CCHT 2025 STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS

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CCHT 2025 STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: At Mrs. Chase's next treatment, the technician suspects that her access is clotted. The technician's suspicion would be true if

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a bruit was absent Question 2: The technician is asked to move a heavy box of supplies to the treatment unit. The box is on the floor of the supply room. When handling the box, the technician should

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hold the box close to the body Question 3: Which of these parts of the water treatment system removes endotoxins?

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Ultrafilter Question 4: A hemodialysis patient tests positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. The technician should take which of these actions to prevent the spread of hepatitis B?

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Dialyze the patient using a dedicated machine in an assigned area

Question 5: A patient's laboratory results reveal a significant drop in hemoglobin. Which medication would the technician expect the nurse to administer to the patient?

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(Epogen) Erythropoietin Question 6: Which of the following occurs when the dialysis machine alarms and goes into bypass?

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Dialysate stops flowing through the dialyzer Question 7: Care providers must wash their hands with soap and water instead of using an alcohol-based hand rub in which of these situations?

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when their hands are visibly soiled Question 8: A patient asks the dialysis technician, "Why am I getting vitamin D therapy?" Which of these responses would be accurate?

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Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones

Question 9: At her target post-dialysis weight of 154 lb (70 kg), Mrs.

Chase is likely to be

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normotensive Question 10: A patient asks the technician, "Why do I need ultrafiltration profiling?" The technician's response should be based on the understanding that the purpose of ultrafiltration profiling is to

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minimize hypotension Question 11: Mrs. Chase overhears a nurse discussing a QAPI (Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement) meeting and asks, "What does QAPI mean?" The technician should understand that the primary goal of QAPI in a dialysis facility is to

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Achieve better patient outcomes

Question 12: A patient asks the technician, "What does uremia mean?" The technician's response should be based on the understanding that uremia is

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An increase of wastes in the blood Question 13: The technician is unsure which one of a patient's arteriovenous (AV) graft's anastomoses is arterial and which one is venous. In order to differentiate between the two, the technician should

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Compress the graft in the middle and palpate each side Question 14: The technician notices that Mr. Jackson has a notebook in which he records results of his blood tests, weights, and medications. The technician should have which of these understandings about Mr. Jackson's recordkeeping?

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Patients who are involved with self-managing their care feel empowered.Question 15: Which of the following practices helps to build a patient's immunity to hepatitis B?

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vaccination Question 16: In hemodialysis, the term "reuse" refers to the cleaning and disinfecting of

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Dialyzers Question 17: A 30-year-old male, new to hemodialysis, is scheduled for treatments at 6:00 AM, three times a week. He tells the technician, "I've walked a mile every morning for years. I guess I'll have to give that up now." Which of these responses by the technician would be best?

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Explore changing his dialysis schedule to hours that would let him continue his usual routine.

Question 18: A central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a

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Patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs

Question 19: 12. During the last hour of his hemodialysis treatment, Mr.

Jackson's blood pressure measures 82/40 mm Hg. After changing the fluid removal rate, the technician should take which of the following actions?

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Place him Trendelenburg position Question 20: A patient asks the technician why a high venous pressure alam is sounding. The technician should explain that a high venous pressure alarm might indicate

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clotting of blood in the access

Question 21: A shortage of oxygen-carrying red blood cells is called

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anemia Question 22: The technician would expect a anemia to be monitored by which of these laboratory test

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Hemoglobin Question 23: The most common cause of a low conductivity alarm during hemodialysis is

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An exhausted concentrate supply Question 24: Before a dialysis treatment, the patient tells the technician, "Yesterday, I felt terrible and vomited up some blood. I feel much better today." The technician can expect the patient's treatment will be modified by

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Decreasing the heparin dose Question 25: At the end of a patient's treatment, which of these findings, if observed by the technician, should be reported to the nurse?

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A pulse rate of 55 beats per minute