CCHT REVIEW EXAM
CCHT REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
The functional unit of the kidney that does the work ANS >> Nephron
A nephron is made up of ANS >> A glomerulus and a tubule
The endocrine functions of the kidney include ANS >> making erythropoietin and
the active for of Vitamin D
The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S. ANS
>> Diabetes
Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be caused
by ANS >> Hyperphosphatemia
, CCHT REVIEW EXAM
Why do kidney patients often have bone disease ANS >> Kidneys stop producing
calcitriol
Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include ANS >> Anorexia,
fatigue, swelling
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that ANS >> allows for only
certain sized particles to cross
Diffusion is movement of particles ANS >> from an area of higher concentration
to an area of lower concentration
Negative Pressure is pressure created when ANS >> fluid is pulled through a
restriction
During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when ANS >> Water is removed from the
blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate
at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under negative
pressure ANS >> The arterial line section before the blood pump
Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse
across the semipermeable membrane ANS >> High concentration gradients
CCHT REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
The functional unit of the kidney that does the work ANS >> Nephron
A nephron is made up of ANS >> A glomerulus and a tubule
The endocrine functions of the kidney include ANS >> making erythropoietin and
the active for of Vitamin D
The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) for adults in the U.S. ANS
>> Diabetes
Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be caused
by ANS >> Hyperphosphatemia
, CCHT REVIEW EXAM
Why do kidney patients often have bone disease ANS >> Kidneys stop producing
calcitriol
Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include ANS >> Anorexia,
fatigue, swelling
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that ANS >> allows for only
certain sized particles to cross
Diffusion is movement of particles ANS >> from an area of higher concentration
to an area of lower concentration
Negative Pressure is pressure created when ANS >> fluid is pulled through a
restriction
During Dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when ANS >> Water is removed from the
blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate
at which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under negative
pressure ANS >> The arterial line section before the blood pump
Which of the following will increase the amount of the solutes that will diffuse
across the semipermeable membrane ANS >> High concentration gradients
