HEMODIALYSIS EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Reuse sdialyzer shas sbeen sset sup sfor sa spatient, sthe spatient sname sis swritten son sthe
sdialyzer, sbut sthere sis sno sprocessing sstricker son sthe sdialyzer. sWhat sshould sthe
sTechnician sdo? s- sans--Set sup sanother sdialyzer sfor sthe spatient
If sduring sdialysis, sthe sblood sleak sdetector salarm ssounds swhile sthe soutflow sdialysate
shose sis sclear sand sHemastix stest sreads snegative sthe sbest scourse sof saction swould sbe
sto: s- sans--Continue sto smonitor sfor sactual sblood sleak
Correct sneedle splacement sis simportant sin sthe sinitiation sof sdialysis sto sminimize sthe srisk
sof sall sthe sfollowing sEXECPT s- sans--Steal sSyndrome
Conductivity smeters sall sfunction son sability sto... s- sans--Pass san selectrical scurrent
sthrough sthe sdialysate
Toxic sproducts sthat's saccumulate sin sthe sbody sas sa sresult sof sdecrease skidney sfunctions
sare surea s- sans--Creatinine, spotassium sand sphosphorus
Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sNOT sa spossible ssequela sof shepatitis sB s- sans--Pancreatitis
Excess snegative sarterial spressure smaybe sdue sto sall sof sthe sfollowing sEXCEPT: s- sans--
Venous sline sseparation
What sis sthe sMOST scomplication sduring sdialysis s- sans--Hypotension
Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sresponsible sfor sthe sultimate sdisposal sof smedical swaste s-
sans--Facility sfrom swhich sit soriginated
A spatient swith shard swater ssyndrome: s- sans--nausea, svomiting sand smuscle sweakness
To scommunicate swell sthrough sdocumentation sentries sin sthe smedical srecord sshould sbe
sclear s- sans--Concise sand sTimely
A spatient simmune ssystem sshould snormally sprovide sprotection sfrom swhich sof sthe
sfollowing s- sans--Infection
, The svenous spressure son sthe smachine sstarts sto srise, sthe sneedle sis snot sinfiltrated swhich
sone sof sthe sfollowing scould sbe sa spossible scause s- sans--The sVenous sneedle sis spointed
sin sthe swrong sdirection
A skey sfactor sassociated swith sthe srecent sincrease sin sincidence sof sTB sis swhich sof sthe
sfollowing s- sans--Reduced simmunity sin sthe sHIV spositive
Undissolved sparticle ssuch sas smud sand ssand sare s- sans--Sediment sFilter
Which sof sthe sfollowing smay sNOT sbe sa scommon spsychological sreaction sfor spatient
sbeginning smaintenance sdialysis s- sans--Hostility
Measure sconductivity sof sfinished sdialysate swith san sexternal smeter sis s- sans--
recommended sby sAAMI s(Association sfor sthe sAdvancement sof sMedical
sInstrumentation) sand smanufacturers sof sdialysis smachine
When sone sbegins sCardiopulmonary sResuscitation s(CPR) s- sans--30 scompressions s2
svent
The sonly smandated smethod sfor sprotecting shealthcare sworkers sfrom sinfection swith
sbloodborne sPathogen s- sans--Isolation sof sdocumented sdisease scarriers
Air scan sget sinto sextracorporeal scircuit sbecause s- sans--Because sof sthe sloose
sconnection, sthrough sneedles, sfrom scracked sconnectors sor sfrom svented sfluid
scontainers
Which sof sthe sfollowing sbasic sformula scalculate sthe sTMP srequired sfor sdesired sfluid
sremove s- sans--Total sfluid sdivide sby sHr sover sKuf sdialyzer
For swhich sof sthe sPurpose sin smannitol sused s- sans--To ssupport sblood spressure
sosmotically
A ssystem sof swater streatment sthat sremoves schloramines s- sans--Activate sCarbon
All sof sthe sfollowing sfactors sshould sbe sconsidered swhen schoosing san sappropriate
sdialyzer sEXCEPT s- sans--Dialysate scomposition
Induration s.. sthe ssite sof sTST s- sans--Exposed sto sTB
During sthe sroutine smonitor scheck, sthe stechnician snotes sthat sthe sUF sRate sis snot svaried
sfrom sprior scheck sbut sthe sTMP shas sdecreased. sThe stechnicians sresponse sshould sbe
sto: s- sans--To scontinue smonitoring sas sthe smachine shas sultrafiltration scontrol
As sthe stechnician sis sreturning sthe sblood sof sthe spatient s- sans--Clamp sthe svenous sline
sand sturn soff sthe sblood spump
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Reuse sdialyzer shas sbeen sset sup sfor sa spatient, sthe spatient sname sis swritten son sthe
sdialyzer, sbut sthere sis sno sprocessing sstricker son sthe sdialyzer. sWhat sshould sthe
sTechnician sdo? s- sans--Set sup sanother sdialyzer sfor sthe spatient
If sduring sdialysis, sthe sblood sleak sdetector salarm ssounds swhile sthe soutflow sdialysate
shose sis sclear sand sHemastix stest sreads snegative sthe sbest scourse sof saction swould sbe
sto: s- sans--Continue sto smonitor sfor sactual sblood sleak
Correct sneedle splacement sis simportant sin sthe sinitiation sof sdialysis sto sminimize sthe srisk
sof sall sthe sfollowing sEXECPT s- sans--Steal sSyndrome
Conductivity smeters sall sfunction son sability sto... s- sans--Pass san selectrical scurrent
sthrough sthe sdialysate
Toxic sproducts sthat's saccumulate sin sthe sbody sas sa sresult sof sdecrease skidney sfunctions
sare surea s- sans--Creatinine, spotassium sand sphosphorus
Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sNOT sa spossible ssequela sof shepatitis sB s- sans--Pancreatitis
Excess snegative sarterial spressure smaybe sdue sto sall sof sthe sfollowing sEXCEPT: s- sans--
Venous sline sseparation
What sis sthe sMOST scomplication sduring sdialysis s- sans--Hypotension
Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sresponsible sfor sthe sultimate sdisposal sof smedical swaste s-
sans--Facility sfrom swhich sit soriginated
A spatient swith shard swater ssyndrome: s- sans--nausea, svomiting sand smuscle sweakness
To scommunicate swell sthrough sdocumentation sentries sin sthe smedical srecord sshould sbe
sclear s- sans--Concise sand sTimely
A spatient simmune ssystem sshould snormally sprovide sprotection sfrom swhich sof sthe
sfollowing s- sans--Infection
, The svenous spressure son sthe smachine sstarts sto srise, sthe sneedle sis snot sinfiltrated swhich
sone sof sthe sfollowing scould sbe sa spossible scause s- sans--The sVenous sneedle sis spointed
sin sthe swrong sdirection
A skey sfactor sassociated swith sthe srecent sincrease sin sincidence sof sTB sis swhich sof sthe
sfollowing s- sans--Reduced simmunity sin sthe sHIV spositive
Undissolved sparticle ssuch sas smud sand ssand sare s- sans--Sediment sFilter
Which sof sthe sfollowing smay sNOT sbe sa scommon spsychological sreaction sfor spatient
sbeginning smaintenance sdialysis s- sans--Hostility
Measure sconductivity sof sfinished sdialysate swith san sexternal smeter sis s- sans--
recommended sby sAAMI s(Association sfor sthe sAdvancement sof sMedical
sInstrumentation) sand smanufacturers sof sdialysis smachine
When sone sbegins sCardiopulmonary sResuscitation s(CPR) s- sans--30 scompressions s2
svent
The sonly smandated smethod sfor sprotecting shealthcare sworkers sfrom sinfection swith
sbloodborne sPathogen s- sans--Isolation sof sdocumented sdisease scarriers
Air scan sget sinto sextracorporeal scircuit sbecause s- sans--Because sof sthe sloose
sconnection, sthrough sneedles, sfrom scracked sconnectors sor sfrom svented sfluid
scontainers
Which sof sthe sfollowing sbasic sformula scalculate sthe sTMP srequired sfor sdesired sfluid
sremove s- sans--Total sfluid sdivide sby sHr sover sKuf sdialyzer
For swhich sof sthe sPurpose sin smannitol sused s- sans--To ssupport sblood spressure
sosmotically
A ssystem sof swater streatment sthat sremoves schloramines s- sans--Activate sCarbon
All sof sthe sfollowing sfactors sshould sbe sconsidered swhen schoosing san sappropriate
sdialyzer sEXCEPT s- sans--Dialysate scomposition
Induration s.. sthe ssite sof sTST s- sans--Exposed sto sTB
During sthe sroutine smonitor scheck, sthe stechnician snotes sthat sthe sUF sRate sis snot svaried
sfrom sprior scheck sbut sthe sTMP shas sdecreased. sThe stechnicians sresponse sshould sbe
sto: s- sans--To scontinue smonitoring sas sthe smachine shas sultrafiltration scontrol
As sthe stechnician sis sreturning sthe sblood sof sthe spatient s- sans--Clamp sthe svenous sline
sand sturn soff sthe sblood spump
