Test B review Flashcards
A medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for microcephaly. Which of the following describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should perform?
Head circumference
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of an infant during a well-child visit?
Position the infant on his back
Which of the following instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when administering an enteric-coated tablet?
Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water
A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a lesion on her arm. A medical assistant should anticipate a referral for this patient to which of the following ancillary services?
Home health care
A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients. The assistant should recognize that the provider should see which of the following patients first?
An older adult patient who has diabetes and has a blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg
A medical assistant is checking a patient’s hearing using the Weber test. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Ask the patient if he hears the vibration louder in one ear than the other
When performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, which of the following indicates the level at which the medical assistant should inflate the cuff?
30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
A medical assistant should insert the needle at which of the following angels during a venipuncture?
15 angle
A medical assistant is collecting information from a patient who reports persistent pain in the upper quadrant. The assistant should note that this area contains which of the following organs?
stomach
Position for rectal exam?
Sims
A medical assistant is performing a fecal occult blood test using guaiac card. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
blue color = positive result
A medical assistant is talking with a patient who reports forgetting whether she has taken her prescribed medication each day. Which of the following responses should the assistant make?
Try putting your medications in a weekly medication dispenser for the upcoming week
A medical assistant is administering an injection, and the patients faints, which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Place in supine position
Which of the following terms refers to the range of fees charge by providers who have similar training and experience and practice in the same geographical area?
Customary
intramuscular injection?
90 angle
