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Questions and Correct Answers with Rationales
2026/2027
Vital signs - Answer--Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
What balances Body temp? - Answer--Hypothalamus
Another name for eardrum - Answer--Tympanic Membrane
Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again - Answer--Intermittent
Normal pulse rate - Answer--60-100 BPM
Where apex of heart is located - Answer--5th intercostal space
What is BP cuff inflated to? - Answer--30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic
pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second
Hg in BP measurement stands for this - Answer--Mercury
Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the workplace
and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure - Answer--OSHA
This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations - Answer--Label all chemicals with
MSDS
Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this - Answer--Steam
sterilization/Autoclave
Droplets can travel how far? - Answer--Less than 3 feet
Standard running speed of the EKG reading - Answer--25mm/sec
Who invented the EKG? - Answer--Einthoven
Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this - Answer--Nitroglycerin
Liquid portion of blood is called - Answer--Plasma
,Thromobocytes assist in - Answer--Clotting
Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with certain
disabilities - Answer--Medicare
CPR Ratio - Answer--30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
Medical Asepsis - Answer--The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms AFTER
they leave the body through Standard Precautions and Transmission Based
Precautions
Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control measures
aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the Chain of Infection -
Answer--Portal of Exit
Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal
Precautions - Answer--CDC
Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent transmission
- Answer--Ventilation
Where you would find the spelling for a medication? - Answer--Physician Desk
Reference
Where is V2 lead located - Answer--4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Where is V5 lead located - Answer--5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG -
Answer--Wandering baseline
Most critical step in pt testing - Answer--Identifying the pt
Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria? - Answer--Clean Catch
Specimen
Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease or injury -
Answer--ICD-9
Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning, the intent
and the place it occured - Answer--E codes
The sounds an MA listens for during a BP - Answer--Korotkoff sounds
, CMS-1500 Form is aka - Answer--Superbill
Post-prandial - Answer--After a meal
Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein - Answer--Phlebitis
Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard -
Answer--Biologic
Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories: - Answer--Airborne, Droplet
and Contact
Unit of measure on a standard Rx - Answer--Micrograms/mcg
Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called - Answer--Cardiac Output
Q wave is always - Answer--Negative
First electrical impulse recorded on EKG - Answer--P wave
Movement away from the baseline on an EKG is called - Answer--Wave form
Several wave forms on an EKG are called - Answer--Complex
A wave form and a segment on an EKG - Answer--Interval
A line between waveforms on an EKG - Answer--Segment
Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here -
Answer--Guidelines
Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist - Answer--Method of
referral
The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents - Answer--Late ventricular
repolarization
Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves - Answer--Junctional
Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads - Answer--II, III, AVF
Leads 1 and AVL show broken recording, you should - Answer--Check Left Arm
Three lead EKG monitor - Answer--I, II, III
Questions and Correct Answers with Rationales
2026/2027
Vital signs - Answer--Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
What balances Body temp? - Answer--Hypothalamus
Another name for eardrum - Answer--Tympanic Membrane
Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again - Answer--Intermittent
Normal pulse rate - Answer--60-100 BPM
Where apex of heart is located - Answer--5th intercostal space
What is BP cuff inflated to? - Answer--30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic
pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second
Hg in BP measurement stands for this - Answer--Mercury
Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the workplace
and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure - Answer--OSHA
This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations - Answer--Label all chemicals with
MSDS
Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this - Answer--Steam
sterilization/Autoclave
Droplets can travel how far? - Answer--Less than 3 feet
Standard running speed of the EKG reading - Answer--25mm/sec
Who invented the EKG? - Answer--Einthoven
Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this - Answer--Nitroglycerin
Liquid portion of blood is called - Answer--Plasma
,Thromobocytes assist in - Answer--Clotting
Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with certain
disabilities - Answer--Medicare
CPR Ratio - Answer--30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
Medical Asepsis - Answer--The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms AFTER
they leave the body through Standard Precautions and Transmission Based
Precautions
Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control measures
aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the Chain of Infection -
Answer--Portal of Exit
Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal
Precautions - Answer--CDC
Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent transmission
- Answer--Ventilation
Where you would find the spelling for a medication? - Answer--Physician Desk
Reference
Where is V2 lead located - Answer--4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Where is V5 lead located - Answer--5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG -
Answer--Wandering baseline
Most critical step in pt testing - Answer--Identifying the pt
Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria? - Answer--Clean Catch
Specimen
Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease or injury -
Answer--ICD-9
Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning, the intent
and the place it occured - Answer--E codes
The sounds an MA listens for during a BP - Answer--Korotkoff sounds
, CMS-1500 Form is aka - Answer--Superbill
Post-prandial - Answer--After a meal
Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein - Answer--Phlebitis
Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard -
Answer--Biologic
Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories: - Answer--Airborne, Droplet
and Contact
Unit of measure on a standard Rx - Answer--Micrograms/mcg
Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called - Answer--Cardiac Output
Q wave is always - Answer--Negative
First electrical impulse recorded on EKG - Answer--P wave
Movement away from the baseline on an EKG is called - Answer--Wave form
Several wave forms on an EKG are called - Answer--Complex
A wave form and a segment on an EKG - Answer--Interval
A line between waveforms on an EKG - Answer--Segment
Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here -
Answer--Guidelines
Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist - Answer--Method of
referral
The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents - Answer--Late ventricular
repolarization
Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves - Answer--Junctional
Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads - Answer--II, III, AVF
Leads 1 and AVL show broken recording, you should - Answer--Check Left Arm
Three lead EKG monitor - Answer--I, II, III
