phs chapt. 10, 11

What is an ophthalmologist?

• A medical doctor who specializes in eye and vision care.
• A librarian who specializes in cataloging books.
• A pilot who specializes in flying helicopters.
• A chef who specializes in cooking seafood dishes.

What are the basics of health assesments?

• Relying solely on laboratory tests
• Only checking for vital signs, and bmi.

• measuring vital signs, height, weight, and routine screening of vision and hearing.

• Relying solely on physical examinations

Temperature cannot be measured at various sites in the body.

• True

• False

an electric thermometer may be used to measure temperature in just a few...

• hours
• days
• seconds
• minutes

What should you do if someone is choking and the person cannot cough up the object blocking the airway?

• Call 911

• Ignore the situation
• Pat them on the back
• Give them water to drink

Nuclear medicine technologists administer ____ substances as part of the imaging process

• harmful
• toxic
• dangerous
• radioactive

The training for EMTs include each of the following except..

• giving ventilations

• performing advanced CPR and AED

• using epinephrine autoinjectors and asthma inhalers.

• using emergency oxygen and breathing devices

• Advanced medical procedures

Cardiovascular technologists can assist physicians during open-heart surgery but NOT during the insertion of pacemakers or stents.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

They can help in both assisting physicians and during the insertion of pacemakers or stents.

What is the range of a normal pulse rate for an adult?

• 60-100 beats per minute
• 50-90 beats per minute
• 70-110 beats per minute
• 40-80 beats per minute

What tool is used to measure blood pressure and comes in three types: mercury, aneroid, and digital?

• scale
• stethoscope
• sphygmomanometer
• thermometer