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