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FRESENIUS PCT NEW HIRE EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
When dialyzing a patient, what position should the dialyzer be
in during hemodialysis? - ANSWER-Place the dialyzer arterial
end up during the treatment.
What should be checked on a dialyzer before machine set up? -
ANSWER-The dialyzer should be checked for sterility (the
dialyzer should either be intact in the original packaging or if
out of the package should have all open ports capped), any
structural damage and be the size and brand that was ordered by
the doctor.
What are electrolytes? - ANSWER-Electrolytes are charged
particles that can conduct an electrical current. Electrolytes in
the body control motor, muscle and nerve function, and maintain
the body's homeostasis.
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The most important electrolytes to consider in uremic patients
are: - ANSWER-Sodium (Na+) Potassium (K+) Calcium (Ca++)
Magnesium (Mg++)
Fluid removed during hemodialysis comes from which body
fluid compartment? - ANSWER-During dialysis fluid is
removed from the intravascular fluid compartment or
bloodstream.
What is dialysate? - ANSWER-Dialysate is a non-sterile
solution and its function is to remove waste products from the
blood and balance electrolytes
Dialysate is composed of - ANSWER-treated water, acid
solution, and bicarbonate solution
What electrolytes are found in the dialysate? - ANSWER-
sodium (Na+) potassium (K+) calcium (Ca++) magnesium
(Mg++) chloride (Cl-)
What is conductivity? - ANSWER-Conductivity is the ability of
a solution to transmit or "conduct" an electrical current
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Name four ways dialysate is checked to ensure that it is safe? -
ANSWER-pH, conductivity, monitoring the machine
temperature, and a negative residual chlorine (bleach) after
routine (weekly) machine disinfection and before the first
treatment after the disinfection
What is Sodium Variation? - ANSWER-also called sodium
modeling is a physician-ordered intervention to help prevent
hypotension during dialysis treatment. There are three
preprogrammed "profiles" that can be ordered by the physician
based on several different comorbidities
Why is dextrose added to the dialysate? - ANSWER-Dextrose, a
form of glucose, is added to prevent hypoglycemia.
What is TMP? - ANSWER-Transmembrane pressure is the
pressure difference across the dialyzer membrane. It reflects the
total pressure across the membrane used to achieve the desired
fluid loss
How can you tell if a dialyzer is clotting? - ANSWER-
Indications of a clotting dialyzer are a rising TMP, rising venous
pressure, dark blood in the dialyzer, and air detector alarms. A
FRESENIUS PCT NEW HIRE EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
When dialyzing a patient, what position should the dialyzer be
in during hemodialysis? - ANSWER-Place the dialyzer arterial
end up during the treatment.
What should be checked on a dialyzer before machine set up? -
ANSWER-The dialyzer should be checked for sterility (the
dialyzer should either be intact in the original packaging or if
out of the package should have all open ports capped), any
structural damage and be the size and brand that was ordered by
the doctor.
What are electrolytes? - ANSWER-Electrolytes are charged
particles that can conduct an electrical current. Electrolytes in
the body control motor, muscle and nerve function, and maintain
the body's homeostasis.
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The most important electrolytes to consider in uremic patients
are: - ANSWER-Sodium (Na+) Potassium (K+) Calcium (Ca++)
Magnesium (Mg++)
Fluid removed during hemodialysis comes from which body
fluid compartment? - ANSWER-During dialysis fluid is
removed from the intravascular fluid compartment or
bloodstream.
What is dialysate? - ANSWER-Dialysate is a non-sterile
solution and its function is to remove waste products from the
blood and balance electrolytes
Dialysate is composed of - ANSWER-treated water, acid
solution, and bicarbonate solution
What electrolytes are found in the dialysate? - ANSWER-
sodium (Na+) potassium (K+) calcium (Ca++) magnesium
(Mg++) chloride (Cl-)
What is conductivity? - ANSWER-Conductivity is the ability of
a solution to transmit or "conduct" an electrical current
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Name four ways dialysate is checked to ensure that it is safe? -
ANSWER-pH, conductivity, monitoring the machine
temperature, and a negative residual chlorine (bleach) after
routine (weekly) machine disinfection and before the first
treatment after the disinfection
What is Sodium Variation? - ANSWER-also called sodium
modeling is a physician-ordered intervention to help prevent
hypotension during dialysis treatment. There are three
preprogrammed "profiles" that can be ordered by the physician
based on several different comorbidities
Why is dextrose added to the dialysate? - ANSWER-Dextrose, a
form of glucose, is added to prevent hypoglycemia.
What is TMP? - ANSWER-Transmembrane pressure is the
pressure difference across the dialyzer membrane. It reflects the
total pressure across the membrane used to achieve the desired
fluid loss
How can you tell if a dialyzer is clotting? - ANSWER-
Indications of a clotting dialyzer are a rising TMP, rising venous
pressure, dark blood in the dialyzer, and air detector alarms. A
