CCMA TEST UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Vital signs
Answer:
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
Question:
2. What balances Body temp?
Answer:
Hypothalamus
Question:
3. Another name for eardrum
Answer:
Tympanic Membrane
Question:
4. Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises
again
Answer:
Intermittent
Question:
5. Normal pulse rate
Answer:
60-100 BPM
Question:
6. Where apex of heart is located
Answer:
5th intercostal space
Question:
7. What is BP cuff inflated to?
Answer:
30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3
mmHg per second
, Question:
8. Hg in BP measurement stands for this
Answer:
Mercury
Question:
9. Branch responsible for the identification of various
hazards present in the workplace and the creation of
rules and regulations to minimize exposure
Answer:
OSHA
Question:
10. This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations
Answer:
Label all chemicals with MSDS
Question:
11. Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this
Answer:
Steam sterilization/Autoclave
Question:
12. Droplets can travel how far?
Answer:
Less than 3 feet
Question:
13. Standard running speed of the EKG reading
Answer:
25mm/sec
Question:
14. Who invented the EKG?
Answer:
Einthoven
Question:
15. Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this
Answer:
Nitroglycerin
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Vital signs
Answer:
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
Question:
2. What balances Body temp?
Answer:
Hypothalamus
Question:
3. Another name for eardrum
Answer:
Tympanic Membrane
Question:
4. Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises
again
Answer:
Intermittent
Question:
5. Normal pulse rate
Answer:
60-100 BPM
Question:
6. Where apex of heart is located
Answer:
5th intercostal space
Question:
7. What is BP cuff inflated to?
Answer:
30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3
mmHg per second
, Question:
8. Hg in BP measurement stands for this
Answer:
Mercury
Question:
9. Branch responsible for the identification of various
hazards present in the workplace and the creation of
rules and regulations to minimize exposure
Answer:
OSHA
Question:
10. This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations
Answer:
Label all chemicals with MSDS
Question:
11. Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this
Answer:
Steam sterilization/Autoclave
Question:
12. Droplets can travel how far?
Answer:
Less than 3 feet
Question:
13. Standard running speed of the EKG reading
Answer:
25mm/sec
Question:
14. Who invented the EKG?
Answer:
Einthoven
Question:
15. Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this
Answer:
Nitroglycerin