PCT Exam Bonent Questions &
Answers Updated 2026
DialysateBthatBisBtooBhotBwillBcause
-BairBembolismB
-hemolysis
-hypertensionB
-hypokalemiaB-BAnswerHemolysis
ESKDBspecificBtestsBsuchBasBBUN,BCreatinineBandBURRBareB-
BAnswerindicatorsBofBtheBadequacyBofBtheBrenalBreplacementBtherapy.
ABreasonBwhyBaBdialysisBtechnicianBisBtoBbeBcertifiedBisB-BAnswerItBisBaBCMSBrequirement
AB58-
yearBoldBpatientBwhoBisBblindBcomesBtoBtreatmentBaccompaniedBbyBhisBwife.BWhichBofBthes
eBapproachesBshouldBtheBdialysisBtechnicianBuseBwhenBinteractingBwithBtheBpatient?B-
BAnswerDescribeBtheBactivityBinBtheBimmediateBenvironment
ABmixed-bedBDIBtankBcontainsB-BAnswercationsBandBanions
DuringBhemodialysis,BtheBairBdetectorBonBMs.BFoster'sBmachineBalarmsBandBfoamBisBvisibleBi
nBtheBvenousBdripBchamber.BTheBimmediateBactionBofBtheBdialysisBtechnicianBshouldBbeBto:B
-BAnswer
ExcessBfluidBisBforcedBoutBofBtheBbloodBandBintoBtheBdialysateBduringBdialysisBbyBwhichBprin
ciple?B-BAnswer
AAMIBstandardBforBconventionalBdialysateBrequiresBtheBtotalBmicrobialBcountBbeBlessBthanB-
BAnswer
DuringBaBhemodialysisBtreatment,BaBpatientBsaysBtoBtheBtechnicanB,BThreeBhoursBofBtimeBha
veBpassedBaccordingBtoBtheBclockBonBtheBwall,BbutBthewBmachineBshowaBthatBonlyB2.5Bhou
rsBhaveBpassed.BWhatBcouldBbeBtheBproblem?'BTheBtechnicianBshouldBunderstandBthatBtheB-
BAnswer
, AlbuminBisBanBimportantBtestBthatBtellsBaboutBtheBpatients'____Bstatus.B-BAnswer
TargetBweightBisBdefinedBasBtheB-
BAnswerWeightBatBwhichBtheBpatientBhasBnoBedemaBorBfluidBinBtheBlungsBandBBPBisBnormal
.
ABtrueBaneurysmBcanBbeBdangerousBbecauseBitB-
BAnswermayBruptureBandBcauseBtheBpatientBtoBbleedBprofusely.
DuringBtheBhemodialysisBtreatment,BaBpatientBcomplaintsBofBfeelingBchilled.BInBaddittionBtoBg
ettingBtheBpatientBaBblanket,BwhichBofBtheseBactionsBshouldBtheBtechnicianBtakeB?B-BAnswer
GermicedBreboundBoccursBdueBto:B-BAnswer
AbnormalBlevelsBofBthisBelectrolyteBcanBcauseBcardiacBarrhythmiasBandBevenBdeath.B-BAnswer
AsepsisBisBdefinedBasB-BAnswertheBabsenceBofBdiseaseBproducingBorganisms.
ABslowBpulseBofB54Bbeats/minutesBindicatesBtheBpatientBhasB-BAnswer
DuringBpredialysisBdataBcollection,BitBwouldBbeBbestBforBtheBtechnicanBtoBaskBtheBpatientBw
hichBofBtheseBquestions?B-BAnswer
AcceptableBinterdialyticBweightBgainsBareB-BAnswer3-5%ofBTW.
BiohazardousBwasteBincludesBanyBmaterialBexposedBto:B-BAnswerBlood
AllBofBtheBfollowingBmayBbeBsignsBandBsympytomsBofBanBinfectedBaccessBexcept:B
-feverBandBswellingBofBtheBaccess
-numbnessBandBtingling
-rednessBandBwarmth
-tendernessBandBdrainageB-BAnswer
Answers Updated 2026
DialysateBthatBisBtooBhotBwillBcause
-BairBembolismB
-hemolysis
-hypertensionB
-hypokalemiaB-BAnswerHemolysis
ESKDBspecificBtestsBsuchBasBBUN,BCreatinineBandBURRBareB-
BAnswerindicatorsBofBtheBadequacyBofBtheBrenalBreplacementBtherapy.
ABreasonBwhyBaBdialysisBtechnicianBisBtoBbeBcertifiedBisB-BAnswerItBisBaBCMSBrequirement
AB58-
yearBoldBpatientBwhoBisBblindBcomesBtoBtreatmentBaccompaniedBbyBhisBwife.BWhichBofBthes
eBapproachesBshouldBtheBdialysisBtechnicianBuseBwhenBinteractingBwithBtheBpatient?B-
BAnswerDescribeBtheBactivityBinBtheBimmediateBenvironment
ABmixed-bedBDIBtankBcontainsB-BAnswercationsBandBanions
DuringBhemodialysis,BtheBairBdetectorBonBMs.BFoster'sBmachineBalarmsBandBfoamBisBvisibleBi
nBtheBvenousBdripBchamber.BTheBimmediateBactionBofBtheBdialysisBtechnicianBshouldBbeBto:B
-BAnswer
ExcessBfluidBisBforcedBoutBofBtheBbloodBandBintoBtheBdialysateBduringBdialysisBbyBwhichBprin
ciple?B-BAnswer
AAMIBstandardBforBconventionalBdialysateBrequiresBtheBtotalBmicrobialBcountBbeBlessBthanB-
BAnswer
DuringBaBhemodialysisBtreatment,BaBpatientBsaysBtoBtheBtechnicanB,BThreeBhoursBofBtimeBha
veBpassedBaccordingBtoBtheBclockBonBtheBwall,BbutBthewBmachineBshowaBthatBonlyB2.5Bhou
rsBhaveBpassed.BWhatBcouldBbeBtheBproblem?'BTheBtechnicianBshouldBunderstandBthatBtheB-
BAnswer
, AlbuminBisBanBimportantBtestBthatBtellsBaboutBtheBpatients'____Bstatus.B-BAnswer
TargetBweightBisBdefinedBasBtheB-
BAnswerWeightBatBwhichBtheBpatientBhasBnoBedemaBorBfluidBinBtheBlungsBandBBPBisBnormal
.
ABtrueBaneurysmBcanBbeBdangerousBbecauseBitB-
BAnswermayBruptureBandBcauseBtheBpatientBtoBbleedBprofusely.
DuringBtheBhemodialysisBtreatment,BaBpatientBcomplaintsBofBfeelingBchilled.BInBaddittionBtoBg
ettingBtheBpatientBaBblanket,BwhichBofBtheseBactionsBshouldBtheBtechnicianBtakeB?B-BAnswer
GermicedBreboundBoccursBdueBto:B-BAnswer
AbnormalBlevelsBofBthisBelectrolyteBcanBcauseBcardiacBarrhythmiasBandBevenBdeath.B-BAnswer
AsepsisBisBdefinedBasB-BAnswertheBabsenceBofBdiseaseBproducingBorganisms.
ABslowBpulseBofB54Bbeats/minutesBindicatesBtheBpatientBhasB-BAnswer
DuringBpredialysisBdataBcollection,BitBwouldBbeBbestBforBtheBtechnicanBtoBaskBtheBpatientBw
hichBofBtheseBquestions?B-BAnswer
AcceptableBinterdialyticBweightBgainsBareB-BAnswer3-5%ofBTW.
BiohazardousBwasteBincludesBanyBmaterialBexposedBto:B-BAnswerBlood
AllBofBtheBfollowingBmayBbeBsignsBandBsympytomsBofBanBinfectedBaccessBexcept:B
-feverBandBswellingBofBtheBaccess
-numbnessBandBtingling
-rednessBandBwarmth
-tendernessBandBdrainageB-BAnswer
