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Fresenius PCT exam Questions and
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How long must you wash your hands? - ✔✔40-60 seconds
How long must you sanitize your hands? - ✔✔20-30 seconds
number one cause of chronic renal failure - ✔✔diabetes
The first bleach solution used to clean a 10ml+ blood spill - ✔✔1:10
the main route of transmission for hep B is exposure to - ✔✔infected blood and bodily fluids
When caring for a hep B positive patient, after disconnecting the bloodlines, the PCT must perform which
3 actions before documenting? - ✔✔remove gloves, sanitize hands, don new gloves
Patients who are hep B positive should be dialyzed in a ______ area on a _______ machine - ✔✔separate,
dedicated
what must the PCT do when going from a patient station to retrieve clean supplies? - ✔✔remove gloves
and sanitize hands
You must wear a full face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of: - ✔✔blood spatter
what is dialysate comprised of - ✔✔acid, bicarb, and RO water
what is the AAMI and what do they do - ✔✔Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation, they give requirements for dialysis water
What is the AAMI allowable level for bleach in water? - ✔✔≤ 0.1 ppm
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what is the purpose of the diasafe filter - ✔✔delivers ultrapure dialysate
What must you wash hands with soap and water - ✔✔c.diff
hands visibly soiled
after restroom
before eating
who can the buffer zone hold - ✔✔patients whose antibodies are greater than 10
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may cause ____ when
trapped in the dialyzer. - ✔✔clotting
the most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are _____ in the prime bucket with
_____ end caps - ✔✔blood lines, open
A low-level arterial drip chamber can result in ____ entering the system causing an air embolism or
clotting - ✔✔air
the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - ✔✔conductivity
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid compartment this is
known as a - ✔✔blood leak
Dialysate pH should be - ✔✔6.9-7.6
How often is the dialysis machine cleaned with acid - ✔✔daily to prevent bicarb buildup
When should the alarm/pressure tests be performed - ✔✔before each treatment
what is removed by saline during the priming process - ✔✔air and sterilant
the machines conductivity alarm parameters are set ____ from the TCD - ✔✔+/- 0.5
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Fresenius PCT exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
How long must you wash your hands? - ✔✔40-60 seconds
How long must you sanitize your hands? - ✔✔20-30 seconds
number one cause of chronic renal failure - ✔✔diabetes
The first bleach solution used to clean a 10ml+ blood spill - ✔✔1:10
the main route of transmission for hep B is exposure to - ✔✔infected blood and bodily fluids
When caring for a hep B positive patient, after disconnecting the bloodlines, the PCT must perform which
3 actions before documenting? - ✔✔remove gloves, sanitize hands, don new gloves
Patients who are hep B positive should be dialyzed in a ______ area on a _______ machine - ✔✔separate,
dedicated
what must the PCT do when going from a patient station to retrieve clean supplies? - ✔✔remove gloves
and sanitize hands
You must wear a full face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of: - ✔✔blood spatter
what is dialysate comprised of - ✔✔acid, bicarb, and RO water
what is the AAMI and what do they do - ✔✔Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation, they give requirements for dialysis water
What is the AAMI allowable level for bleach in water? - ✔✔≤ 0.1 ppm
Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE
, 2|Page
what is the purpose of the diasafe filter - ✔✔delivers ultrapure dialysate
What must you wash hands with soap and water - ✔✔c.diff
hands visibly soiled
after restroom
before eating
who can the buffer zone hold - ✔✔patients whose antibodies are greater than 10
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may cause ____ when
trapped in the dialyzer. - ✔✔clotting
the most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are _____ in the prime bucket with
_____ end caps - ✔✔blood lines, open
A low-level arterial drip chamber can result in ____ entering the system causing an air embolism or
clotting - ✔✔air
the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - ✔✔conductivity
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid compartment this is
known as a - ✔✔blood leak
Dialysate pH should be - ✔✔6.9-7.6
How often is the dialysis machine cleaned with acid - ✔✔daily to prevent bicarb buildup
When should the alarm/pressure tests be performed - ✔✔before each treatment
what is removed by saline during the priming process - ✔✔air and sterilant
the machines conductivity alarm parameters are set ____ from the TCD - ✔✔+/- 0.5
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