CCHT Exam Review
During dialysis, patients should be monitored for the following complications
(list all that apply):
- Separation of bloodlines or rupture of an access
- The presence of air or foam in the lines
- Bleeding around needle or catheter exit sites
- Sudden change in blood flow, or venous pressure, or line collapse
Correct Answer:
All letters
- Separation of bloodlines or rupture of an access
- The presence of air or foam in the lines
- Bleeding around needle or catheter exit sites
- Sudden change in blood flow, or venous pressure, or line collapse
Which of the following is the most common cause of hypotension developing during hemodialysis?
- Eating/drinking during treatment
- Removing excessive volume of fluid
- Anemia
- Dialyzer reaction
Correct Answer:
- Removing excessive volume of fluid 1 / 3
When washing the hands, the hands should be wet and soap applied and then the hands rubbed together for at least
Correct Answer:
15 seconds
With an AV fistula, cannulation should usually be done at an angle of
Correct Answer:
25° to 35°
What percentage of water that is filtered out of the blood by the glomeruli is excreted as urine?
Correct Answer:
1%
Which of the following needle sizes has the largest lumen (diameter)?
- 17 gauge
- 16 gauge
- 15 gauge
- 14 gauge
Correct Answer:
- 14 gauge
- / 3
How frequently should patients and staff members of a dialysis center have tuberculosis skin tests?
Correct Answer:
Once a year
How often should colony counts and limulus amebocyte lysate tests be conducted on the water feeding the bicarbonate mixer?
Correct Answer:
Monthly
Which of the following is an extracorporeal alarm rather than a dialysate alarm?
- Conductivity
- Temperature
- Air detector
- pH
Correct Answer:
- Air detector
If venous needle is infiltrated, what would you do?
Correct Answer:
Insert second needle above the venous infiltration
- / 3