CCHT PRACTICE TEST 2 FOR HEMODIALYSIS AND

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CCHT PRACTICE TEST #2 FOR HEMODIALYSIS AND

VASCULAR ACCESS PROCEDURES

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Question 1: About what percentage of body water is in the intravascular space (inside blood vessels)?

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10% Question 2: Which members of the dialysis center team are responsible for carrying out the quality assessment and performance improvement program at a dialysis center?

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All staff Question 3: When using a portable pH monitor to verify that an in-line pH monitor reading is correct, the technician should first...

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Test a solution with a known pH Question 4: An 85-year-old patient with end-stage kidney disease and multiple health problems has started hemodialysis, but the patient is now refusing treatment, stating that death is preferable to the loss of independence and continued illness. The technician should...

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Respect the patient's decision

Question 5: Which of the following is a function of the End-Stage Renal Disease Networks?

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Help resolve patient-staff conflicts Question 6: A patient who experiences numbness, tremors, muscle spasms, and muscle pain may have low levels of...

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Calcium Question 7: Which of the following signs and symptoms are indications of infection of an arteriovenous fistula or graft?

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Redness, tenderness, and swelling Question 8: Which of the following is a genetic (inherited) disease that can lead to kidney failure?

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Polycystic kidney disease

Question 9: The PDCA cycle used for continuous quality improvement refers to...

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Plan-do-check-act Question 10: With uremia, as waste products build up in the blood, this can result in...

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Ammonia breath Question 11: If a dialyzer has a seiving coefficient of 0.6 for a solute, what percentage of the solute should pass through the membrane?

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60% Question 12: What length of needle is usually needed for a forearm arteriovenous (AV) fistula?

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0.6 inch (3/5 inch)

Question 13: If the power goes out during a treatment, the blood in the bloodlines is...

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Returned by hand cranking the blood pump Question 14: Because of increasing phosphorus levels, a patient has been prescribed a phosphate binder, but the patient is unsure when to take the medication. The best advice is to take the medication...

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With meals Question 15: If a dialysis center carries out dialyzer reprocessing and uses peracetic acid as the permicide, the contact timeneeded is...

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11 hours Question 16: If a patient complains of persistent itching, which of the following nonprescription methods may help relieve symptoms?

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Take oatmeal baths Question 17: If the air detector alarm sounds, the blood pump stops, and the venous line clamps, but the technician notes air in the venous line and is concerned that some air may have entered the patient's vein, the technician should immediately...

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Place the patient in the trendelenburg position (head below heart) on the left side Question 18: When using a reprocessed dialyzer for a treatment, the first thing that the technician should check the dialyzer for is the...

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Patient's name

Question 19: The extracorporeal circuit carries blood...

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From arterial access to the dialyzer and back to venous access

Question 20: Which of the following laboratory tests is often done before and after hemodialysis to measure the effectiveness of dialysis in removing waste products from the body?

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Blood urea nitrogen

Question 21: Diffusion is a process that involves...

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Movement of solutes through a semipermeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to lower Question 22: If a patient comes for hemodialysis treatment but weighs less than the target dry weight before treatment, the technician should...

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Notify the nurse and dietician Question 23: Retrograde (against the blood flow) insertion of arterial dialysis needles can result in...

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Increased scarring Question 24: If a patient has refused to participate in education, asks no questions, and shows no interest in learning about hemodialysis, the best approach for the technician is to...

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Talk through all steps in the procedures Question 25: If a high-pressure alarm for the predialyzer (postpump) pressure sounds during dialysis, this could indicate...

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Clotted dialyzer Question 26: Dialysate is made by mixing water with acid and bicarbonate concentrates. Acid concentrate contains...

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Electrolytes, such as calcium and magnesium