Certification Exam Review Pt.2

Question 1

Hypertension

Answer 1

high blood pressure

Question 2

Hydrotherapy

Answer 2

application of water in the treatment of disease

Question 3

Pituitary gland

Answer 3

the “master” gland of the human body

Question 4

What does a tray for a pelvic exam include?

Answer 4

lubricant, vaginal speculum, and gloves

Question 5

What does the U.S health care system rely heavily on?

Answer 5

Private health insurance

Question 6

What are characteristics of infantile eczema?

Answer 6

associated with red, raised pruritic scaly areas in the cheek, scalp and diaper area

Question 7

What is the most important muscle to aid in breathing?

Answer 7

diaphragm

Question 8

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Answer 8

mysterious condition which kills apparently health infants between the age of 4 weeks and 7 months

Question 9

Physiology

Answer 9

study of the function of living organisms

Question 10

Endocrinologist

Answer 10

type of physician that would diagnose and treat disease and malfunction fo the glands of internal secretion

Question 11

What may precipitate individual attacks of asthma?

Answer 11

volatile irritants from organic solvents, inhalation of cold air, and exposure to mists and ducts

Question 12

What does gonococcus bacteria cause?

Answer 12

Gonorrhea

Question 13

What does a papanicolaou smear detect?

Answer 13

detects cervical cancer

Question 14

What is the abbreviation for immediately?

Answer 14

STAT

Question 15

Hepatits is the inflammation of ?

Answer 15

the liver

Question 16

Benign

Answer 16

a tumor that is non progressive and not life threatening

Question 17

Occult

Answer 17

hidden

Question 18

What is the combing form for women?

Answer 18

gyneco

Question 19

What type of injection is a Z-tract injection given in the gluteal muscle to the buttocks?

Answer 19

Intramuscular Injection

Question 20

What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?

Answer 20

BP

Question 21

What suffix means plastic repairs?

Answer 21

oplasty

Question 22

Villus, villi

Answer 22

tiny microscopic projections in the wall of the small intestine which absorb nutrients into the blood stream

Question 23

Hot packs are a from of physical therapy that provide..

Answer 23

Moist heat and superficial heat

Question 24

What is the facial bones composing the massive upper jawbones called?

Answer 24

Maxillary bone

Question 25

How much does medicare pay?

Answer 25

80%

Question 26

Sonogram

Answer 26

technique that employs high frequency, inaudible sound waves which bounce off body tissues and then recorded

Question 27

People who arent able to pay for medical care or who have dependent children apply for?

Answer 27

medicaid

Question 28

What needs to be checked to establish eligibility for the medicaid patient?

Answer 28

current ID, policy number, and social security number

Question 29

Diabetes Mellitus

Answer 29

chronic disease of insulin deficiency of resistance

Question 30

What part of the syringe and the needle may be touched?

Answer 30

the outside of the barrel

Question 31

Sedative

Answer 31

a mild hypnotic drug that is relaxing but does not necessarily produce sleep

Question 32

When performing a differential WBC count a basophil will be recognized by ?

Answer 32

large, red -bronze staining granules

Question 33

What does a MA do when a patient must cancel an appointment?

Answer 33

immediately schedule another appointment

Question 34

What is the first way to communicate courtesy to the telephone caller?

Answer 34

answer promptly, identify yourself, and ask how you may help them

Question 35

Another name for Myocardial Infarction(MI)

Answer 35

heart attack

Question 36

Galactose is a product of the digestion of

Answer 36

milk

Question 37

What should the MA do when a patient starts feeling faint during a venipuncture procedure?

Answer 37

have the patient put her head between her knees and hold the smelling salt under

Question 38

Auscultation is done with what instrument?

Answer 38

stethoscope

Question 39

AIDS stands for

Answer 39

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Question 40

What position is done when a patient is having a vaginal examination?

Answer 40

lithotomy position

Question 41

What does Osteo mean?

Answer 41

bone

Question 42

Poikilocytosis

Answer 42

variation in the shape of the red cell

Question 43

During galvanic electric stimulation the patient..

Answer 43

must be attended to at all times

Question 44

What should an ultrasound NOT be used for?

Answer 44

tumors

Question 45

Thermography

Answer 45

a diagnostic technique which affects regions of heat and cold in the body

Question 46

What are hemostatic forceps used for?

Answer 46

are used to clamp off small vessels and bleeders

Question 47

What suffix means pain?

Answer 47

algia

Question 48

What should an MA do when a patient is bleeding heavily from a wound on the forearm?

Answer 48

apply direct pressure

Question 49

Encephalitis

Answer 49

inflammation of the cerebellum

Question 50

Abbreviation for "four times a day"

Answer 50

Q.I.D