CCHT PREP TEST EXAM QUESTIONS

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CCHT PREP TEST EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Medications that dialyze easily are all except

Answer:

Digoxin

Question 2: Which of the following is the classic sign of hemolysis?

Answer:

Cranberry juice colored blood in the venous line Question 3: If the extracorporeal circuit clots and it must be discarded, it would be most important to monitor the patient's serum level of?

Answer:

hemoglobin

Question 4: ESRD specific tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and URR are?

Answer:

indicators of the adequacy of the renal replacement therapy Question 5: Short frequent hemodialysis treatments in patients with high BUN (blood urea

nitrogen) are performed to prevent:?

Answer:

dialysis disequilibrium syndrome

Question 6: The normal range of resting respirations in an adult is:?

Answer:

12-20 breaths per minute Question 7: A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is?

Answer:

vitamin B12.Question 8: The National standard, based on the KDOQI (Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative) guidelines, for the Urea Reduction

Rate (URR) is a ratio greater than:?

Answer:

65%

Question 9: The dialysis technician's role in patient education is to?

Answer:

Reinforce educational information provided Question 10: Albumin is an important test that tells about the patients' status.?

Answer:

nutritional

Question 11: The organization that has as a goal to

"improve the care and outcomes of all individuals with kidney disease" is called:?

Answer:

KDOQI Question 12: Ms. Bob complains of shortness of breath. While calling for the nurse the dialysis technician notices there is air in the

extracorporeal circuit she/he should place Ms. Foster in:?

Answer:

trendelenburg position on left side

Question 13: Which learning domain is knowledge based?

Answer:

cognitive

Question 14: Symptoms of hyperkalemia (high potassium) may include?

Answer:

numbness and tingling

Question 15: Which learning domain is behavioral based?

Answer:

affective Question 16: Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of an increased temperature pre dialysis?

Answer:

the patient has fluid overload Question 17: Pain at the venous needle site, along with respiratory difficulty and chest pain

could be an indicator of:?

Answer:

sterilant infusion Question 18: You have documented incorrectly on a patient's chart. How do you correct this?

Answer:

draw one line through it, date, time, signature/credentials, with the words " error"

Question 19: What lab tests are used to monitor anemia in the ESRD patient?

Answer:

hemoglobin and hematocrit

Question 20: Fluid to be removed divided by the treatment time tells us?

Answer:

the ultrafiltration rate

Question 21: Solutions that have a higher osmolarity than body fluids are called?

Answer:

hypertonic

Question 22: Which food below is highest in phosphorus?

Answer:

ice cream Question 23: Hives, itching, tightness of the chest and respiratory distress may be signs and

symptoms of:?

Answer:

anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) Question 24: Low albumin levels in the dialysis patient have been linked with:?

Answer:

Higher hospitalization and death rates Question 25: A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these questions.?

Answer:

Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port?

Question 26: Hyperkalemia can lead to?

Answer:

cardiac arrest Question 27: The usual heparin sodium concentration for anticoagulation during hemodialysis

is:?

Answer:

1,000u/ml