Missed Questions v2 Flashcards
A patient being prepared for a phlebotomy procedure has a history of vasovagal response. What does that mean?
The patient may overreact to the sight of blood and faint.
A vasovagal response, or vasovagal syncope, is fainting when the body overreacts in a stressful or emotional situation, which may be triggered by something like the sight of blood. It is important to ask patients about their previous experience with blood draws when preparing them for a phlebotomy procedure to be prepared for possibilities like this.
Which letters to a physician may a medical assistant usually open?
All letters except those marked “personal” or “confidential.”
Which of the following indicates an agreement by which a patient assigns to another party the right to receive payment from a third party for services the patient has received:
assignment of benefits
An assignment of benefits is an agreement that transfers insurance claim rights or benefits of a policy to a third-party, which gives the third-party authority to file a claim and collect insurance payments.
___ is sometimes injected into the patient’s vein before a stress test for better understanding of blood flow to the myocardium.
A thallium stress test is a nuclear imaging test that shows how well blood flows into your heart while you’re exercising or at rest. This test is also called a cardiac or nuclear stress test.
At which age should you start to assess a child’s blood pressure?
3 years old
Assessment of a child’s blood pressure starts at the age of three years old. Note that expected ranges for blood pressure varies as the child grows, and is different from the standard ranges for an adult patient.
When performing an EKG, a medical assistant notes a pause in the EKG pattern. The short pause may be an indication of which of the following?
polarization
Polarization is the absence of heart activity, resulting in a flatline or pause on an EKG pattern. This is a normal phase of the EKG cycle.
A patient’s ___ ECG can be used as a reference to compare with later ECGs to detect changes over time.
The baseline (isoelectric line) is represented as a straight line on the ECG paper where there is no positive or negative charges of electricity to create deflections.
What is the letter style in which the first line of each new paragraph is indented five spaces?
The semiblock style has a more informal appearance. All elements are left aligned, except for the beginning of each paragraph, which is indented by five spaces.
The term enteritis means:
inflammation of the small intestines
Stimulation of beta2 receptor sites results in:
dilation of bronchial smooth muscle
Beta2 receptor sites are found in the arterioles of the heart, lungs, and skeletal muscle. Stimulation results in dilation. Stimulation of beta2 receptor sites in the smooth muscle of the bronchi results in dilation.
Medications in which one of the following categories provide pain relief without causing sedation?
The category analgesics are pain-relief medications that do not sedate the patient.
