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Question 1: What is the most important step you can take to prevent the spread of infection

Answer:

wash your hands

Question 2: What condition occurs due to dialysate that is too hot

Answer:

Hemolysis

Question 3: Which word means too much potassium

Answer:

Hyhperkalemia

Question 4: daily

Answer:

Per AAMI standards, how often should dialysis water be tested for bacteria

Question 5: Which of the following are dialysis clinics required to work with

Answer:

ESRDS networks

Question 6: Why are synthetic dialysis membranes more biocampatible

Answer:

They adsorb more proteins from the blood Question 7: Provides greater than 10 minutes of empty bed contact time - EBCT. Under no circumstances may the carbon tanks be bypassed!

Answer:

Brine Tank and Softener - Brine tank prepares sodium pellets and water to be used by the softener

Question 8: Which of these is a step of the CQI process

Answer:

Implement the PDCA cycle

Question 9: 1kg = 1000mL

Answer:

Which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis Question 10: Product water storage tank: Is a reservoir for RO water used for dialysis treatment.

Answer:

Distribution Pump: Circulates the RO water from the storage tank, through the loop, and back to the storage tank.Question 11: Temperature Blending valve: Mixes hot and cold water in order to maintain a water temperature between 55-85 degrees F.

Answer:

Carbon tanks - removes chlorine and chloramines from the water. Each tank contains 3.6 cubic feet of carbon.

Question 12: AAMI

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Which test needs to be done on new dialyzers Question 13: A summary of all reuse specifications, policies, procedures, training material, manuals and methods, and samples of forms and labels

Answer:

For which of these reasons would we reject a reprocessed dialyzer

Question 14: bone disease

Answer:

During a hemodialysis treatments, a patient complains of feeling chilled. In addition to getting the patient a blanket, what do you do

Question 15: Where is conductivity most often checked

Answer:

Dialysate mixing and before dialysate enters the dialyzer

Question 16: 200 CFU/mL

Answer:

What problem could large amounts of aluminum in dialysis water cause for patients Question 17: Softener removes calcium and magnesium from the water and exchanges it for sodium. Protects the RO membranes.

Answer:

Feed Water Cartridge Filter - Sediment filter: Filets off large particles such a dirt, silt and colloidal matter

• suspended particles.

Question 18: During dialysis, levels of waste in the blood can be expected to

Answer:

decrease Question 19: because patients are exposed to large volumes of water during dialysis

Answer:

which of these substances may be added to city drinking water

Question 20: What are two types of ultrafiltration systems

Answer:

Volumetric and Flow Control

Question 21: the dialyzer was bypassed

Answer:

The following formula is used to calculate total fluid removal:

• Subtract target weight from predialysis weight;

• Convert kilograms to mL;

• Add rinseback in mL;

• Seven 100 mL normal saline flushes - at 30 min., 1 hr, 1.5 hrs, 2 hrs, 2.5 hrs, 3 hrs, and 3.5 hrs.)

Question 22: What does "Pay for performance" mean

Answer:

Clinics that dont meet certain quality standards will have their payments cut Question 23: When an antegrage needle comes out, the blood flow will hold the flap closed. But when the needle is retrograde, the blood flow will hold the flap open.

Answer:

• main pieces of equipment found in a hemodialysis water room and their purpose:

Question 24: If results of Total chlorine are >/=0.1ppm repeat the test. If results of Total chlorine are >/=0.1ppm a 2nd time, refer to facility policy and what to do next.

Answer:

You MUST discontinue all hemodialysis treatments immediately if your total Chlorine level is above the standards at your last carbon tank test port. DO NOT rinseback the Patients blood.Question 25: Which of the following actions shows that you are behaving as a professional

Answer:

Getting to work on time

Question 26: TCV - Total cell volume

Answer:

What are the steps for dialyzer reprocessing after a dialysis treatment

Question 27: cracks or leaks in the plastic housing, labels cant be read

Answer:

Why must water used for dialysate be treated

Question 28: What role does ultrafiltration play in dialysis

Answer:

removes water from the patients blood