WorksheetsKaplan - Practice Quiz VIII
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following situations would be of least concern when involved in a sterile procedure?
talking over the sterile field
adding nonsterile items to the sterile field
a nonsterile person entering the room
a tear in the glove of a member of the sterile team
Draping is done primarily for
convenience of the doctor
keeping the patient warm
patient privacy
facilitating the specific exam
To take the blood pressure correctly, the MA should
use any blood pressure cuff that is available as long as it fits the patient's arm
have the arm at or near the level of the heart
pump up the cuff until she is unable to hear the pulse anymore
release the air from the cuff rapidly in order to decrease patient discomfort
A person who has difficulty breathing and experiences swelling of the respiratory tract following a bee sting may have
a myocardial infarction
anaphylactic shock
cardiogenic shock
an asthma attack
To encourage an elderly patient to give information while taking the patient history, the MA should
ask questions that can be answered with yes or no answers
interview a family member instead of the patient
ask open-ended questions
speak loudly because the patient is likely to be hard of hearing
Urine or serum pregnancy tests are utilized to detect the presence of which of the following?
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
human growth hormone (HGH)
Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG)
Heterphile antibody
The correct position to place a patient who has fainted is
prone
trendelenburg
lithotomy
supine
When performing an ECG on a patient, if the tracing on the paper is not what is expected, the FIRST thiung that should be checked is
placement of the electrodes
the status of the patient
electrical interference
patient movement
When performing a surgical hand scrub, make sure to
wash for 60 seconds
hold fingers lower than the wrist
dry hands with paper toweling
hold fingers higher than the elbows
Lyme disease, if untreated, can progress into a/an
viral infection
contagious disease
chronic infetion
acute infection
Initial treatment for a sprained ankle would include
application of a heating pad in 20-minute intervals for the first 48 hours
exercise the ankle in order to prevent stiffness
application of ice in 20-minute intervals for the first 48 hours
massage the ankle with pain relief ointment as needed
To palpate the pulse in an adult, the usual procedure would be to
listen with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart
feel at the inner aspect of the thumb side of the wrist with the first two fingers
use the thumb of the dominant hand to feel the temple area of the skull
press deeply below the inguinal ligament in the groin
In which of the following radiographic positions is the patient lying on his back?
prone
supine
oblique
lateral
Using sterile instruments to perform a breast biopsy is an example of
surgical asepsis
sterilization
medical asepsis
sanitization
Which of the following would NOT be an unintentional tort when done by a MA
giving the wrong medicine in an injection
improperly cleaning a surgical site
showing photos of a surgery without patient consent
not drawing a blood test the physician ordered
All of the following are duties performed by the public health department EXCEPT
collecting data on communicable diseases
recording vital statistics of animal bites and injuries
predicting and managing epidemics
managing Medicare and Medicaid
The disease where the coating on the axon begins to disintegrate and slows neural transmissions is called
myasthenia gravis
cerebral palsy
Parkinson's disease
multiple sclerosis
A patient with hematuria would likely be seen by a
epidemiologist
pulmonologist
urologist
hematologist
A new patient must provide all of the following information EXCEPT
social security number
income
marital status
age
Which of the following documents is the record of a professional meeting?
minutes
agenda
bylaws
itinerary
The ICD-10 procedure codes are to be used exclusively in what setting
the emergency room
hospitals
physician offices
pharmacies
What is an antihistamines used for
prevent or control seizures
lowers blood pressure
relieves allergies
reduces blood sugar levels
Referrals to outside physicians or specialists must be entered into the
appointment book
data entry
medical records
claim report
When the MA makes an appointment, to ensure he has the correct information, he should
say "thank you" before hanging up
tell the caller "have a nice day"
ask the caller to repeat the information
repeat the name and phone number back to the caller
Examining a document for damage before filing it is an example of which of the following filing steps?
storing
conditioning
releasing
sorting
