(NHA) Medical Assisting Certification Study Guide and Answers
0.1mV on EKG paper measures - ans1mm
0.3 meter of tubing is how many inches - ans12 inches
1000 meter are equal to - ans1km
1kg is how many pounds - ans2.2 pounds
1mm to inches - ans0.04
2 methods of medical asepsis - ansStandard and transmission-based precautions
2nd choice vein for venipuncture and most often the only one palatable in an obese Pt. - ansCephalic vein
3 skills of the phlebotomist - ansSocial, clerical, technical
99% of formed elements in the blood - ansRBC,s or Erythrocytes
A low power microscope has a magnifying power of - ans100X
A muscular hollow organ located in the thoracic cavity between lungs - ansEpicardium
A positive holter is one that recorded at least one or more of these abnormalities - ansTachy, bradycardia, ST
segment elevation or depression, and pauses
A positive urine nitrate test is an indication for - ansA significant number of bacteria are present
,A urine pH of what is considered neutral? - ans7.0 pH
Abbreviation for decimeter - ansdm
Abbreviation of microliter - ansul
ABG, ammonia, lactic acid, pyruvate, parathyroid test handling - ansChilled in crushed ice and water mixture
Acts a pacemaker when higher level pacemakers fail - ansPurkinjie fibers
Additives in a green top tube - ansHeparin, sodium, lithium, ammonium
Agents are - ansAny infective microorganisms, viruses, fungi, bacteria, and parasites
Analytical errors After collection of blood - ansFailure to separate serum from cell (Glycolisis), improper use of
serum separator (Not inverting tubes or not spinning tubes), delays in processing, exposure to light, improper
storage conditions, dimming clots
Analytical errors before collection of blood - ansPatient misidentification, improper time, wrong tubes, not
fasting, exercise (Cortisol levels), Pt. Posture, Poor coordination with other treatments, improper site prep,
medication interference
Analytical errors during collection of blood - ansExtended tourniquet time, hemolysis, wrong order of draw,
failure to invert tubes, faulty technique under filling tubes
Anthropometric measurements - ansBMI and growth development in infants, children, and adults
Antiseptic not used on a dermal puncture site - ansBetadine (Because it interferes with several tests like
, bilirubin, uric acid, phosphorus, and postassim)
Antiseptics used in Phlebotomy - ans70% isopropyl alcohol pads most common, provolone - iodine for BC,s and
Chlorhexidine gluconate for patients that are allergic to Betadine/ Iodine
Arteries supplying the heart - ansRight and left coronary from the aorta
Automaticity - ansAbility of the cardiac cells to initiate own electrical impulses without outside stimulation
Average gauge of needle used for drawing blood - ans21-22
Axillary temperature range in Celsius - ans35.9-37.0 C
Bacteria that are decolorized completely by ethanol and take safrin counterstain - ansGram negative bacteria,
appear red
Bacteria that take up and retain the crystal violet and resist alcohol discoloration - ansGram positive bacteria,
appear blue to black
bid - ansTwice a day
Bili - ansBile
Blood vessels - ansAorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venues, Veins, Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae
Boiling water in today's medical environment is limited to items that - ansWill not be used in invasive
procedures, will not be interested inside the body nor in sterile procedures
0.1mV on EKG paper measures - ans1mm
0.3 meter of tubing is how many inches - ans12 inches
1000 meter are equal to - ans1km
1kg is how many pounds - ans2.2 pounds
1mm to inches - ans0.04
2 methods of medical asepsis - ansStandard and transmission-based precautions
2nd choice vein for venipuncture and most often the only one palatable in an obese Pt. - ansCephalic vein
3 skills of the phlebotomist - ansSocial, clerical, technical
99% of formed elements in the blood - ansRBC,s or Erythrocytes
A low power microscope has a magnifying power of - ans100X
A muscular hollow organ located in the thoracic cavity between lungs - ansEpicardium
A positive holter is one that recorded at least one or more of these abnormalities - ansTachy, bradycardia, ST
segment elevation or depression, and pauses
A positive urine nitrate test is an indication for - ansA significant number of bacteria are present
,A urine pH of what is considered neutral? - ans7.0 pH
Abbreviation for decimeter - ansdm
Abbreviation of microliter - ansul
ABG, ammonia, lactic acid, pyruvate, parathyroid test handling - ansChilled in crushed ice and water mixture
Acts a pacemaker when higher level pacemakers fail - ansPurkinjie fibers
Additives in a green top tube - ansHeparin, sodium, lithium, ammonium
Agents are - ansAny infective microorganisms, viruses, fungi, bacteria, and parasites
Analytical errors After collection of blood - ansFailure to separate serum from cell (Glycolisis), improper use of
serum separator (Not inverting tubes or not spinning tubes), delays in processing, exposure to light, improper
storage conditions, dimming clots
Analytical errors before collection of blood - ansPatient misidentification, improper time, wrong tubes, not
fasting, exercise (Cortisol levels), Pt. Posture, Poor coordination with other treatments, improper site prep,
medication interference
Analytical errors during collection of blood - ansExtended tourniquet time, hemolysis, wrong order of draw,
failure to invert tubes, faulty technique under filling tubes
Anthropometric measurements - ansBMI and growth development in infants, children, and adults
Antiseptic not used on a dermal puncture site - ansBetadine (Because it interferes with several tests like
, bilirubin, uric acid, phosphorus, and postassim)
Antiseptics used in Phlebotomy - ans70% isopropyl alcohol pads most common, provolone - iodine for BC,s and
Chlorhexidine gluconate for patients that are allergic to Betadine/ Iodine
Arteries supplying the heart - ansRight and left coronary from the aorta
Automaticity - ansAbility of the cardiac cells to initiate own electrical impulses without outside stimulation
Average gauge of needle used for drawing blood - ans21-22
Axillary temperature range in Celsius - ans35.9-37.0 C
Bacteria that are decolorized completely by ethanol and take safrin counterstain - ansGram negative bacteria,
appear red
Bacteria that take up and retain the crystal violet and resist alcohol discoloration - ansGram positive bacteria,
appear blue to black
bid - ansTwice a day
Bili - ansBile
Blood vessels - ansAorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venues, Veins, Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae
Boiling water in today's medical environment is limited to items that - ansWill not be used in invasive
procedures, will not be interested inside the body nor in sterile procedures
