CCHT PRACTICE EXAM ANSWERS WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS
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annually ANS << AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for
haemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately ANS << A dialysis
technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a
patient's haemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should
the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor ANS << A dialysis
technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor,
which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein ANS << A fistula connects
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Vitamin B12 ANS << A marker used to determine the middle
molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions ANS << A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system ANS << A nephron is made
up of
An infiltration ANS << 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 ANS << A patient who is to
receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
bananas ANS << 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?
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It's a new Federal regulation ANS << A reason why a dialysis
technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit ANS << A rise in
transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
haemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did ANS << 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 ANS << A
true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the radiolysis sample drawn from the venous port? ANS
<< A patient's laboratory results indicate that the radiolysis 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 ANS << A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would
indicate that the patient has:
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500 ANS << 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/ hours must the patient lose to reach
dry weight?
200 CFU/mL ANS << AAMI standards for the total microbial
count of dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW ANS << Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL ANS << According to AAMI the
standard level for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 ANS << 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 ANS << Albumin is an important test that talks
about the patient's