Fresenius PCT Certification Exam Questions
and Answers with Complete Solutions
(Already Passed A+) 2026/2027
• The number one cause of chronic renal failure is? -✓✓Diabetes
• When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clear area, staff is required
to complete hand hygiene? T or F -✓✓True
• Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) Label are required on all
hazardous materials including individual bicarbonate containers? -✓✓True
• What soultion should be used t disinfect a large blood spill area (Greater that
10mL)? -✓✓1 to 10 bleach solution
• The main rout of transmission of Hepatitis B in Hemodialyis Facilities is by
exposure to Infected _________ and _______? -✓✓Infected blood and Body
Fluids
• When Caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, After disconnecting the
bloodlines, the tech MUST perform which 3 actions before documenting? -
✓✓Remove Gloves, Sanitize Hands, put on a fresh pair of gloves
• Patients who are hepatitis B surface B antigen Positive should be dialyzed in a
_______________ area of the dialysis center on a ______________ machine? -
✓✓Separate, Dedicated
• What PPE should you wear when documenting in the isolation room? -✓✓Clean
Gloves
• The tech has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather supplies
needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things MUST the tech do prior to getting
clean supplies? -✓✓Remove Gloves, Wash/Sanitize Hands
• Dialysate used for in center hemodialysis is? -✓✓Non-Sterile
, • Who ultimately determins the dialysate bath used for a patients treatment? -
✓✓Physicians ONLY!!!
• Individual Acid containers must be __________ with chemical content -
✓✓Labeled
• Three soultes that may be present in a prescribed dialysate solution? -✓✓Sodium
Bicarbonate, potassium and Calcium
• A major complication that occurs when the patient is dialyzed on a hypo tonic
dilysate is? -✓✓Hemolysis
• The __________area of the dialysate hs the most impact on dialyzser clearance -
✓✓surface
• Which of the following would ADVERSELY affect clearance? -✓✓Air in the
Dialyzer
• The Online Clearance Goal for Hemodialysis is spKt/v of? -✓✓1.4
• Dialysis is affected by these 4 things? -✓✓Dialysate Flow, Dialysis Treatment
Time, Dialyzer size, Blood flow rate
• Besides potassium an electorlyte commonly adjusted in the hemodialysis acid
bath is??? -✓✓Calcium
• The three ingredients in a dialysate solution/bath are? -✓✓calcium, bicarbonate,
RO Water
• Urine flows through the _________ from the kidneys to the______ to the
________to the ______ -✓✓Urinary tract, ureters, bladder, urethra
• The Transmembrane pressure (TMP) measures the ________ difference across
the membranes of the dialyzer membrane? -✓✓Pressure
• Osmosis -✓✓Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane from
low solute to an area to high concentration.
and Answers with Complete Solutions
(Already Passed A+) 2026/2027
• The number one cause of chronic renal failure is? -✓✓Diabetes
• When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clear area, staff is required
to complete hand hygiene? T or F -✓✓True
• Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) Label are required on all
hazardous materials including individual bicarbonate containers? -✓✓True
• What soultion should be used t disinfect a large blood spill area (Greater that
10mL)? -✓✓1 to 10 bleach solution
• The main rout of transmission of Hepatitis B in Hemodialyis Facilities is by
exposure to Infected _________ and _______? -✓✓Infected blood and Body
Fluids
• When Caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, After disconnecting the
bloodlines, the tech MUST perform which 3 actions before documenting? -
✓✓Remove Gloves, Sanitize Hands, put on a fresh pair of gloves
• Patients who are hepatitis B surface B antigen Positive should be dialyzed in a
_______________ area of the dialysis center on a ______________ machine? -
✓✓Separate, Dedicated
• What PPE should you wear when documenting in the isolation room? -✓✓Clean
Gloves
• The tech has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather supplies
needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things MUST the tech do prior to getting
clean supplies? -✓✓Remove Gloves, Wash/Sanitize Hands
• Dialysate used for in center hemodialysis is? -✓✓Non-Sterile
, • Who ultimately determins the dialysate bath used for a patients treatment? -
✓✓Physicians ONLY!!!
• Individual Acid containers must be __________ with chemical content -
✓✓Labeled
• Three soultes that may be present in a prescribed dialysate solution? -✓✓Sodium
Bicarbonate, potassium and Calcium
• A major complication that occurs when the patient is dialyzed on a hypo tonic
dilysate is? -✓✓Hemolysis
• The __________area of the dialysate hs the most impact on dialyzser clearance -
✓✓surface
• Which of the following would ADVERSELY affect clearance? -✓✓Air in the
Dialyzer
• The Online Clearance Goal for Hemodialysis is spKt/v of? -✓✓1.4
• Dialysis is affected by these 4 things? -✓✓Dialysate Flow, Dialysis Treatment
Time, Dialyzer size, Blood flow rate
• Besides potassium an electorlyte commonly adjusted in the hemodialysis acid
bath is??? -✓✓Calcium
• The three ingredients in a dialysate solution/bath are? -✓✓calcium, bicarbonate,
RO Water
• Urine flows through the _________ from the kidneys to the______ to the
________to the ______ -✓✓Urinary tract, ureters, bladder, urethra
• The Transmembrane pressure (TMP) measures the ________ difference across
the membranes of the dialyzer membrane? -✓✓Pressure
• Osmosis -✓✓Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane from
low solute to an area to high concentration.
