CCHT PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
AAMIAChemicalAAnalysisAofAwaterAusedAforAhemodialysisAisAtestedA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-annually
AAdialysisAtechnicianAobservesAaAdropAofAbloodAonAtheAsurfaceAofAaApatient'sAhemodialysisAmachine.AWhic
hAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAtheAdialysisAtechnicianAtake?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CleanAtheAmachineAsurfaceAimmediately
AAdialysisAtechnicianAobservesAallAofAtheAbelowAonAtheAtreatmentAfloor,AwhichAoneAposesAanAenvironment
Arisk?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AboutAoneAounceA(30Aml)AfluidAisAonAtheAfloor
AAfistulaAconnectsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AnAarteryAtoAaAvein
AAmarkerAusedAtoAdetermineAtheAmiddleAmoleculeAclearanceAofAaAdialyzerAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
VitaminAB12
AAmixed-AbedADIAtankAcontainsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-CationsAandAanions
AAnephronAisAmadeAupAofA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AAglomerulusAandAaAtubuleAsystem
AApatientAcomplainsAofApainAatAtheAvenousAneedleAsite.ATheAdialysisAtechnicianAobservesAthereAisAswellingA
distalAtoAtheAvenousAneedleAsiteAandAthatAtheAvenousApressureAisArising.ATheAdialysisAtechnicianAshouldAsu
spectA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AnAinfiltration
AApatientAwhoAisAtoAreceiveAtheirAfirstAdialysisAtreatmentAisAproneAto?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
DialysisADisequilibriumASyndrome
AApatientAtellsAtheAtechnicianAthatAtheAdieticianAreviewedAhighApotassiumAfoodsAwithAher.ADuringAtheAcon
versationAsheAstatesAsheAroutinelyAeatsAtheAfollowingAfoods.AWhichAoneAisAhighestAinApotassium?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-bananas
,AAreasonAwhyAaAdialysisAtechnicianAisAtoAbeAcertifiedAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-It'sAaAnewAFederalAregulation
AAriseAinAtransmembraneApressureAinAaAlowAfluxAdialyzerAduringAhemodialysisAisAindicativeAofA-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-ClottingAofAextracorporealAcircuit
AAteammateAasksAyouAtoAdocumentAtheAnormalAsalineAheAjustAgaveAtoAMr.ASmith.AYouAwould:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-NeverAdocumentAsomethingAthatAsomeoneAelseAdid
AAtrueAaneurysmAcanAbeAdangerousAbecauseAitA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
MayAruptureAandAcauseAtheApatientAtoAbleedAprofusely
AApatient'sAlaboratoryAresultsAindicateAthatAtheApredialysisABUNAlevelAwasAlowerAthanAtheApostAdialysisABU
NAlevel.AWhenAinterpretingAtheseAfindingsAtheAtechnicianAshouldAseekAtheAanswerAtoAwhichAofAtheseAques
tions?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-WasAtheApredialysisAsampleAdrawnAfromAtheAvenousAport?
AArapidApulseAofA104Abeats/minuteAwouldAindicateAthatAtheApatientAhas:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Tachycardia
AApatient'sAdryAweightAisA154.0A(70kg)AandAtheApatient'sApreAtreatmentAweightAisA158.4.A(72kg).AForAaAfour
-AhourAtreatment,AhowAmanyAmL/AhourAmustAtheApatientAloseAtoAreachAdryAweight?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
500
AAMIAstandardsAforAtheAtotalAmicrobialAcountAofAdialysateAshallAnotAexceed:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
200ACFU/mL
AcceptableAinterdialyticAweightAgainsAareA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-3-5%AofAEDW
AccordingAtoAAAMIAtheAstandardAlevelAforAendotoxinsAlevelsAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
LessAthanAtwoA(2)AEU/mL
AccordingAtoAtheAnewAConditionsAforACoverage,AallAdialysisAtechniciansAareAtoAbeAcertifiedAbyAaAnationalAc
ertifyingAagencyAorAstateAspecificAcertificationAby:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-4/15/2010
, AlbuminAisAanAimportantAtestAthatAtellsAaboutAtheApatient'sA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Nutritional
AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAphosphateAbindersAexcept:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-VitaminAB12
AllAofAtheAfollowingAmayAbeAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAanAinfectedAaccessAexcept:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
numbnessAandAtingling
AsepsisAisAdefinedAasA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheAabsenceAofAdiseaseAproducingAorganisms
BasedAonAMrsASmith'sAtotalAamountAofAfluidAtoAbeAremoved,AwhatAisAtheAultrafiltrationArateAperAhourA(mL/
hr)AforAherA4AhourAtreatment?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1,385AmL/hr
BeforeAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AtheAtechnicianAremovesAtheAcapAfromAtheAfistulaAneedleAandAaccidental
lyAtouchesAtheAchairAwithAtheAtipAofAtheAneedle.AWhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?A
-ACORRECTAANSWERA-DiscardAtheAneedle
DialysateAthatAisAtooAhotAwillAcauseA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Hemolysis
DryAweightAisAdefinedAasAtheA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
WeightAatAwhichAtheApatientAhasAnoAedemaAorAfluidAinAtheAlungsAandABPAisAnormal
DuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatmentAtheAtechnicianArespondsAtoAaAlowAvenousApressureAalarm.ATheAmostAlike
lyAcauseAforAthisAalarmAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-DisconnectionAofAtheAbloodline
BiohazardousAwasteAincludesAanyAmaterialAexposedAto:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Blood
DecreasingAtheApatient'sAprescribedAbloodAflowArateAaffectsAtheArateAofA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Diffusion
DuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AaApatient'sAvenousAneedleAinfiltrates.AWhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAth
eAdialysisAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-StopAtheApump
ANSWERS 2025
AAMIAChemicalAAnalysisAofAwaterAusedAforAhemodialysisAisAtestedA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-annually
AAdialysisAtechnicianAobservesAaAdropAofAbloodAonAtheAsurfaceAofAaApatient'sAhemodialysisAmachine.AWhic
hAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAtheAdialysisAtechnicianAtake?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CleanAtheAmachineAsurfaceAimmediately
AAdialysisAtechnicianAobservesAallAofAtheAbelowAonAtheAtreatmentAfloor,AwhichAoneAposesAanAenvironment
Arisk?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AboutAoneAounceA(30Aml)AfluidAisAonAtheAfloor
AAfistulaAconnectsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AnAarteryAtoAaAvein
AAmarkerAusedAtoAdetermineAtheAmiddleAmoleculeAclearanceAofAaAdialyzerAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
VitaminAB12
AAmixed-AbedADIAtankAcontainsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-CationsAandAanions
AAnephronAisAmadeAupAofA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AAglomerulusAandAaAtubuleAsystem
AApatientAcomplainsAofApainAatAtheAvenousAneedleAsite.ATheAdialysisAtechnicianAobservesAthereAisAswellingA
distalAtoAtheAvenousAneedleAsiteAandAthatAtheAvenousApressureAisArising.ATheAdialysisAtechnicianAshouldAsu
spectA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AnAinfiltration
AApatientAwhoAisAtoAreceiveAtheirAfirstAdialysisAtreatmentAisAproneAto?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
DialysisADisequilibriumASyndrome
AApatientAtellsAtheAtechnicianAthatAtheAdieticianAreviewedAhighApotassiumAfoodsAwithAher.ADuringAtheAcon
versationAsheAstatesAsheAroutinelyAeatsAtheAfollowingAfoods.AWhichAoneAisAhighestAinApotassium?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-bananas
,AAreasonAwhyAaAdialysisAtechnicianAisAtoAbeAcertifiedAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-It'sAaAnewAFederalAregulation
AAriseAinAtransmembraneApressureAinAaAlowAfluxAdialyzerAduringAhemodialysisAisAindicativeAofA-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-ClottingAofAextracorporealAcircuit
AAteammateAasksAyouAtoAdocumentAtheAnormalAsalineAheAjustAgaveAtoAMr.ASmith.AYouAwould:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-NeverAdocumentAsomethingAthatAsomeoneAelseAdid
AAtrueAaneurysmAcanAbeAdangerousAbecauseAitA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
MayAruptureAandAcauseAtheApatientAtoAbleedAprofusely
AApatient'sAlaboratoryAresultsAindicateAthatAtheApredialysisABUNAlevelAwasAlowerAthanAtheApostAdialysisABU
NAlevel.AWhenAinterpretingAtheseAfindingsAtheAtechnicianAshouldAseekAtheAanswerAtoAwhichAofAtheseAques
tions?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-WasAtheApredialysisAsampleAdrawnAfromAtheAvenousAport?
AArapidApulseAofA104Abeats/minuteAwouldAindicateAthatAtheApatientAhas:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Tachycardia
AApatient'sAdryAweightAisA154.0A(70kg)AandAtheApatient'sApreAtreatmentAweightAisA158.4.A(72kg).AForAaAfour
-AhourAtreatment,AhowAmanyAmL/AhourAmustAtheApatientAloseAtoAreachAdryAweight?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
500
AAMIAstandardsAforAtheAtotalAmicrobialAcountAofAdialysateAshallAnotAexceed:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
200ACFU/mL
AcceptableAinterdialyticAweightAgainsAareA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-3-5%AofAEDW
AccordingAtoAAAMIAtheAstandardAlevelAforAendotoxinsAlevelsAisA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
LessAthanAtwoA(2)AEU/mL
AccordingAtoAtheAnewAConditionsAforACoverage,AallAdialysisAtechniciansAareAtoAbeAcertifiedAbyAaAnationalAc
ertifyingAagencyAorAstateAspecificAcertificationAby:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-4/15/2010
, AlbuminAisAanAimportantAtestAthatAtellsAaboutAtheApatient'sA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Nutritional
AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAphosphateAbindersAexcept:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-VitaminAB12
AllAofAtheAfollowingAmayAbeAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAanAinfectedAaccessAexcept:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
numbnessAandAtingling
AsepsisAisAdefinedAasA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheAabsenceAofAdiseaseAproducingAorganisms
BasedAonAMrsASmith'sAtotalAamountAofAfluidAtoAbeAremoved,AwhatAisAtheAultrafiltrationArateAperAhourA(mL/
hr)AforAherA4AhourAtreatment?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1,385AmL/hr
BeforeAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AtheAtechnicianAremovesAtheAcapAfromAtheAfistulaAneedleAandAaccidental
lyAtouchesAtheAchairAwithAtheAtipAofAtheAneedle.AWhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?A
-ACORRECTAANSWERA-DiscardAtheAneedle
DialysateAthatAisAtooAhotAwillAcauseA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Hemolysis
DryAweightAisAdefinedAasAtheA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
WeightAatAwhichAtheApatientAhasAnoAedemaAorAfluidAinAtheAlungsAandABPAisAnormal
DuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatmentAtheAtechnicianArespondsAtoAaAlowAvenousApressureAalarm.ATheAmostAlike
lyAcauseAforAthisAalarmAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-DisconnectionAofAtheAbloodline
BiohazardousAwasteAincludesAanyAmaterialAexposedAto:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Blood
DecreasingAtheApatient'sAprescribedAbloodAflowArateAaffectsAtheArateAofA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Diffusion
DuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AaApatient'sAvenousAneedleAinfiltrates.AWhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAth
eAdialysisAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-StopAtheApump