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annually AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of
Clean the machine surface
a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should
immediately
the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment
on the floor floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein A fistula connects
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
Vitamin B12
dialyzer is
Cations and anions A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule A nephron is made up of
system
A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis
technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle
An infiltration
site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician
should suspect
Dialysis Disequilibrium A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone
Syndrome to?
A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high
potassium foods with her. During the conversation she states she
bananas
routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in
potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
circuit hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave
someone else did to Mr. Smith. You would:
May rupture and cause the A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
patient to bleed profusely
, A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN
Was the predialysis sample level was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When
drawn from the venous port? interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer
to which of these questions?
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient
Tachycardia
has:
A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre
500 treatment weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how
many mL/ hour must the patient lose to reach dry weight?
AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall
200 CFU/mL
not exceed:
3-5% of EDW Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is
According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis
4/15/2010 technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or
state specific certification by:
Nutritional Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's
Vitamin B12 All of the following are phosphate binders except:
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected
numbness and tingling
access except:
The absence of disease Asepsis is defined as
producing organisms
Based on Mrs Smith's total amount of fluid to be removed, what is
1,385 mL/hr
the ultrafiltration rate per hour (mL/hr) for her 4 hour treatment?
Before a hemodialysis treatment, the technician removes the cap
from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with
Discard the needle
the tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the
technician take first?
Hemolysis Dialysate that is too hot will cause
Weight at which the patient has Dry weight is defined as the
no edema or fluid in the lungs
and BP is normal
During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low
Disconnection of the bloodline
venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause for this alarm is:
Blood Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:
Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the
Diffusion
rate of
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle
Stop the pump infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician
take first?
Between 7.0 and 7.4 Dialysate pH should be:
During hemodialysis, the air detector on Ms. Foster's machine
Clamp the venous line alarms and foam is visible in the venous drop chamber. The
immediate action of the dialysis technician should be to:
How have you been since your During predialysis data collection, it would be best for the
last dialysis treatment? technician to ask the patient which of these questions?