PCT Dialysis Certification Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

PCT Dialysis Certification Test
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
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MtheseMapproachesMshouldMtheMdialysisMtechMuseMwhenMinteractingMwithMtheMpt.M-
MAnswerMDescribesMtheMactivitiesMinMtheMimmediateMenvironment.



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sisMmachine.MWhichMofMtheseMactionsMshouldMtheMdialysisMtechMtake?M-
MAnswerMCleanMtheMmachineMsurfaceMimmediately.



AMdialysisMtechMobservesMallMofMtheMbelowMonMtheMtxMfloor,MwhichMoneMposesMand
MenvironmentalMrisk?M-MAnswerMAboutMoneMounce(30Mml)MfluidMisMonMfloor.



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s.MtheMpatientMtellsMtheMdialysisMtechnicianMthatMheMisMlonelyMandMdepressed.MheMas
kedMtheMdialysisMtechnicianMtoMgoMoutMtoMdinnerMwithMhim.MinMadditionMtoMpolitely
MdecliningMtheMpatient'sMinvitation,MwhichMofMtheseMactions,MifMany,MshouldMtheMdialy
sisMtechnicianMtake?M-MAnswerMReferMtheMpatientMtoMtheMsocialMworker



AMfistulaMconnectsM-MAnswerMAnMarteryMtoMaMvein



AMmarkerMusedMtoMdetermineMtheMmiddleMmoleculeMclearanceMofMaMdialyzerMisM-
MAnswerMVitaminMB12



AMmixedMbedMDIMcontainsM-MAnswerMCationMandManions



AMnephronMisMmadeMupMofM-MAnswerMAMglomerulusMandMaMtubuleMsystem



AMptMcomplainsMofMpainMatMtheMvenousMneedleMsite.MTheMdialysisMtechMobservesMthe
reMisMswellingMdistalMtoMtheMvenousMneedleMsiteMandMthatMtheMvenousMpressureMisM
rising.MTheMdialysisMtechMshouldMsuspect...M-MAnswerMAnMinfiltration

, AMptMwhoMisMtoMreceiveMtheirMfirstMdialysisMtxMisMproneMtoM-
MAnswerMDialysisMDisequilibriumMSyndrome



aMpatientMtellsMtheMtechnicianMthatMtheMdietitianMreviewedMhigh-
potassiumMfoodsMwithMher.MduringMtheMconversationMsheMstatesMsheMroutinelyMeatsMth
eMfollowingMfood.MwhichMoneMisMhighestMinMpotassium?M-MAnswerMBananas



slowMpulseMofM54Mbeats/minuteMwouldMindicateMtheMpatientMhas:M-
MAnswerMBradycardia



aMreasonMwhyMaMdialysisMtechnicianMisMtoMbeMcertifiedMisM-
MAnswerMItMisMaMCMSMrequirement



AMriseMinMtransmembraneMpressureMinMaMlowMfluxMdialyzerMduringMhemodialysisMisMin
dicativeMofM-MAnswerMclottingMinMtheMextracorporealMcircuit



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AMtrueManeurysmMcanMbeMdangerousMbecauseMitM-
MAnswerMmayMruptureMandMcauseMtheMpatientMtoMbleedMprofusely



aMpatientMlaboratoryMresultsMindicateMthatMtheMpredialysisMBUNMlevelsMwasMlowerMtha
nMtheMpostMdialysisMBUNMlevels.MwhenMinterpretingMtheseMfindingsMtheMtechnicianMsho
uldMseekMtheManswerMtoMwhichMofMtheseMquestionsM-
MAnswerMWasMtheMpostMdialysisMsampleMdrawnMcorrectly



AMrapidMpulseMrateMofM104MbeatsMperMminuteMwouldMindicateMthatMtheMpt..M-
MAnswerMTachycardia



AMpatientsMtargetMweightMisM154.0lb(70kg)MandMtheMpatientsMpreMtxMweightMisM158.4l
b(72kg).MForMaM4hrMtx,MhowMmanyMML/hrMmustMtheMptMloseMtoMreachMtheMdryMwei
ght?M-MAnswerM500



AAMIMstandardMforMconventionalMdialysateMrequiresMtheMtotalMmicrobialMcountMbeMless
MthanM-MAnswerM100MCFU/mL