FMC PCT EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Top 2 leading causes of CKD - Correct Answers -diabetes
hypertension
Anatomy of the Urinary Tract include - Correct Answers -kidneys
ureters
bladder
urethra
blood vessel responsible for carrying toxic blood with electrolytes and excess water into
the kidneys for filtration - Correct Answers -Renal Artery
process that occurs inside of the kidneys through glomeluri, where toxins are filtered
from the blood - Correct Answers -glomelular filtration
blood vessel responsible for taking cleaned blood from the kidney to the rest of the body
- Correct Answers -Renal vein
anatomical structure responsible for carrying excess toxins and water out of the body
through urine. - Correct Answers -Ureter
Bladder
How many stages of CKD are there - Correct Answers -5
true or false: high blood glucose causes scarring of mesangial cells in the kidney, which
inhibits the kidney from being able to filter the blood properly - Correct Answers -true
Reasons why HD is important - Correct Answers -Removes waste, water, and balance
electrolytes
fixes low hemoglobin and hematocrit
lowers hypertension
true or false: most patients start of PD before moving to HD - Correct Answers -true
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of - Correct Answers -ultrapure dialysate
____ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - Correct Answers -
conductivty
, Normal ___ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the ECC to remove sterilant and air
- Correct Answers -saline
Air is removed from the ECC before initiating treatment because it may cause ____
when trapped in the dialyzer - Correct Answers -clotting
The most likely cause of contamination of the ECC are ___ in the prime bucket with
____ end caps - Correct Answers -bloodline
out
a low level arterial drip chamber can result in ___ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting - Correct Answers -air
____ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - Correct Answers -
conductivity
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, this is known as a - Correct Answers -blood leak
The ranges for the final dialysate pH should be - Correct Answers -6.9-7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machines with acid - Correct Answers -
everyday
when should alarm and pressure saftey tests be performed on the dialysis machines -
Correct Answers -before every treatment
what is removed by normal saline during the priming process - Correct Answers -air in
the dialyzer
Before start treatment, check that the machines conductivity alarm parameters are set
at a _____ range from TCD - Correct Answers -+/- .5
you should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what - Correct Answers -
acid clean
What 4 things should the dialysate be checked for before starting treatment - Correct
Answers -bacteria
pH
Conductivity
chlorines/ chloramines
The wall clock indicates has had 3 hours of tx and the machine indicates that the pt has
only received 2.5 hours tx. What happened? - Correct Answers -Machine went into
bypass for 30min
ANSWERS
Top 2 leading causes of CKD - Correct Answers -diabetes
hypertension
Anatomy of the Urinary Tract include - Correct Answers -kidneys
ureters
bladder
urethra
blood vessel responsible for carrying toxic blood with electrolytes and excess water into
the kidneys for filtration - Correct Answers -Renal Artery
process that occurs inside of the kidneys through glomeluri, where toxins are filtered
from the blood - Correct Answers -glomelular filtration
blood vessel responsible for taking cleaned blood from the kidney to the rest of the body
- Correct Answers -Renal vein
anatomical structure responsible for carrying excess toxins and water out of the body
through urine. - Correct Answers -Ureter
Bladder
How many stages of CKD are there - Correct Answers -5
true or false: high blood glucose causes scarring of mesangial cells in the kidney, which
inhibits the kidney from being able to filter the blood properly - Correct Answers -true
Reasons why HD is important - Correct Answers -Removes waste, water, and balance
electrolytes
fixes low hemoglobin and hematocrit
lowers hypertension
true or false: most patients start of PD before moving to HD - Correct Answers -true
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of - Correct Answers -ultrapure dialysate
____ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - Correct Answers -
conductivty
, Normal ___ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the ECC to remove sterilant and air
- Correct Answers -saline
Air is removed from the ECC before initiating treatment because it may cause ____
when trapped in the dialyzer - Correct Answers -clotting
The most likely cause of contamination of the ECC are ___ in the prime bucket with
____ end caps - Correct Answers -bloodline
out
a low level arterial drip chamber can result in ___ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting - Correct Answers -air
____ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - Correct Answers -
conductivity
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, this is known as a - Correct Answers -blood leak
The ranges for the final dialysate pH should be - Correct Answers -6.9-7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machines with acid - Correct Answers -
everyday
when should alarm and pressure saftey tests be performed on the dialysis machines -
Correct Answers -before every treatment
what is removed by normal saline during the priming process - Correct Answers -air in
the dialyzer
Before start treatment, check that the machines conductivity alarm parameters are set
at a _____ range from TCD - Correct Answers -+/- .5
you should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what - Correct Answers -
acid clean
What 4 things should the dialysate be checked for before starting treatment - Correct
Answers -bacteria
pH
Conductivity
chlorines/ chloramines
The wall clock indicates has had 3 hours of tx and the machine indicates that the pt has
only received 2.5 hours tx. What happened? - Correct Answers -Machine went into
bypass for 30min
