NHA CCMA EXAM REVIEW| 207 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Chief Complaint correct answer: the reason why the patient came to see the physician. History of Present Illness correct answer: explanation of the CC to determine the onset of the illness. Past,family,and social history correct answer: summary of personal and family health problems as well as social to include marital status, occupation, use of drugs, etc. Body Processes necessary for life: correct answer: Body Temperature, Respiration, Heart Function Vital Signs of body function: correct answer: temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure Febrile correct answer: presence of fever afebrile correct answer: absence of fever intermittent fever correct answer: fluctuating fever that returns to or below baseline remittent fever correct answer: fluctuating fever that remains elevated and does not return to baseline continuous fever correct answer: fever that remains constant; does not fluctuate axillary temperature correct answer: least accurate; taken under the arm tympanic temperature correct answer: useful for children; placed in the ear rectal temperature correct answer: per rectum; most effective normal adult pulse range correct answer: between 60-100 bpm apical pulse correct answer: taken over the apex of the heart by auscultation normal respiration rate correct answer: 12-20 per minute (Adults) apnea correct answer: temporary complete absence of breathing tachypnea correct answer: respiration rate greater than 40 per minute bradypnea correct answer: decrease in the numbers of respiration