DaVita CCHT Practice Exam 2025: 200+ Practice Test Questions & Answers

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DAVITA CCHT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS &

ANSWERS_ALL CORRECT 100%

the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that

does the work, is the .....ANSWER..... nephron

the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the

united states: .....ANSWER..... diabetes

a nephron is made up .....ANSWER..... a glomerulus and a tubule

system

which of the following is not a symptom of uremia .....ANSWER.....

elevated hematocrit

Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when

she came in for treatment on monday was 67kg. the priming

saline amount is 240ml, fluid from medication is 100 ml , and she

is not allowed any fluids during treatment. what is the total

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amount of fluid weight to be removed during her treatment?

.....ANSWER..... 5,540ml

based on Mrs. smith's total amount of fluids to be removed, what

is the ultrafiltration rate per hour (ml/hr)for her 4-hour

treatment? .....ANSWER..... 1,385 ml/hr

which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after

dialysis treatments? .....ANSWER..... removing too much fluids

the scale says a patient weights 70 kg. this the same as

weighting how many points (lb)? .....ANSWER..... 154

normal body ph is .....ANSWER..... 7.35-7.45

one sigh and symptoms of fluids overload is .....ANSWER.....

hypertension

abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias

and even death .....ANSWER..... potassium

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water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute

concentration to an area of higher solute concentration by which

principle .....ANSWER..... osmosis

waste products are removed during dialysis by which principle

.....ANSWER..... diffusion

excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysis by

which principle .....ANSWER..... ultrafiltration

the movement of the fluid from the tissue toward a higher

concentration of sodium in the blood is a example of

.....ANSWER..... osmosis

decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow affects the rate

of .....ANSWER..... diffusion

which of the following actions would increase diffusion during

dialysis? .....ANSWER..... using a bath that will provide a grater

concentration gradient

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which of the following diffusion diffuses from the patients blood

during dialysis? .....ANSWER..... urea

ultrafiltration is influenced by .....ANSWER..... transmembrane

pressure

the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is

.....ANSWER..... peritonitis

the dextrose used in the dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can

cause .....ANSWER..... hyperglycemia

if a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest

contributing factor would most likely be: .....ANSWER.....

immunosuppressive medication

the most frequent cause of death in the first year post transplant

is .....ANSWER..... infection

total cell volume (TCV) is a indirect measure of the

.....ANSWER..... performance of the dialyzer