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CCMA certification
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Question | Answer |
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These are essential for blood clotting? | Throbocytes/Platelets |
Deflection caused by atrial depolarization is called? | P-wave. |
____ is a clotting test and it uses a____ color tube? | APPT used with a light blue tube. |
which tube does not ever go in the centrifuge? | Plain ray glass tube. |
The sac that contains the heart is called? | Pericardium. |
A rash from the tourniquet is called? | Petechiae. |
The best way to identify a patient is? | To have the patient state there full name. |
Intial negative deflection caused by ventricular depolarization. | Q-wave |
What does FUO mean? | Fever of unknown orgin. |
The product of the metabolism of a substance, such as a drug. | Metabolite. |
Shortness of breath that occurs when lying flat is called? | Orthopnea. |
While doing a EKG and you see it is abnormal you should? | Remain calm notify the physician,never alarm the patient. |
The liquid portion in the blood is called? what precentage does it make up? What color is it? | The liquid portion in the blood is called plasma and it makes up 55% of our blood plasma is yellow. |
An area of tissue that has died from lack of blood supply is called? | Infraction. |
What test is done by taking blood from a new born heel? | PKU test. |
A machine that delivers an electroshock to the heart through electrobes placed on the chest walls is called? | Defibrillator |
What are the four priciples of a physical examination? | Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation. |
Line between two waveforms is called? | Segment. |
Abnomal opening in an organ caused by injury or surgery is called? | Fistula. |
During draw what angles degree does the needle go in? | 15-30 degree angle. |
Toxicology is done in what lab department? | Chemistry |
IM stands for? | Intramuscular |
QD stands for | Every day. |
BID stands for? | Twice a day. |
QHS stands for? | Every bed time. |
PRN stands for? | As needed. |
What are the most numerous blood vessels in the body? | Capillaries. |
Sensors you put on a patient used for a ECG are called? | Electrodes. |
For a four hour glucose test you stick the patient once they arive and then once every hour a total of---sticks. | four. |
Where does a flow sheet go? | In front of the patient chart. |
What is the order of draw? | YELLOW, LIGHT BLUE, RED, GREEN, LAVENDER,GREY. |
What does the physician do during palpation? | Use touch. |
The volume of blood being pumped by the heart,by a ventricle is called? | Cardiac output. |
Pathogens that were introduced during blood causes a serious infection is called? | Septicema. |
What are the four principles of physical examination? | Inspection palpation percussion auscultation. |
Deflection seen following the T-wave and proceding the next P-wave is called? | U-wave. |
SPS used to test for presence of microorganisms. | YELLOW TOP TUBE. |
Deflection caused by ventricular repolarization is called? | T-wave. |
Contains sodium citrate prevent clotting common test are: Coagulation (clotting Studies) | LIGHT BLUE TOP TUBE. |
Anticoagulants and glucose preservative. Common tests includes:Glucose and blood alcohol levels. | GRAY TOP TUBE. |
P-wave plaus the PR segment normal intraval is 0.12-0.2 seconds. | PR interval. |
The first positive deflection produced by the ventricular depolorization that follows the Rwave is called? | S-wave. |
Has thixotropic gel and clot activators. When they have been centrifuged the gel form a barrier between serum and plasma. common test include most Chemistry test. | A REDISH/GREYISH TOP CONTANS SERUM SEPARATORS. |
EDTA anticlotting agent common test are CBC and sed rate. | LAVENDER TOP TUBE. |
The first posistive deflection produes by ventricular depolarization. | R-wave. |
Movement away from the isometric line either positive or negative is called? | WAVE FORM. |
Wave form plus a segment is called? | INTERVAL. |
Heparin a compound in the liver and other tissues that inhibits blood cougulation. Common test includes: ammonia STAT electrolytes. | GREEN TOP TUBE. |
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation) | QRS complex. |
Used for therapeutic drug monitoring is called? | PEAK/TROUGH LEVEL. |
What does A/an mean? | WITHOUT |
Decreased blood flow to a body or organ,caused by constriction or blockage of the supplying artery is called? | ISCHEMIA (IS-KE'MIA) |
Test used to test for strep throat is called? | GROUP A STREP. |
IV stands for? | INTRAVENOUS. |
The gland that secretes hormones into the blood stream, produces insulin to maintain proper blood sugar levels is called? | THE PANCREAS GLAND. |
A clean catch urine specimen is checked for? | UTI (Urinary tract infection) |