CCHT EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

CCHT EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TheAfunctionalAunitAofAtheAkidney,AorAtheAstructureAinAtheAkidneyAthatAdoesAtheAwork,AisAthe:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-Nephron




AAnephronAisAmadeAupAof:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AAglomerulusAandAaAtubule



TheAendocrineAfunctionsAofAtheAkidneyAincludes:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
MakingAerythropoietinAandAtheAactiveAformAofAvitaminAD



TheAleadingAcauseAofAEnd-StageARenalADiseaseAforAadultAinAtheAUnitedAStatesAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Diabetes



PatientsAwithAkidneyAfailureAoftenAcomplainAofAitching,AwhichAisAlikelyAtoAbeAcausedAby:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-Hyperphosphatemia




WhyAdoAkidneyApatientsAoftenAhaveAboneAdisease?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
KidneysAstopAproducingAcalcitriol



SymptomsAthatAaApatientAmayAneedAmoreAdialysisAtimeAinclude:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Anorexia,Afatigue,Aswelling



AAsemipermeableAmembraneAisAaAporousAbarrierAthat:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AllowAforAonlyAcertainAsizedAparticlesAtoAcross



DiffusionAisAmovementAofAparticles:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-FromAanAareaAofAhigherAconcentration



NegativeApressureAisApressureAcreatedAwhen:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-FluidAisApulledAthroughAaArestriction



DuringAdialysis,AultrafiltrationAoccursAwhen:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
WaterAisAremovedAfromAbloodAbecauseAthereAisAaApressureAgradientAbetweenAbloodAandAdialysate

, AtAwhichApointAinAtheAextracorporealAcircuitAisAtheAbloodAusuallyAunderAnegativeApressure?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheAarterialAlineAsectionAbeforeAtheAbloodApump




WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwillAincreaseAtheAamountAofAsolutesAthatAwillAdiffuseAacrossAtheAsemipermeableA
membrane?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-HighAconcentrationAgradients



TheAcomponentsAofAtheAdialysateAtreatmentAthatAaffectAclearanceAincludes:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
DialysateAflow,AtimeAofAtreatment,AdialyzerAsize,AbloodAflowArate



TwoAthingsAthatAaffectAtheAdialyzer'sAabilityAtoAremoveAwastesAfromAtheAbodyAinclude:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-SurfaceAareaAandAmolecularAweightAcutoff




DialysateAisAtheAfluidAthatAhelpAremoveAwaisteAproductsAfromAtheAbody.AItAcontainsAaAnumberAofAsubstanc
es.AWhatAareAtheAsubstancesAthatAmightAbeAprescribedAforAaAdialysateAsolution?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Bicarbonate,ASodium,APotassium



WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAsafetyAmonitorAduringAaAdialysisAtreatmentA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAdialysisAtechnician



DialysateAconductivityAmeasures:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheAtotalAelectricalAchargeAofAaAsolution



DialysateAthatAhasAtooAmuchAsodiumAmayAcauseApatientAinjury.ATooAmuchAsodiumAorAhypernatremiaAcanAc
ause:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Headache,AhighABP,AandAshrivelingAofARBCsA(crenation)



DialysateAthatAhasAtooAmuchAcalciumAcanAcause:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Vomiting,Aconfusion,Airritability



DialysateAthatAhasAtooAlittleAsodiumAcanAcause:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
LowABP,Acramping,AandAburstingAofARBCsA(hemolysis)



ThingsAthatAaffectAdialysisAadequacyAare:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA--TreatmentAtime

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