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Medical Assistant Certification Reviewstandard universal precautions - correct answer ✔✔is treating all patients as if they are capable of
transmitting diseases.
warfarin - correct answer ✔✔a blood thinner.
electrical force - correct answer ✔✔the ECG term vector refers to
antitussive - correct answer ✔✔is a drug used to suppress coughing.
(CBC) - correct answer ✔✔is a blood test done in a lavender tube which has an additive called EDTA.
the fastest pulse rate - correct answer ✔✔infants have
dermis & epidermis - correct answer ✔✔part of the integumentary system.
activate safety device for disposal - correct answer ✔✔in phlebotomy, the next step after withdrawing
the needle from the vein
arterial blood - correct answer ✔✔a capillary blood specimen most resembles in composition
20-23 gauge - correct answer ✔✔the needle most frequently used for venipuncture
23 to 25 gauge - correct answer ✔✔the needle most frequently used for butterfly is the
percussion hammer - correct answer ✔✔used to test reflexes.
,otoscope - correct answer ✔✔instrument used to test the ears.
opthalmoscope - correct answer ✔✔instrument used to test the eyes.
U wave - correct answer ✔✔in an ECG the wave immediately following the T wave & is present 50-70 %
of the individuals
cardiac cycle - correct answer ✔✔one complete heart beat.
regular sinus rhythms - correct answer ✔✔difibrillators are used to convert specific cardiac arrhythmias
into
gavage - correct answer ✔✔medical term for tube feeding
fifth vital sign - correct answer ✔✔pain is the
korotkoff sounds - correct answer ✔✔sounds heard while taking the blood pressure
core temperature - correct answer ✔✔rectal temperature provide a reading of the patient's
hospitalized - correct answer ✔✔after a gram mal seizure a patient might typically need to be
hyperglycemic - correct answer ✔✔a patient has fruity or acetone breath odor
the longest appointment - correct answer ✔✔a patient who need a complete physical need to be
scheduled for
a durable power of attorney - correct answer ✔✔DO NOT RESUSCITATE in the medical records of a
patient.
, privacy notice each year - correct answer ✔✔hippa is giving a patient a
an ECG to baseline - correct answer ✔✔patient condition like fever or chills typically would not cause
analgesics - correct answer ✔✔acetaminophen & ibuprofen
patient movement - correct answer ✔✔the most common cause on an ECG of a baseline interruption
tachypnea - correct answer ✔✔respiration rate above normal.
bradypnea - correct answer ✔✔respiration rate below normal.
tachycardia - correct answer ✔✔a heart rate above normal.
bradycardia - correct answer ✔✔heart rate below normal
lithotomy - correct answer ✔✔patient position most commonly used for gynecological examination (pap
smear)
good contact between the skin & electrodes - correct answer ✔✔it is important to cleanse a patient's
skin before an ECG to assure
regular heart rate - correct answer ✔✔an ECG that demonstartes no variation of R-R interval would
indicate
pleura effusion - correct answer ✔✔the escape of fluid into the pleura cavity
heart - correct answer ✔✔SA NODE is the normal, natural pacemaker of the
antihistamines - correct answer ✔✔relieves allergic symptoms.
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