MDA 135 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTION
T/F: Diastolic is the top number of blood pressure readings. - Answer -False
Where in the patient's medical record would you find information about what brought
them
to the clinic that day? - Answer -Chief complaint
What are the ranges for BMI "Normal"? - Answer -18.5-25
What are the ranges for BMI "Overweight"? - Answer -25-30
What are the ranges for BMI "Obese"? - Answer -30-40
What is the purpose of a pulse oximeter? - Answer -Measure and display the oxygen
saturation in the blood.
What is an anoscope used for? - Answer -Help view the rectum and remove stool
T/F: Adult height should be measured to the nearest sixteenth of an inch. - Answer -
False
What is the formula for Body Mass Index calculation? - Answer -W/[H]² x 703
Explain the difference between glaucoma and cataracts. - Answer -1. Glaucoma
involves eye pressure and effects the optic nerve
2. Cataracts involve the breakdown of proteins and affect the lens
Decibel - Answer -intensity of sound
Frequency - Answer -pitch
prone position - Answer -lying face down
supine position - Answer -lying on the back
lithotomy position - Answer -lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
Fowler's position - Answer -a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised
between 45 and 60 degrees, legs are straight forward
Sitting position - Answer -the standard way people would sit in a chair or on the edge of
a table
What is the normal range for a pulse oximeter reading? - Answer -95% or higher
, What condition(s) would a pulse oximeter be used to determine whether their condition
is chronic? - Answer -Sleep apnea
Ringing in ears (Medical term) - Answer -tinnitus
Normal adult respirations range? - Answer -12-18 breaths per minute
Dyspnea - Answer -painful/difficult breathing
apnea - Answer -absence of breathing
T/F: The information in the patient's chart is a legal record of treatment rendered. -
Answer -True
What is the name of the instrument used to examine the posterior structures of the eye?
- Answer -Ophthalmoscope
What kind of information would be considered objective in a SOAP note? - Answer -
Height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature (all measurable data)
What kind of information would be considered subjective in a SOAP note? - Answer -
Pain, dizziness, feelings (non-measurable/chief complaint)
What does the prefix tachy- mean? - Answer -rapid, fast
How could a ruptured eardrum occur? - Answer -Trauma, loud sounds, object piercing
inside ear, altitude, bacterial infection
Normal adult pulse range? - Answer -60-100 bpm
Normal adult blood pressure range - Answer -120/80
Prehypertensive adult blood pressure range - Answer -120/80-139/89
Hypertensive adult blood pressure range - Answer -140/90 and above
T/F: Conjunctivitis is only caused by bacteria. - Answer -False- viral, allergic and
bacterial
T/F: Patient Education would be charted in the "A" section of a SOAP note. - Answer -
False
What are some common symptoms of a child with an ear infection? - Answer -Pain in
ear, Tinnitus, pressure in ear, discharge, fever, vertigo, tugging or rubbing ear
T/F: Diastolic is the top number of blood pressure readings. - Answer -False
Where in the patient's medical record would you find information about what brought
them
to the clinic that day? - Answer -Chief complaint
What are the ranges for BMI "Normal"? - Answer -18.5-25
What are the ranges for BMI "Overweight"? - Answer -25-30
What are the ranges for BMI "Obese"? - Answer -30-40
What is the purpose of a pulse oximeter? - Answer -Measure and display the oxygen
saturation in the blood.
What is an anoscope used for? - Answer -Help view the rectum and remove stool
T/F: Adult height should be measured to the nearest sixteenth of an inch. - Answer -
False
What is the formula for Body Mass Index calculation? - Answer -W/[H]² x 703
Explain the difference between glaucoma and cataracts. - Answer -1. Glaucoma
involves eye pressure and effects the optic nerve
2. Cataracts involve the breakdown of proteins and affect the lens
Decibel - Answer -intensity of sound
Frequency - Answer -pitch
prone position - Answer -lying face down
supine position - Answer -lying on the back
lithotomy position - Answer -lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
Fowler's position - Answer -a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised
between 45 and 60 degrees, legs are straight forward
Sitting position - Answer -the standard way people would sit in a chair or on the edge of
a table
What is the normal range for a pulse oximeter reading? - Answer -95% or higher
, What condition(s) would a pulse oximeter be used to determine whether their condition
is chronic? - Answer -Sleep apnea
Ringing in ears (Medical term) - Answer -tinnitus
Normal adult respirations range? - Answer -12-18 breaths per minute
Dyspnea - Answer -painful/difficult breathing
apnea - Answer -absence of breathing
T/F: The information in the patient's chart is a legal record of treatment rendered. -
Answer -True
What is the name of the instrument used to examine the posterior structures of the eye?
- Answer -Ophthalmoscope
What kind of information would be considered objective in a SOAP note? - Answer -
Height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature (all measurable data)
What kind of information would be considered subjective in a SOAP note? - Answer -
Pain, dizziness, feelings (non-measurable/chief complaint)
What does the prefix tachy- mean? - Answer -rapid, fast
How could a ruptured eardrum occur? - Answer -Trauma, loud sounds, object piercing
inside ear, altitude, bacterial infection
Normal adult pulse range? - Answer -60-100 bpm
Normal adult blood pressure range - Answer -120/80
Prehypertensive adult blood pressure range - Answer -120/80-139/89
Hypertensive adult blood pressure range - Answer -140/90 and above
T/F: Conjunctivitis is only caused by bacteria. - Answer -False- viral, allergic and
bacterial
T/F: Patient Education would be charted in the "A" section of a SOAP note. - Answer -
False
What are some common symptoms of a child with an ear infection? - Answer -Pain in
ear, Tinnitus, pressure in ear, discharge, fever, vertigo, tugging or rubbing ear
