MEDICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
standard universal precautions - ANSWER is treating all patients as if they are capable of transmitting
diseases.
warfarin - ANSWER a blood thinner.
electrical force - ANSWER the ECG term vector refers to
antitussive - ANSWER is a drug used to suppress coughing.
(CBC) - ANSWER is a blood test done in a lavender tube which has an additive called EDTA.
the fastest pulse rate - ANSWER infants have
dermis & epidermis - ANSWER part of the integumentary system.
activate safety device for disposal - ANSWER in phlebotomy, the next step after withdrawing the needle
from the vein
arterial blood - ANSWER a capillary blood specimen most resembles in composition
20-23 gauge - ANSWER the needle most frequently used for venipuncture
23 to 25 gauge - ANSWER the needle most frequently used for butterfly is the
percussion hammer - ANSWER used to test reflexes.
,otoscope - ANSWER instrument used to test the ears.
opthalmoscope - ANSWER instrument used to test the eyes.
U wave - ANSWER in an ECG the wave immediately following the T wave & is present 50-70 % of the
individuals
cardiac cycle - ANSWER one complete heart beat.
regular sinus rhythms - ANSWER difibrillators are used to convert specific cardiac arrhythmias into
gavage - ANSWER medical term for tube feeding
fifth vital sign - ANSWER pain is the
korotkoff sounds - ANSWER sounds heard while taking the blood pressure
core temperature - ANSWER rectal temperature provide a reading of the patient's
hospitalized - ANSWER after a gram mal seizure a patient might typically need to be
hyperglycemic - ANSWER a patient has fruity or acetone breath odor
the longest appointment - ANSWER a patient who need a complete physical need to be scheduled for
a durable power of attorney - ANSWER DO NOT RESUSCITATE in the medical records of a patient.
privacy notice each year - ANSWER hippa is giving a patient a
, an ECG to baseline - ANSWER patient condition like fever or chills typically would not cause
analgesics - ANSWER acetaminophen & ibuprofen
patient movement - ANSWER the most common cause on an ECG of a baseline interruption
tachypnea - ANSWER respiration rate above normal.
bradypnea - ANSWER respiration rate below normal.
tachycardia - ANSWER a heart rate above normal.
bradycardia - ANSWER heart rate below normal
lithotomy - ANSWER patient position most commonly used for gynecological examination (pap smear)
good contact between the skin & electrodes - ANSWER it is important to cleanse a patient's skin before
an ECG to assure
regular heart rate - ANSWER an ECG that demonstartes no variation of R-R interval would indicate
pleura effusion - ANSWER the escape of fluid into the pleura cavity
heart - ANSWER SA NODE is the normal, natural pacemaker of the
pulse - ANSWER depression will cause a decrease in
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