Clinical Skills Exam|Complete and A+ Graded
A(n) _____ temperature reading of someone's body temperature is considered to be the most accurate.
A. oral
B. rectal
C. tympanic (aural)
D. axillary
B
When measuring a patient's vital signs, you would take all the following EXCEPT:
A. temperatu...
Clinical Skills Exam|Complete and A+ Graded
A(n) _____ temperature reading of someone's body temperature is considered to
be the most accurate.
A. oral
B. rectal
C. tympanic (aural)
D. axillary
B
When measuring a patient's vital signs, you would take all the following EXCEPT:
A. temperature
B. respiration rate
C. blood pressure
D. pulse
E. weight
E
Normal respiratory rates for adults are within the following ranges:
A. 18 to 30 per minute
B. 12 to 20 per minute
C. 30 to 40 per minute
D. 10 to 16 per minute
E. none of these answers
B
Which of the following terms refers to absence or cessation of breathing?
A. eupnea
B. dyspnea
C. hypoxia
D. apnea
E. orthopnea
D
The force with which blood is pushed against arterial walls upon the heart
ventricles contraction is called a ____ blood pressure reading.
A. diastolic
B. pulse pressure
C. systolic
D. venous
E. volume
C
Which of the following methods of examination uses slight or forcible pressure
applied by the tips of fingers, the whole hand, or both hands to the body part?
A. palpation
B. inspection
C. percussion
D. auscultation
E. mensuration
A
, Which of the following methods of examination uses some fingers to tap the body
lightly or sharply to determine the density, size, and position of underlying
organs?
A. palpation
B. inspection
C. percussion
D. auscultation
E. mensuration
C
A stethoscope is usually used in which method of examination?
A. palpation
B. inspection
C. percussion
D. auscultation
E. mensuration
D
When a physician is going to perform a sigmoidoscopy, the medical assistant
would most commonly place the patient in the __________ position.
A. supine
B. semi-Fowler
C. Sims
D. prone
E. Trendelenburg
C
Exposure to sunlight is considered adequate for adults as a source of:
A. vitamin A
B. vitamin C
C. vitamin D
D. vitamin E
E. vitamin K
C
Which statement is TRUE about the border of a sterile field?
A. The 1-inch border is considered nonsterile.
B. The entire border is sterile.
C. You may touch the border if you wear sterile gloves.
D. You may touch the border with a sterile instrument.
E. Sterile instrument parts within the 1-inch border remain sterile.
A
Which therapy is used in the treatment of acne, psoriasis, pressure sores, and
wound infections?
A. diathermy
B. ultrasound
C. electromyography
D. ultraviolet light
E. cryotherapy
D
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