CCHT Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Answer✔✔-
Annually
a 58-year old patient who is blind comes in to treatment accompanied by his
wife. which of these approaches should the dialysis tech use when interacting
with the patient? - Answer✔✔-describe the activities in the immediate
enviornment
A dialysis tech observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patients
hemodialysis machine. which of these actions should the dialysis tech take? -
Answer✔✔-clean the machine surface immediatley
A dialysis tech observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one
poses an environmental risk? - Answer✔✔-about one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on
the floor
A female dialysis tech has been caring for a male patient for several months.
The patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the
,dialysis tech to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the
patients invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the dialysis tech take?
- Answer✔✔-Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - Answer✔✔-an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
Answer✔✔-Vitamin B12
A mixed-bed DI tank contains - Answer✔✔-Cations and Minerals
A nephron is made up of: - Answer✔✔-A glomerulus and tubule system
a patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis tech
observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and the venous
pressure is rising. The dialysis tech should suspect - Answer✔✔-An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to? -
Answer✔✔-Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
A patient tells the tech that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with
her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods.
Which one is the highest in potassium? - Answer✔✔-Bananas
A slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has - Answer✔✔-
Bradycardia
, A reason why a dialysis tech is to be certified is: - Answer✔✔-It is CMS required
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is
indicative of: - Answer✔✔-Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith.
You Would: - Answer✔✔-Never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - Answer✔✔-May rupture and
cause the patient to bleed profusely
A patients laboratory results indicate that the pre dialysis BUN level was lower
the the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the tech
should seek the answer to which of these questions. - Answer✔✔-Was the
post dialysis sample drawn correctly?
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: -
Answer✔✔-Tachycardia
A target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the patients pre treatment weight 158.4
lb (72 kg). For a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must the patient lose
to reach dry weight? - Answer✔✔-1000
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be
less than - Answer✔✔-100 CFU/mL
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even
death - Answer✔✔-Sodium
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Answer✔✔-
Annually
a 58-year old patient who is blind comes in to treatment accompanied by his
wife. which of these approaches should the dialysis tech use when interacting
with the patient? - Answer✔✔-describe the activities in the immediate
enviornment
A dialysis tech observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patients
hemodialysis machine. which of these actions should the dialysis tech take? -
Answer✔✔-clean the machine surface immediatley
A dialysis tech observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one
poses an environmental risk? - Answer✔✔-about one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on
the floor
A female dialysis tech has been caring for a male patient for several months.
The patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the
,dialysis tech to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the
patients invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the dialysis tech take?
- Answer✔✔-Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - Answer✔✔-an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
Answer✔✔-Vitamin B12
A mixed-bed DI tank contains - Answer✔✔-Cations and Minerals
A nephron is made up of: - Answer✔✔-A glomerulus and tubule system
a patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis tech
observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and the venous
pressure is rising. The dialysis tech should suspect - Answer✔✔-An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to? -
Answer✔✔-Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
A patient tells the tech that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with
her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods.
Which one is the highest in potassium? - Answer✔✔-Bananas
A slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has - Answer✔✔-
Bradycardia
, A reason why a dialysis tech is to be certified is: - Answer✔✔-It is CMS required
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is
indicative of: - Answer✔✔-Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith.
You Would: - Answer✔✔-Never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - Answer✔✔-May rupture and
cause the patient to bleed profusely
A patients laboratory results indicate that the pre dialysis BUN level was lower
the the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the tech
should seek the answer to which of these questions. - Answer✔✔-Was the
post dialysis sample drawn correctly?
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: -
Answer✔✔-Tachycardia
A target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the patients pre treatment weight 158.4
lb (72 kg). For a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must the patient lose
to reach dry weight? - Answer✔✔-1000
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be
less than - Answer✔✔-100 CFU/mL
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even
death - Answer✔✔-Sodium
