HESI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 3 QUESTION AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 UPDATED
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HESI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 3 QUESTION AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 UPDATED
Which item can be used to process and sterilize contaminated instruments?
Heat block.
Dishwasher.
Dry heat oven.
Conventional oven.
What organ is located in the right lower quadrant?
Thymus.
Appendix.
Spleen.
Liver.
Appe...
HESI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
3 QUESTION AND ANSWERS
2024/2025 UPDATED
Which item can be used to process and sterilize contaminated instruments?
Heat block.
Dishwasher.
Dry heat oven.
Conventional oven.
What organ is located in the right lower quadrant?
Thymus.
Appendix.
Spleen.
Liver.
Appendix.
Which symptom(s) is (are) present in patients who have hypothyroid disorders?
(Select all that apply.)
Inability to tolerate heat.
Lethargy.
Weight loss.
Weight gain.
Decreased mental alertness.
Lethargy.
Weight gain.
Decreased mental alertness.
What information would be entered by the medical assistant (MA) in a patient's
electronic medical record (EMR)?
Results of a complete blood count done by an outside laboratory.
Results of Snellen and Ishihara tests.
Admitting diagnosis for a patient to be sent to the hospital by ambulance.
Results of the physical examination of the breasts.
Results of Snellen and Ishihara tests.
Which medical office functions require separate manual systems but can be
integrated with an electronic health record (EHR) system? (Choose all that apply)
Appointment book.
Patient ledger.
Check writer.
Eligibility verification.
Tickler file.
,Appointment book.
Patient ledger.
Eligibility verification.
In which category would the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) place a
medication that is known to pose the greatest risk of harm to a fetus?
Category B.
Category C.
Category D.
Category A.
Category D.
A patient calls the office, and they cannot remember how many times a day to
take their medication. Their chart reads, '"take 3 tablets po, q6h, tid." How would
you interpret this notation when reviewing the medication instructions with the
patient?
3 tablets, by mouth, every six hours, three times a day.
3 tables, by mouth, every six hours, four times a day.
3 tablets, by mouth, every six hours, five times a day.
3 tablets, by mouth, every six hours, two times a day.
3 tablets, by mouth, every six hours, three times a day.
The medical assistant uses an autoclave to sterilize surgical instruments. Which
quality control measure is used to ensure the autoclave works properly?
Sterilization indicators.
Exposure temperature.
Exposure time.
Operators initials.
Sterilization indicators.
The goal of sterilization is ______
complete destruction of bacterial spores.
What is the first action taken when considering emergency care for a conscious
patient?
Assess the radial pulse.
Get consent.
Check for breathing.
Question the victim.
Get consent.
What would be the best solution to a patient's inquiry about more information
about a disease with which the patient was unexpectedly diagnosed?
Explain that the medical office does not provide this service.
Refer to the local community college for some assistance.
Provide a list of community resources affiliated with her disorder.
Repeat the physician's previous explanation.
Provide a list of community resources affiliated with her disorder.
A physician orders a medical assistant to obtain a urine specimen from a patient.
The physician would like the specimen to contain the preferred amount of urine.
How many milliliters (mL) should the medical assistant retrieve from the patient?
, 15.
70.
50.
10.
50.
A patient with a terminal illness expresses a wish that the physician would
prescribe a medication to '"end it all." How would the American Medical
Association (AMA) describe ethical behavior for this patient's physician
assuming that physician-assisted suicide is legal in the state where the physician
practices?
The individual physician's conscience should be a guide for any legal action.
The physician can prescribe a potentially lethal dose of medical to a terminal
patient.
Euthanasia is incompatible with the physician's role.
Relief of suffering is ethical if the patient has a terminal illness.
Euthanasia is incompatible with the physician's role.
Which white blood cells do not have large numbers of granules in their
cytoplasm? (Select the two that apply.)
Neutrophil.
Basophil.
Monocyte.
Eosinophil.
Lymphocyte.
Monocyte.
Lymphocyte.
T or F: Monocytes and lymphocytes are not granulocytes.
TRUE
What type of burn involves only the top layer of the epidermis?
Second-degree.
Partial thickness.
First-degree.
Full thickness.
First-degree.
FIRST DEGREE BURNS are_______. The treatment would be_______. What is the
goal? _____________. What type of dressing would be used? ______. What is an
example of a type of 1st degree burn?______.
only the superficial epidermis is damaged. The skin looks is reddened and painful.
Treatment--cool water or a cool compress to relieve pain.
Goal--prevent infection
Dressings--dry dressings are used to prevent the skin to becoming irritated
EX.=Sunburn
SECOND DEGREE BURNS are_____. What is the goal? ____. The treatment would
be ____. What type of dressing would be used? ______.
partial-thickness burns. There would be blisters of the skin.
Treatment--immersed in cool water or covered cool compress.
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