CCHT PRACTICE EXAM DAVITA 2026
Questions and Answers
the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is
the - Correct answer-nephron
the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states: - Correct
answer-diabetes
a nephron is made up - Correct answer-a glomerulus and a tubule system
which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - Correct answer-elevated
hematocrit
Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when she came in for
treatment on monday was 67kg. the priming saline amount is 240ml, fluid from
medication is 100 ml , and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. what is
the total amount of fluid weight to be removed during her treatment? - Correct
answer-5,540ml
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,based on Mrs. smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the
ultrafiltration rate per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? - Correct answer-1,385
ml/hr
which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis
treatments? - Correct answer-removing too much fluids
the scale says a patient weights 70 kg. this the same as weighting how many points
(lb)? - Correct answer-154
normal body ph is - Correct answer-7.35-7.45
one sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is - Correct answer-hypertension
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
Correct answer-potassium
water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an
area of higher solute concentration by which principle - Correct answer-osmosis
waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle - Correct answer-
diffusion
excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysis by which principle -
Correct answer-ultrafiltration
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, the movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of sodium
in the blood is a example of - Correct answer-osmosis
decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of - Correct answer-
diffusion
which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? - Correct
answer-using a bath that will provide a grater concentration gradient
which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during dialysis? -
Correct answer-urea
ultrafiltration is influenced by - Correct answer-transmembrane pressure
the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is - Correct answer-peritonitis
the dextrose used in the dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can cause - Correct
answer-hyperglycemia
if a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest contributing factor
would most likely be: - Correct answer-immunosuppressive medication
the most frequent cause of death in the first year post transplant is - Correct
answer-infection
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Questions and Answers
the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is
the - Correct answer-nephron
the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states: - Correct
answer-diabetes
a nephron is made up - Correct answer-a glomerulus and a tubule system
which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - Correct answer-elevated
hematocrit
Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when she came in for
treatment on monday was 67kg. the priming saline amount is 240ml, fluid from
medication is 100 ml , and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. what is
the total amount of fluid weight to be removed during her treatment? - Correct
answer-5,540ml
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,based on Mrs. smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the
ultrafiltration rate per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? - Correct answer-1,385
ml/hr
which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis
treatments? - Correct answer-removing too much fluids
the scale says a patient weights 70 kg. this the same as weighting how many points
(lb)? - Correct answer-154
normal body ph is - Correct answer-7.35-7.45
one sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is - Correct answer-hypertension
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
Correct answer-potassium
water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an
area of higher solute concentration by which principle - Correct answer-osmosis
waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle - Correct answer-
diffusion
excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysis by which principle -
Correct answer-ultrafiltration
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, the movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of sodium
in the blood is a example of - Correct answer-osmosis
decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of - Correct answer-
diffusion
which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? - Correct
answer-using a bath that will provide a grater concentration gradient
which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during dialysis? -
Correct answer-urea
ultrafiltration is influenced by - Correct answer-transmembrane pressure
the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is - Correct answer-peritonitis
the dextrose used in the dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can cause - Correct
answer-hyperglycemia
if a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest contributing factor
would most likely be: - Correct answer-immunosuppressive medication
the most frequent cause of death in the first year post transplant is - Correct
answer-infection
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