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MEDCA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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MEDCA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
What is considered a normal Body Max Index (BMI)? - Answer -20
What is the most effective way to PREVENT the transmission of diseases? - Answer -
wash hands
How many TIMES should a light blue tube be gently inverted? - Answer -4
What is the difference between body temperature taken through the rectum and taken
orally? - Answer -rectum is 1 degree higher than oral
What caries oxygenated blood from the heart to other parts of the body? - Answer -
arteries
Complete destruction of all forms of living micro organism refers to? - Answer -
sterilization
Wha procedure is used when examining the inside of the stomach? - Answer -upper
endoscopy
How long should pressure be applied to an area following venipuncture? - Answer -1
min
What part of a patients medical history is it important to know prior to collecting blood? -
Answer -allergies
What color tube used to check a patient for a drug screen? - Answer -Gray
When is the best time to schedule a follow up appointment? - Answer -When the pt is
leaving the officee
What organ does glaucoma effect? - Answer -eye
What does coagulation mean? - Answer -clotting
Within what times after collection should serum or plasma be tested? - Answer -4 hours
, What type of needle is recommended when taking blood for a child? - Answer -butterfly
What two questions should a medical assistant ask to positively identify a patient? -
Answer -name and date of birth
When should blood collected in a. tube with additives be mixed? - Answer -immediately
A fibrous band of tissue that extends from a. muscle to a bone? - Answer -Tendon
What shaking down a thermometer below what temperature should you allow the
column of mercury to fall? - Answer -below 95 degrees
What solution is appropriate to cleanse a wound - Answer -saline
When performing an ECG where should the V 1 lead be placed? - Answer -4th
intercostal space to the right of sternum
What additive is in a light blue collection tube? - Answer -Sodium citrate
Bacteria flourishes best in what type of environment? - Answer -moist hot damp places
What does NPO mean? - Answer -nothing by mouth
How should dishes that are used by a patient with a communicable disease be
handled? - Answer -boils for 2o mins
What is an effective oxygen therapy procedure? - Answer -monitor the patient for
hyperventilation
What does HIPAA stand for? - Answer -=[]Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability
What test can be performed for using a blood smear slide? - Answer -blood type
What is a biopsy? - Answer -the excision of a small piece of tissue for microscope
examination
Where should the leads for an EKG for the legs be placed? - Answer -place over boney
area
Most important thing to remember when handling a patients information? - Answer -
confidentiality
What type of pain scale is a VAS? - Answer -visual analogue scale
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