PCT Dialysis Certification Test
Questions with answers.
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested ANS - Annually
A 58 year old pt who is blind comes to tx accompanied by his wife. Which of these approaches should
the dialysis tech use when interacting with the pt. ANS - Describes the activities in the immediate
environment.
A dialysis tech observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patients hemodialysis machine. Which of
these actions should the dialysis tech take? ANS - Clean the machine surface immediately.
A dialysis tech observes all of the below on the tx floor, which one poses and environmental risk? ANS -
About one ounce(30 ml) fluid is on 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? ANS - Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects ANS - An artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is ANS - Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI contains ANS - Cation and anions
A nephron is made up of ANS - A glomerulus and a tubule system
, A pt complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis tech observes there is swelling distal to the
venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis tech should suspect... ANS - An
infiltration
A pt who is to receive their first dialysis tx is prone to ANS - Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in potassium? ANS -
Bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: ANS - Bradycardia
a reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is ANS - It is a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of ANS -
clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
a teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr.smith you would ANS - never
document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it ANS - may rupture and cause the patient to bleed
profusely
a patient laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN levels was lower than the post dialysis BUN
levels. when interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these
questions ANS - Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
A rapid pulse rate of 104 beats per minute would indicate that the pt.. ANS - Tachycardia
A patients target weight is 154.0lb(70kg) and the patients pre tx weight is 158.4lb(72kg). For a 4hr tx,
how many ML/hr must the pt lose to reach the dry weight? ANS - 500
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