annually - correct answer AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
Clean the machine surface immediately - correct answer A
... [Show More] dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take?
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - correct answer A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
An artery to a vein - correct answer A fistula connects
Vitamin B12 - correct answer A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is
Cations and anions - correct answer A mixed- bed DI tank contains
A glomerulus and a tubule system - correct answer A nephron is made up of
An infiltration - correct answer 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
Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome - correct answer A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
bananas - correct answer A patient tells the technician that the dietician reviewed high potassium foods with her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?
It's a new Federal regulation - correct answer A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is
Clotting of extracorporeal circuit - correct answer A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of
Never document something that someone else did - correct answer A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
May rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely - correct answer A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it
Was the predialysis sample drawn from the venous port? - correct answer A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these questions?
Tachycardia - correct answer A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
500 - correct answer A patient's dry weight is 154.0 (70kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4. (72kg). For a four- hour treatment, how many mL/ hour must the patient lose to reach dry weight?
200 CFU/mL - correct answer AAMI standards for the total microbial count of dialysate shall not exceed:
3-5% of EDW - correct answer Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are
Less than two (2) EU/mL - correct answer According to AAMI the standard level for endotoxins levels is
4/15/2010 - correct answer According to the new Conditions for Coverage, all dialysis technicians are to be certified by a national certifying agency or state specific certification by:
Nutritional - correct answer Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient's [Show Less]