Dialysis -- PCT Practice Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
AAMI bchemical banalysis bof bwater bfor bHD bis btested bhow boften? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔annually
a bfistula bconnects b___? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔an bartery bto ba bvein
a bmarker bused bto bdetermine bthe bmiddle bmolecule bclearance bof ba bdialyzer bis b___?
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔vitamin bB12
a bmixed-bed bDI btank bcontains b___? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔cations band banions
a bnephron bis bmade bup bof b___? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a bglomerulus band btubule
bsystem
a bpatient bwho bhas bjust breceived bhis/her bfirst bdialysis btreatment bis bprone bto b___? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔dialysis bdisequilibrium bsyndrome
which bfood bis bhighest bin bpotassium? bBananas, bice bcream, bpasta, bor brice? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔bananas
bradycardia b- bcorrect banswers✔✔slow bheart brate
tachycardia b- bcorrect banswers✔✔fast bheart brate
why bshould ba bdialysis btech bbe bcertified? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔it's ba bCMS
brequirement
, a brise bin bTMP bin ba blow bflux bdialyzer bduring bHD bis bindicative bof b___? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔clotting bin bthe bextracorporeal bcircuit
a btrue baneurysm bcan bbe bdangerous bbecause bit b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔May
brupture band bcause bthe bpatient bto bbleed bprofusely
AAMI bstandard bfor bconventional bdialysate brequires bthe btotal bmicrobial bcount bto bbe
bless bthan b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔100 bCFU/mL
abnormal blevels bof bthis belectrolyte bcan bcause bcardiac barrhythmias band beven bdeath
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔potassium
acceptable binterdialytic bweight bgains bare b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔3-5% bof bTW
the bAAMI bstandard bfor bendotoxin blevels bin bconventional bdialysate bis b___. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔less bthan b0.50 bEU/mL
albumin bis ban bimportant btest bthat btells babout bthe bpatients' b___ bstatus. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔nutritional
s/s bof binfected baccess b- bcorrect banswers✔✔fever/swelling bin baccess
redness band bwarmth
tenderness band bdrainage
asepsis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the babsence bof bdisease bproducing borganisms
dialysis bthat bis btoo bhot bwill bcause b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔hemolysis
target bweight bis bdefined bas b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔weight bat bwhich bthe bpatient
bhas bno bedema/fluid bin bthe blungs band bbp bis bnormal
during bHD btreatment bthe btech bresponds bto ba blow bVP balarm. bThe bmost blikely
bcause bfor bthis balarm bis b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔disconnection bof bthe bblood bline
biohazardous bwaste bincludes bany bmaterial bexposed bto b___. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔blood
decreasing bthe bpatient's bprescribed bBFR baffects b___. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔diffusion
dialysate bpH bshould bbe b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔between b6.9-7.6
during bpredialysis bdata bcollection, bit bwould bbe bbest bfor bthe betch bto bask bthe
bpatient bwhat bquestion? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔how bhave byou bbeen bsince byour blast
btraetment?
With Correct Answers
AAMI bchemical banalysis bof bwater bfor bHD bis btested bhow boften? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔annually
a bfistula bconnects b___? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔an bartery bto ba bvein
a bmarker bused bto bdetermine bthe bmiddle bmolecule bclearance bof ba bdialyzer bis b___?
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔vitamin bB12
a bmixed-bed bDI btank bcontains b___? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔cations band banions
a bnephron bis bmade bup bof b___? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔a bglomerulus band btubule
bsystem
a bpatient bwho bhas bjust breceived bhis/her bfirst bdialysis btreatment bis bprone bto b___? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔dialysis bdisequilibrium bsyndrome
which bfood bis bhighest bin bpotassium? bBananas, bice bcream, bpasta, bor brice? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔bananas
bradycardia b- bcorrect banswers✔✔slow bheart brate
tachycardia b- bcorrect banswers✔✔fast bheart brate
why bshould ba bdialysis btech bbe bcertified? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔it's ba bCMS
brequirement
, a brise bin bTMP bin ba blow bflux bdialyzer bduring bHD bis bindicative bof b___? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔clotting bin bthe bextracorporeal bcircuit
a btrue baneurysm bcan bbe bdangerous bbecause bit b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔May
brupture band bcause bthe bpatient bto bbleed bprofusely
AAMI bstandard bfor bconventional bdialysate brequires bthe btotal bmicrobial bcount bto bbe
bless bthan b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔100 bCFU/mL
abnormal blevels bof bthis belectrolyte bcan bcause bcardiac barrhythmias band beven bdeath
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔potassium
acceptable binterdialytic bweight bgains bare b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔3-5% bof bTW
the bAAMI bstandard bfor bendotoxin blevels bin bconventional bdialysate bis b___. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔less bthan b0.50 bEU/mL
albumin bis ban bimportant btest bthat btells babout bthe bpatients' b___ bstatus. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔nutritional
s/s bof binfected baccess b- bcorrect banswers✔✔fever/swelling bin baccess
redness band bwarmth
tenderness band bdrainage
asepsis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔the babsence bof bdisease bproducing borganisms
dialysis bthat bis btoo bhot bwill bcause b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔hemolysis
target bweight bis bdefined bas b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔weight bat bwhich bthe bpatient
bhas bno bedema/fluid bin bthe blungs band bbp bis bnormal
during bHD btreatment bthe btech bresponds bto ba blow bVP balarm. bThe bmost blikely
bcause bfor bthis balarm bis b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔disconnection bof bthe bblood bline
biohazardous bwaste bincludes bany bmaterial bexposed bto b___. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔blood
decreasing bthe bpatient's bprescribed bBFR baffects b___. b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔diffusion
dialysate bpH bshould bbe b___. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔between b6.9-7.6
during bpredialysis bdata bcollection, bit bwould bbe bbest bfor bthe betch bto bask bthe
bpatient bwhat bquestion? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔how bhave byou bbeen bsince byour blast
btraetment?
