2024 Fresenius ~ CCHT Certification Preparation Test

What practics helps to build a pt's immunity to hepatitis B - ANSWER Vaccination A pt asks the technician "what does uremia mean?" The technician's response should be based on the uremia is - ANSWER an increase of waste in the blood a Central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a - ANSWER pt has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs before a dialysis treatment , the pt tells the Technician, "Yesterday, I felt terrible and vomited up some blood. I feel much better today." The technician can expect the pt's treatment will be modified by - ANSWER decreasing the heparin dose the technician is unsure of which one of a pt's AV grafts anastomosis is arterial and which one is venous... how do you tell between the two - ANSWER compress the graft in the middle and palpate each side at the end of a pt treatment, what should be reported to RN - ANSWER a pulse rate of 120 beats per min a pt asked the technician " why am i getting vitamin d therapy" - ANSWER Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones Why are dialysis pt more likely to become infected with germs like MRSA - ANSWER they usually have weak immune systems An AV fistula is an example of - ANSWER Peripheral access While giving information to the relief technician if is MOST important for the technician to - ANSWER give the relief technician an opportunity to ask and respond to questions Pt's who keep a record of their blood test results and weights and medications are - ANSWER Pt's who are involved with self-managing their care feel empowered if a pt BP drops 82/40 mm Hg , after changing the fluid removal rate the technician should - ANSWER place pt in trendelendburg legally if a treatment was performed but not charted in a pt record - ANSWER it was NOT done the most common casue of a lotw conductivity alarm during hemodialysis is - ANSWER an exhausted concentration supply signs of low blood sugar includ - ANSWER anxiety and confusion pt EDW is 70kg and weight before her hemodialysis treatment today is 72kg ... fluid removed during treatment should be - ANSWER 2000mL at pt target post-dialysis weight of 70kg the pt is likely to be - ANSWER normotensive the water supply to the water treatment system is called - ANSWER feed water Primary Goal of QAPI is - ANSWER to achieve better patient outcome a pt BP is 90/58 mm Hg after treatment and complains of dizziness but isist on leaving, your first response should be - ANSWER instructing them to sit down for just a little bit longer what makes you suspect an access is clotted - ANSWER a bruit was absent if a pt has a normal routine outside of Dialysis that they would like to continue - ANSWER explore changing their dialysis schedule to hours that would let them continue the usual routine a pt test positive for Hep B surface antigen, you would then - ANSWER Dialyze the pt using a dedicated machine in an assigned area what part of the water treatment system removes endotoxins - ANSWER ultrafilter the purpose of Ultrafiltration profiling is to - ANSWER minimize hypotension what occurs when the dialysis machine alarms and goes into bypas - ANSWER Dialysate stops flowing through the dialyzer