NHA CCMA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS.

NHA CCMA QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS.

CC |- |ANS |-Chief |Complaint



Segment |- |ANS |-Line |between |two |wave |forms



P-wave |- |ANS |-Atrial |Depolarization



How |many |1mm |boxes |are |in |a |6 |second |Rythm |strip? |- |ANS |-30 |one |millimeter |boxes



The |SA |node |represents |which |waveform |on |the |ekg? |- |ANS |-Only |the |P-wave



What |is |the |reading |you |can |get |from |the |RR |interval? |- |ANS |-Ventricular |Pulse



What |is |the |primary |stage |of |Hemolisis? |- |ANS |-Vascular |phase |and |platelet |phase |together



What |is |Electophoresis? |- |ANS |-Analyzation |of |the |chemical |components |of |blood |e.g. |hemoglobin,
|serum, |urinem |cerebrospinal |fluid |based |on |electrical |charge.




Positive |testing |for |occult |blood |in |a |stool |sample |turn |which |color? |- |ANS |-Turns |Blue |on |a |
positive |test |for |occult |blood |in |feces.



The |stages |of |Hemostasis: |- |ANS |-1. |Vascular |2. |Platelet |Phase |3. |Coagulation |Phase |4. |Fibronolysis



Blood |Vessels |- |ANS |-Aorta, |arteries, |arterioles, |capillaries, |venues, |veins, |superior |and |inferior |
vena |cavae.



Outer |connective |tissue |layer |of |a |blood |vessel |- |ANS |-Tunica |adventitia

,Inner |endothelial |tissue |layer |of |a |blood |vessel |- |ANS |-Tunica |Intima



The |inner |smooth |layer |of |a |blood |vessel |- |ANS |-Tunica |media



The |standards |of |right |and |wrong |in |a |medical |setting |- |ANS |-Code |of |Ethics



What |do |you |find |in |capillaries? |- |ANS |-A |mixture |of |venous |and |arterial |blood |is |found



The |average |adult |has |how |many |liters |of |blood? |- |ANS |-5-6 |liters



What |is |the |percentage |of |water |in |blood? |- |ANS |-92%



Percentage |of |plasma |in |blood |- |ANS |-55%



Percentage |of |Formed |Elements |in |the |blood |- |ANS |-45%



99% |of |formed |elements |in |blood |- |ANS |-RBC's |or |Erythrocytes



Where |you |find |Hemoglobin |- |ANS |-RBC's



Where |do |all |blood |cells |originate? |- |ANS |-Bone |Marrow



How |many |RBC's |per |microliter |of |blood |- |ANS |-4.2-6.2 |million



What |is |the |second |most |numerous |WBC? |- |ANS |-Lymphocyte |with |20-40%



Their |numbers |increase |in |intracellular |infections |and |TB |- |ANS |-Monocytes



Their |numbers |increase |in |bacterial |infections |and |often |are |first |on |scene |- |ANS |-Neutrophils



These |WBC's |play |an |important |role |in |viral |infection |as |well |as |in |immunity. |- |ANS |-Lymphocytes

, Number |of |leukocytes |for |average |adult |per |micrometer |- |ANS |-5000-10000



Leukopenia |- |ANS |-Decrease |in |WBC's |seen |with |viral |infection |and |leukemia



Comprises |3-8% |of |wbc |or |leukocytes |- |ANS |-Monocytes



Largest |in |size |of |the |leukocytes |- |ANS |-Monocytes



Carries |Histamine |- |ANS |-Basophil



Injury |to |a |blood |vessel |that |causes |it |to |constrict, |slowing |the |clot |of |blood |- |ANS |-Cascular |phase
|of |hemostasis




Preferred |site |for |venipuncture |- |ANS |-Antecubital |fossa



Test |used |to |evaluate |the |intrinsic |pathway |and |monitor |heparin |therapy |- |ANS |-APTT |also |know |
as |PTT



Test |used |to |evaluate |the |extrinsic |pathway |and |also |used |to |monitor |warfarin |therapy |- |ANS |-PT



Fibrinolysis |- |ANS |-Breakdown |and |removal |of |a |clot



Converts |the |temorary |platelet |plug |into |a |stable |fibrin |clot |- |ANS |-Coagulation |phase



2nd |choice |vein |for |venipuncture |most |often |the |only |one |palpatable |in |an |obese |pt |- |ANS |-
Cephalic |vein



Antiseptics |used |in |Phlebodtomy |- |ANS |-70% |isopropyl |alcohol |pads |most |common, |provolone |
iodine |for |bc, |s |and |chlorhexidine |gluconate |for |patients |that |are |allergic |to |betadine/ |iodine



Length |of |needle |commonly |used |in |venipuncture |- |ANS |-1 |ince |(up |to |1.5")