Medical Assisting

Question 1

Ratio of ( ) pulse beats per ( ) respiration

Answer 1

4, 1

Question 2

The 4 vital signs are:

Answer 2

Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP

Question 3

Fever that fluctuates very high and low and never falls back to a normal temperature.

Answer 3

Remittent

Question 4

Fever that rises and falls slightly over a 24hr period.

Answer 4

Continuous

Question 5

Fever that comes and goes, alternating between normal and abnormal.

Answer 5

Intermittent

Question 6

Normal, deep, shallow, gasping are all documentations of respiration ( )

Answer 6

Depth

Question 7

The pattern between each breath is defined as respiration ( )

Answer 7

Rhythm

Question 8

Respiration rate is defined as:

Answer 8

The number of respirations per minute

Question 9

The exchange of ( ) and ( ) between the atmosphere, blood, and body cells is respiration.

Answer 9

Oxygen, carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

Question 10

Agonal breathing is commonly referred to as…..

Answer 10

Gasping

Question 11

The amount of blood that is pumped through the aorta is defined as:

Answer 11

Stroke volume

Question 12

The period in between pulse beats is defined as the:

Answer 12

Pulse rhythm

Question 13

The strength of the heart when it contracts to pump blood into the arteries is….

Answer 13

Pulse amplitude / volume

Question 14

2+ is a pulse that is:

Answer 14

Normal

Question 15

1+ is a pulse that is:

Answer 15

Weak / thready

Question 16

3+ is a pulse that is

Answer 16

Full / bounding

Question 17

The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure is…..

Answer 17

Pulse pressure

Question 18

40 is the average respiration rate for:

Answer 18

Babies

Question 19

25 is the average respiration rate for:

Answer 19

1-3 year olds

Question 20

22 is the average respiration rate for:

Answer 20

4-6 year olds

Question 21

19 is the average respiration rate for:

Answer 21

7-11 year olds

Question 22

16 is the average respiration rate for:

Answer 22

Teens-adults

Question 23

Systole is:

Answer 23

The heart contracting

Question 24

Diastole is:

Answer 24

The heart relaxing

Question 25

The artery’s ability to contract and expand in order to maintain blood flow is defined as:

Answer 25

Vessel elasticity

Question 26

The amount of blood in the arteries is defined as the blood ( )

Answer 26

Volume

Question 27

The lumen is the:

Answer 27

Diameter of the vessel

Question 28

60-96 is the average SYSTOLIC reading for:

Answer 28

Newborns

Question 29

78-112 is the average SYSTOLIC reading for:

Answer 29

1-6 year olds

Question 30

85-114 is the average SYSTOLIC reading for:

Answer 30

7-11 year olds

Question 31

94-119 is the average SYSTOLIC reading for:

Answer 31

Adolescents

Question 32

Form used when ordering medical inventory

Answer 32

Inventory

Question 33

Form used to document injuries or unexpected occurrences at the facility

Answer 33

Incident report