When drawing blood alcohol, the site cannot be prepared with which of the following? - Answer- Chlorhexidine
When using a microscope with a 10x ocular and the 40x objective in place, the total magnification is - Answer- 400X
The PH of a urine sample is checked to determine - Answer- Acidity o...
NRCMA Practice TEST
When drawing blood alcohol, the site cannot be prepared with which of the following? - Answer- Chlorhexidine
When using a microscope with a 10x ocular and the 40x objective in place, the total magnification is - Answer- 400X
The PH of a urine sample is checked to determine - Answer- Acidity or alkalinity
When performing a routine phlebotomy, the most common gauge needle is - Answer- 20 or 21
When performing a finger puncture, the first drop of blood should be - Answer- Wiped away
Serum - Answer- Is the liquid portion of whole blood after the blood has been allowed to
clot and solid and liquid portion have been separated
When collecting specimens of a blood cell count, you would use a tube that contained - Answer- An anticoagulant
When performing a differential white blood cell count a basophil will be recognized by - Answer- Large blue to purple staining granules
When a venipuncture is performed using a lavender top vacutainer tube, the sample - Answer- Is commonly used for hematology testing AND does not clot because an anticoagulant has been mixed with the whole blood
The term PHI in HIPAA stands for - Answer- Protected Health Information
Gram staining is done to determine - Answer- Whether a bacteria is gram positive or gram negative
A papanicolauo smear is used to - Answer- Detects cervical cancer
The universal donor is blood type - Answer- O
GTT is a test for - Answer- Sugar metabolism
A lipid profile includes testing for - Answer- Cholesterol
Large amounts of injectable medication, at least 2mL or more are given - Answer- Intramuscularly A medical assistant may give an injection - Answer- Only on the orders of the physician
Which of the following needles has the widest lumen? - Answer- #19 gauge
The nerve to be concerned with when given and injection into the buttocks - Answer- Sciatic
When Protected Health Information needs to be discarded, it should be - Answer- Completely destroyed, for example by cross shredding
Size of the needle is expressed by - Answer- Gauge numbers
The part of the syringe and the needle that may be touched is - Answer- The outside of the barrel
An injection given at a 45 degree angle is a(n) - Answer- Subcutaneous
A Z-tract injection is an _____ injection given in the gluteal muscle of the buttocks. - Answer- Intramuscular
The most common positions for chest x-rays are - Answer- PA and lateral
The substance used to prevent x-ray exposure is - Answer- Lead
When you are asked to take a cervical x-ray, you would take the film of the - Answer- Neck region
On a normal ECG tracing, the first wave to show a downward deflection is a - Answer- Q wave
The purpose of applying paste or jelly when running an ECG is to reduce - Answer- Skin
resistance
Of HIPPA, which of the following is the highest priority? - Answer- Patient care and safety
Ultrasound should not be used for - Answer- Tumors
A technique that employs high- frequency, inaudible sound waves which bounce off body tissues and then recorded, is called - Answer- Sonogram or echogram
A diagnostic technique which detects regions of heat and cold in the body is called - Answer- Thermography
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