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Fresenius Training Exam latest update 2025/2026
What is a nephron made up of? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- a glomerulus and a
tubule
A semipermeable membrane is a filter that? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- allows
only certain sized particles pass through
What are the two main types of dialysis?? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
How are dialysis clinics paid by medicare for dialysis treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- prospective payment system bundles
What does "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
clinics that don't meet certain quality standards will have their payments cut
Which of the following are dialysis clinics required to work with? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- ESRD networks
Which of the following is a responsibility of the ESRD networks? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- collect and report data about dialysis, handle patient grievances,
help clinics deal w/conflict, promote rehabilitation (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
What are clinical practice guidelines? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- efforts to
improve patient outcomes by finding best practices
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Which of these is a step of the CQI process? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
implement the PDCA cycle
Which of the following actions shows that you are behaving as a professional? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- getting to work on time
Which of the following is an example of a boundary that should be kept between
you and your patients? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- you should not invite patients
to your home
How do you become a certified dialysis technician? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
take a test given by an approved program
What is the most common cause of kidney failure for US adults? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- diabetes
What causes secondary hyperparathyroidism in people w/kidney failure? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The kidneys no longer make active vitamin d
Which of the substances are electrolytes? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- calcium
and sodium
Which word means too much potassium? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
hyperkalemia
What is the patients dry weight? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- the weight after a
treatment when all (or most) excess water is gone
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Your patient Mrs.M asks to stop her treatment 20 minutes early. What do you say?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- you need every minute of treatment you can get, to
avoid complications
The dialysis team member with special training in helping people cope with the
changes caused by kidney disease is the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- social
worker
What is a solution made up of? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- a solvent and a solute
What happens in diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- solutes move through a
membrane from an area of higher concentration to a lower one
Which of these would lead to the fastest diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
small particles, warm solution, large pores
Which of these best describe osmosis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- water moves
through a membrane from a lower solute concentration a higher one
What role does ultrafiltration play in dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
removes water from the patients blood
Which of these is the intravascular fluid compartment? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- blood inside the blood vessels
During dialysis levels of waste in the blood can be expected to? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- decrease
Fresenius Training Exam latest update 2025/2026
What is a nephron made up of? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- a glomerulus and a
tubule
A semipermeable membrane is a filter that? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- allows
only certain sized particles pass through
What are the two main types of dialysis?? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
How are dialysis clinics paid by medicare for dialysis treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- prospective payment system bundles
What does "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
clinics that don't meet certain quality standards will have their payments cut
Which of the following are dialysis clinics required to work with? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- ESRD networks
Which of the following is a responsibility of the ESRD networks? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- collect and report data about dialysis, handle patient grievances,
help clinics deal w/conflict, promote rehabilitation (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
What are clinical practice guidelines? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- efforts to
improve patient outcomes by finding best practices
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Which of these is a step of the CQI process? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
implement the PDCA cycle
Which of the following actions shows that you are behaving as a professional? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- getting to work on time
Which of the following is an example of a boundary that should be kept between
you and your patients? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- you should not invite patients
to your home
How do you become a certified dialysis technician? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
take a test given by an approved program
What is the most common cause of kidney failure for US adults? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- diabetes
What causes secondary hyperparathyroidism in people w/kidney failure? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- The kidneys no longer make active vitamin d
Which of the substances are electrolytes? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- calcium
and sodium
Which word means too much potassium? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
hyperkalemia
What is the patients dry weight? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- the weight after a
treatment when all (or most) excess water is gone
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Your patient Mrs.M asks to stop her treatment 20 minutes early. What do you say?
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- you need every minute of treatment you can get, to
avoid complications
The dialysis team member with special training in helping people cope with the
changes caused by kidney disease is the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- social
worker
What is a solution made up of? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- a solvent and a solute
What happens in diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- solutes move through a
membrane from an area of higher concentration to a lower one
Which of these would lead to the fastest diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
small particles, warm solution, large pores
Which of these best describe osmosis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- water moves
through a membrane from a lower solute concentration a higher one
What role does ultrafiltration play in dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
removes water from the patients blood
Which of these is the intravascular fluid compartment? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- blood inside the blood vessels
During dialysis levels of waste in the blood can be expected to? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- decrease
