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A clinical medical assistant is caring for a pt who has been diagnosed with an IDIOPATHIC disease. The term idiopathic indicates that the disease is caused by what?
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A clinical medical assistant is caring for a pt who has been diagnosed with an IDIOPATHIC disease. The term idiopathic indicates that the disease is caused by what? | Unknown (Idiopathic means unknown) |
| Insulin needs to be ____ ____ before injection | Room temperature |
| what does the P-wave represent? | Atrial depolarization |
| What is the job of a CCMA during PFT (pulmonary function test) | Coach the patient through test |
| How do you convert from Lbs to Kgs | Lbs / 2.2 = Kgs |
| Dorsal Recumbent | laid face up, knees bent |
| Systole is the ____ number on BP and occurs when the heart ____. | top; contracts |
| When performing palpatory method for obtaining BP. MA should inflate cuff ____ mm above ____ pulse cessation. | 30; radial |
| Normal Range for Platelets | 130-400mm |
| Normal RBC count (male) | 4.7-6.1mm |
| Normal RBC count (female) | 4.2-5.4mm |
| Normal Range for Potassium | 3.5-5 mEg/L |
| Where is the V4 lead placed in an EKG? | 5th intercostal space at midclavicular line |
| When cleaning EKG cables disinfect or sanitize? | Disinfect |
| When writing a professional business letter... | Always keep flush with the left margin |
| What 3 things are needed when scheduling an appt? | Name, phone number, and reason for visit |
| A CCMA is monitoring an infant patient for microcephaly. Which of the following describes the anthropometric measurement that the CCMA should perform? | Head Circumference |
| Patients are restricted from doing which of the following while wearing a Holter monitor? | Taking a shower |
| For newborn, infant and toddler patients, additional pediatric anthropometric measurements are recorded to determine ___________________ ____________. | growth rate |
| A CCMA must invert anticoagulant tubes to prevent what? | Clotting |
| What finding on the tracing should a CCMA be most concerned with? | The absence of a P wave. |
| if you see a hematoma forming what do you do? | Discontinue the draw and apply pressure to the site. |
| A blood specimen was rejected by the laboratory with the abbreviation QNS. Why was the specimen rejected? | The specimen was insufficient. |
| A CCMA records a male patient's hemoglobin value as 9 g/dL. What should she tell the provider about this result? | It is below the normal reference range. |
| A patient calls a facility and asks for the cost of a surgical procedure. How should the CCMA respond? | Quote the cost of the procedure. |
| An office is still using paper charts. In what order would the CCMA return the chart of Mary St. Thomas? Other charts include Mary Perez, Elizabeth Saint, and John A. Thomas. | After Elizabeth Saint and before John A. Thomas |
| A CCMA uses a Category III code in procedural coding to do what? | Assign a temporary code |
| A CCMA is caring for a patient who is 5' 7" tall. What is the patient's height in centimeters? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) | 170 cm |
| What blood test determines menopause? | FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| This was the what to do if a patient is diaphoretic (sweating) when taking an EKG? | Wipe the chest dry |
| TB is what kind of transmission based precaution? | Airborne |
| How many ml's are injected for a Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) test? | 0.1 ml |
| What solution can be used to clean up a blood spill? | 10% Bleach |
| What solution can be used to clean up a blood spill? | Sodium hypochlorite (technical name for bleach) |
| 7 Rights of Medication Administration | Right Patient, Medication, Dose, Route, Technique, Time, & Documentation |
| What is a winged infusion set? | Butterfly needle |
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