Chapters 8-17 Study Guide

Question 1

How to change ounces to millimeters?
A. divide ounces to milliliters
B. subtract 30 from ounces
C. add 30 to the ounces
D. multiply the ounces by 30

Answer 1

multiply the ounces by 30

Question 2

What word represents the avenue in which a medication is administered?
A. route
B. measurement
C. technique
D. dose

Answer 2

route

Question 3

What drug classification is used to prevent the formation of or dissolve blood clots?
A. anticoagulants
B. antianxiety
C. anticonvulsant
D. antipyretic

Answer 3

anticoagulants

Question 4

Analgesic medication is for?
A. decreasing blood pressure
B. relieving anxiety
C. pain relief
D. depression

Answer 4

pain relief

Question 5

What is the term given to the study of drugs and their actions, dosages, and side effects?
A. psychology
B. pharmacology
C. sociology
D. physiology

Answer 5

pharmacology

Question 6

The two primary objectives in the assessment of the patient are to provide necessary care and?
A. notify the family
B. yell for help
C. identify and correct any life-threatening problems
D. calm observers

Answer 6

identify and correct any life-threatening problems

Question 7

Because the human body is a 3-dimensional structure, x-ray examinations usually require a minimum of two exposures taken at what angle to each other?
A. 60
B. 90
C. 45
D. 50

Answer 7

90

Question 8

The ALARA concept is doing whatever is necessary to keep radiation exposure?
A. as low as reasonably achievable
B. as comfortable as the patient feels with radiation
C. as low as a radio signal needed
D. as low as the machine allows

Answer 8

as low as reasonably achievable

Question 9

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease spread by what transmission?
A. contact droplets
B. eating contaminated food
C. sexual encounters
D. respiratory droplets

Answer 9

respiratory droplets

Question 10

The disorder of the ossicles of the middle ear, especially the stapes bone is called?
A. otitis media
B. otosclerosis
C. otitis externa
D. Meniere disease

Answer 10

otosclerosis

Question 11

Another name for impacted war wax?
A. ceruminosis
B. otitis media
C. Meniere disease
D. otitis externa

Answer 11

ceruminosis

Question 12

List waves are reflected off all objects and are transmitted through various structures of the eye including lens, cornea, and?
A. choroid
B. optic nerve
C. sclera
D. retina

Answer 12

retina

Question 13

Which type of fracture is likely caused by excessive bending force or a direct hit?
A. compression
B. spiral
C. transverse
D. greenstick

Answer 13

transverse

Question 14

Treatment of a fracture by realigning the bones is called?
A. reduction
B. splinting
C. redaction
D. casting

Answer 14

reduction

Question 15

When an existing wound is infected and the infection spreads to the surrounding connective tissue, it is called?
A. herpes simplex
B. cellulitis
C. verruca
D. tinea pedis

Answer 15

cellulitis

Question 16

Treatment of a furuncle includes application of which modality to ripen or bring to the head then antibiotics therapy?
A. cold pack
B. salt soak
C. dry heat
D. moist heat

Answer 16

moist heat

Question 17

What is the name of a superficial infection of a hair follicle?
A. folliculitis
B. furuncle
C. cellulitis
D. macule

Answer 17

folliculitis

Question 18

The processed film containing a visible image is called a?
A. radiography
B. radiopaque
C. radiograph
D. radiology

Answer 18

radiograph

Question 19

To change pounds to kilograms?
A. divide by 0.5
B. multiply by 2.2
C. divide pounds by 2.2
D. subtract 5 from pounds

Answer 19

divide by 2.2

Question 20

The first step to know for a physician office evacuation plan is what constitutes?
A. calling in extra staff
B. an emergency
C. notifying the physician
D. the need to call the fire department

Answer 20

an emergency

Question 21

The ______ provides a guide for medical offices to develop a plan of action before an epidemic or pandemic occurs?
A. CDC
B. EPA
C. OSHA
D. AMA

Answer 21

CDC

Question 22

When a disease affects a numerous people within a specific geographic area it is known as?
A. pandemic
B. epidemic
C. emetic
D. regional emergency

Answer 22

epidemic

Question 23

Classification of burn injuries depends on the?
A. cause of the burn
B. depth or tissue layers involved
C. length of time a burning agent was in contact to skin
D. place on the body where the burn occured

Answer 23

depth or tissue involved

Question 24

Which type of shock is caused by loss of blood or other bodily fluids?
A. cardiogenic
B. neurogenic
C. hypovolemic
D. septic

Answer 24

hypovolemic

Question 25

A complication of a disease process such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, bone cysts, tumors or cancer is what type of fracture?
A. depressed
B. pathologic
C. avulsion
D. oblique

Answer 25

pathologic

Question 26

The cardiovascular system consists of heart, ateries, veins and?
A. lungs
B. blood
C. capillaries
D. pleural sac

Answer 26

capillaries

Question 27

Cardiomegaly means?
A. enlarged heart muscle
B. swelling of the cavity around the heart
C. shrinking heart muscle
D. fluid in the cavity around the heart

Answer 27

enlarged heart muscle

Question 28

What condition is an inflammation of the sac that covers the outside of the heart?
A. pericarditis
B. endocarditis
C. carditis
D. myocarditis

Answer 28

pericarditis

Question 29

Which pulmonary disorder characterized by wheezing is a reversible inflammatory process involving primarily the small airways in the lungs?
A. bronchitis
B. COPD
C. pneumonia
D. Asthma

Answer 29

asthma

Question 30

Which of the following diseases is one of the most common causes of death in both men and women?
A. lung cancer
B. colon cancer
C. breast cancer
D. bladder cancer

Answer 30

lung cancer