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1. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
ANS DialysisDisequilibrium Syndrome
2. A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high
potassiumfoods with her. During the conversation she states she
routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in
potassium?
ANS bananas
3. A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
ANS It's a new Federalregulation
4. A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodial-ysis is indicative of
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, ANS Clotting of extracorporeal circuit
5. A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just
gave to Mr.Smith. You would
ANS Never document something that someone else did
6. AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
ANS annually
7. 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?
ANS Clean the machine surface immediately
8. A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment
floor, whichone poses an environment risk?
ANS About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor
9. A fistula connects
ANS An artery to a vein
10. A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of
a dialyzer is
ANS Vitamin B12
11. A mixed- bed DI tank contains
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, ANS Cations and anions
12. A nephron is made up of
ANS A glomerulus and a tubule system
13. A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The
dialysis tech-nician observes there is swelling distal to the venous
needle site and thatthe venous pressure is rising. The dialysis
technician should suspect
ANS An infiltration
14. A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
ANS May rupture and cause thepatient to bleed profusely
15. A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN
level waslower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting
these findings thetechnician should seek the answer to which of
these questions?
ANS Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port?
16. A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient
has
ANS -
Tachycardia
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, 17. A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre treatment
weightis 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/
hour must the patient lose to reach dry weight?
ANS 500
18. AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not
exceed
ANS 200 CFU/mL
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235 Questions & Answers
1. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
ANS DialysisDisequilibrium Syndrome
2. A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high
potassiumfoods with her. During the conversation she states she
routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in
potassium?
ANS bananas
3. A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
ANS It's a new Federalregulation
4. A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodial-ysis is indicative of
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, ANS Clotting of extracorporeal circuit
5. A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just
gave to Mr.Smith. You would
ANS Never document something that someone else did
6. AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
ANS annually
7. 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?
ANS Clean the machine surface immediately
8. A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment
floor, whichone poses an environment risk?
ANS About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor
9. A fistula connects
ANS An artery to a vein
10. A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of
a dialyzer is
ANS Vitamin B12
11. A mixed- bed DI tank contains
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, ANS Cations and anions
12. A nephron is made up of
ANS A glomerulus and a tubule system
13. A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The
dialysis tech-nician observes there is swelling distal to the venous
needle site and thatthe venous pressure is rising. The dialysis
technician should suspect
ANS An infiltration
14. A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
ANS May rupture and cause thepatient to bleed profusely
15. A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN
level waslower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting
these findings thetechnician should seek the answer to which of
these questions?
ANS Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port?
16. A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient
has
ANS -
Tachycardia
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, 17. A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre treatment
weightis 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/
hour must the patient lose to reach dry weight?
ANS 500
18. AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not
exceed
ANS 200 CFU/mL
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