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