Theory Final Exam Review

Front

The primary health care provider's prescription reads levothyroxine, 150mcg orally daily. The medication label reads levothyroxine 0.1mg per tablet. How many tablet(s) should the medical assistant administer?

Back

1.5

Front

The medical assistant is caring for a patient with Parkinson's disease. Which finding about gait would the medical assistant expect to note in the patient?

Back

shuffling and propulsive

Front

The medical assistant is performing a physical examination on an assigned patient. Which item would the MA need to test the function of cranial nerve II?

Back

Snellen chart

Front

The classic signs/symptoms of meningitis include which findings?

Back

severe headache, fever, stiff neck, and a change in the level of consciousness

Front

Frequently called the "fight or flight" mechanism because it accelerates our body functions to permit escaping or otherwise dealing with danger.

Back

sympathetic division

Front

A primary health care provider's prescription reads acetaminophen liquid, 450 mg orally every 4 hours PRN for pain. The medication label reads 160mg/5mL. How many milliliters to administer in 1 dose?

Back

14 mL

Front

A patient is due to receive 0.125 mg by mouth. The medical assistant prepares to administer the medication and notes that the label on the bottle of pills states that each tablet contains 0.25mg. What action should the medical assistant take?

Back

Administer 0.5 tablet of the medication

Front

Why can't crutches rest up underneath the arm for extra support?

Back

injury to the brachial plexus nerves

Front

The medical assistant is giving a patient with a left leg cast crutch-walking instructions using the three-point gait. The patient is allowed touch-down of the affected leg. The medical assistant would tell the patient to perform which action? Options: Advance the crutches along with both legs simultaneously., Advance the crutches along with the left leg, and then advance the right leg., Advance the crutches along with the right leg, then advance the left leg., Advance the left leg along with the right crutch, and then the right leg and left crutch

Back

Advance the crutches along with the left leg, and then advance the right leg.

Front

Which of the following is a brown/black pigment responsible for determining the color of human skin, hair, and eyes, and provides some protection against UV radiation? hemoglobin, keratin, collagen

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melanin