Medical Assisting Certification Study Guide with Questions and Answers

CC Chief Complaint Segment Line between two waveforms P Wave Arterial Depolarization How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip? 30 one millimeter boxes The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG? Only the P wave What is the reading you can get from the RR interval? Ventricular Pulse What is the primary stage of Hemolysis? Vascular phase and platelet phase together What is Electrophoresis? Analyzation of the chemical components of blood, e.g. hemoglobin, serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid based on electrical charge. Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turns which color? Turns blue on a positive test for occult blood in feces The stages of Hemostasis 1. Vascular, 2. Platelet Phase, 3. Coagulation Phase, 4. Fibronolysis Blood vessels Aorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venues, Veins, Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel Tunica Adventitia Inner endothelial tissue of a blood vessel Tunica Intima The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel Tunica tunica media The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting Code of Ethics What do you find in capillaries? A mixture of venous and arterial blood is found The average adult has how many liters of blood? 5-6 Liters What is the percentage of water in the blood? 92% Percentage of plasma in the blood? 55% Percentage of formed elements in the blood? 45% 99% of formed elements in the blood RBC,s or Erythrocytes Where do you find hemoglobin? RBC,s Where do all blood cells originate? Bone marrow How many RBC,s per microliter of blood 4.2-6.2 million What is the second most numerous WBC Lymphocyte with 20-40% Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and TB Monocytes