Medical Procedures - B

Question 1

How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?

Answer 1

2 to 60 seconds

Question 2

Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?

Answer 2

Radial pulse

Question 3

What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?

Answer 3

60-100

Question 4

The radial pulse is located win the ______.

Answer 4

wrist

Question 5

The least reliable measurement of body temperatures is _______.

Answer 5

axillary

Question 6

The most accurate and reliable measurement or body temperature is ________.

Answer 6

rectal

Question 7

What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?

Answer 7

14 to 20

Question 8

A respiratory rate greater than 24 per minute is called ________.

Answer 8

tachypnea

Question 9

Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of _______.

Answer 9

hypertension

Question 10

The blood pressure should not be taken on an arm if _______.

Answer 10

the patient has had breast surgery on that side; on an arm with an IV infusion; on an arm with a cast - ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 11

To measure a blood pressure, the medical assistant will need ______.

Answer 11

a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer

Question 12

Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?

Answer 12

The point where the first sound is heard

Question 13

When measuring blood pressure, which of the following is correct?

Answer 13

The cuff should be applied to the care upper arm; room should be quiet so that blood pressure can be hear; sphygmomanometer needs to clearly visible - ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT

Question 14

With vital signs, any abnormal measurement must be immediately reported to the _________.

Answer 14

physicain

Question 15

A medical assistant would measure the patient’s temperature, pulse and respiration when the physician asks him or her to _______.

Answer 15

take vital signs

Question 16

Which of the following is used to take an infant’s rectal temperature?

Answer 16

security thermometer

Question 17

Never clean a glass thermometer with ______.

Answer 17

hot water

Question 18

When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lungs this is referred to as ________.

Answer 18

shallow respiration

Question 19

When the patient makes abnormal noises like snoring sounds when s/he is breathing, it is called _______.

Answer 19

stertorous respiration

Question 20

When the heart is contracting, the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the ________.

Answer 20

systolic pressure

Question 21

When listening to the brachial pulse you will use a(n) _______.

Answer 21

stethoscope

Question 22

The main type of sphygmomanometers used in a clinical setting is the _______.

Answer 22

aneroid type

Question 23

When the pressure is lowest, the pressure is called _______.

Answer 23

diastolic pressure

Question 24

The prices of inhaling and exhaling is called ________.

Answer 24

respiration

Question 25

When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady, it is called _______.

Answer 25

irregular respiration

Question 26

When taking the pulse, you must be able to report accurately the ______.

Answer 26

rhythm of pulse beats; rate (number of pulse beats per minute); force of the beat - ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 27

The balance between the heat produced and the heat lost is the ______.

Answer 27

body temperature

Question 28

A rubber or plastic tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called ______.

Answer 28

catheter

Question 29

The process of inserting a catheter is called ______.

Answer 29

catheterization

Question 30

When you use an autoclave, fill the water reservoir with _____.

Answer 30

distilled water

Question 31

A patient positioned on her back with feet in stirrups is said to be in the ______.

Answer 31

lithotomy position

Question 32

A stethoscope is used to listen to body sounds by ______.

Answer 32

auscultation

Question 33

When the physician feels with fingers or hands to determine the physical characteristics of tissues or organs it is called _______.

Answer 33

palpation

Question 34

Body Temperature measured under the arm of a patient is called the ______ temperature.

Answer 34

axillary

Question 35

Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called ________.

Answer 35

percussion

Question 36

The instrument used to examine the eye is called the ______.

Answer 36

ophthalmoscope

Question 37

An instrument used for auditory and sensory perception is called the ______.

Answer 37

tuning fork

Question 38

An apical pulse is the method of choice for ______.

Answer 38

infants and young children

Question 39

Which degree of burn is the most serious?

Answer 39

third

Question 40

On a visual acuity reading of 20/60, what does the 20 represent?

Answer 40

distance between patient and test chart

Question 41

Some clinical signs for head injury could be ______.

Answer 41

vomiting; headache; confusion - ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 42

Lying flat on one's back with arms at one's side is the _______ position.

Answer 42

supine

Question 43

Lying supine with knees sharply flexed and separated is known as the _________ position.

Answer 43

dorsal recumbent

Question 44

When a patient's feet are placed in stirrups and the buttocks are positioned at the edge of the exam table, the patient is in the ________ position.

Answer 44

lithotomy

Question 45

When a patient is positioned on the abdomen, arms under the head, whit the turned to one side the patient is in the ______ position.

Answer 45

prone

Question 46

When he patient knees, and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated, it is called the________ position

Answer 46

knee-chest

Question 47

An otoscope is used for examination of the ______.

Answer 47

ears

Question 48

When measuring blood pressure, the bottom number is called _______.

Answer 48

diastolic pressure

Question 49

With vital signes, any abnormal measurement must be immediately reported to the _______.

Answer 49

doctor

Question 50

A(n) _________ report includes information relating to the patient's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.

Answer 50

history and physical examination