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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The medical assistant auscultates an apical pulse of 70 bpm in an older adult patient who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin). How should the medical assistant interpret this finding?
The patient is experiencing tachycardia.
The patient is experiencing bradycardia.
The patient is experiencing a pulse deficit.
The patient’s heart rate is within normal limits.
Which of the following valves separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?
bicuspid
pulmonic
tricuspid
aortic
An adult patient with vital signs of T 37.0 C, P 72, R 18, B/P 192/102 mm Hg indicates which of the following conditions?
orthostatic hypotension
hypoxia
hypertension
tachycardia
Auscultation is a method of examination that requires the use of
an otoscope
a stethoscope
a percussion hammer
a sphygmomanometer
While obtaining vitals on an infant, how is the heart rate measured?
Palpate the radial pulse for 60 seconds
Auscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds.
Auscultate the brachial pulse for 60 seconds.
Palpate the femoral pulse for 60 seconds.
A patient with a blood pressure of 158/96 mm Hg is considered
tachycardic
hypertensive
hypotensive
bradycardic
Which of the following is the pulse site most commonly used when taking a pulse rate for routine vital signs on the adult patient?
carotid
brachial
apical
radial
Referring to the image, the medical assistant will select which of the following sites to measure the heart rate when obtaining vital signs?
cephalic vein
radial artery
brachial artery
basilic vein
The medical assistant caring for a 6-month old infant in the clinic would measure vital signs in which order?
respirations, temperature, blood pressure, pulse
blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations
respirations, pulse, blood pressure, temperature
pulse, blood pressure, respirations, temperature
The ECG technician needs to obtain vital signs on an emaciated 86 pound geriatric female with an oxygen mask prior to obtaining her ECG. Which of the following equipment should the technician have on hand? (Select the two (2) correct answers.)
standard adult sphygmomanometer
child sphygmomanometer
oral thermometer with probe cover
temporal thermometer
body mass index (BMI) machine
During a treadmill stress test which of the following vital signs should be monitored most frequently?
respiration
blood pressure
pulse
pulse oximetry
A patient enters the ER with complaints of chest pain. After the patient is attached to the ECG machine, the patient will be monitored for which of the following while the ECG runs continuously?
dyspnea
oxygen levels
pulse
apnea
The closure of which valve(s) within the heart create(s) the “lub” sound of the heart beat’s “lub dub” cycle?
Tricuspid valve
Bicuspid valve
Pulmonary semilunar valves
Atrioventricular valves
The suffix –emia means
blood
infection
excessive bleeding.
paralysis
The prefix meaning abnormally fast is
macro-
multi-
brady-
tachy-
The time period when menstruation begins describes which of the following conditions?
menopause
amenorrhea
menarche
gestation
The time period when menstruation stops is described as which of the following conditions?
dysmenorrhea
menorrhagia
menopause
menarche
The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is
GU
gyn
GI
abd
Which of the following suffixes means removal?
-otomy
-ectomy
-itis
-scopy
Cystitis refers to inflammation of which of the following structures?
intestine
nerves
colon
bladder
