Dialysis Technician Exam questions with correct answers

infection - Ans is the second most common cause of death in HD patient Infection can occur when pathogens enter the body through - Ans • a break in the skin • a mucous membrane • the lungs 3 main ways disease can spread - Ans 1. direct contact 2. indirect contact 3. droplet spread In dialysis clinic pathogens can be spread by - Ans patient, bath, visitors, equipment, water, dialysate, and air direct contact - Ans with an infected person such as shaking hands or kissing indirect contact - Ans We touch objects such as dialysis chair, patient chart, blood pressure cuffs, IV poles, and treatment carts droplet spread - Ans we breathe in droplets that were coughed or sneezed by an infected person Aseptic - Ans free from disease-causing germs