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NHA Medical Assistant Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions HbA1c - Answer️️ -should be performed on a patient presenting with polydipsia, polyuria, and polyphagia Trendelburg position - Answer️️ -what position should be used on a patient whos blood pressure drops very low Atrioven...

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NHA Medical Assistant Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions

HbA1c - Answer✔️✔️-should be performed on a patient presenting with
polydipsia, polyuria, and polyphagia

Trendelburg position - Answer✔️✔️-what position should be used on a
patient whos blood pressure drops very low

Atrioventricular (AV) Node - Answer✔️✔️-is stimulated after Sinoatrial (SA)
Node in the conduction system

Sigmoidoscope - Answer✔️✔️-requires high level disinfectant

Poison Control - Answer✔️✔️-parent should be directed to call if a child has
ingested a cleaning solution

Sublingual - Answer✔️✔️-the best route for a patient who has a prescription
for nitroglycerin to treat angina

Apical Pulse - Answer✔️✔️-is the preferred method for determining heart
rate in an infant

Lithotomy Position - Answer✔️✔️-is for a patient that should be on their
back with knees bent and feet in stirrups

PT/INR Protrombin Time - Answer✔️✔️-should be drawn in a light blue
tube first before gold and lavender


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21 gauge needle with evacuation tube - Answer✔️✔️-should be used on
healthy adults

Alopecia - Answer✔️✔️-is another term for baldness

Hematemesis - Answer✔️✔️-term for vomiting blood
(hemat=blood,emisis=vomiting)

Intradermal Route - Answer✔️✔️-should be used when testing patients for
allergens

State your professional medical title - Answer✔️✔️-when greeting a patient
you should always

red hazard - Answer✔️✔️-indicates the soulution is flamable

Snellen E chart - Answer✔️✔️-should be used for non English speaking
patients to check visual acuity

rapid streptococcus test - Answer✔️✔️-should be obtained via the throat

MMR vaccine - Answer✔️✔️-is given to a child subcutaneously in the upper
arm at a 45 degree angle

Electrical activity - Answer✔️✔️-a 12 lead EKG is used to trace the hearts

offer the patient orange juice - Answer✔️✔️-when they are experiencing a
hypoglycemic emergency




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dry the patients chest prior to applying the electrodes - Answer✔️✔️-when a
patient is diaphoretic during an EKG

Blood Typing - Answer✔️✔️-a laboratory duty that a medical assistant
would perform is

24-hr Urine Specimen - Answer✔️✔️-should be refrigerated

A consent form - Answer✔️✔️-will explain risks and procedures

An Emetic - Answer✔️✔️-causes vomiting

release the tourniquet and stop the draw - Answer✔️✔️-when performing a
venous draw and a hematoma develops quickly

wash the exposed area - Answer✔️✔️-when exposed to a needle stick
immediately

Cholelithiasis - Answer✔️✔️-a clinical diagnosis for gallstones

Bradycardia - Answer✔️✔️-a slow heart rate of 60 beats or less

Decontaminate all exposed surfaces - Answer✔️✔️-if blood drops onto a
surface or floor

letting patient review a copy of the medical practices financial policies or
procedures - Answer✔️✔️-one method to inform new patients of office
policies is by




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