Core Curriculum of Dialysis Technician
Module 1 exam with correct answers
graded A+ latest 2025-2026
5th stage of kidney damage - CORRECT ANSWER-15% function
85% gone
*in the 5th stage it needs to be treated
Function of dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Filters wastes and excess water out of the blood
Two main types of dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Hemodialysis (HD)
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER-30% function
70% gone
Hemodialysis (HD) - CORRECT ANSWER-An entry into the patient's bloodstream: a vascular
acess
HD can be done in different ways: - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-- Home treatment; uses tiny blood vessels in the
peritoneum (lining of the abdomen).
- 7 days a week
1972 - CORRECT ANSWER-Congress was convinced that it made sense to help patient be
working, tax-paying citizens
1973 - CORRECT ANSWER-Public Law 92-603, the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Program took effect
Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program - CORRECT ANSWER-This program gives
Medicare patients who have worked enough to qualify for Social Security
Medicare (run by CMS--Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) - CORRECT ANSWER-
pays 80%
Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities - CORRECT ANSWER-Conditions dialysis clinics
must follow
Module 1 exam with correct answers
graded A+ latest 2025-2026
5th stage of kidney damage - CORRECT ANSWER-15% function
85% gone
*in the 5th stage it needs to be treated
Function of dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Filters wastes and excess water out of the blood
Two main types of dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Hemodialysis (HD)
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER-30% function
70% gone
Hemodialysis (HD) - CORRECT ANSWER-An entry into the patient's bloodstream: a vascular
acess
HD can be done in different ways: - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-- Home treatment; uses tiny blood vessels in the
peritoneum (lining of the abdomen).
- 7 days a week
1972 - CORRECT ANSWER-Congress was convinced that it made sense to help patient be
working, tax-paying citizens
1973 - CORRECT ANSWER-Public Law 92-603, the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Program took effect
Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program - CORRECT ANSWER-This program gives
Medicare patients who have worked enough to qualify for Social Security
Medicare (run by CMS--Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) - CORRECT ANSWER-
pays 80%
Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities - CORRECT ANSWER-Conditions dialysis clinics
must follow
