MEDICAL ASSISTING CHAPTER 37 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

MEDICAL ASSISTING CHAPTER 37 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. A body temperature above the patient's normal range.
Answer:
Febrile

Question:
2. Body temperature with in the patient's normal range.
Answer:
Afebrile

Question:
3. An exceptionally high fever.
Answer:
Hyperpyrexia

Question:
4. Instrument used to measure temperature.
Answer:
Thermometer

Question:
5. what does (■ ) mean?
Answer:
Fahrenheit

Question:
6. what does (■ )
Answer:
Celsius

Question:
7. What is the normal adult oral temperature in Fahrenheit?
Answer:
98.6

Question:
8. What is the normal adult oral temperature in Celsius?
Answer:
37.0

Question:
9. Electric thermometer used to read temperature from the ear.

, Answer:
Tympanic Thermometer

Question:
10. Electronic thermometer used to read the temperature on the temporal artery and the ambient
temperature?
Answer:
Temporal Scanner

Question:
11. A single use thermometer with specially treated dot or strip indicators that change color according to
temperature.
Answer:
Disposable Thermometer

Question:
12. When measuring oral temperatures, how long should you wait after a patient has ; eaten, smoked, or
drinking?
Answer:
15 minutes

Question:
13. When measuring tympanic temperatures on an adult, what way should you pull the ear?
Answer:
Up and Back

Question:
14. When measuring tympanic temperatures on children, what way should you pull the ear?
Answer:
Down and Back

Question:
15. When measuring rectal temperature on adults, how deep should the thermometer be inserted?
Answer:
1 inch

Question:
16. When measuring rectal temperature on infants or small children, how deep should the thermometer be
inserted?
Answer:
1/2 inch

Question:
17. The axillary temperature is _______ degrees lower than the ORAL temperature.
Answer:
0.5 to 1