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CERTIFIED HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN TEST 2026
BANK 2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
||VERIFED EXAM!!!(100% CORRECT ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST EXAM!!
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) differs from hemodialysis in which
of the following ways? - Answer-PD access is by intra-
abdominal catheter
The main difference between an arteriovenous shunt
(AVS) and an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an? - Answer-
AVF is entirely within the arm
Which of the dialyzers is used currently? - Answer-Coil
Which of the following kidney structures connects with and
delivers urine directly to the ureter? - Answer-Pelvis
The glomerular filtration rate is an important index of renal
function and in the normal adult is approximately? -
Answer-125mL/min/1.73m2
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All of the following substances are produced in the kidney
(a. renin, b. aldosterone, c. erythropoietin, d. calcitriol.)? -
Answer-B. aldosterone
The most likely cause of post-renal failure is? - Answer-
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
The most common cause of chronic kidney disease in the
United States is? - Answer-Diabetes
Uremia causes which of the following conditions (a.
Itching, b. Edema, c. Anemia)? - Answer-All of them
(itiching, edema,anemia).
All of the following conditions are associated with chronic
kidney failure EXCEPT,(a. Low Hemoglobin, b.
Hypoparathyroidism, c. Hyperkalemia, d.
Hyperphosphatemia)? - Answer-B. Hypoparathyroidism.
What percentage of transplanted kidneys is functional one
year after transplantation? - Answer-90%
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Which hemodialysis schedule is likely to be the most
efficient? - Answer-Short daily home hemodialysis,2-3 hrs
a session, 5-7 days a week.
The fluid restrictions for most patients undergoing in-
center hemodialysis is equal to what urine volume/day? -
Answer-1L.(4 cups)
Failure to excrete beta2-microglobulin in patients with
kidney failure predisposes to? - Answer-Amyloidosis
Blood test for ferritin are preformed in hemodialysis
patients - Answer-To check for iron stores.
What phosphate binders would best control
hyperphosphatemia with the fewest side effects in patients
with end stage kidney disease (ESRD)? - Answer-
Lanthanum carbonate are prefered because there is less
toxicity.
True or False: Hemodialysis patients should be taught to
put in their own needles, weigh themselves and record it,
check their dialyzer settings and dialysate? - Answer-True
CERTIFIED HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIAN TEST 2026
BANK 2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
||VERIFED EXAM!!!(100% CORRECT ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+||LATEST EXAM!!
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) differs from hemodialysis in which
of the following ways? - Answer-PD access is by intra-
abdominal catheter
The main difference between an arteriovenous shunt
(AVS) and an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an? - Answer-
AVF is entirely within the arm
Which of the dialyzers is used currently? - Answer-Coil
Which of the following kidney structures connects with and
delivers urine directly to the ureter? - Answer-Pelvis
The glomerular filtration rate is an important index of renal
function and in the normal adult is approximately? -
Answer-125mL/min/1.73m2
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All of the following substances are produced in the kidney
(a. renin, b. aldosterone, c. erythropoietin, d. calcitriol.)? -
Answer-B. aldosterone
The most likely cause of post-renal failure is? - Answer-
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
The most common cause of chronic kidney disease in the
United States is? - Answer-Diabetes
Uremia causes which of the following conditions (a.
Itching, b. Edema, c. Anemia)? - Answer-All of them
(itiching, edema,anemia).
All of the following conditions are associated with chronic
kidney failure EXCEPT,(a. Low Hemoglobin, b.
Hypoparathyroidism, c. Hyperkalemia, d.
Hyperphosphatemia)? - Answer-B. Hypoparathyroidism.
What percentage of transplanted kidneys is functional one
year after transplantation? - Answer-90%
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Which hemodialysis schedule is likely to be the most
efficient? - Answer-Short daily home hemodialysis,2-3 hrs
a session, 5-7 days a week.
The fluid restrictions for most patients undergoing in-
center hemodialysis is equal to what urine volume/day? -
Answer-1L.(4 cups)
Failure to excrete beta2-microglobulin in patients with
kidney failure predisposes to? - Answer-Amyloidosis
Blood test for ferritin are preformed in hemodialysis
patients - Answer-To check for iron stores.
What phosphate binders would best control
hyperphosphatemia with the fewest side effects in patients
with end stage kidney disease (ESRD)? - Answer-
Lanthanum carbonate are prefered because there is less
toxicity.
True or False: Hemodialysis patients should be taught to
put in their own needles, weigh themselves and record it,
check their dialyzer settings and dialysate? - Answer-True
