Medical Assistant Exam part 2

Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has hypertension?

• Epistaxis

  (nose bleed)

• Headache

• Vertigo

• All of the above

Telephone calls that would qualify as emergencies include:

• Suicide threat

• Chest pain

• Child vomiting for 2 days

• All of the above

You are taking a patient call and deem their situation to be an emergency, you should:

• Run and get help

• Make sure it's really an emergency before bothering the physician

• Keep the patient on the line if you need the call 911

• Ask the caller to wait 5 minutes to see if they are feeling better

During a physical examination, the physician discovers a bruit. Which method would she be using to make this discovery?

• Manipulation

• Palpation

• Percussion

• Auscultation

Answer explanation

Bruit is the sound of blood flowing through a narrowed porting of an artery.

The usual sequence of the general physical examination moves from the:

• Head toward the feet

• Center of the body

• Area where there is a complaint

• Trunk outward to the limbs

When handling an angry patient, it is best to:

• Let the patient talk until their anger is gone

• Ask the patient to leave

• Calmly tell the patient you are sorry they are angry and take them to an empty exam room

• Tell the patient their anger is inappropriate and to come back after they calm down

The oxygen content of the blood can be determined with an electronic device called an oximeter, which is clipped on the:

• Nose

• Forehead

• Finger

• Ankle

Acute conditions include:

• Eye infections

• Sore throat

• Burning urination

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Acute is symptoms or signs that begin or worsen quickly; not chronic.

The best definition for "percussion" during a physical examination is:

• Poking

• Feeling

• Listening

• tapping/striking

The correct term for "listening" during a physical examination is:

• Percussion

• Auscultation

• Palpitation

• None of the above