CCMA Certification study guide questions
with 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
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
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
with 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
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
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
