Fresenius ~ CCHT Certification Preparation Test Latest 2023 (solved questions)

When may a central venous catheter be used as a vascular access?

Before a dialysis treatment, a patient reports feeling terrible and vomiting blood the previous day but feeling better today. How should the technician modify the patients treatment?

The technician is unsure of which one of a patients AV grafts anastomosis is arterial and which one is venous. How can they differentiate between the two?

What should be reported to the RN at the end of a patients treatment?

A patient asks, Why am I getting vitamin D therapy? How should the technician respond?

If a patients blood pressure drops to 82/40 mm Hg after changing the fluid removal rate, what should the technician do?

What is the legal implication if a treatment was performed but not charted in a patients record?

A patients blood pressure is 90/58 mm Hg after treatment and complains of dizziness but insists on leaving. What should the technicians first response be?

What makes you suspect an access is clotted?

If a patient has a normal routine outside of dialysis that they would like to continue, what should be explored?

If a patient tests positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen, what should be done?

What part of the water treatment system removes endotoxins?

What is the purpose of Ultrafiltration profiling?

Why are dialysis patients more likely to become infected with germs like MRSA?

What is an AV fistula an example of?

When giving information to the relief technician, what is most important for the technician to do?

Patients who keep a record of their blood test results, weights, and medications are:

What occurs when the dialysis machine alarms and goes into bypass?

When must technicians wash their hands with soap and water?

What should you do when handling heavy boxes?

What might a high venous pressure alarm indicate?

What does reuse refer to in dialysis?

%1Fresenius ~ CCHT Certification Preparation Test Latest 2023 (solved questions)%2%3This set of practice questions is designed to help you prepare for the Fresenius ~ CCHT Certification exam. Each question is followed by the correct answer. Use these questions to test your knowledge and identify areas where you may need further study.%4Q1: What is the most common cause of a low conductivity alarm during hemodialysis?A1: An exhausted concentration supply.Q2: What are the signs of low blood sugar?A2: Anxiety and confusion.Q3: If a patients estimated dry weight (EDW) is 70kg and their weight before hemodialysis treatment is 72kg, how much fluid should be removed during treatment?A3: 2000mL.Q4: At a post-dialysis target weight of 70kg, what is the likely blood pressure status of the patient?A4: Normotensive.Q5: What is the term for the water supply to the water treatment system?A5: Feed water.Q6: What is the primary goal of QAPI (Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement)?A6: To achieve better patient outcomes.Q7: What practice helps to build a patients immunity to hepatitis B?A7: Vaccination.Q8: A patient asks, What does uremia mean? How should the technician respond?A8: Uremia is an increase of waste in the blood.Q9: When may a central venous catheter be used as a vascular access?A9: When a patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs.Q10: Before a dialysis treatment, a patient reports feeling terrible and vomiting blood the previous day but feeling better today. How should the technician modify the patients treatment?A10: Decrease the heparin dose.Q11: The technician is unsure of which one of a patients AV grafts anastomosis is arterial and which one is venous. How can they differentiate between the two?A11: Compress the graft in the middle and palpate each side.Q12: What should be reported to the RN at the end of a patients treatment?A12: A pulse rate of 120 beats per minute.Q13: A patient asks, Why am I getting vitamin D therapy? How should the technician respond?A13: Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones.Q14: If a patients blood pressure drops to 82/40 mm Hg after changing the fluid removal rate, what should the technician do?A14: Place the patient in Trendelenburg position.Q15: What is the legal implication if a treatment was performed but not charted in a patients record?A15: It was not done.Q16: A patients blood pressure is 90/58 mm Hg after treatment and complains of dizziness but insists on leaving. What should the technicians first response be?A16: Instructing them to sit down for just a little bit longer.Q17: What makes you suspect an access is clotted?A17: A bruit is absent.Q18: If a patient has a normal routine outside of dialysis that they would like to continue, what should be explored?A18: Changing their dialysis schedule to hours that would let them continue the usual routine.Q19: If a patient tests positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen, what should be done?A19: Dialyze the patient using a dedicated machine in an assigned area.Q20: What part of the water treatment system removes endotoxins?A20: Ultrafilter.Q21: What is the purpose of Ultrafiltration profiling?A21: To minimize hypotension.Q22: Why are dialysis patients more likely to become infected with germs like MRSA?A22: They usually have weak immune systems.Q23: What is an AV fistula an example of?A23: Peripheral access.Q24: When giving information to the relief technician, what is most important for the technician to do?A24: Give the relief technician an opportunity to ask and respond to questions.Q25: Patients who keep a record of their blood test results, weights, and medications are:A25: Patients who are involved with self-managing their care feel empowered.Q26: What occurs when the dialysis machine alarms and goes into bypass?A26: Dialysate stops flowing through the dialyzer.Q27: When must technicians wash their hands with soap and water?A27: When their hands are visibly soiled.Q28: What should you do when handling heavy boxes?A28: Hold the box close to the body.Q29: What might a high venous pressure alarm indicate?A29: Clotting in the blood access.Q30: What does reuse refer to in dialysis?A30: Cleaning and disinfecting of dialyzers.

%1Fresenius ~ CCHT Certification Preparation Test Latest 2023 (solved questions)%2%3This set of practice questions is designed to help you prepare for the Fresenius ~ CCHT Certification exam. Each question is followed by the correct answer. Use these questions to test your knowledge and identify areas where you may need further study.%4Q1: What is the most common cause of a low conductivity alarm during hemodialysis?A1: An exhausted concentration supply.Q2: What are the signs of low blood sugar?A2: Anxiety and confusion.Q3: If a patients estimated dry weight (EDW) is 70kg and their weight before hemodialysis treatment is 72kg, how much fluid should be removed during treatment?A3: 2000mL.Q4: At a post-dialysis target weight of 70kg, what is the likely blood pressure status of the patient?A4: Normotensive.Q5: What is the term for the water supply to the water treatment system?A5: Feed water.Q6: What is the primary goal of QAPI (Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement)?A6: To achieve better patient outcomes.Q7: What practice helps to build a patients immunity to hepatitis B?A7: Vaccination.Q8: A patient asks, What does uremia mean? How should the technician respond?A8: Uremia is an increase of waste in the blood.Q9: When may a central venous catheter be used as a vascular access?A9: When a patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs.Q10: Before a dialysis treatment, a patient reports feeling terrible and vomiting blood the previous day but feeling better today. How should the technician modify the patients treatment?A10: Decrease the heparin dose.Q11: The technician is unsure of which one of a patients AV grafts anastomosis is arterial and which one is venous. How can they differentiate between the two?A11: Compress the graft in the middle and palpate each side.Q12: What should be reported to the RN at the end of a patients treatment?A12: A pulse rate of 120 beats per minute.Q13: A patient asks, Why am I getting vitamin D therapy? How should the technician respond?A13: Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones.Q14: If a patients blood pressure drops to 82/40 mm Hg after changing the fluid removal rate, what should the technician do?A14: Place the patient in Trendelenburg position.Q15: What is the legal implication if a treatment was performed but not charted in a patients record?A15: It was not done.Q16: A patients blood pressure is 90/58 mm Hg after treatment and complains of dizziness but insists on leaving. What should the technicians first response be?A16: Instructing them to sit down for just a little bit longer.Q17: What makes you suspect an access is clotted?A17: A bruit is absent.Q18: If a patient has a normal routine outside of dialysis that they would like to continue, what should be explored?A18: Changing their dialysis schedule to hours that would let them continue the usual routine.Q19: If a patient tests positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen, what should be done?A19: Dialyze the patient using a dedicated machine in an assigned area.Q20: What part of the water treatment system removes endotoxins?A20: Ultrafilter.Q21: What is the purpose of Ultrafiltration profiling?A21: To minimize hypotension.Q22: Why are dialysis patients more likely to become infected with germs like MRSA?A22: They usually have weak immune systems.Q23: What is an AV fistula an example of?A23: Peripheral access.Q24: When giving information to the relief technician, what is most important for the technician to do?A24: Give the relief technician an opportunity to ask and respond to questions.Q25: Patients who keep a record of their blood test results, weights, and medications are:A25: Patients who are involved with self-managing their care feel empowered.Q26: What occurs when the dialysis machine alarms and goes into bypass?A26: Dialysate stops flowing through the dialyzer.Q27: When must technicians wash their hands with soap and water?A27: When their hands are visibly soiled.Q28: What should you do when handling heavy boxes?A28: Hold the box close to the body.Q29: What might a high venous pressure alarm indicate?A29: Clotting in the blood access.Q30: What does reuse refer to in dialysis?A30: Cleaning and disinfecting of dialyzers.