AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
PeritonealADialysisAdiffersAfromAhemodialysisAinAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
AAnswerAPDAaccessAisAbyAanAintra-abdomialAcatheter.
TheAmainAdifferenceAbetweenAanAarteriovenousAshuntA(AVS)AandAanAarteriovenousAfistula(AA
VF)AisAan:A-AAnswerAAVFAisAentirelyAwithinAtheAarm
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdialyzersAisAusedAcurrentlyA?A-AAnswerAHollowAtube
WhichAofAtheAkidneyAstructuresAconnectsAwithAandAdeliversAurineAdirectlyAtoAtheAureter?A-
AAnswerAPelvis
TheAglomerularAfiltrationArate(GFR)AisAanAimportantAindexAofArenalAfunctionAandAinAtheAnor
malAadultAisAapproximately:A-AAnswerA125mL/min/1.73m2
AllAofAtheAfollowingAsubstancesAareAproducedAbyAKidneyAexcept:A-AAnswerAAldosterone
TheAmostAlikelyAcauseAofApostArenalAfailureAis:A-AAnswerABenignAprostaticAhypertrophy
TheAmostAcommonAcauseAofAchronicAkidneyAdiseaseAinAtheAUnitedAStatesAisA-
AAnswerADiabetes
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAisAleastAlikelyAtoAcauseAuremia?A-
AAnswerAUrinaryAtractAinfection
AllAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAareAassociatedAwithAchronicAkidneyAfailureAexcept:A-
AAnswerAHypoAparathyroidism
WhatApercentageAofAtransplantedAkidneysAareAfunctionalA1AyearAafterAtransplantation?A-
AAnswerA90%
, WhichAhemodialysisAscheduleAisAlikelyAtoAbeAmostAefficient?A-
AAnswerAShortAdailyAhomeAhemodialysis,A2-3AhoursAaAsession,A5-7AdaysAaAweek
TheAfluidArestrictionAforAmostApatientsAundergoingAinAcenterAhemodialysisAisAequalAtoAurine
Avolume/AdayAplusA-AAnswerA1Aliter
FailureAtoAexcreteAbeta2A-
AmicroglobulinAinApatientsAwithAkidneyAfailureApredisposesAtheApatientAto:A-
AAnswerAAmyloidosis
BloodAtestAforAferritinAareAperformedAinAhemodialysisApatientsA-
AAnswerAToAcheckAforAironAstores
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAphosphateAblindersAwouldAbestAcontrolAhyperphosphatemiaAwithAthe
AfewestAsideAeffectsAinApatientsAwithAendAstageAkidneyAdisease?A-
AAnswerALanthanumAcarbonate
AllAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAaboutAvitaminsAinAdialysisApatientsAareAtrueAexceptA-
AAnswerADialysisAdoesAnotAremoveAwater-solubleAvitamins
OsmosisAisAbestAdefineAas:A-
AAnswerADiffusionAofAsolventAthroughAaAsemipermeableAmembraneAfromAlow-
toAhighAsoluteAconcentration
InAhemodialysisAbloodAandAdialysateAhaveAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAproperties?A-
AAnswerATheyAflowAinAoppositeAdirections
InAtheAdialyzer,AwaterAmayAbeAremovedAfromA-AAnswerATheAintravascularAcompartment
WhichAsiteAinAtheAhemodialysisApathwayAhasAtheAhighestApositiveApressureA-
AAnswerABloodAenteringAtheAdialyzerAfibers
TheAterm"AsievingAcoefficientAofAaAmembrane"ArefersAtoAthe:A-
AAnswerAFractionAofAsoluteAthatApassesAthroughAtheAmembraneAbyAconvection.