2025 CCHT practice exam (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified
answers ( detailed & elaborated)
ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
annually - CORRECT ANSWERS-AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for
hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - CORRECT ANSWERS-A dialysis technician
observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of
these actions should the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - CORRECT ANSWERS-A dialysis
technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an
environment risk?
An artery to a vein - CORRECT ANSWERS-A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A marker used to determine the middle molecule
clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - CORRECT ANSWERS-A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - CORRECT ANSWERS-A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient complains of pain at the venous needle
site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site
and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient who is to receive
their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
,bananas - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient tells the technician that the dietician
reviewed high potassium foods with her. During the conversation she states she
routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - CORRECT ANSWERS-A reason why a dialysis
technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS-A rise in transmembrane
pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You
would:
May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely - CORRECT ANSWERS-A true
aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the
post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the
answer to which of these questions?
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS-A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate
that the patient has:
500 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre
treatment weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must
the patient lose to reach dry weight?
200 CFU/mL - CORRECT ANSWERS-AAMI standards for the total microbial count of
dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - CORRECT ANSWERS-Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - CORRECT ANSWERS-According to AAMI the standard level
for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - CORRECT ANSWERS-According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all
dialysis technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific
certification by:
Nutritional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Albumin is an important test that tells about the
patient's
Vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWERS-All of the following are phosphate binders except:
, numbness uand utingling u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-All uof uthe ufollowing umay ube usigns uand
usymptoms uof uan uinfected uaccess uexcept:
The uabsence uof udisease uproducing uorganisms u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Asepsis uis
udefined uas
1,385 umL/hr u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Based uon uMrs uSmith's utotal uamount uof ufluid uto ube
uremoved, uwhat uis uthe uultrafiltration urate uper uhour u(mL/hr) ufor uher u4 uhour utreatment?
Discard uthe uneedle u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Before ua uhemodialysis utreatment, uthe
utechnician uremoves uthe ucap ufrom uthe ufistula uneedle uand uaccidentally utouches uthe uchair
uwith uthe utip uof uthe uneedle. uWhich uof uthese uactions ushould uthe utechnician utake ufirst?
Hemolysis u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Dialysate uthat uis utoo uhot uwill ucause
Weight uat uwhich uthe upatient uhas uno uedema uor ufluid uin uthe ulungs uand uBP uis unormal u-
uCORRECT uANSWERS-Dry uweight uis udefined uas uthe
Disconnection uof uthe ubloodline u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During ua uhemodialysis
utreatment uthe utechnician uresponds uto ua ulow uvenous upressure ualarm. uThe umost ulikely
ucause ufor uthis ualarm uis:
Blood u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Biohazardous uwaste uincludes uany umaterial uexposed uto:
Diffusion u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Decreasing uthe upatient's uprescribed ublood uflow urate
uaffects uthe urate uof
Stop uthe upump u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During ua uhemodialysis utreatment, ua upatient's
uvenous uneedle uinfiltrates. uWhich uof uthese uactions ushould uthe udialysis utechnician utake
ufirst?
Between u7.0 uand u7.4 u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Dialysate upH ushould ube:
Clamp uthe uvenous uline u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During uhemodialysis, uthe uair udetector
uon uMs. uFoster's umachine ualarms uand ufoam uis uvisible uin uthe uvenous udrop uchamber. uThe
uimmediate uaction uof uthe udialysis utechnician ushould ube uto:
How uhave uyou ubeen usince uyour ulast udialysis utreatment? u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-
During upredialysis udata ucollection, uit uwould ube ubest ufor uthe utechnician uto uask uthe upatient
uwhich uof uthese uquestions?
Take uthe upatient's utemperature u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During uthe uhemodialysis
utreatment, ua upatient ucomplains uof ufeeling uchilled. uIn uaddition uto ugetting uthe upatient ua
ublanket, uwhich uof uthese uactions ushould uthe utechnician utake?
comprehensive questions and verified
answers ( detailed & elaborated)
ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
annually - CORRECT ANSWERS-AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for
hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - CORRECT ANSWERS-A dialysis technician
observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of
these actions should the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - CORRECT ANSWERS-A dialysis
technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an
environment risk?
An artery to a vein - CORRECT ANSWERS-A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A marker used to determine the middle molecule
clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - CORRECT ANSWERS-A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - CORRECT ANSWERS-A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient complains of pain at the venous needle
site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site
and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient who is to receive
their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
,bananas - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient tells the technician that the dietician
reviewed high potassium foods with her. During the conversation she states she
routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - CORRECT ANSWERS-A reason why a dialysis
technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - CORRECT ANSWERS-A rise in transmembrane
pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You
would:
May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely - CORRECT ANSWERS-A true
aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the
post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the
answer to which of these questions?
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS-A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate
that the patient has:
500 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre
treatment weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must
the patient lose to reach dry weight?
200 CFU/mL - CORRECT ANSWERS-AAMI standards for the total microbial count of
dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - CORRECT ANSWERS-Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - CORRECT ANSWERS-According to AAMI the standard level
for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - CORRECT ANSWERS-According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all
dialysis technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific
certification by:
Nutritional - CORRECT ANSWERS-Albumin is an important test that tells about the
patient's
Vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWERS-All of the following are phosphate binders except:
, numbness uand utingling u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-All uof uthe ufollowing umay ube usigns uand
usymptoms uof uan uinfected uaccess uexcept:
The uabsence uof udisease uproducing uorganisms u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Asepsis uis
udefined uas
1,385 umL/hr u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Based uon uMrs uSmith's utotal uamount uof ufluid uto ube
uremoved, uwhat uis uthe uultrafiltration urate uper uhour u(mL/hr) ufor uher u4 uhour utreatment?
Discard uthe uneedle u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Before ua uhemodialysis utreatment, uthe
utechnician uremoves uthe ucap ufrom uthe ufistula uneedle uand uaccidentally utouches uthe uchair
uwith uthe utip uof uthe uneedle. uWhich uof uthese uactions ushould uthe utechnician utake ufirst?
Hemolysis u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Dialysate uthat uis utoo uhot uwill ucause
Weight uat uwhich uthe upatient uhas uno uedema uor ufluid uin uthe ulungs uand uBP uis unormal u-
uCORRECT uANSWERS-Dry uweight uis udefined uas uthe
Disconnection uof uthe ubloodline u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During ua uhemodialysis
utreatment uthe utechnician uresponds uto ua ulow uvenous upressure ualarm. uThe umost ulikely
ucause ufor uthis ualarm uis:
Blood u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Biohazardous uwaste uincludes uany umaterial uexposed uto:
Diffusion u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Decreasing uthe upatient's uprescribed ublood uflow urate
uaffects uthe urate uof
Stop uthe upump u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During ua uhemodialysis utreatment, ua upatient's
uvenous uneedle uinfiltrates. uWhich uof uthese uactions ushould uthe udialysis utechnician utake
ufirst?
Between u7.0 uand u7.4 u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-Dialysate upH ushould ube:
Clamp uthe uvenous uline u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During uhemodialysis, uthe uair udetector
uon uMs. uFoster's umachine ualarms uand ufoam uis uvisible uin uthe uvenous udrop uchamber. uThe
uimmediate uaction uof uthe udialysis utechnician ushould ube uto:
How uhave uyou ubeen usince uyour ulast udialysis utreatment? u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-
During upredialysis udata ucollection, uit uwould ube ubest ufor uthe utechnician uto uask uthe upatient
uwhich uof uthese uquestions?
Take uthe upatient's utemperature u- uCORRECT uANSWERS-During uthe uhemodialysis
utreatment, ua upatient ucomplains uof ufeeling uchilled. uIn uaddition uto ugetting uthe upatient ua
ublanket, uwhich uof uthese uactions ushould uthe utechnician utake?
