HEMODIALYSIS ANDERSON CCHT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026

HEMODIALYSIS ANDERSON CCHT
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
whatAareAtheAresponsibilitiesAandArequirementsAofAaAmedicalAdirectorAofAaAdialysisAfacility
A-
AAnswer✓AbeingAknowledgeableAofAanAresponsibleAforAintegrityAofAtheAwaterAtreatmentA
systemAinAtheAfacility


priorAtoAtheAbeginningAdialysis,AtheAphysicianAorderAmustAincludeA(pickA3Anumbers)A
1.specificAdialyzer
2.bloodAflowArateA
3.AdurationAofAtheAdialysisA

4.AthreeAunitsAofApackedAredAbloodAcellsA-AAnswer✓A1,A2,AandA3


dialysisAtechniciansAshouldAhaveAknowledgeAof:A(pickA2)A
1.AequipmentAsetupAandAmaintenanceA
2.AprinciplesAofAcomputerAtechnologyA
3.howAtoAadministerAintravenousAmedicationAifAanAemergencyAarisesA

4.ApatientAeducationArelatedAtoAdialysisAandAfinancialAobligationsA-AAnswer✓A1AandA4


allA50AstatesArequireAtheAsameAcertificationAexamAforAemployeesAfulfillingAtheAroleAofAdial
ysisAtechnicianA

(trueAorAfalse)A-AAnswer✓AFalse


whichAofAtheAfollowingAcredentialingAcertificationAprogramAofferAtheAdialysisAtechnicianAtheA
mostAcognitiveAcontentArelatedAtoAwaterAtreatmentAprinciples?A
A.AcertifiedAclinicalAnephrologyAtechnologistA
B.AcertifiedAhemodialysisAtechnician/technologistA
C.AcertifiedAbiomedicalAnephrologyAtechnologistA
D.AcertifiedAclinicalAhemodialysisAtechnicianA-
AAnswer✓AcertifiedAbiomedicalAnephrologyAtechnologist

,whichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAaboutAconsentAforAtreatmentAisAaccurate?A


A.AaAwrittenAconsentAforAdialysisAconsentAforAplacementAofAanAaccessAcatheterA


B.AaArenalApatientAwhoAhasAbeenAadmittedAtoAtheAhospitalAwithAsepsisAhasAgivenAimplied
AconsentAuponAsigningAtheAinitialAadmissionApaperworkA


C.twoAconsentsAareAneededAforAdialysis:AoneAforAtheAdialysisAitselfAandAoneAforAaccessApro
ceduresAorAmodificationsA


D.AinAanAemergency,AsuchAasAanAaspirinAoverdose,AitAisAnotAnecessaryAtoAhaveAconsentApri
orAtoAbeginningAhemodialysisA-
AAnswer✓AC.twoAconsentsAareAneededAforAdialysis:AoneAforAtheAdialysisAitselfAandAoneAf
orAaccessAproceduresAorAmodifications


whoAwasAtheAfirstApersonAtoAuseAtheAtermAdialysisA?A
A.ABernardAturnerA
B.ALeonardArowntreeA
C.AThomasAGrahamnA

D.AjohnAAbelA-AAnswer✓AC.AThomasAGrahamn


whatAwasAtheAprimaryAanticoagulantAusedAinAtheAfirstAarificalAkidneyA-
AAnswer✓Ahirudin


Dr.AWillemAKolffAcreatedAtheAfirstAdialyzerAsuitableAforAhumanAuseA(rotatingAdrumAdialyzer)
AinA1943.AWhatAmaterialAasAusedAtoAconstructAtheAhollowAtubesAonAthisAdevice?A-
AAnswer✓ACellophane


theAfirstAarteriovenousA(AV)AshuntAforAchronicArenalApatientsAwasAplacedA-
AAnswer✓Aexternally,AusingATeflonAtubes


presidentA(blank)AsignedAtheAbillAthatAallowedAmedicareAcoverageAtoApayAforAtreatmentAfor
AallApatientsAwithAchronicAkidneyAdiseaseA-AAnswer✓APresidentANixon

, inA1989,AFDAAapprovalAofA(blank)AdiminishedAtheAneedAforAbloodAtransfusionsAinAchronicAr
enalAdiseaseApatientsA-AAnswer✓AEpoetinAAlfaA(Epogen)


WhatAisAaAmolecule?A-
AAnswer✓AtheAsmallestAunitAofAaAsubstanceAthatAretainsAitsAchemicalAproperties


AnAelectrolyteAisAaAsubstanceAthatAdissolvesAinAwaterAtoAformA-
AAnswer✓AelectricalAcurrent


aAdialysateAsolutionAcontainingAtooAmuchAsodiumAmayAresultAinA-
AAnswer✓AfluidAleavingAtheAcells,AcausingAbloodAcellsAtoAshrivel


WithAosmosis,AwaterAflowsAfromAareasAofA-
AAnswer✓AlowAconcentrationAofAsolutesAtoAareasAofAhighAconcentrationAofAsolutes



whatAisAtheAmajorAplasmaAbufferAinAtheAbodyA-AAnswer✓Abicarbonate


kidneyAfailureAcausesAretentionAofAhydrogenAionsAresultingAin:A-
AAnswer✓AmetabolicAacidosis


whichAofAtheseApatientsApopulationsAhasAtheAhighestAproportionAofAbodyAwaterA-
AAnswer✓Ainfants


theAvasArectaAcapillariesAsurroundAtheAloopAofAhenleAandAnephronsAandAplayAaAmajorArole
Ain:A-AAnswer✓AconcentrationAofAurineAasAitAmovesAthroughAtheAtubules


glomerularAfiltrationAisAdependentAon:A-
AAnswer✓AsufficientAbloodAcirculationAtoAtheAglomerulusA
AandA
maintenanceAofAnormalAfiltrationApressure


BloodAureaAlevelsAmayAbeAincreasedAasAaAresultAofA-
AAnswer✓AgastrointestinalAtractAbleedingA