HEMODIALYSIS ANDERSON CCHT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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what are the responsibilities and requirements of a medical director of a dialysis
facility ANS >> being knowledgeable of a responsible for integrity of the water
treatment system in the facility
prior to the beginning dialysis, the physician order must include (pick 3 numbers)
1.specific dialyzer
2.blood flow rate
3. duration of the dialysis
4. three units of packed red blood cells ANS >> 1, 2, and 3
dialysis technicians should have knowledge of: (pick 2)
1. equipment setup and maintenance
2. principles of computer technology
3.how to administer intravenous medication if an emergency arises
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4. patient education related to dialysis and financial obligations ANS >> 1 and 4
all 50 states require the same certification exam for employees fulfilling the role of
dialysis technician
(true or false) ANS >> False
which of the following credentialing certification program offer the dialysis
technician the most cognitive content related to water treatment principles?
A. certified clinical nephrology technologist
B. certified haemodialysis technician/technologist
C. certified biomedical nephrology technologist
D. certified clinical haemodialysis technician ANS >> certified biomedical
nephrology technologist
which of the following statements about consent for treatment is accurate?
A. a written consent for dialysis consent for placement of an access catheter
B. a renal patient who has been admitted to the hospital with sepsis has given
implied consent upon signing the initial admission paperwork
Ceto consents are needed for dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one for access
procedures or modifications
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D. in an emergency, such as an aspirin overdose, it is not necessary to have
consent prior to beginning haemodialysis ANS >> Ceto consents are needed for
dialysis: one for the dialysis itself and one for access procedures or modifications
who was the first person to use the term dialysis?
A. Bernard turner
B. Leonard Rowntree
C. Thomas Graham
D. john Abel ANS >> C. Thomas Graham
what was the primary anticoagulant used in the first orifical kidney ANS >>
hirudin
Dr. Willem Kolff created the first dialyzer suitable for human use (rotating drum
dialyzer) in 1943. What material as used to construct the hollow tubes on this
device? ANS >> Cellophane
the first arteriovenous (AV) shunt for chronic renal patients was placed ANS >>
externally, using Teflon tubes
president (blank) signed the bill that allowed Medicare coverage to pay for
treatment for all patients with chronic kidney disease ANS >> President Nixon
in 1989, FDA approval of (blank) diminished the need for blood transfusions in
chronic renal disease patients ANS >> Epoetin Alfa (Epogen)