CCHT EXAM PREP 2022 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A
2 types of Dialysis Correct Answer: hemodialysis and peritoneal
How are clinics paid by Medicare Correct Answer: Prospective payments/system bundles
Pay for performance Correct Answer: Clinics that don't meet certain standards they get pay cuts.
ESRD networks are responsible for? Correct Answer: -Collect/Report data
-Handel pt grievances
-Help clinics w/ conflicts
-Promote Rehab
CPG Correct Answer: Efforts to improve outcomes by finding the best practices.
Step of CQI process Correct Answer: Implement the PDCA Cycle
Professional behavior Correct Answer: Getting to work on time
Example of boundaries w/ pts Correct Answer: Don't invite pts to your home.
How to become a CCHT Correct Answer: Take a test through an approved program.
Clinics are required to work with Correct Answer: ESRD networks
ESRD Correct Answer: End Stage Renal Disease
CQI Correct Answer: Continuous Quality Improvement
Nephron made up of Correct Answer: Glomerous & Tubule
Most common cause of AKF in USA Correct Answer: Diabetes
AKF Correct Answer: Acute Kidney Faliure
Build up of wastes in blood caused by AKF? Correct Answer: Uremia
Cause of secondary Hyperthyroidism w/ AKF Correct Answer: Kidneys no longer make Vit. D
What are some electrolytes Correct Answer: Ca & Na
Ca Correct Answer: Calcium
Na Correct Answer: Sodium
, > K Correct Answer: Hyperkalemia
Dry wt Correct Answer: wt post to when all/most of excess H20 is gone/removed.
Pt wants to leave 20min early? (Your response) Correct Answer: You need every min of tx to
avoid complications.
pt asks a Q you don't know the answer to. Correct Answer: Refer pt to staff member that can
Team member that helps ppl cope w/ AKF? Correct Answer: SW
Solution Correct Answer: Solvent & Solute
Semipermeable membrane Correct Answer: A filter that allows certain sized particles to pass
through.
Diffusion Correct Answer: Solutes move through a membrane from higher concentration to a
lower one.
Fastest method of diffusion Correct Answer: Small particles, warm solution, Large pores
Osmosis Correct Answer: H20 moves through a membrane from a lower to higher solute.
UF role in Dialysis Correct Answer: Removes H20 from blood
UF Correct Answer: Ultrafiltration
Intravascular fluid compartment Correct Answer: Blood inside blood vessels
In Dialysis waste in the blood? Correct Answer: Decreases
What type of pressure is applied through the blood pump and through the needle? Correct
Answer: Negative pressure
Gradient Correct Answer: Difference
Why are synthetic Dialysis membranes better than Biocompatible? Correct Answer: They
absorbe > proteins from blood
Way to remove solutes Correct Answer: Convection
2 components of Dialyzer Correct Answer: Blood & Dialyzate
Parts of Dialyzate prescription Correct Answer: Bicarbonate, Na, K
GRADED A
2 types of Dialysis Correct Answer: hemodialysis and peritoneal
How are clinics paid by Medicare Correct Answer: Prospective payments/system bundles
Pay for performance Correct Answer: Clinics that don't meet certain standards they get pay cuts.
ESRD networks are responsible for? Correct Answer: -Collect/Report data
-Handel pt grievances
-Help clinics w/ conflicts
-Promote Rehab
CPG Correct Answer: Efforts to improve outcomes by finding the best practices.
Step of CQI process Correct Answer: Implement the PDCA Cycle
Professional behavior Correct Answer: Getting to work on time
Example of boundaries w/ pts Correct Answer: Don't invite pts to your home.
How to become a CCHT Correct Answer: Take a test through an approved program.
Clinics are required to work with Correct Answer: ESRD networks
ESRD Correct Answer: End Stage Renal Disease
CQI Correct Answer: Continuous Quality Improvement
Nephron made up of Correct Answer: Glomerous & Tubule
Most common cause of AKF in USA Correct Answer: Diabetes
AKF Correct Answer: Acute Kidney Faliure
Build up of wastes in blood caused by AKF? Correct Answer: Uremia
Cause of secondary Hyperthyroidism w/ AKF Correct Answer: Kidneys no longer make Vit. D
What are some electrolytes Correct Answer: Ca & Na
Ca Correct Answer: Calcium
Na Correct Answer: Sodium
, > K Correct Answer: Hyperkalemia
Dry wt Correct Answer: wt post to when all/most of excess H20 is gone/removed.
Pt wants to leave 20min early? (Your response) Correct Answer: You need every min of tx to
avoid complications.
pt asks a Q you don't know the answer to. Correct Answer: Refer pt to staff member that can
Team member that helps ppl cope w/ AKF? Correct Answer: SW
Solution Correct Answer: Solvent & Solute
Semipermeable membrane Correct Answer: A filter that allows certain sized particles to pass
through.
Diffusion Correct Answer: Solutes move through a membrane from higher concentration to a
lower one.
Fastest method of diffusion Correct Answer: Small particles, warm solution, Large pores
Osmosis Correct Answer: H20 moves through a membrane from a lower to higher solute.
UF role in Dialysis Correct Answer: Removes H20 from blood
UF Correct Answer: Ultrafiltration
Intravascular fluid compartment Correct Answer: Blood inside blood vessels
In Dialysis waste in the blood? Correct Answer: Decreases
What type of pressure is applied through the blood pump and through the needle? Correct
Answer: Negative pressure
Gradient Correct Answer: Difference
Why are synthetic Dialysis membranes better than Biocompatible? Correct Answer: They
absorbe > proteins from blood
Way to remove solutes Correct Answer: Convection
2 components of Dialyzer Correct Answer: Blood & Dialyzate
Parts of Dialyzate prescription Correct Answer: Bicarbonate, Na, K
