CCHT Davita 2023/ 2024 Exam: Certified
Clinical Hemodialysis Technician Exam |
Questions and Verified Answers| Graded A+
QUESTION
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Answer:
annually
QUESTION
the part of the cell wall of bacteria that, when released, can cause fever in hemodialysis patients
is
Answer:
endotoxin
QUESTION
during a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. the
most likely cause for this alarm
Answer:
disconnection of the blood line
QUESTION
the hemodialysis machine continuously monitors may parameters. which of the these parameters
must be verified by an external measuring device?
Answer:
ph and conductivity
,QUESTION
which of the following is most likely to cause a high venous pressure alarm?
Answer:
kinking of the venous blood line
QUESTION
during the set-up of a hemodialysis machine, the alarm test for conductivity fails. which of these
actions should the dialysis technician take?
Answer:
notify the equipment technician
QUESTION
rinse in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Answer:
clotting of the extrecorporeal circuit
QUESTION
one reason that normal saline is used to rinse and prime the extracorporeal circuit prior to
treatment is to remove
Answer:
air
QUESTION
which of the following best describes the transducer protector?
Answer:
,device inside the machine that converts air pressure into electronic signal
QUESTION
which of the following would cause a high venous pressure alarm?
Answer:
venous needle is against the wall of the vessels
QUESTION
the air detector alarms during treatment. if the machine is working properly, the dialysis
technician should expect which of these events to have occurred
Answer:
blood pump has stopped
QUESTION
the extracorporeal circuit consists of the
Answer:
blood lines and the dialyzer
QUESTION
before a hemodialysis treatment , treatment , the technician removes the cap from the fistula
needle and accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. which of these actions should
the technician take first
Answer:
discard the needle
QUESTION
, to determine the potency of a arteriovenous vascular access, the dialysis technician should
initially feel for the presence of
Answer:
a thrill
QUESTION
a patient complaints 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
Answer:
an infiltration
QUESTION
all the following may be signs and symptoms of an infection access EXCEPT:
Answer:
numbness and tingling
QUESTION
during a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. which of these actions
should the dialysis technician take first?
Answer:
stop the blood pump
QUESTION
which of these types of vascular access has the fewest complication
Answer:
an arteriovenous fistula
Clinical Hemodialysis Technician Exam |
Questions and Verified Answers| Graded A+
QUESTION
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Answer:
annually
QUESTION
the part of the cell wall of bacteria that, when released, can cause fever in hemodialysis patients
is
Answer:
endotoxin
QUESTION
during a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. the
most likely cause for this alarm
Answer:
disconnection of the blood line
QUESTION
the hemodialysis machine continuously monitors may parameters. which of the these parameters
must be verified by an external measuring device?
Answer:
ph and conductivity
,QUESTION
which of the following is most likely to cause a high venous pressure alarm?
Answer:
kinking of the venous blood line
QUESTION
during the set-up of a hemodialysis machine, the alarm test for conductivity fails. which of these
actions should the dialysis technician take?
Answer:
notify the equipment technician
QUESTION
rinse in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Answer:
clotting of the extrecorporeal circuit
QUESTION
one reason that normal saline is used to rinse and prime the extracorporeal circuit prior to
treatment is to remove
Answer:
air
QUESTION
which of the following best describes the transducer protector?
Answer:
,device inside the machine that converts air pressure into electronic signal
QUESTION
which of the following would cause a high venous pressure alarm?
Answer:
venous needle is against the wall of the vessels
QUESTION
the air detector alarms during treatment. if the machine is working properly, the dialysis
technician should expect which of these events to have occurred
Answer:
blood pump has stopped
QUESTION
the extracorporeal circuit consists of the
Answer:
blood lines and the dialyzer
QUESTION
before a hemodialysis treatment , treatment , the technician removes the cap from the fistula
needle and accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. which of these actions should
the technician take first
Answer:
discard the needle
QUESTION
, to determine the potency of a arteriovenous vascular access, the dialysis technician should
initially feel for the presence of
Answer:
a thrill
QUESTION
a patient complaints 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
Answer:
an infiltration
QUESTION
all the following may be signs and symptoms of an infection access EXCEPT:
Answer:
numbness and tingling
QUESTION
during a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. which of these actions
should the dialysis technician take first?
Answer:
stop the blood pump
QUESTION
which of these types of vascular access has the fewest complication
Answer:
an arteriovenous fistula
