CCHT practice exam
with correct answers
2025/2026
annually - correct answersAAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA dialysis technician observes all
of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - correct answersA fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - correct answersA marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
dialyzer is
Cations and anions - correct answersA mixed- bed DI tank contains
,A glomerulus and a tubule system - correct answersA nephron is made up of
An infiltration - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA patient who is to receive their first dialysis
treatment is prone to?
bananas - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA reason why a dialysis technician is to be
certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - correct answersA rise in transmembrane pressure in a low
flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA true aneurysm can be
dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient
has:
, 500 - correct answersA 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 - correct answersAAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not
exceed:
3-5% of EDW - correct answersAcceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - correct answersAccording to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins
levels is
4/15/2010 - correct answersAccording to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis
technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by:
Nutritional - correct answersAlbumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 - correct answersAll of the following are phosphate binders except:
numbness and tingling - correct answersAll of the following may be signs and symptoms of an
infected access except:
The absence of disease producing organisms - correct answersAsepsis is defined as
1,385 mL/hr - correct answersBased 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 - correct answersBefore 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?
with correct answers
2025/2026
annually - correct answersAAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA dialysis technician observes all
of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - correct answersA fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - correct answersA marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
dialyzer is
Cations and anions - correct answersA mixed- bed DI tank contains
,A glomerulus and a tubule system - correct answersA nephron is made up of
An infiltration - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA patient who is to receive their first dialysis
treatment is prone to?
bananas - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA reason why a dialysis technician is to be
certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - correct answersA rise in transmembrane pressure in a low
flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA true aneurysm can be
dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - correct answersA 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 - correct answersA rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient
has:
, 500 - correct answersA 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 - correct answersAAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not
exceed:
3-5% of EDW - correct answersAcceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - correct answersAccording to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins
levels is
4/15/2010 - correct answersAccording to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis
technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by:
Nutritional - correct answersAlbumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 - correct answersAll of the following are phosphate binders except:
numbness and tingling - correct answersAll of the following may be signs and symptoms of an
infected access except:
The absence of disease producing organisms - correct answersAsepsis is defined as
1,385 mL/hr - correct answersBased 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 - correct answersBefore 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?
