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Ultrafiltration is influenced by - Answer: Transmembrane pressure
The water softener removes - Answer: calcium and magnesium
the reprocessed dialyzer is carefully rinsed prior to patient use to remove - Answer: Residual germicide
The part of the cell wall of bacteria that, when released, can cause fever in hemodialysis patients is -
Answer: Endotoxin
The venous needle in an AV fistula - Answer: Should be placed antegrade
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Answer: Monthly
A 58-Year-old patient who is blind comes to accompanied by his wife. Which of this action should the
dialysis technician take? - Answer: Describe the activities in the immediate environment
a Dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. Which of these
actions should the dialysis tech take? ? - Answer: clean the machine surface immediately
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an
environmental risk? - Answer: About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor
, a female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. the patient tells the
dialysis technician that he is lonely and depressed. he asked the dialysis technician to go out to dinner
with him. in addition to politely declining the patient's invitation, which of these actions, if any, should
the dialysis technician take? - Answer: Refer patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - Answer: an artery and a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - Answer: Vitamin B12
A mixed-bed DI tank contains - Answer: cations and anions
A nephron is made uo of - Answer: A cortex and a capsule
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 - Answer: An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - Answer: Dialysis disequilibrium
syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high potassium foods with her. during the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in potassium? -
Answer: banana
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - Answer: bradycardia
A reason a dialysis technician is to be certified is - Answer: it is a CMS requirement
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has - Answer: tachycardia
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