(NHA) Medical Assisting Certification Study Guide
1. CC: Chief Complaint
2. Segment: Line between two waveforms
3. P Wave: Arterial Depolarization
4. How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip?: 30 one
millimeter boxes
5. The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG?: Only the P wave
6. What is the reading you can get from the RR interval?: Ventricular Pulse
7. What is the primary stage of Hemolysis?: Vascular phase and platelet
phase together
8. What is Electrophoresis?: Analyzation of the chemical components of
blood,
e.g. hemoglobin, serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid based on electrical
charge.
9. Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turns which color?: -
Turns blue on a positive test for occult blood in feces
10.The stages of Hemostasis: 1. Vascular, 2. Platelet Phase, 3.
Coagulation Phase,
4. Fibronolysis
11.Blood vessels: Aorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venues, Veins,
Superi- or and Inferior Vena Cavae
12.Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel: Tunica Adventitia
13.Inner endothelial tissue of a blood vessel: Tunica Intima
14.The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel: Tunica tunica media
15.The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting: Code of Ethics
16.What do you find in capillaries?: A mixture of venous and arterial
blood is found
17.The average adult has how many liters of blood?: 5-6 Liters
18.What is the percentage of water in the blood?: 92%
19.Percentage of plasma in the blood?: 55%
,20.Percentage of formed elements in the blood?: 45%
21.99% of formed elements in the blood: RBC,s or Erythrocytes
22.Where do you find hemoglobin?: RBC,s
23.Where do all blood cells originate?: Bone marrow
, 24.How many RBC,s per microliter of blood: 4.2-6.2 million
25.What is the second most numerous WBC: Lymphocyte with 20-40%
26.Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and TB: Monocytes
27.Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and are often first on
the scene: Neutrophils
28.These WBC,s play an important role in viral infection as well as in
immu- nity: Lymphocytes
29.Number of leukocytes for average adult per microliter: 5000-10000
30.Leukopenia: Decrease in WBC,s seen with viral infection and
leukemia
31.Comprises 3-8% of WBC or leukocytes: Monocytes
32.Largest in size of the leukocytes: Monocytes
33.Carries histamine: Basophil
34.Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clod
of blood.: Vascular phase of Hemostasis
35.Preferred site for a venipuncture: Antecubital Fossa
36. Test used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway and monitor heparin
therapy-
: APTT also know as PTT
37.Test used to evaluate the extrinsic pathway and also used to
monitor warfarin therapy: PT
38.Fibrinolysis: Breakdown and removal of a clot
39.Converts the temporary platelet plug in a stable fibrin clot:
Coagulation Phase
40.2nd choice vein for venipuncture and most often the only one
palatable in an obese Pt.: Cephalic vein
41.Antiseptics used in Phlebotomy: 70% isopropyl alcohol pads most
common, provolone - iodine for BC,s and Chlorhexidine gluconate for
patients that are allergic to Betadine/ Iodine
42.Length of needle commonly used in venipuncture: 1 inch (up to 1.5")
43.Average gauge of needle used for drawing blood: 21-22
44.Gauge of needle that can cause hemolysis: smaller than 23 gauge
1. CC: Chief Complaint
2. Segment: Line between two waveforms
3. P Wave: Arterial Depolarization
4. How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip?: 30 one
millimeter boxes
5. The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG?: Only the P wave
6. What is the reading you can get from the RR interval?: Ventricular Pulse
7. What is the primary stage of Hemolysis?: Vascular phase and platelet
phase together
8. What is Electrophoresis?: Analyzation of the chemical components of
blood,
e.g. hemoglobin, serum, urine, cerebrospinal fluid based on electrical
charge.
9. Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turns which color?: -
Turns blue on a positive test for occult blood in feces
10.The stages of Hemostasis: 1. Vascular, 2. Platelet Phase, 3.
Coagulation Phase,
4. Fibronolysis
11.Blood vessels: Aorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venues, Veins,
Superi- or and Inferior Vena Cavae
12.Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel: Tunica Adventitia
13.Inner endothelial tissue of a blood vessel: Tunica Intima
14.The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel: Tunica tunica media
15.The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting: Code of Ethics
16.What do you find in capillaries?: A mixture of venous and arterial
blood is found
17.The average adult has how many liters of blood?: 5-6 Liters
18.What is the percentage of water in the blood?: 92%
19.Percentage of plasma in the blood?: 55%
,20.Percentage of formed elements in the blood?: 45%
21.99% of formed elements in the blood: RBC,s or Erythrocytes
22.Where do you find hemoglobin?: RBC,s
23.Where do all blood cells originate?: Bone marrow
, 24.How many RBC,s per microliter of blood: 4.2-6.2 million
25.What is the second most numerous WBC: Lymphocyte with 20-40%
26.Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and TB: Monocytes
27.Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and are often first on
the scene: Neutrophils
28.These WBC,s play an important role in viral infection as well as in
immu- nity: Lymphocytes
29.Number of leukocytes for average adult per microliter: 5000-10000
30.Leukopenia: Decrease in WBC,s seen with viral infection and
leukemia
31.Comprises 3-8% of WBC or leukocytes: Monocytes
32.Largest in size of the leukocytes: Monocytes
33.Carries histamine: Basophil
34.Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clod
of blood.: Vascular phase of Hemostasis
35.Preferred site for a venipuncture: Antecubital Fossa
36. Test used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway and monitor heparin
therapy-
: APTT also know as PTT
37.Test used to evaluate the extrinsic pathway and also used to
monitor warfarin therapy: PT
38.Fibrinolysis: Breakdown and removal of a clot
39.Converts the temporary platelet plug in a stable fibrin clot:
Coagulation Phase
40.2nd choice vein for venipuncture and most often the only one
palatable in an obese Pt.: Cephalic vein
41.Antiseptics used in Phlebotomy: 70% isopropyl alcohol pads most
common, provolone - iodine for BC,s and Chlorhexidine gluconate for
patients that are allergic to Betadine/ Iodine
42.Length of needle commonly used in venipuncture: 1 inch (up to 1.5")
43.Average gauge of needle used for drawing blood: 21-22
44.Gauge of needle that can cause hemolysis: smaller than 23 gauge
