DAVITA PCT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

What is the functional unit of the kidney? - The Nephron What are the two waste products that are filtered from the blood by a healthy kidney? - BUN and creatinine What is one of the leading causes of renal failure which frequently has no symptoms until the damage to the kidney has been done? - Hypertension The patient with chronic renal failure as several pathophysiological changes in the gastrointestinal tract. Manifestation of this might include: - Nausea and vomitting What is the correct formula for calculating access recirculation? - Peripheral- arterial/peripheral- venous x 100 Chloramines are most efficient removed by which of the following components of the water treatment? - Activated Carbon An easy method for determining the direction of flow in a fistula or graft segment is to: - Occlude the flow with one finger and determine on which side of the occasion there is a pulse A system of water treatment that removes bacteria, pyrogens as well as solutes is called : - Reverse Osmosis A medication used in dialysis to prevent blood from clotting in the extracorporeal circuit is: - Heparin An immune reaction caused by a new cellulose membrane is: - First Use syndrome Fluid overload and renin overproduction can cause: - Hypertension Which of the following is omitted from the dialysate prescription: - Phosphorus Evaluation of an internal vascular access prior to treatment includes? - Observation for signs of infection