)less than
or equal to 0.5ppm
What is strikethrough? - (answers)Saline rises in transducer allows for inaccurate readings. The back
of 教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
transducer is checked for wet. If wet can contaminate machine. Pull for bio med.
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
what is the only fluid we use to prime the blood lines and dialyze? - (answers)sodium chloride 0.9%
(normal saline)
变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
what is proportioned dialysate? - (answers)even amounts of RO water, acid bath and bicarbonate
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
The manual conductivity must match the dialysis delivery system displayed conductivity_________ -
加从容。 0.4 mS of the theoretical conductivity (TCD) for Fresenius delivery systems
(answers)+/-
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
The maximum recirculation time after a machine has been set up prior to treatment
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
initiation cannot exceed _____ hours. - (answers)2 hours
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
What is the rationale for limiting recirculation time? - (answers)bacterial proliferation in the
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
extracorporeal circuit may occur
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
Some blood lines are equipped with external transducer protectors. What is the correct procedure to
be followed once strikethrough of an external transducer protector has occurred? - (answers)upon
石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
completion of treatment, the delivery system is to be removed from service and labeled with date,
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
time, description of problem and name the teammate reporting the problem. the internal transducer
protector will be changed by boomed tech. and delivery system will be disinfected prior to return use
的重要性始终没有改变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
The acceptable range for proportioned dialysate pH is ____________ - (answers)6.9-7.6
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
, When are dialysate conductivity and pH testing required to be performed? - (answers)prior to
initiating a treatment and whenever dialysate concentrate(s) (acid or bicarb) are changed or replaced
during the course of the treatment
If bleach and peracetic acid are mixed, a chemical reaction occurs, producing - (answers)toxic
chlorine gas
What are the two requirements that must be met prior to initiating system disinfection? -
(answers)the treatment area must be patient free and no other processes are using the dialysis
教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
quality water
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
What must be done to indicate the presence of disinfectant in the machines during system
变。
disinfection? - (answers)notification of the type of disinfection is prominently displaced on each
delivery system
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
How do we verify the absence of chemical disinfectant following system disinfection on the first
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
treatment day following the disinfection? - (answers)facility teammates perform an independent
加从容。
chemical residual test prior to beginning the daily activities
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
What is an acceptable test result when testing for the absence of peracetic acid? - (answers)a level or
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
less than or equal to 1 ppm
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
Dialysate with a conductivity that is too low causes.... - (answers)hemolysis, the bursting of RBCs. The
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
color of hemolyzed blood is cranberry red.
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
Dialysate
加从容。 with a conductivity that is too high causes... - (answers)crenation, a shriveling up of RBCs.
The color of the blood will be dark.
石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
The transport mechanism of osmosis is responsible for.... - (answers)hemolysis and crenation as
的重要性始终没有改变。
water leaves or enters RBCs.
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
If the dialysate temperature becomes too hot... - (answers)it can hemolyze RBCs.
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
updated fall 2023/2024
what is REM and what is used to submit? - (answers)Risk Event Management and unsafe condition,
near miss, and an adverse event
Sterile means - (answers)free of all living microorganisms and spores
clean means - (answers)not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair
教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
contaminated means - (answers)that a sterile or clean item has come in contact with non-sterile
object
变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
dirty means - (answers)neither sterile or clean, but visibly contaminated
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
Alcohol-bases hand rubs must contain - (answers)60-95% ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a
加从容。 of both
combination
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
How long should you wash your hands for? - (answers)20 seconds
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
PPE includes what? - (answers)gloves, gowns, masks, protective eye gear
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
environmental surfaces are cleaned with appropriate disinfectant such as a bleach solution -
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
(answers)1:100 one part bleach and 99 part water
加从容。
for石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
visible blood or gross blood spills, a ______ bleach solution must be utilized - (answers)1:10 1
part bleach and 9 parts water
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
的重要性始终没有改变。
when preparing patient assignments, teammates who care for confirmed or suspected hep B surface
antigen (HBsAg) positive patient(s) will only be assigned to simultaneously care for surface -
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
(answers)antibody positive (immune) patients
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
,Although dialysis is a complex procedure, it is based on simple principles - (answers)use of a
semipermeable membrane, diffusion, ultrafiltration, convection, and osmosis
what are the 3 treatment goals to achieve in dialysis? - (answers)1. Remove waste from the blood
2.remove excess water from the blood
3. balance blood electrolytes
semipermeable membrane - (answers)thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that allows some
教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
small particles to pass through, while blocking other, larger ones.
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
what is a dialyzer and the 2 compartments - (answers)artificial kidney and blood site and dialysate
变。
site
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
what happens if the blood site and dialysate site mix? - (answers)= blood leak
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
what is dialysate (3 things)? - (answers)RO water, acid bath, and bicarbonate
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
what is an extracorporeal circuit? - (answers)bloodline, saline, and dialyzer=set up
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
What is diffusion? - (answers)movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
from the side with the higher concentration to the side with the lower concentratio n.
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
What is ultrafiltration? - (answers)removes water from the blood by pushing it across the
加从容。 membrane
semipermeable
石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
What is convection? - (answers)or solute drag is when solutes move with the water across the
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
semipermeable membrane.
的重要性始终没有改变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
What is osmosis? - (answers)is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from the
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
side with the lower solute concentration to the side with the higher solute concentration
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
,After a chemical disinfection with bleach, how do you verify that the machine is free of residual
bleach before you start setting up? - (answers)check the fluid from the drain hose with residual
chlorine test strip
What is an acceptable test result when verifying the absence of residual bleach? - (answers)less than
or equal to 0.5ppm
What is strikethrough? - (answers)Saline rises in transducer allows for inaccurate readings. The back
of 教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
transducer is checked for wet. If wet can contaminate machine. Pull for bio med.
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
what is the only fluid we use to prime the blood lines and dialyze? - (answers)sodium chloride 0.9%
(normal saline)
变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
what is proportioned dialysate? - (answers)even amounts of RO water, acid bath and bicarbonate
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
The manual conductivity must match the dialysis delivery system displayed conductivity_________ -
加从容。 0.4 mS of the theoretical conductivity (TCD) for Fresenius delivery systems
(answers)+/-
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
The maximum recirculation time after a machine has been set up prior to treatment
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
initiation cannot exceed _____ hours. - (answers)2 hours
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
What is the rationale for limiting recirculation time? - (answers)bacterial proliferation in the
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
extracorporeal circuit may occur
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
Some blood lines are equipped with external transducer protectors. What is the correct procedure to
be followed once strikethrough of an external transducer protector has occurred? - (answers)upon
石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
completion of treatment, the delivery system is to be removed from service and labeled with date,
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
time, description of problem and name the teammate reporting the problem. the internal transducer
protector will be changed by boomed tech. and delivery system will be disinfected prior to return use
的重要性始终没有改变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
The acceptable range for proportioned dialysate pH is ____________ - (answers)6.9-7.6
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
, When are dialysate conductivity and pH testing required to be performed? - (answers)prior to
initiating a treatment and whenever dialysate concentrate(s) (acid or bicarb) are changed or replaced
during the course of the treatment
If bleach and peracetic acid are mixed, a chemical reaction occurs, producing - (answers)toxic
chlorine gas
What are the two requirements that must be met prior to initiating system disinfection? -
(answers)the treatment area must be patient free and no other processes are using the dialysis
教育是社会进步的基教教育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个
quality water
人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展
，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改
What must be done to indicate the presence of disinfectant in the machines during system
变。
disinfection? - (answers)notification of the type of disinfection is prominently displaced on each
delivery system
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
How do we verify the absence of chemical disinfectant following system disinfection on the first
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
treatment day following the disinfection? - (answers)facility teammates perform an independent
加从容。
chemical residual test prior to beginning the daily activities
育是社会进步的基石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养
What is an acceptable test result when testing for the absence of peracetic acid? - (answers)a level or
一个人的品德与能力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在
less than or equal to 1 ppm
不断变化，但教育的重要性始终没有改变。
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
Dialysate with a conductivity that is too low causes.... - (answers)hemolysis, the bursting of RBCs. The
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
color of hemolyzed blood is cranberry red.
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
Dialysate
加从容。 with a conductivity that is too high causes... - (answers)crenation, a shriveling up of RBCs.
The color of the blood will be dark.
石，它不仅能提高个人的知识水平，还能培养一个人的品德与能
力。随着时代的发展，教育的形式和内容也在不断变化，但教育
The transport mechanism of osmosis is responsible for.... - (answers)hemolysis and crenation as
的重要性始终没有改变。
water leaves or enters RBCs.
首先，教育能够开阔我们的视野，让我们了解世界的多样性和复
If the dialysate temperature becomes too hot... - (answers)it can hemolyze RBCs.
杂性。通过学习不同的知识，我们不仅能掌握专业技能，还能增
强解决问题的能力。无论是语言、数学，还是科学和艺术，每一
门学科都为我们的思维提供了新的角度，让我们在面对挑战时更
加从容。
