Water CCHT/31 Questions And Answers (Rated
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Quiz :What are the two main reason for treating the water used for
hemodialysis? - √Answer :preventing harm to the patient and preventing
damage to the RO system
Quiz :List the contaminants in the water that are living creatures? -
√Answer :Bacteria and viruses
Quiz :What are the usual way that water becomes contaminated? -
√Answer :The process of acid rain, surface water from lakes, ponds, rivers and
reservoris.
Quiz :Define endotoxin - √Answer :A part of the bacterial cell walls that can
contaminate water used for dialysis
Quiz :What is the function of the water softener in a water treatment system?
What principle is responsible for this? - √Answer :To remove calcium and
magnesium. the water softener works by ion exchanges
Quiz :According to AAMI standard, how often should bacteriological testing of
water used for dialysis be done? - √Answer :monthly
Quiz :Why is water considered safe for drinking not necessarily safe for
hemodialysis? - √Answer :Patient are exposed to very large volumes of water
during dialysis.
Quiz :What contaminants are removed by the carbon tants? -
√Answer :Chlorine, chloramines, pesticide, industrial solvents, and some trace
organic substances.- The carbon tanks work on the principle of
adsorption( attracts and holds low molecular weight particles from the water,
much like a magnet attracts and holds iron filings)
Quiz :Exposure to chloramines during hemodialysis may cause? -
√Answer :Hemolysis
Quiz :List some examples of the water contaminants? - √Answer :Minerals,
sodium, chlorine, nitrate salts, pesticides, impurities from industry, fertilizers,
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