CCMA Certification study guide UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's
response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What
happened?" - Correct Answers ✅Chief complaint CC
Explains the chief complaint. A chronological description of
the development of the patient's present illness from the first
sign or symptom or from the previous encounter to the
present. - Correct Answers ✅History of present illness HPI
Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all
___________ ___________. - Correct Answers ✅Vital Signs
97.6F - 99.6F - Correct Answers ✅Normal oral temperature
Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or
subnormal body temperatures. - Correct Answers
✅intermittent fever
fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls
to the normal level. - Correct Answers ✅Remittent fever
A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not
fluctuate. - Correct Answers ✅Continuous fever
Normal pulse rate - Correct Answers ✅60-100 BPM
,CCMA Certification study guide UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when
measuring what? - Correct Answers ✅Respirations
contraction of the heart - Correct Answers ✅Systole
relaxation of the heart - Correct Answers ✅Diastole
Measurement of height, (length rather than height is used in
infants because they cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head
circumference in infants, waist to hip, % of body fat. -
Correct Answers ✅Anthropometric measurements
General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits,
symmetry, pasture and gait, speech. - Correct Answers
✅Inspection
to examine by touch - Correct Answers ✅palpation
physical examination method of tapping over the body to
elicit vibrations and sounds to estimate the size, border, or
fluid content of a cavity such as the chest. - Correct
Answers ✅Percussion
, CCMA Certification study guide UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the
lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment. -
Correct Answers ✅Ausculation
a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain
a safe and healthy work environment - Correct Answers
✅OSHA
an emergency procedure for life support consisting of
artificial respiration and manual external cardiac compression
- Correct Answers ✅cardiopulmonary resuscitation
This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in
turn to the rest of the body. - Correct Answers ✅SHOCK
Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___
_________. - Correct Answers ✅Symptoms of shock
maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep
victim lying down w/ head lower than rest of body; attempt to
control bleeding or other cause of shock if known; keep victim
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's
response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What
happened?" - Correct Answers ✅Chief complaint CC
Explains the chief complaint. A chronological description of
the development of the patient's present illness from the first
sign or symptom or from the previous encounter to the
present. - Correct Answers ✅History of present illness HPI
Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all
___________ ___________. - Correct Answers ✅Vital Signs
97.6F - 99.6F - Correct Answers ✅Normal oral temperature
Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or
subnormal body temperatures. - Correct Answers
✅intermittent fever
fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls
to the normal level. - Correct Answers ✅Remittent fever
A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not
fluctuate. - Correct Answers ✅Continuous fever
Normal pulse rate - Correct Answers ✅60-100 BPM
,CCMA Certification study guide UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when
measuring what? - Correct Answers ✅Respirations
contraction of the heart - Correct Answers ✅Systole
relaxation of the heart - Correct Answers ✅Diastole
Measurement of height, (length rather than height is used in
infants because they cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head
circumference in infants, waist to hip, % of body fat. -
Correct Answers ✅Anthropometric measurements
General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits,
symmetry, pasture and gait, speech. - Correct Answers
✅Inspection
to examine by touch - Correct Answers ✅palpation
physical examination method of tapping over the body to
elicit vibrations and sounds to estimate the size, border, or
fluid content of a cavity such as the chest. - Correct
Answers ✅Percussion
, CCMA Certification study guide UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the
lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment. -
Correct Answers ✅Ausculation
a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain
a safe and healthy work environment - Correct Answers
✅OSHA
an emergency procedure for life support consisting of
artificial respiration and manual external cardiac compression
- Correct Answers ✅cardiopulmonary resuscitation
This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in
turn to the rest of the body. - Correct Answers ✅SHOCK
Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___
_________. - Correct Answers ✅Symptoms of shock
maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep
victim lying down w/ head lower than rest of body; attempt to
control bleeding or other cause of shock if known; keep victim
