CCHT EXAM A
functional unit of the kidney or the structure in the kidney that does the work? - answer
Nephron
The leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the United States is - answer
Diabetes
A nephron is made up of? - answer A glomerulus and a tubule system
Which of the following is not a symptom of uremia? - answer (A) Elevated hematocrit
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(B) decreased ability to concentrate
(C) itching
(D) lack of appetite
Which of the following is a cause of hypo tension during and after dialysis treatment? -
answer (A) over-the-counter cold medicine
(B) patient forgetting to take their blood pressure pills
(C) removing too much fluid*
(D) Uremia
The scale says a patient weights 70kg. This is the same as weighing how many
pounds? - answer 154
Normal body pH is? - answer 7.35-7.45
one sign and symptom of fluid overload is? - answer hypertension
Abnormal levels of the electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmia and even death is? -
answer Potassium
Water moves across a membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of
high solute concentration by which principle? - answer Osmosis
Waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle? - answer diffusion
excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis By which
principle? - answer ultrafiltration
functional unit of the kidney or the structure in the kidney that does the work? - answer
Nephron
The leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the United States is - answer
Diabetes
A nephron is made up of? - answer A glomerulus and a tubule system
Which of the following is not a symptom of uremia? - answer (A) Elevated hematocrit
*
(B) decreased ability to concentrate
(C) itching
(D) lack of appetite
Which of the following is a cause of hypo tension during and after dialysis treatment? -
answer (A) over-the-counter cold medicine
(B) patient forgetting to take their blood pressure pills
(C) removing too much fluid*
(D) Uremia
The scale says a patient weights 70kg. This is the same as weighing how many
pounds? - answer 154
Normal body pH is? - answer 7.35-7.45
one sign and symptom of fluid overload is? - answer hypertension
Abnormal levels of the electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmia and even death is? -
answer Potassium
Water moves across a membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of
high solute concentration by which principle? - answer Osmosis
Waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle? - answer diffusion
excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis By which
principle? - answer ultrafiltration
