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position used in exams where the patient lays on their back with legs extended: - ✔✔-horizontal
recumbent position
infection control method des
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CCMA exam study guide, Questions with
accurate answers, 100% Accurate.
position used in exams where the patient lays on their back with legs extended: - ✔✔-horizontal
recumbent position
infection control method designed to prevent direct contact with blood or other body fluids is: - ✔✔-
standard precautions
primary purpose is to provide reliable data about a patients health status by ensuring accuracy of a test
while detecting and eliminating error is: - ✔✔-quality control
listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called... - ✔✔-percussion
an apical pulse is the method of choice for... - ✔✔-infants and young children
which needle gauges are most commonly used for venipuncture? - ✔✔-21-22
after they are used, disposable syringes and needles, scalpel blades, and other sharp items should be
placed in _______ containers for disposal - ✔✔-puncture-resistant
disease state that results from the invasion and growth of microorganisms in the body is... - ✔✔-an
infection
least reliable measurement of body temperature is... - ✔✔-axillary
most accurate and reliable measurement of body temperature is... - ✔✔-rectal
first order of draw - ✔✔-blood cultures (yellow)
second order of draw - ✔✔-sodium citrate tubes (light blue)
third order of draw - ✔✔-serum or non-additive tube (red or red/gray)
fourth order of draw - ✔✔-heparin tubes (green)
fifth order of draw - ✔✔-EDTA tubes (lavender)
sixth order of draw - ✔✔-oxalate/fluoride tubes (gray)
generally a referral letter has a life span of 12 months. this life span starts on the day the letter is
written. - ✔✔-false = starts from first consultation with the specialist
to prevent the insured from receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance
policy is called... - ✔✔-coordination of benefits
sum of money in an insurance policy, payable for covered services is called... - ✔✔-benefits
to show empathy, the medical assistant could... - ✔✔-acknowledge the patient's feelings
a person who is not an established patient walks into the doctor's office asking to be seen. the medical
assistant should... - ✔✔-determine that the patient in not in an emergency condition and then offer the
person the first available appointment
blood pressure measured when the left ventricle of the heart contracts... - ✔✔-systolic pressure
anatomic term meaning above or closer to the head; also called cranial... - ✔✔-superior
under the skin - ✔✔-subcutaneous (SC)
initial negative deflection produced by ventricular polarization... - ✔✔-Q wave
first positive deflection produced by ventricular polarization is the _______ wave.... - ✔✔-R
test used to measure breathing capacity... - ✔✔-spirometry
combination of universal precautions and body substance isolation guidelines; used in hospital for the
care of all patients... - ✔✔-standard precautions
instrument that measures the air taken in and expelled from the lungs... - ✔✔-spirometer
small bundle of heart muscle tissue in the superior wall of the right atrium that sets the rhythm (or
pattern) of the heart's contractions; also called sinus node or pacemaker - ✔✔-sinoatrial node
refers to the movement away from the isoelectric line in an EKG - ✔✔-waveform
reduction of the number of microorganisms on an object or a surface to a fairly safe level - ✔✔-
sanitization
myocardial cell's ability to contract in response to a stimulus - ✔✔-contractility
what part of the heart receives the deoxygenated blood from the body? - ✔✔-right atrium
insertion of a needle or canula (small tube) into a vein for the purpose of withdrawing blood - ✔✔-
phlebotomy
regular pattern of irregular breathing rate - ✔✔-Cheyne-Stokes
difficulty or inability to breathe unless in an upright position - ✔✔-orthopnea
an infection contracted in a hospital - ✔✔-nosocomial infection
who makes the guidelines for isolation precautions? - ✔✔-CDC
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