CCHT STUDY EXAM EXAM QUESTIONS

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CCHT STUDY EXAM EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Hypotension and cramping

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Which of the following symptoms would indicate a need to increase the estimated dry weight (EDW)?

Question 2: 5,540 mL

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Mrs Smith dry weight is 62 kg. Her pretreatment weight when she came in for treatment on Monday was 67 kg. The priming saline amount is 240 mL, the rinseback amount is 200mL, fluid from medication is 100 mL, and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. What is the total amount of fluid weight to be removed during her treatment?

Question 3: Hypercalcemia

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The dextrose used in the Dialysate for peritoneal dialysis can cause

Question 4: should point in the direction of the blood flow.

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The venous needle in an AV fistula

Question 5: An infiltration

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A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should suspect

Question 6: Clean the machine surface immediately

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A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine.Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take?

Question 7: discard the needle

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Before a hemodialysis treatment, the technician removes the cap from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the technician take first?

Question 8: increase the rate of waste removal

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The purpose of using counter-current flow is to

Question 9: Removing too much fluid

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Which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis treatments?

Question 10: Machine was in bypass for 30 minutes

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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 passed what could be the problem? the technician should understand that the Question 11: A nephron is made up of:

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A glomerulus and a tubule system

Question 12: Using a bath that will provide a greater concentration gradient

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Which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis

Question 13: Endotoxin

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The part of the cell wall of bacteria that, when released can cause fever in hemodialysis patients is:

Question 14: 10 mmHg

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The blood path integrity to eliminate the possibility of a blood leak. the drop in pressure should not exceed

Question 15: hypertonic

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solutions that have a higher osmolarity than body fluids are called?

Question 16: Aluminum

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The substance that may be added to the municipal drinking water to make it clearer is:

Question 17: call for assistance

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During hemodialysis a patient goes into cardiac arrest. The first action of the dialysis technician should be?

Question 18: peritonitis

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The most common complication in peritoneal dialysis is

Question 19: immunosuppressive medication

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If a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest contributing factor would most likely be

Question 20: hypotension

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fifteen minutes before the end of a hemodialysis treatment, a patient complains of dizziness and nausea

. these symptoms are most likely due to:

Question 21: AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation)

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Which organization set the standards and recommendations for dialyzer reprocessing?

Question 22: in time to mature

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One disadvantage of a fistula is an increase in

Question 23: Trendelenburg position on left side

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Ms. foster 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:

Question 24: Poor rotation of sites

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One cause of aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms is

Question 25: An arteriovenous fistula

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Which of these types of vascular accesses has the fewest complications?

Question 26: Diffusion

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Waste products are removed during dialysis during dialysis by which principle

Question 27: Residual Sterilant

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The reprocessed dialyzer is carefully rinsed prior to patient use to remove