A patient comes to the medical office reporting a newly twisted ankle.
The appropriate course of action for the medical assistant is to prepare -
Precise Answer ✔✔an ice pack
Which of the following instructions should the medical assistant give a
patient prior to a scheduled spirometry PFT test? - Precise Answer
✔✔stop using bronchodilators for 24 hours
a patient diagnosed with allergies and a UTI has an elevated leukocyte
count reflected on the CBC laboratory report. Which particular
leukocyte populations would be elevated? - Precise Answer
✔✔Neutrophils/eosinophils
the physician instructs the medical assistant to prepare for a simple
laceration repair of a patient's superficial leg injury. Which of the
following equipment does the medical assistant obtain to assist the
physician with this procedure? (select the four correct answers) - Precise
Answer ✔✔suture tray, blood culture bottles, local anesthetic supplies,
sterile gloves, SPS tubes, mayo stand
a pulse oximetry monitor measures which of the following? - Precise
Answer ✔✔oxygen saturation
, snellen visual acuity screening should be performed - Precise Answer
✔✔at a distance of 20 feet from the chart
when instructing a patient on the proper way to perform a self-breast
exam, which of the following statements is correct? - Precise Answer
✔✔the exam can be performed lying down or standing up
An adult patient has a second degree burn that covers his entire left arm.
Which of the following best describes the estimated surface area
involved based on this information? - Precise Answer ✔✔9%
The medical assistant measures the patient's blood pressure at 178/108
mmHg during the check in process. Which of the following actions
should the medical assistant take? - Precise Answer ✔✔Notify the
health care provider
What is the importance of encouraging a patient diagnosed with
bronchitis to maintain adequate fluid intake? - Precise Answer ✔✔thin
secretions
Which of the following should a patient do when using a Holter
monitor? (select the three correct answers) - Precise Answer ✔✔eat
meals on a regular schedule, resume a normal daily routine, keep a log
of daily activities, increase the peak heart rate
While performing a Snellen visual acuity test, the patient misses two
letters on the 20/70 line with his right eye. How should the medical
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