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1
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Spirometry is

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The most frequently performed pulmonary function test in the medical office.

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2
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When providing a pt. with instruction on the collection of a sample for occult blood testing,

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Dietary modifications must occur for 48 hours prior to collection of specimen

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3
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Pleural effusion is

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the escape of fluid in the thoracic cavity

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4
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The brain nerves and spinal cord are all in the

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Nervous system

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5
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The vertebrae are located in the

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Back

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6
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Deviated septum is the condition of the

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nasal septum turning away from the midline

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7
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Bones are built to

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Provide support and structure

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8
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`When taking vital signs an MA is taking

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temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

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9
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The radial is

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the normal site for taking a pulse on an adult

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10
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60-100 bpm is

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Considered a normal pulse rate

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11
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14-20 is considered

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a normal adult respiration per minute

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12
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Tachypnea is

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A respiration greater than 24 resp. per min.

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13
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The B/P should not be taken on an arm if?

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The pt. has had breast surgery on that site, or an arm with an I.V infusion, or an arm with a cast

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14
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When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged

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plasma goes to the top of the tube.

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15
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When using a centrifuge

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make sure equal weights are opposite to each other

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16
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While performing capillary sticks you

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should wipe away the first drop of blood. Contains skin tissue.

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17
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What are contaminated sharps?

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Any contaminated objects that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes and exposed ends of dental wires

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18
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The risk of infection with HIV following a pt. known to be infected with HIV is approximately?

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0.50%

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19
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An MI=

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Myocardial infarction. An obstruction of a coronary artery causing death of an area of the myocardium due to blockage of blood supply and oxygen supply

20
Q

First sound heard while performing a B/P

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systolic pressure

21
Q

Last sound heard while performing a B/P

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diastolic pressure

22
Q

During a venipuncture a pt. faints you would

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remove the needle and lower the pts. head and arms

23
Q

Blood is the single source of

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HIV and HBV in the workplace

24
Q

The large squares on the EKG paper are equal to

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0.20 seconds

25
Q

Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called

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Defibrillation

26
Q

Arrhythmia is when the heart rhythm is

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Abnormal

27
Q

Ventricular fibrillation is

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A rapid, irregular succession of chaotic bizarre waves, or wide, irregular, oscillations of the baseline.

28
Q

Deoxygenated blood enters the

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Right Atrium

29
Q

O2 is ordered as a percentage of oxygen concentration and its rate of delivery written as

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LPM/ Liters per minute

30
Q

An accumulation of air in the pleural cavity after the lungs collapse is known as

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Pneumothorax

31
Q

Carcinogenic means

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Cancer

32
Q

Neoplasm refers to

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New growth

33
Q

A gallbladder disorder involving stones in the gallbladder is

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cholelithiasis

34
Q

The medical term for expanding or opening wider is to

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Dilate

35
Q

The medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting away

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Atrophy

36
Q

The inability to control passage of urine in the bladder is called

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Incontinence

37
Q

Dysuria is

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Painful voiding

38
Q

You should wash your hands for approximately?

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1-2 minutes

39
Q

Sterilization is to use

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A physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including high resistant bacterial endospores

40
Q

Contaminated laundry shall be bagged or containerized at

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the location where it was soiled

41
Q

All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promptly cleaned up using OSHA and EPA approved germicide or a

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1:10 solution of house hold bleach

42
Q

The process by which an object or an area becomes unclean is

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Contamination

43
Q

Blood from any/all individuals should be considered

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ineffective or infectious

44
Q

A pt. with an infection may have

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A loss of appetite, fatigue, fever, nausea, rash, vomiting, pain, redness, or swelling

45
Q

Clinical signs for head injury are

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vomiting, headache, and confusion

46
Q

A special device called a ___ or a ___ is necessary when using an oxygen mask

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Regulator or flow meter

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