NHA CCMA Study Guide, Nha
certification study guide for
CCMA QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.
_____ and _____ injury is manifested by ST segment elevation in the leads recording in
front of the lesion. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subepicardial and Transmural
_____ ischemic injury is manifested by ST segment depression in the leads recording in
front of the ischemic site. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subendocardial
-Pnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Breathing
(Prescription) bid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Twice a Day, from the Latin his in die
(Prescription) IM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intramuscular (in the muscle)
(Prescription) IV - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intravenous
(Prescription) pc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅After meals or not on an empty stomach,
from the Latin post cibum
(Prescription) po - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From the Latin per os, or "by mouth" or
"orally"
(Prescription) pr - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From the Latin per rectum, or "by way of
the rectum," by suppository
(Prescription) prn - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As needed, from the Latin pro re nata, "as
circumstances may require"
(Prescription) qd - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Every Day, from the Latin quaque die
(Prescription) qhs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Each night, from the Latin quaque hora
somni, or "at bedtime"
,(Prescription) qid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Four Times a Day, from the Latin quater in
die
(Prescription) sl - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sublingual (under the tongue)
(Prescription) SQ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅short for subcutaneous (meaning under
the skin)
(Prescription) tid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Three Times a Day, from the Latin ter in
die
(Taking a pulse at the radial artery) If the rate is unusually fast or slow then: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Count it for 60 seconds
(The 4principles of) Physical examination includes - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Inspection, palpatation, percussion amd auscultatiom
=BP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(Cardiac output) (vascular resistance)
=cardiac output - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(Stroke volumevolime)×(HR per min)
3 body processes necessary for life - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Body temp, respiration
and heart function
3 Body Processes Necessary for life are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Body
Temperature, Respiration, Heart Function
3 Parts of Examination of Urine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Physical Examination
-Chemical Examination
-Microscopic Examination
30-60 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Normal coagulation process takes up to
4 Cardiac Cell Properties - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Automaticity
-Excitability
-Conductivity
-Contractility
4 Methods of Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Gas Sterilization
-Dry Heat Sterilization
-Chemical Sterilization
-Steam Sterilization
,4 vital signs necessary for body function - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Temp, respiration,
pulse and blood pressure
4 Vital Signs of Body Function are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Temperature, Pulse,
Respiration, Blood Pressure
5 Main Types of Mode Transmission: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Contact: direct and
indirect
-Droplet
-Airborne
-Common Vehicle
-Vectorborne
6 second Method - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The number of QRS Complexes between
6 sec marks on the EKG paper is multiplied by 10. Used generally for estimating slow or
irregular rhythms.
60-cycle Interference - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cause by improperly grounded
electrical equipment that is directly or indirectly in contact with the patient. Cellular
phones and pagers may also interfere with the EKG trace. Disconnect and remove all
the electric objects from the patient or near by the machine.
A _____-______ _____-______ urine sample is usually required for any bacterial
culture. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅clean catch mid stream
A blood clot in the vein is known as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Thrombotic veins
A is a medical terminology that means - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence
A pH of _____ is considered to be neutral. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅7.0
A pH of _____ to _____ is considered to be acidic. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅0 to 7.0
A pH of _____ to _____ is considered to be alkaline or basic. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅7 to 14
A positive test by the reagent strip method is indicated by a: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Purple Color
A Routine Hand Washing Procedure: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Uses plain soap to
remove soil and transient bacteria.
A structure in the middle of the heart called the _____, divided the heart into two sides. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Septum
, Abbreviation for Beats Per Minute - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bpm
Abbreviation for Heart Rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅HR
Abbreviation for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hCG
Abbreviation for Personal Protective Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PPE
Abbreviation for Urinary Tract Infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅UTI
Abbreviation for Uterine Chorionic Gonadotropin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅UCG
ABO Blood Group System (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Group A blood has "A"
antigen
-Group B has a "B" antigen
-Group AB has both "A" and "B" antigens
-Group O has neither "A" nor "B" antigen on the cell membrane
ABO blood group sytem,. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The surface of RBCs contain
antigens that determine the bood group and blood type of the pt,
Absolute Refractory Period - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is the 1st phase of repolarization
in which a myocardial cell is unable to react to any electrical stimulus.
Absolute refractory period is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1st phase of repolarization
in which a myocardial cell is unable to react to any electrical stimulus
Acetylcholine may cause what to happen: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Slow SA
pacemarker and HR
-Slow the conduction of electricity in AV node
-Decreased the strength of atrial and ventricular contraction
Adult anthropometric measurements include - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Height, weight,
BMI, waist to hip ratio and %of body fat
Afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence of fever
Agents - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Infectious microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi
and parasites)
All blood cells normally originate from the stem cells in the _____ _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Bone Marrow
certification study guide for
CCMA QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.
_____ and _____ injury is manifested by ST segment elevation in the leads recording in
front of the lesion. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subepicardial and Transmural
_____ ischemic injury is manifested by ST segment depression in the leads recording in
front of the ischemic site. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subendocardial
-Pnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Breathing
(Prescription) bid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Twice a Day, from the Latin his in die
(Prescription) IM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intramuscular (in the muscle)
(Prescription) IV - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intravenous
(Prescription) pc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅After meals or not on an empty stomach,
from the Latin post cibum
(Prescription) po - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From the Latin per os, or "by mouth" or
"orally"
(Prescription) pr - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From the Latin per rectum, or "by way of
the rectum," by suppository
(Prescription) prn - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅As needed, from the Latin pro re nata, "as
circumstances may require"
(Prescription) qd - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Every Day, from the Latin quaque die
(Prescription) qhs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Each night, from the Latin quaque hora
somni, or "at bedtime"
,(Prescription) qid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Four Times a Day, from the Latin quater in
die
(Prescription) sl - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sublingual (under the tongue)
(Prescription) SQ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅short for subcutaneous (meaning under
the skin)
(Prescription) tid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Three Times a Day, from the Latin ter in
die
(Taking a pulse at the radial artery) If the rate is unusually fast or slow then: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Count it for 60 seconds
(The 4principles of) Physical examination includes - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Inspection, palpatation, percussion amd auscultatiom
=BP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(Cardiac output) (vascular resistance)
=cardiac output - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅(Stroke volumevolime)×(HR per min)
3 body processes necessary for life - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Body temp, respiration
and heart function
3 Body Processes Necessary for life are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Body
Temperature, Respiration, Heart Function
3 Parts of Examination of Urine - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Physical Examination
-Chemical Examination
-Microscopic Examination
30-60 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Normal coagulation process takes up to
4 Cardiac Cell Properties - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Automaticity
-Excitability
-Conductivity
-Contractility
4 Methods of Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Gas Sterilization
-Dry Heat Sterilization
-Chemical Sterilization
-Steam Sterilization
,4 vital signs necessary for body function - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Temp, respiration,
pulse and blood pressure
4 Vital Signs of Body Function are: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Temperature, Pulse,
Respiration, Blood Pressure
5 Main Types of Mode Transmission: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Contact: direct and
indirect
-Droplet
-Airborne
-Common Vehicle
-Vectorborne
6 second Method - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The number of QRS Complexes between
6 sec marks on the EKG paper is multiplied by 10. Used generally for estimating slow or
irregular rhythms.
60-cycle Interference - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cause by improperly grounded
electrical equipment that is directly or indirectly in contact with the patient. Cellular
phones and pagers may also interfere with the EKG trace. Disconnect and remove all
the electric objects from the patient or near by the machine.
A _____-______ _____-______ urine sample is usually required for any bacterial
culture. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅clean catch mid stream
A blood clot in the vein is known as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Thrombotic veins
A is a medical terminology that means - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence
A pH of _____ is considered to be neutral. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅7.0
A pH of _____ to _____ is considered to be acidic. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅0 to 7.0
A pH of _____ to _____ is considered to be alkaline or basic. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅7 to 14
A positive test by the reagent strip method is indicated by a: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Purple Color
A Routine Hand Washing Procedure: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Uses plain soap to
remove soil and transient bacteria.
A structure in the middle of the heart called the _____, divided the heart into two sides. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Septum
, Abbreviation for Beats Per Minute - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅bpm
Abbreviation for Heart Rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅HR
Abbreviation for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hCG
Abbreviation for Personal Protective Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PPE
Abbreviation for Urinary Tract Infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅UTI
Abbreviation for Uterine Chorionic Gonadotropin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅UCG
ABO Blood Group System (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Group A blood has "A"
antigen
-Group B has a "B" antigen
-Group AB has both "A" and "B" antigens
-Group O has neither "A" nor "B" antigen on the cell membrane
ABO blood group sytem,. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The surface of RBCs contain
antigens that determine the bood group and blood type of the pt,
Absolute Refractory Period - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is the 1st phase of repolarization
in which a myocardial cell is unable to react to any electrical stimulus.
Absolute refractory period is the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1st phase of repolarization
in which a myocardial cell is unable to react to any electrical stimulus
Acetylcholine may cause what to happen: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Slow SA
pacemarker and HR
-Slow the conduction of electricity in AV node
-Decreased the strength of atrial and ventricular contraction
Adult anthropometric measurements include - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Height, weight,
BMI, waist to hip ratio and %of body fat
Afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence of fever
Agents - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Infectious microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi
and parasites)
All blood cells normally originate from the stem cells in the _____ _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Bone Marrow
