CCHT PREP EXAM QUESTIONS

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CCHT PREP EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: albumin is an important test that tells about the patients ?

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Nutritional status

Question 2: what are symptoms of steal syndrome?

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pain, tingling, cold hands Question 3: 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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minimized hypotension

Question 4: what are the proper ways to administer lidocaine?

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Always aspirate prior to injection Question 5: 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 6: a patient who has diabetes mellitus should be observed for signs of low blood sugar which include?

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anxiety and confusion Question 7: the re-use technician explains that reprocessing a dialyzer can result in ?

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decreased fiber length Question 8: which of the following electrolytes is included in the acid concentrate to reduce catabolism and help those patients who may be malnourished?

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Glucose

Question 9: what is the main advantage of measuring KT/V rather than URR?

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it is the simplest way to estimate the adequacy of dialysis.

Question 10: hyperkalemia can lead to ?

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cardiac arrest Question 11: a patient new to dialysis has selected his life-saving options to allow for chest compressions but not to be placed on a ventilator. the technician should understand that this will be a part of the patient.

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advance directive Question 12: excess fluid is force out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis by which principle ?

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ultrafiltration

Question 13: a slow pulse of 54 beats/ minute would indicate the patient has ?

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Bradycardia Question 14: which if these tests would measure a CKD patients residual kidney function?

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24 hours urine collection.Question 15: prior to cannulation, a technician noted a newly developed, irregular pulsatile mass on the surface of the AV fistula. the technician suspects the patient has developed which of these conditions?

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an aneurysm in the outflow vein

Question 16: total cell volume (TCV) is an indirect measure of the ?

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performance of the dialyzer Question 17: which of the following statement is true about preparing of the epo?

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do not invert vial and do not pool dose Question 18: a maker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is ?

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Vitamin 12 Question 19: abnormal levels of electrolytes can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death?

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chloride

Question 20: what are signs of high calcium?

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weakness and muscle pain

Question 21: ESKD specific test such as BUN, creatinine, and URR are ?

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indicators of the adequacy of the renal therapy Question 22: a patient arrives for dialysis with an interdialytic weight gain of 6.7 KG (14.7 LB) the technician should encourage the patient to reduce dietary sodium intake in order to

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reduce dependent edema Question 23: during a hemodialysis treatment, a patient says to the technician, "three hours of time have passed according to the clock on the wall, but the machine shows that only 2.5 hours have passed. what could be the problem ? the technician should understand that the

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machine was in bypass for 30 minutes Question 24: CMS requires that the brine tank must be sufficiently filled with salt, since inadequate fill may result in

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elevated water hardness

Question 25: dialysate is a ?

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solution

Question 26: Lidocaine is administered

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intradermally

Question 27: a nephron is made up of ?

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a glomerulus and a tubule system Question 28: the technician is unsure which one of the patient's arteriovenous (AV) graft 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