MA 700 LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
RATED A+
✔✔What can cause cyanosis? - ✔✔Advanced emphysema and cardiac arrest
✔✔Describe the characteristics of Crackle breath sounds? - ✔✔Dry our wt intermittent
sounds that very in pitch (rubbing hair together next to ear)
✔✔Describe the characteristics of the Rhonic Breath sounds? - ✔✔Deep, low pitched,
rumbling sound more audible during expiration
✔✔Describe the characteristics of the wheezing breath sounds? - ✔✔Continuous high
pitched sounds
✔✔What is the function of hemoglobin? - ✔✔Cary oxygen to the body's organs
✔✔What is the oxygen saturation level of a healthy person? - ✔✔95%-99%
✔✔What can occur if the O2 levels fall between 85% and 90%? - ✔✔Respiratory failure
and tissue damage.
✔✔List three patient conditions that can cause a decreased SP02 value? -
✔✔Pneumonia, emphysema, asthma, bronchitis, and congestive heart failure.
✔✔What type of site must be used for applying a pulse oximeter probe? - ✔✔Peripheral
site that is highly vascular and where the skin is thin. (usually the finger tip)
✔✔What does blood pressure measure? - ✔✔The pressure or force exerted on the
arterial walls.
✔✔Why is the diastolic pressure lower than the systolic pressure? - ✔✔Because the
heart is relaxed during diastole.
✔✔What is considered normal blood pressure for an adult? - ✔✔LESS than 120/80
✔✔What are the prehypertension ranges? - ✔✔120-139/ 80-89
✔✔What are the stage 1 hypertension ranges? - ✔✔140-159/90-99
✔✔What are the stage 2 hypertension ranges? - ✔✔160-100/ or higher
✔✔List the two types of the sphygmomanometers? - ✔✔Aneroid and mercury
✔✔ Afebrile - ✔✔Without fever
RATED A+
✔✔What can cause cyanosis? - ✔✔Advanced emphysema and cardiac arrest
✔✔Describe the characteristics of Crackle breath sounds? - ✔✔Dry our wt intermittent
sounds that very in pitch (rubbing hair together next to ear)
✔✔Describe the characteristics of the Rhonic Breath sounds? - ✔✔Deep, low pitched,
rumbling sound more audible during expiration
✔✔Describe the characteristics of the wheezing breath sounds? - ✔✔Continuous high
pitched sounds
✔✔What is the function of hemoglobin? - ✔✔Cary oxygen to the body's organs
✔✔What is the oxygen saturation level of a healthy person? - ✔✔95%-99%
✔✔What can occur if the O2 levels fall between 85% and 90%? - ✔✔Respiratory failure
and tissue damage.
✔✔List three patient conditions that can cause a decreased SP02 value? -
✔✔Pneumonia, emphysema, asthma, bronchitis, and congestive heart failure.
✔✔What type of site must be used for applying a pulse oximeter probe? - ✔✔Peripheral
site that is highly vascular and where the skin is thin. (usually the finger tip)
✔✔What does blood pressure measure? - ✔✔The pressure or force exerted on the
arterial walls.
✔✔Why is the diastolic pressure lower than the systolic pressure? - ✔✔Because the
heart is relaxed during diastole.
✔✔What is considered normal blood pressure for an adult? - ✔✔LESS than 120/80
✔✔What are the prehypertension ranges? - ✔✔120-139/ 80-89
✔✔What are the stage 1 hypertension ranges? - ✔✔140-159/90-99
✔✔What are the stage 2 hypertension ranges? - ✔✔160-100/ or higher
✔✔List the two types of the sphygmomanometers? - ✔✔Aneroid and mercury
✔✔ Afebrile - ✔✔Without fever
