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CMA cert review

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Describe CLIA tests and give examples POC and POL tests with immidiate results ex. pregnancy, throat swabs, UTI, glucose,
Patients temperature range in fahrenheit 97.6F - 99.6F
Normal temperature 98.6F
Oral febrile temperature starts at 100F
Rectal febrile temperature for infants and adults starts at 100.4F and 101F
add one degree to which temperature oral
subtract one degree from which temperature rectal
tympanic febrile temperature starts at 101F
Normal pulse rate 60-100 bpm
Athlete heart rate may be approximately 40 bpm
Bradycardia resting heart rate is consistently below 60 bpm
Tachycardia resting heart rate is consistently above 100 bpm
Normal respiration rate for adult 12-20
If respirations are less than or greater than normal rate may be due to illness or injury. Signs to check for pale, ashen, cold, cyanotic skin
Normal blood pressure 120/80
Prehypertension systolic 120-139
hypertension stage 1 systolic 140-159
hypertension stage 2 systolic 160+
hypertensive crisis systolic 180+
hypotensive systolic 90 and less
prehypertension diastolic 80-89
hypertension stage 1 diastolic 90-99
hypertension stage 2 diastolic 100+
hypertensive crisis diastolic 110+
hypotensive diastolic 60 less
How many inches automatic bp cuff should be above brachial artery 1 in
How many minutes to wait before reapplying blood pressure cuff 1-2 minutes
How to count respirations count for 30 sec and multiply by 2 or count for a total minute
Drinking, smoking, eating, and exercising can effect blood pressure up to how long before reading 30 minutes
Insert rectal thermometer in infant up to how many inches 1/2 inch
Toddlers how old gets pinna pulled up or down and back for tympanic temperature reading 3 years and up
Adults ears should be pulled how for tympanic reading back and up
Balance bar should be at what number before starting weight measurement procedure zero
Balance bar is measured in how many increments 50 lb increments
Height should be recorded to the nearest 1/4 inch
Up to what age should you measure a child's head circumference up to 3 years
Infants are measured how until they can stand in length
When measuring head circumference you measure how? How should you round the measurement? above ears until tape meets, round to 1/2 inch or 1mm
What is the equation to convert fahrenheit to celsius F-32*5/9=C
What is the equation to convert celsius to fahrenheit C*9/5+32=F
How many inches should you place the tourniquet above antecubital fossa for venipuncture 3-4
When are the two times you place the tourniquet on the Pt's arm for venipuncture To palpate for a vein, and to inject needle for draw
how long should you leave the tourniquet on to palpate the vein
Equation to use to convert lbs to kg 1 lb = 0.45kg multiply weight times 0.45 to get kg
Equation to use to convert kg to lbs weight kg* 2.2 After converting weight to kg, multiply weight in kg times 2.2
Equation to Convert feet and inches to inches Ft*12+inches multiply feet times 12 then add inches
Equation to convert in to cm inches * 2.54 After converting height to inches, multiply height in inches by 2.54
Equation to convert feet and inches to cm ft*12+in*2.54 = cm some facilities may round up
Equation to convert cm to in cm*0.39 After converting height to cm, multiply height in cm by 0.39 to get height in inches
Equation To further convert inches to ft and inches like a normal height reading height in inches/ 12 = height in ft' and in''
Equation to determine additional inches multiply decimal * 12 then round
Intradermal injection degree
Intramuscular injection degree
Subcutaneous degree
Routine venipuncture needle gauge 21-23
The larger gauges have smaller or larger numbers smaller
Blood bank gauge size
The deepest you can go in an infants heel 2mm
Perform heel stick on infants how young 12 months and younger
SPS tube inversion 8-10
Sodium citrate inversion 3-4
thixotropic gel or no additive inversion 5
Sodium heparin inversion 8-10
EDTA inversion 8-10
Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate inversion 8-10
standard slide angle degree for feathered edge 30-35 degrees
concentric circles are how wide 2 - 2.5 in
Normal Hgb level for women 12-16 g/dL
Normal Hgb level for men 14 - 18 g/dL
Normal hematocrit level from women 38 - 46 percent
Normal hematocrit level for men 42 - 54 percent
Hemaglobin should be at least 11g/dL
How many hours should a surgical procedure take place after an autologous blood donation at least 72
Highest percentage of blood to draw from infant 10%
Drawing too much blood or 100mL of blood from an adult will cause a decrease in hemoglobin and hematocrit levels
Equation to convert an infants weight from lbs to kg multiply pounds by 2.2 = kg
Equation to convert blood volume in mL to L divide mL by 1000 ex 282mL / 1000 = 0.28 L
Tubes for C&S tests can be stored for how many hours and in what type of temperature
After how long are new borns tested 24hrs
Fecal fat is stored for how many hours in what temperature
How much urine is collected
Release the dial on the bulb by approximately how many mm/second 2mm/second
mono one
olig scanty
pari all
poly many
semi part
eu normal
infra below, beneath
meta change
supra excessive, outside
super excessive, more
ultra excessive
de not, down,
dia across, through
epi upon, above
para along, beside
per through
corp body
nephr kidney
ren kidney
oid and ous pertaining to
ia, ism, osis, y condition or process
lysis death or breakdown
plegia paralysis
oma tumor
rrhythmia rhythm
systole contraction of the heart
gram, graph record
graphy process of recording
meter measure
metry process of measuring
scope instrument for measuring
scopy process of viewing with an instrument
ectomy removal
latric treatment
pnea breathing
plasty repair
rrhaphy suturing
stomy or ostomy surgical creation of an opening
tripsy crushing
tomy incision
fast for how many hours 8-12 hrs
What is a form letter a letter with necessary info that may need to be filled in
Physicians can discuss pt's via email with who other physicians
physicians signatures are needed on what type of letters letters directed to medical community committee member
Define SOAP Describe sections Subjective, objective, assessment, planning Pt says, clinical evidence, diagnosis of disease, treatment-management-therapy
Define POMR What are the four sections Problem oriented medical records database, problem, treatment, progress
Name five steps in paper based filing Conditioning, releasing, indexing/coding, sorting and filing
conditioning a file means to remove staples etc.
release a document means to making a mark such as a stamp or MA initials to show paper work is ready for filing
Define indexing and coding organizing paperwork added to the file and checked for Pt's name and date on each form
Define sorting and filing added to the medical record face up, with the top edge to the left and MOST RECENT DATA ON THE TOP
Describe wave scheduling Pt's arrive at the hour, seen in an hour in order of arrival
Cluster/Block scheduling Pt's seen with same problems
Describe ICD-9 Diagnostic coding extremely specific
Describe CPT and the 5 categories procedural terminology book: medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory, and anesthesiology
6 sections in cpt book evaluation and management, anesthesia, surgery, medicine, pathology and laboratory, and radiology
describe Global periods include all services that are part of the procedure, the exam before surgery, the surgery, and uncomplicated follow up care during a specific time period
Hand washing lasts for how long at least 30 seconds
CLSI says what about PPE in the lab All PPE worn in the lab should only be worn in the lab
Chain of custody tests drug or alcohol, DNA for paternity, sexual assault
In sexual assault cases the exam should take place within how many hours 72 of assault
In medial insurance fraud, what do you report Pt name, card #, MD name, healthcare setting, date $ approved by medicare/aid
Describe Class A fire ordinary, require water to extinguish
Describe class B fire flammable liquids, remove oxygen
Describe class C fire electrical fire, extinguish fire in non conductive way
Describe class D fire
Cleaning agents from alcohol victims besides iodine benzalkonium chloride
cleaning agents providone iodine, benzalkonium chloride, isopropyl alcohol,
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