CHT Bonent Exam Questions &
Answers Updated 2026
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BAnswerFindingBproblemsBandBfixingBthem.B4BstepBprocess
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Answers Updated 2026
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ConsBofBinBcenterBHDB-BAnswerMostBlimitationBonBDiet,BfluidBthanBotherBmodalitiesB
RequiresBtheBmostBmedicationB
MostBsymptoms
PatientsBwhoBrunB4BhourBtxB-
BAnswerAreB30%BlessBlikelyBtoBdieBthanBptsBwhoBrunBshorterBtimes
EachB30BminsBextraBofBtxBincreaseBlifeBbyB7%
PatientsBareB50%BmoreBlikelyBtoBdieBafterB-
BAnswer2BdayBnoBtreatmentBweekend,BtheBlastB12BhoursBofBtheB2BdaysBtheBriskBofBdeathBt
riples
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BAnswerYouBgetB2xBasBmanyBtxsBasBstandardBbecauseBitBisBlongerBandBmoreBgentleBwithBflu
idBremovalB
RarelyBcramp
EasyBonBheartB
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FreeBdaysB
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YouBcheckBbloodBpressureBwithB-BAnswerStethoscopeBandBsphygmomanometer
NocturnalBinBcenterBhemoBmustBbeBdoneB-BAnswer3xBaBweeksBaboutB8BhoursBperBtx
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,BenefitsBofBnocturnalBhomeBhemoB-BAnswerBetterBproteinBlevel
Don'tBneedBbinders
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IfBBPBsiteBisBaboveBtheBheart....B-BAnswerTheBreadingBwillBbeBtoBlow
HomeBhemoBmustBbeBdoneB-BAnswer3xBaBweekB4-6BhoursBperBtx
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AllowsBforBaBmoreBnormalBdiet
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ngerBpossible,BcanBbeBavoidedBbyBdoingBaBsterileBexchange
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PaymentBforBdialysisB-BAnswerMedicareBpaysBforB80%BofBdialysisB
MedicareBmakesBrulesBaBclinicBmustBfollowBtoBprovideBcoverageBofBtax.B
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BAnswer1995,BexpertsBsetBguidelinesBforBanemia,Badequacy,BandBvascularBaccess
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