CCHT FINAL 2 COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Clean the machine surface immediately. Answer: A dialysis
technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's
hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the dialysis
technician take?
◉ About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor. Answer: A dialysis
technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which
one poses an environment risk?
◉ An artery to a vein. Answer: A fistula connects
◉ Vitamin B12. Answer: A marker used to determine the middle
molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
◉ Cations and anions. Answer: A mixed- bed DI tank contains
◉ A glomerulus and a tubule system. Answer: A nephron is made up
of
,◉ An infiltration. Answer: A patient complains of pain at the venous
needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal
to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The
dialysis technician should suspect
◉ Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome. Answer: A patient who is to
receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
◉ bananas. Answer: A patient tells the technician that the dietician
reviewed high potassium foods with her. During the conversation
she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which one is
highest in potassium?
◉ It's a new Federal regulation. Answer: A reason why a dialysis
technician is to be certified is
◉ Clotting of extracorporeal circuit. Answer: A rise in
transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis
is indicative of
◉ Never document something that someone else did. Answer: A
teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr.
Smith. You would:
,◉ May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely. Answer: A
true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
◉ Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port?. Answer:
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level
was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these
findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these
questions?
◉ Tachycardia. Answer: A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would
indicate that the patient has:
◉ 500. Answer: A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the
patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour
treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient lose to reach dry
weight?
◉ 200 CFU/mL. Answer: AAMI standards for the total microbial
count of dialysate shall not exceed:
◉ 3-5% of EDW. Answer: Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
◉ Less than two (2) EU/mL. Answer: According to AAMI the
standard level for endotoxins levels is
, ◉ 4/15/2010. Answer: According to the new Conditions for
Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be certified by a national
certifying agency or state specific certification by:
◉ Nutritional. Answer: Albumin is an important test that tells about
the patient's
◉ Vitamin B12. Answer: All of the following are phosphate binders
except:
◉ numbness and tingling. Answer: All of the following may be signs
and symptoms of an infected access except:
◉ The absence of disease producing organisms. Answer: Asepsis is
defined as
◉ 1,385 mL/hr. Answer: Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of fluid
to be removed, what is the ultrafiltration rate per hour (mL/hr) for
her 4 hour treatment?
◉ Discard the needle. Answer: Before a hemodialysis treatment, the
technician removes the cap from the fistula needle and accidentally
touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions
should the technician take first?
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Clean the machine surface immediately. Answer: A dialysis
technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's
hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the dialysis
technician take?
◉ About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor. Answer: A dialysis
technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which
one poses an environment risk?
◉ An artery to a vein. Answer: A fistula connects
◉ Vitamin B12. Answer: A marker used to determine the middle
molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
◉ Cations and anions. Answer: A mixed- bed DI tank contains
◉ A glomerulus and a tubule system. Answer: A nephron is made up
of
,◉ An infiltration. Answer: A patient complains of pain at the venous
needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal
to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The
dialysis technician should suspect
◉ Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome. Answer: A patient who is to
receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
◉ bananas. Answer: A patient tells the technician that the dietician
reviewed high potassium foods with her. During the conversation
she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which one is
highest in potassium?
◉ It's a new Federal regulation. Answer: A reason why a dialysis
technician is to be certified is
◉ Clotting of extracorporeal circuit. Answer: A rise in
transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis
is indicative of
◉ Never document something that someone else did. Answer: A
teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr.
Smith. You would:
,◉ May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely. Answer: A
true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
◉ Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port?. Answer:
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level
was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these
findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these
questions?
◉ Tachycardia. Answer: A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would
indicate that the patient has:
◉ 500. Answer: A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the
patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour
treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient lose to reach dry
weight?
◉ 200 CFU/mL. Answer: AAMI standards for the total microbial
count of dialysate shall not exceed:
◉ 3-5% of EDW. Answer: Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
◉ Less than two (2) EU/mL. Answer: According to AAMI the
standard level for endotoxins levels is
, ◉ 4/15/2010. Answer: According to the new Conditions for
Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be certified by a national
certifying agency or state specific certification by:
◉ Nutritional. Answer: Albumin is an important test that tells about
the patient's
◉ Vitamin B12. Answer: All of the following are phosphate binders
except:
◉ numbness and tingling. Answer: All of the following may be signs
and symptoms of an infected access except:
◉ The absence of disease producing organisms. Answer: Asepsis is
defined as
◉ 1,385 mL/hr. Answer: Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of fluid
to be removed, what is the ultrafiltration rate per hour (mL/hr) for
her 4 hour treatment?
◉ Discard the needle. Answer: Before a hemodialysis treatment, the
technician removes the cap from the fistula needle and accidentally
touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions
should the technician take first?
