CCHT STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
The functional unit of the kidney - CORRECT ANSWER -Nephron
The leading cause of kidney failure - CORRECT ANSWER -Diabetes
A nephron is made up of - CORRECT ANSWER -Glomerulus and a tubule
What is not a symptom of uremia - CORRECT ANSWER -Elevated hematocrit
What causes hypertension during and after dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER -Removing too much fluid
Normal body pH is - CORRECT ANSWER -7.35-7.45
Sign and symptom of fluid overload - CORRECT ANSWER -Hypertension
Abnormal level of electrolyte cause cardiac arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER -Potassium
Water moves from an area of low solute to an area of higher solute by which principal -
CORRECT ANSWER -Osmosis
Waste products are removed during dialysis by which principal - CORRECT ANSWER -Diffusion
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into dialysate by which principal - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ultrafiltration
The movement of fluid from the tissue toward higher concentration of sodium in the blood is -
CORRECT ANSWER -Osmosis
