CORE CURRICULUM OF DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN MODULE 1 questions and answers with solutions 2025

CORE CURRICULUM OF DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN
MODULE 1 questions and answers with
solutions 2025
5th stage of kidney damage - ANSWER 15% function

85% gone

*in the 5th stage it needs to be treated



Function of dialysis - ANSWER Filters wastes and excess water out of the blood



Two main types of dialysis - ANSWER Hemodialysis (HD)

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)



Stage 4 - ANSWER 30% function

70% gone



Hemodialysis (HD) - ANSWER An entry into the patient's bloodstream: a vascular acess



HD can be done in different ways: - ANSWER - Standard in-center: in a dialysis center 3 times a week for
4 hours

- Nocturnal in-center: in a dialysis center at night 3 times a week for 8 hours

- Standard home: at home 3 times a week/every other day for 4-6 hours

- Short daily home: at home 5 or 6 days a week for 2.5-4 hours

- Nocturnal home: at home 3-7 nights a week for 8 hours



Peritoneal Dialysis - ANSWER - Home treatment; uses tiny blood vessels in the peritoneum (lining of the
abdomen).

- 7 days a week



1972 - ANSWER Congress was convinced that it made sense to help patient be working, tax-paying
citizens