CCHT STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS

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CCHT STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?

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Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome

Question 2: One disadvantage of a fistula is an increase in

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time to mature

Question 3: Hyperkalemia can lead to

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cardiac arrest Question 4: "Dwell time" in peritoneal dialysis is defined as:

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The amount of time the peritoneal fluid remains in the abdomen Question 5: AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than

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100

Question 6: 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?

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Clean the machine surface immediately Question 7: A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and the venous pressure is rising.

The dialysis technician should suspect:

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an infiltration

Question 8: The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysate is

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less than two(2) EU/mL

Question 9: A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it

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May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely Question 10: Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:

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Blood

Question 11: Asepsis is defined as

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the absence of disease producing organisms Question 12: During hemodialysis a patient goes into cardiac arrest. The first action for the dialysis technician is

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stop ultrafiltration

Question 13: name two compartments of the dialyzer

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blood and dialysate

Question 14: one reason that normal saline is used to prime and perform recirculation for the

extracorporeal circuit prior to treatment is to remove:

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air Question 15: If a patient develops an infection post transplant, the largest contributing factor

would most likely be:

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immunosuppressive medication

Question 16: Symptoms of hyperkalemia include?

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numbness and tingling Question 17: Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of

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ultrafiltration Question 18: Dialysate pH should be:

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between 6.9 and 7.6 Question 19: The air detector alarms during treatment. If the machine is working properly, the dialysis technician should expect what events to have occured

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Blood pump has stopped Question 20: hives,itching,tightness of the chest and respiratory distress may be signs and symptoms of

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

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hypertonic

Question 22: pain at the venous needle site, along with respiratory difficulty and chest pain could be an indicator of

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sterilant infusion

Question 23: Target weight is defined as the

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weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal Question 24: Mrs. Pruitt's temperature is elevated post-hemodialysis treatment. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take?

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Notify the nurse Question 25: a 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife.What approach should the dialysis technician use when interacting with the patient?

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describe the activities in the immediate environment

Question 26: A dialysis technician, what poses an environmental risk?

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About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor

Question 27: A fistula connects

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An artery to a vein Question 28: The most important intervention to prevent the spread of infection is:

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Using personal protective equipment Question 29: excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysis by which principle?

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Ultrafiltration