Medical Assistant Certification Review

Medical Assistant Certification Review standard universal precautions - ☑is treating all patients as if they are capable of transmitting diseases. warfarin - ☑a blood thinner. electrical force - ☑the ECG term vector refers to antitussive - ☑is a drug used to suppress coughing. (CBC) - ☑is a blood test done in a lavender tube which has an additive called EDTA. the fastest pulse rate - ☑infants have dermis & epidermis - ☑part of the integumentary system. activate safety device for disposal - ☑in phlebotomy, the next step after withdrawing the needle from the vein arterial blood - ☑a capillary blood specimen most resembles in composition 20-23 gauge - ☑the needle most frequently used for venipuncture 23 to 25 gauge - ☑the needle most frequently used for butterfly is the percussion hammer - ☑used to test reflexes. otoscope - ☑instrument used to test the ears. ophthalmoscope - ☑instrument used to test the eyes. U wave - ☑in an ECG the wave immediately following the T wave & is present 50-70 % of the individuals cardiac cycle - ☑one complete heart beat. regular sinus rhythms - ☑defibrillators are used to convert specific cardiac arrhythmias into gavage - ☑medical term for tube feeding fifth vital sign - ☑pain is the korotkoff sounds - ☑sounds heard while taking the blood pressure core temperature - ☑rectal temperature provide a reading of the patient's hospitalized - ☑after a gram mal seizure a patient might typically need to be hyperglycemic - ☑a patient has fruity or acetone breath odor the longest appointment - ☑a patient who need a complete physical need to be scheduled for a durable power of attorney - ☑DO NOT RESUSCITATE in the medical records of a patient. privacy notice each year - ☑hippa is giving a patient a an ECG to baseline - ☑patient condition like fever or chills typically would not cause analgesics - ☑acetaminophen & ibuprofen patient movement - ☑the most common cause on an ECG of a baseline interruption tachypnea - ☑respiration rate above normal. bradypnea - ☑respiration rate below normal. tachycardia - ☑a heart rate above normal. bradycardia - ☑heart rate below normal lithotomy - ☑patient position most commonly used for gynecological examination (pap smear) good contact between the skin & electrodes - ☑it is important to cleanse a patient's skin before an ECG to assure regular heart rate - ☑an ECG that demonstartes no variation of R-R interval would indicate pleura effusion - ☑the escape of fluid into the pleura cavity heart - ☑SA NODE is the normal, natural pacemaker of the antihistamines - ☑relieves allergic symptoms. pulse - ☑depression will cause a decrease in