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NCCT Exam Study Guide- Patient Care1. A patient's weight of 155 lbs. is equivalent to - answer71 kg.
Which of the following measurements should be obtained on an infant in the office for a well-child visit? - answer weight, length, head circumference
3. The physician asks the medical assistant to calculate a patient's BMI after taking the weight and height. What is the importance of this measurement? - answerto estimate the patient's body fat and obesity-related health risks
4. During an office visit a patient asks the medical assistant what his BMI is. Which of the following information should the medical assistant measure to calculate BMI? - answerheight and weight
5. Which of the following represents the pressure of the heart as it relaxes between beats? - answerdiastolic pressure
6. Blood pressure measures cardiovascular function by measuring the force of blood exerted on - answerarteries
7. Which of the following vessels circulates blood away from the heart? - answerarteries
8. Which of the following arteries is most commonly used for blood pressure measurement? - answerbrachial
9. Which of the following arteries circulates blood to the kidneys? - answerrenal
10. Which of the following arteries circulates blood flow to the brain? - answercarotid
11. Which of the following measurements indicate the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure? - answerpulse pressure
12. Which of the following chambers of the heart is responsible for pumping blood through the aorta to the body? - answerleft ventricle
13. The expected time frame to obtain a reading when measuring a temperature with a digital thermometer is which of the following? - answera few seconds
14. Which of the following is considered the normal pulse range for an adult patient? - answer60-100 bpm 15. An active preschool patient with thick nasal secretions is mouth-breathing due to congestion. The medical assistant should select which of the following methods for measuring body temperature? - answeraxillary
16. The medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure measurement on a patient with a right-sided mastectomy. At which of the following sites should the medical assistant take the blood pressure? - answerleft upper arm
17. The patient asks the medical assistant why vital signs are taken at every office visit. Which of the following is the best response? - answer"To obtain a baseline measurement of your overall health status."
18. The presence of which of the following conditions is most likely to affect a patient's temperature when measuring vital signs? - answerinfection
19. Which of the following methods of measurement does the medical assistant select when obtaining a temperature on a crying, fearful, and anxious toddler? - answeraxillary
20. When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, in which manner should the medical assistant move the pinna of a five-year-old patient? - answergently pull up and back
21. The medical assistant auscultates an apical pulse of 70 bpm in an older adult patient who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin). How should the medical assistant interpret this finding? - answerThe patient's heart rate is within normal limits.
22. Which of the following valves separates the left atrium from the left ventricle? - answerbicuspid
23. An adult patient with vital signs of T 37.0 C, P 72, R 18, B/P 192/102 mm Hg indicates which of the following conditions? - answerhypertension
24. Auscultation is a method of examination that requires the use of - answera stethoscope.`
25. While obtaining vitals on an infant, how is the heart rate measured? - answerAuscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds.
26. A patient with a blood pressure of 158/96 mm Hg is considered - answerhypertensive
27. Which of the following is the pulse site most commonly used when taking a pulse rate for routine vital signs on the adult patient? - answerradial
28. Referring to the image, the medical assistant will select which of the following sites to measure the heart rate when obtaining vital signs? - answerradial artery 29. The medical assistant caring for a 6-month old infant in the clinic would measure vital signs in which order? - answerrespirations, pulse, blood pressure, temperature
30. In the image, click on the best anatomical site for auscultating an apical heart rate: - answerlocated in the left, fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line
31. The ECG technician needs to obtain vital signs on an emaciated 86 pound geriatric female with an oxygen mask prior to obtaining her ECG. Which of the following equipment should the technician have on hand? - answerchild sphygmomanometer, temporal thermometer
32. During a treadmill stress test which of the following vital signs should be monitored most frequently? - answerblood pressure
33. A patient enters the ER with complaints of chest pain. After the patient is attached to
the ECG machine, the patient will be monitored for which of the following while the ECG
runs continuously? - answeroxygen levels
34. The closure of which valve(s) within the heart create(s) the "lub" sound of the heart beat's "lub dub" cycle? - answerAtrioventricular valves
35. The suffix -emia means - answerBlood
36. The prefix meaning abnormally fast is - answertachy-
37. The time period when menstruation begins describes which of the following conditions? - answermenarche
38. The time period when menstruation stops is described as which of the following conditions? - answermenopause
39. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is - answerGI
40. Which of the following suffixes means removal? - answer-ectomy
41. Cystitis refers to inflammation of which of the following structures? - answerbladder
42. Stomatitis refers to which of the following conditions? - answerinflammation of the mouth
43. Which of the following conditions is exhibited by paralysis on one side of the body? -
answerhemiplegia
44. Which of the following medical terms describes redness? - answererythema
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