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HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN EXAM |
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What does AAMI stand for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
A patient who recently had an Av fistula placed in the left
forearm is experiencing numbness and tingling of the left hand.
The patient's left is cold and fingernail beds are blue. The
patient most likely had which of of these symptoms? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Steal
Holding needle puncture sites instead of using spring loaded
clamps fistula clamps is recommended to avoid access - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Thrombosis
,What is the rupture of red blood cells? ( lysis is cell rupture) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hemolysis
A substance that is cleared from the body by healthy kidney is?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Creatinine
During a dialysis treatment, a patient suddenly develops fever
and chills. The initial action that should be taken is to
determine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Whether other patients
are having similar symptoms
Which of the following components of the dialysis machine is
designed to protect the patient from bubble/foam? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Air detector
The cessation of bleeding due to clotting. In dialysis, hemostasis
refers to the cessation of bleeding from a needle site. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Hemostasis
An excess of potassium in the blood caused by dietary
indiscretion, certain medications, internal bleeding, cellular
injury or blood transfusion. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
hyperkalemia
,The base used to maintain an acceptable dialysate
pH(acid/base balance). A buffer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Bicarbonate
What is BUN? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Blood urea nitrogen,
the end product of protein metabolism
What is a aneurysm? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A ballooning
of the AV fistula, sometimes caused by improper rotation of
needle sites
An irregular heart beat - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
dysrhythmia
Difficulty breathing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Dyspnea
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body tissues causing
swelling. Fluid accumulated in the interstitial space - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Edema
, What is Epogen given for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
medication (synthetic erythropoietin) used to stimulate
production of red blood cells
What is extracorporeal circuit? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The
circuit "outside body" that carries blood from the patient
through dialyzer and back to the patient. The dialyzer and
blood lines make up the circuit
What is filtration? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The process of
passing fluid through a filter or semipermeable membrane.
What is glomerulus? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A tuft of
capillaries in the nephron that act as filters to remove waste
products, fluid and excess electrolytes from the blood as it
passes through the kidney.
The measurement of the percentage of red blood cells in a
sample of whole blood. This measure is affected by vascular
volume. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hematocrit (HCT)
HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN EXAM |
NEWEST ACTUAL ACCURATE EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
VERIFIED | 2024 UPDATE!!
What does AAMI stand for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
A patient who recently had an Av fistula placed in the left
forearm is experiencing numbness and tingling of the left hand.
The patient's left is cold and fingernail beds are blue. The
patient most likely had which of of these symptoms? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Steal
Holding needle puncture sites instead of using spring loaded
clamps fistula clamps is recommended to avoid access - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Thrombosis
,What is the rupture of red blood cells? ( lysis is cell rupture) -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hemolysis
A substance that is cleared from the body by healthy kidney is?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Creatinine
During a dialysis treatment, a patient suddenly develops fever
and chills. The initial action that should be taken is to
determine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Whether other patients
are having similar symptoms
Which of the following components of the dialysis machine is
designed to protect the patient from bubble/foam? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Air detector
The cessation of bleeding due to clotting. In dialysis, hemostasis
refers to the cessation of bleeding from a needle site. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Hemostasis
An excess of potassium in the blood caused by dietary
indiscretion, certain medications, internal bleeding, cellular
injury or blood transfusion. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
hyperkalemia
,The base used to maintain an acceptable dialysate
pH(acid/base balance). A buffer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Bicarbonate
What is BUN? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Blood urea nitrogen,
the end product of protein metabolism
What is a aneurysm? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A ballooning
of the AV fistula, sometimes caused by improper rotation of
needle sites
An irregular heart beat - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
dysrhythmia
Difficulty breathing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Dyspnea
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body tissues causing
swelling. Fluid accumulated in the interstitial space - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Edema
, What is Epogen given for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
medication (synthetic erythropoietin) used to stimulate
production of red blood cells
What is extracorporeal circuit? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The
circuit "outside body" that carries blood from the patient
through dialyzer and back to the patient. The dialyzer and
blood lines make up the circuit
What is filtration? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The process of
passing fluid through a filter or semipermeable membrane.
What is glomerulus? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A tuft of
capillaries in the nephron that act as filters to remove waste
products, fluid and excess electrolytes from the blood as it
passes through the kidney.
The measurement of the percentage of red blood cells in a
sample of whole blood. This measure is affected by vascular
volume. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Hematocrit (HCT)
