CPDT KA EXAM REVIEW ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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
