CCMA Certification study guide with real test.

CCMA Certification study guide with real test. Chief complaint CC - correct answers.The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's response to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?" History of present illness HPI - correct answers.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. Vital Signs - correct answers.Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all ___________ ___________. Normal oral temperature - correct answers.97.6F - 99.6F intermittent fever - correct answers.Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal body temperatures. Remittent fever - correct in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls to the normal level. Continuous fever - correct answers.A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not fluctuate. 60-100 BPM - correct answers.Normal pulse rate Respirations - correct answers.Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when measuring what? Systole - correct action of the heart Diastole - correct ation of the heart Anthropometric measurements - correct answers.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. Inspection - correct answers.General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits, symmetry, pasture and gait, speech. palpation - correct examine by touch Percussion - correct cal 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. Ausculation - correct act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment. OSHA - correct answers.a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment cardiopulmonary resuscitation - correct emergency procedure for life support consisting of artificial respiration and manual external cardiac compression SHOCK - correct answers.This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in turn to the rest of the body. Symptoms of shock - correct answers.Pale, cold, clammy skin rapid, weak pulse increased shallow breathing expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________. First aid for Shock - correct ain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep victim lying down w/ head lower than rest of body; attempt to control bleeding or other cause of shock if known; keep victim warm until help arrives Portal of exit - correct answers.Method in which a infectious agent leaves the reservoir. Ex: contact with body fluids such as blood or saliva. mode of transmission - correct ct, droplet, air, vehicles, or vectorborne Portal of entry - correct answers.A pathway by which the causative agent enters the host. The area in which a microorganism enters the body. They may be cuts, lesions, injection sites, or natural body orifices. Susceptible host - correct answers.An individual who has little resistance to an infectious agent. Disinfection - correct answers.Process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic organisms except spores, can only be used on inanimate objects. Will not be used for invasive procedures, and will not be inserted into body orifices nor be used in sterile procedure. Chemical sterilization - correct answers.Uses the same chemical used for disinfection, but exposure time is longer. Steam sterilization (Autoclave) - correct steam under pressure to obtain higher temperature (250-254F) with exposure time of 20-40 minutes depending on item being sterilized. hand washing - correct answers.What is the most important means of preventing the spread of infection? hand antisepsis - correct removal & destruction of transient microorganisms using antimicrobial soaps. PPE Personal protective equipment - correct , goggle, face shield, respirator Intradermal Injection - correct answers.ID; 15 degrees no aspiration; used for TB test, allergy test, and local anesthetic Intramuscular Injection - correct answers.IM; 90 degress with aspiration Subcutaneous Injection - correct answers.SQ; 45 degress pericardium - correct ctive sac enclosing the heart composed of two layers with fluid between Right atrium - correct answers.The upper right chamber of the heart, where deoxygenated blood is received from the vena cava and then sent to the right ventricle. Right ventricle - correct chamber on the right side of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk Left atrium - correct left upper chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs via the right and left pulmonary veins. Left ventricle - correct chamber on the left side of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta Aorta - correct answers.The largest artery of the body