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FRESENIUS VIRTUAL LEARNING PCT NEW HIRE EXAM NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND NEW!!
Why do we not want to use warmer dialysate? - ANSWER-
Because it can cause the patient's blood pressure to drop
By staying away from warmer dialysate, the doctor is trading
off more diffusion of solutes for more stable __________. -
ANSWER-blood pressure
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If the dialysate was prepared by the machine incorrectly with
too much RO and was a hypotonic solution, you would get a
______ conductivity alarm - ANSWER-low
What is the safe range the TCD (Theoretical Conductivity) gives
you? - ANSWER-+/- 0.5
As long as the conductivity is within a +/- 0.5 range of TCD, the
conductivity alarm will not sound because the dialysate is a
_______ solution. - ANSWER-isotonic
If the dialysate is hypertonic, what happens to the RBCs? -
ANSWER-crenation
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***Because fluid is pulled out of the cell into the dialysate
because the dialysate has a higher concentration of solutes.
When the too much fluid is pulled out of the red blood cells, it
causes them to shrink (crenation).
If the dialysate is hypotonic, what happens to the RBCs? -
ANSWER-hemolysis
***Because fluid is pulled into the red blood cell, which has
more solutes than the dialysate, and they rupture because they
swell too much (hemolysis).
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What is the acceptable value range for testing dialysate
conductivity with a pHoenix meter? - ANSWER-+/- 0.3
How well dialysis is working to remove waste products from the
blood is known as ________. - ANSWER-adequacy
The amount of blood that is completely cleared of a solute in
one minute of treatment given a blood flow rate and dialysate
flow rate is known as ________. - ANSWER-Clearance
What are the 6 elements that affect Clearance? - ANSWER-1.
type of dialyzer (160/180/200/250)
2. treatment time
FRESENIUS VIRTUAL LEARNING PCT NEW HIRE EXAM NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND NEW!!
Why do we not want to use warmer dialysate? - ANSWER-
Because it can cause the patient's blood pressure to drop
By staying away from warmer dialysate, the doctor is trading
off more diffusion of solutes for more stable __________. -
ANSWER-blood pressure
,2|Page
If the dialysate was prepared by the machine incorrectly with
too much RO and was a hypotonic solution, you would get a
______ conductivity alarm - ANSWER-low
What is the safe range the TCD (Theoretical Conductivity) gives
you? - ANSWER-+/- 0.5
As long as the conductivity is within a +/- 0.5 range of TCD, the
conductivity alarm will not sound because the dialysate is a
_______ solution. - ANSWER-isotonic
If the dialysate is hypertonic, what happens to the RBCs? -
ANSWER-crenation
,3|Page
***Because fluid is pulled out of the cell into the dialysate
because the dialysate has a higher concentration of solutes.
When the too much fluid is pulled out of the red blood cells, it
causes them to shrink (crenation).
If the dialysate is hypotonic, what happens to the RBCs? -
ANSWER-hemolysis
***Because fluid is pulled into the red blood cell, which has
more solutes than the dialysate, and they rupture because they
swell too much (hemolysis).
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What is the acceptable value range for testing dialysate
conductivity with a pHoenix meter? - ANSWER-+/- 0.3
How well dialysis is working to remove waste products from the
blood is known as ________. - ANSWER-adequacy
The amount of blood that is completely cleared of a solute in
one minute of treatment given a blood flow rate and dialysate
flow rate is known as ________. - ANSWER-Clearance
What are the 6 elements that affect Clearance? - ANSWER-1.
type of dialyzer (160/180/200/250)
2. treatment time
