Fresenius PCT Practice Test Questions with
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What is the function of dialysis? remove excess fluid and waste removal
You must apply a tourniquet before cannulating which type of access? fistula
What is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease? diabetes
What is the term used for pre-treatment weight minus estimated dry weight? AW
(available weight)
Arterial pressure should be no more than what? - 250
Kinks in the blood line, a high dialysate temperature and low conductivity dialysate can cause
which complication? hemolysis
If the needle infiltrates, what should do first? stop the blood pump
, Which machine alarms does not stop the blood pump? conductivity
Which of the following occurs when the machine goes into bypass?
a. blood pump stops
b. RTD clock stops
c. cleaning continues
d. UF clock stops RTD clock stops
Which of the following could cause air to enter the blood lines and dialyzer?
a. saline line double clamped
b. clots in venous chamber
c. tight connection between needles and bloodlines
d. low arterial chamber level low arterial chamber level
Answers|Latest Update
What is the function of dialysis? remove excess fluid and waste removal
You must apply a tourniquet before cannulating which type of access? fistula
What is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease? diabetes
What is the term used for pre-treatment weight minus estimated dry weight? AW
(available weight)
Arterial pressure should be no more than what? - 250
Kinks in the blood line, a high dialysate temperature and low conductivity dialysate can cause
which complication? hemolysis
If the needle infiltrates, what should do first? stop the blood pump
, Which machine alarms does not stop the blood pump? conductivity
Which of the following occurs when the machine goes into bypass?
a. blood pump stops
b. RTD clock stops
c. cleaning continues
d. UF clock stops RTD clock stops
Which of the following could cause air to enter the blood lines and dialyzer?
a. saline line double clamped
b. clots in venous chamber
c. tight connection between needles and bloodlines
d. low arterial chamber level low arterial chamber level
