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Medical Assistant: CMA Certification Post Test 2023. CLIA-Waived Laboratory Procedures - ANSWER tests to be performed are simple with a low risk of error What is the normal Temperature - ANSWER 97.6-99.6 (36.4C-36.7C) Oral temperature above 100 (37.8C) Rectal/Ear Temperature above 101 (38.3...

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Medical Assistant: CMA Certification
Post Test 2023.
CLIA-Waived Laboratory Procedures - ANSWER tests to be performed are simple with
a low risk of error

What is the normal Temperature - ANSWER 97.6-99.6 (36.4C-36.7C)

Oral temperature above 100 (37.8C)
Rectal/Ear Temperature above 101 (38.3C)
What do these numbers indicate? - ANSWER Fever

Pediatric patient fever - ANSWER rectal temperature is 100.4 (38C) or above

Normal Blood Pressure - ANSWER Systolic is less than 120 and diastolic is less than
80 (120/80)

Pre hypertension - ANSWER systolic 120-139
diastolic 80-89

Hypertension Stage 1 - ANSWER systolic 140-159
diastolic 90-99

Hypertension Stage 2 - ANSWER systolic 160+
diastolic 100+

Hypertensive crisis - ANSWER systolic 180+
Diastolic 110+

Hypotensive - ANSWER Systolic <90
diastolic <60

Heart Rate range - ANSWER 60-100 BPM resting state
Athlete 40BPM

Tachycardia - ANSWER 100+ BMP heart rate

Bradycardia - ANSWER <60BPM heart rate

respiration rate - ANSWER 12-20RPM
abnormal-pale skin/cold

vital signs - ANSWER provides diagnostic information for the physician

,blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respirations

ventricles contract - ANSWER blood is pushed out of heart and into the aorta and
pulmonary artery

blood pressure is divided into two section - ANSWER systolic/diastolic

systole - ANSWER when the heart contracts

diastole - ANSWER when the heart relaxes

sphygmomanometer - ANSWER used to measure a patient's blood pressure

Blood pressure procedure - ANSWER 1. palpate the brachial artery in the antecubital
fossa region of the arm
2. palpate for the brachial pulse in both arms. Use right arm
3. position the patients arm in an outstretched relaxed position at heart level.
4. center the bladder of the blood pressure cuff over the brachial artery
5. blood pressure cuff 1 inch above bend in elbow
6.hold stethoscope between 1st and 2nd fingers/thumb not over it
7. bell completely touching the skin
8. release the dial on the bulb by 2mm per second
9 First beat note the number on the dial- SYSTOLIC READING
10.Continue listening until beats have stopped-
DIASTOLIC READING

120/80mm Hg

patients heart rate provides information about - ANSWER heart's rhythm, volume, and
vessel elasticity

Pulse procedure - ANSWER 1. palm side of wrist
2.count number of times beat repeats for 30 sec
3.multiply by 2

respiration procedure - ANSWER 1. do not tell patient
2.count number of times chest rises 30 sec
3.multiply by 2

temperatures - ANSWER tympanic membrane, temporal artery, axillary, rectal

rectal temperature position - ANSWER sims

anthropometric measurements - ANSWER height and weight

to convert celcius to F - ANSWER (C x 9/5) +32

, to convert F to C - ANSWER (F-32) x 5/9

1 pound=.45kg - ANSWER

kilograms to pounds - ANSWER kilogram x 2.2

pounds to kilograms - ANSWER pound x .45

Supine Position - ANSWER laid flat

dorsal recumbent - ANSWER laid face up with knees bent

Fowlers position - ANSWER patient is laid on a table with head of the table elevated to
90 degrees

semi fowlers - ANSWER table elevated to 45degrees

prone position - ANSWER patient is face down

Sims position - ANSWER patient lies on their left side with the right leg sharply bent with
knee on exam table

knee chest position - ANSWER patient rests on the knees and chest with head turned to
one side

Trendelenburg position - ANSWER patient is supine and bottom of the table is raised
about 30 degrees

medication administered - ANSWER oral, topical, and parenteral

injectable medication - ANSWER intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous

intramuscular injection - ANSWER seated position exposing deltoid, 3 fingers below
acromial process, aspirate and observe for blood, if no blood inject medication 90
degree angle

intradermal injection - ANSWER seated position 15 degree injection

subcutaneous injection - ANSWER upper arm inject 45 degrees aspirate for blood and
then inject medicine

pulmonary function test - ANSWER uses spirometer and blow as hard as possible

snellen chart - ANSWER vision test

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