CCHT Exam Review Questions and Answers 2023 The functional unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is the:
- Correct Answer Nephron
A nephron is made up of: - Correct Answer A glomerulus and a tubule
The endocrine functions of the kidney includes: - Correct Answer Making erythropoietin and the active form of vitamin D The leading cause of End-Stage Renal Disease for adult in the United States is: - Correct Answer Diabetes Patients with kidney failure often complain of itching, which is likely to be caused by: - Correct Answer Hyperphosphatemia Why do kidney patients often have bone disease? - Correct Answer Kidneys stop producing calcitriol
Symptoms that a patient may need more dialysis time include: - Correct Answer
Anorexia, fatigue, swelling A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that: - Correct Answer Allow for only certain sized particles to cross
Diffusion is movement of particles: - Correct Answer From an area of higher
concentration Negative pressure is pressure created when: - Correct Answer Fluid is pulled through a restriction During dialysis, ultrafiltration occurs when: - Correct Answer Water is removed from blood because there is a pressure gradient between blood and dialysate At which point in the extracorporeal circuit is the blood usually under negative pressure?
- Correct Answer The arterial line section before the blood pump
Which of the following will increase the amount of solutes that will diffuse across the semipermeable membrane? - Correct Answer High concentration gradients The components of the dialysate treatment that affect clearance includes: - Correct Answer Dialysate flow, time of treatment, dialyzer size, blood flow rate 1 / 2
Two things that affect the dialyzer's ability to remove wastes from the body include: - Correct Answer Surface area and molecular weight cutoff Dialysate is the fluid that help remove waiste products from the body. It contains a number of substances. What are the substances that might be prescribed for a dialysate solution? - Correct Answer Bicarbonate, Sodium, Potassium What is the most important safety monitor during a dialysis treatment - Correct Answer The dialysis technician Dialysate conductivity measures: - Correct Answer The total electrical charge of a solution Dialysate that has too much sodium may cause patient injury. Too much sodium or hypernatremia can cause: - Correct Answer Headache, high BP, and shriveling of RBCs (crenation) Dialysate that has too much calcium can cause: - Correct Answer Vomiting, confusion, irritability Dialysate that has too little sodium can cause: - Correct Answer Low BP, cramping, and bursting of RBCs (hemolysis)
Things that affect dialysis adequacy are: - Correct Answer -Treatment time
-BFR -DFR -Dialyzer clotting/inadequate heparinization
Normal body temp. taken orally is: - Correct Answer 98.6 degrees F
_______ is the instrument use to measure blood pressure - Correct Answer Sphygmomanometer A rapid pulse of 104 beats/min would indicate that the patient has: - Correct Answer Tachycardia
Seizures during dialysis maybe cause by all of the following EXCEPT:
-Electrolyte imbalance -Hypotension -Sudden decrease in dialyzer clearance -Dialysate composition - Correct Answer Sudden decrease in dialyzer clearance ________ is the normal range for a resting pulse rate in an adult: - Correct Answer 60- 100 beats/min.
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