Which of the following practices is most important for
maintaining medical asepsis?
a. Making sure your vaccinations are up-to-date
b. Allowing the
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c. Washing your hands before and after each patient
contact
d. Wearing gloves and goggles during all examinations
- ...ANSWER...*Hand sanitizing is one of the best means
of reducing the spread of microorganisms in a health
care facility
The correct answer is: Washing your hands before and
after each patient contact
Using a stethoscope, the artery most commonly used
for taking a patient's pulse is:
a. Apical
b. Temporal
c. Carotid
d. Radial - ...ANSWER...**The apical pulse (the heartbeat
at the apex of the heart) can be heard with a
stethoscope
The correct answer is: Apical
You've taken a patient's temperature and recorded it as
96.9°F. Later, the physician asks you to convert this
measurement to Celsius. What is the patient
temperature in Celsius?
a. 21.8
b. 36.1
c. 116.8
d. 37.9 - ...ANSWER...**The formula for Fahrenheit to
Celsius is 96.9 (F-32) x 5/9 = ? 96.9 - 32 x 5/9 = ?
The correct answer is: 36.1
Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?
a. Weight
b. Respiration
c. Pulse Rate
d. Blood pressure - ...ANSWER...**Vital signs include
temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and
pain
The correct answer is: Weight
Coordination of benefits means that:
a. Services are coordinated between the primary and
secondary patient insurance
b. The secondary insurance is always filed before the
primary insurance
c. The physician and patient coordinate health-care
costs and codes
d. The codes used are coordinated between procedure
and diagnostic code - ...ANSWER...*Coordination of
Benefits (COB) is only applicable when the patient has
multiple insurance policies
The correct answer is: Services are coordinated
between the primary and secondary patient insurance
The heart muscle gets its blood supply from the:
a. Pulmonary veins
b. Carotid arteries
c. Pulmonary arteries
d. Coronary arteries - ...ANSWER...*The tissues of the
heart receive their blood supply through the coronary
arteries
The correct answer is: Coronary arteries
Marks on the ECG tracing caused by another source of
activity are:
a. Artifacts
b. Conduction marks
c. Wandering baseline
d. Asystole - ...ANSWER...*Unwanted marks on the ECG
tracing are called artifacts
The correct answer is: Artifacts
One complete contraction and subsequent relaxation of
the heart is called one cardiac:
a. Diastole
b. Output
c. Cycle
d. Systole - ...ANSWER...*One heartbeat makes up one
cardiac cycle
The correct answer is: Cycle
The average normal heart rate is:
a. Greater than 100 beats per minute
b. About 72 beats per minute
c. Less than 60 beats per minute
d. Greater than 81 beats per minute -
...ANSWER...*Abnormal heart rates are identified as
either bradycardia (less than 60 beats) or tachycardia
(greater than 100 beats)
The correct answer is: About 72 beats per minute
What group of factors is likely to contribute to blood
pressure?
a. Alcohol use, education, wealth
b. Diet, health history, wealth
c. Activity level, stress, alcohol use
d. Age, activity level and occupation -
...ANSWER...*Activity, stress and alcohol use are all
causes of blood pressure variations
The correct answer is: Activity level, stress, alcohol use
Lavender-stopper tubes are most commonly used to
collect:
a. Chemistry tests
b. Immunology tests
c. Coagulation tests
d. Hematology tests - ...ANSWER...**According to
NCCLS the lavender tube is used with
EDTA/Hematology studies
The correct answer is: Hematology tests
Lithium heparin is a suitable anticoagulant for which of
the following tests?
a. CBC
b. Lytes
c. Lithium
d. Protime - ...ANSWER...**Lithium heparin is an
additive in electrolyte studies and arterial blood gases
The correct answer is: Lytes
Of the following options, what must happen for the
practice to achieve reimbursement?
a. All the forms on the insurance claim form must be
complete
b. The file must use only one diagnostic code and one
procedure code
c. All types of codes must be used
d. The diagnostic code must support the procedure code
- ...ANSWER...*The procedure code and the diagnostic
code must match and support each other in order or a
practice to receive reimbursement
The correct answer is: The diagnostic code must
support the procedure code
A tympanic thermometer measures temperature:
a. Under the armpit
b. In the mouth
c. In the rectum
d. In the ear - ...ANSWER...*The tympanic membrane
(the eardrum at the end of the external auditory canal)
is used for instantaneous temperature measurement
The correct answer is: In the ear
A flexible spending account (FSA) is designed to:
a. Reimburse an employee for medical expense due to
high deductibles
b. Be a tax-sheltered savings that can be used to pay
for medical expenses In
c. Allow the patient to spend health-care money
whenever desired
d. Be funded by the employee and is not subject to
federal or state taxes - ...ANSWER...*The FSA is funded
by the patient and is not subject to federal, Social
Security or state taxes on contribution
The correct answer is: Be funded by the employee and
is not subject to federal or state taxes
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