CCHT PRACTICE EXAM DAVITA WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024-2025.
the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is the -
Answer nephron
the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states: - Answer
diabetes
a nephron is made up - Answer a glomerulus and a tubule system
which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - Answer elevated hematocrit
Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when she came in for treatment
on monday was 67kg. the priming saline amount is 240ml, fluid from medication is 100 ml
, and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. what is the total amount of fluid
weight to be removed during her treatment? - Answer 5,540ml
based on Mrs. smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the ultrafiltration rate
per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? - Answer 1,385 ml/hr
which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis treatments? -
Answer removing too much fluids
the scale says a patient weights 70 kg. this the same as weighting how many points (lb)?
- Answer 154
normal body ph is - Answer 7.35-7.45
one sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is - Answer hypertension
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
Answer potassium
water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of
higher 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 dialysis by which principle - Answer
ultrafiltration
the movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of sodium in the
blood is a example of - Answer osmosis
decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of - Answer diffusion
, which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? - Answer using a
bath that will provide a grater concentration gradient
which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during dialysis? -
Answer urea
ultrafiltration is influenced by - Answer transmembrane pressure
the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is - Answer peritonitis
the dextrose used in the dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can cause - Answer
hyperglycemia
if a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest contributing factor would
most likely be: - Answer immunosuppressive medication
the most frequent cause of death in the first year post transplant is - Answer infection
total cell volume (TCV) is a indirect measure of the - Answer performance of the dialyzer
the TCV should be no less than - Answer 80%
the manimum dwell time to achieve sterilization with the chemical renalin is - Answer 11
hours
the reprocessed dialyzer is carefully rinsed prior to patient use to remove - Answer
residual sterilant
germicide rebound occurs due to - Answer inadequate dialyzer priming
which organization set the standards and recommendations for dialyzer reprocessing? -
Answer AAMI
the blood path integrity is tested to eliminate the possibility of a blood leak. the drop in
pressure should not exceed: - Answer 10 mmhg
the purpose of using counter-current flow is to - Answer increase the rate of waste
removal
the total pressure that exists across the dialyzer membrane is called - Answer
transmembrane pressure
dialyser ph should be - Answer between 7.0 and 7.4
dialyzer that is too hot will cause - Answer hemolysis
which of the following component in dialysate is used to correct metabolic acidosis? -
Answer bicarbonate
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024-2025.
the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is the -
Answer nephron
the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states: - Answer
diabetes
a nephron is made up - Answer a glomerulus and a tubule system
which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - Answer elevated hematocrit
Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when she came in for treatment
on monday was 67kg. the priming saline amount is 240ml, fluid from medication is 100 ml
, and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. what is the total amount of fluid
weight to be removed during her treatment? - Answer 5,540ml
based on Mrs. smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what is the ultrafiltration rate
per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour treatment? - Answer 1,385 ml/hr
which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis treatments? -
Answer removing too much fluids
the scale says a patient weights 70 kg. this the same as weighting how many points (lb)?
- Answer 154
normal body ph is - Answer 7.35-7.45
one sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is - Answer hypertension
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
Answer potassium
water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of
higher 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 dialysis by which principle - Answer
ultrafiltration
the movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher concentration of sodium in the
blood is a example of - Answer osmosis
decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate of - Answer diffusion
, which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? - Answer using a
bath that will provide a grater concentration gradient
which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood during dialysis? -
Answer urea
ultrafiltration is influenced by - Answer transmembrane pressure
the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is - Answer peritonitis
the dextrose used in the dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can cause - Answer
hyperglycemia
if a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest contributing factor would
most likely be: - Answer immunosuppressive medication
the most frequent cause of death in the first year post transplant is - Answer infection
total cell volume (TCV) is a indirect measure of the - Answer performance of the dialyzer
the TCV should be no less than - Answer 80%
the manimum dwell time to achieve sterilization with the chemical renalin is - Answer 11
hours
the reprocessed dialyzer is carefully rinsed prior to patient use to remove - Answer
residual sterilant
germicide rebound occurs due to - Answer inadequate dialyzer priming
which organization set the standards and recommendations for dialyzer reprocessing? -
Answer AAMI
the blood path integrity is tested to eliminate the possibility of a blood leak. the drop in
pressure should not exceed: - Answer 10 mmhg
the purpose of using counter-current flow is to - Answer increase the rate of waste
removal
the total pressure that exists across the dialyzer membrane is called - Answer
transmembrane pressure
dialyser ph should be - Answer between 7.0 and 7.4
dialyzer that is too hot will cause - Answer hemolysis
which of the following component in dialysate is used to correct metabolic acidosis? -
Answer bicarbonate
