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NHA CCMA Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
CC - Answer✔️✔️-Chief Complaint
Segment - Answer✔️✔️-Line between two waveforms
P Wave - Answer✔️✔️-Arterial Depolarization
How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip? - Answer✔️✔️-30 one
millimeter boxes
The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG? - Answer✔️✔️-Only
the P wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval? - Answer✔️✔️-
Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolisis? - Answer✔️✔️-Vascular phase and
platelet phase together
What is electrophoresis? - Answer✔️✔️-Analyzation of the chemical
components of blood, e.g. hemoglobin serum, urin, cerebrospinal fluid
based on electrical charge.
Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turn which color? -
Answer✔️✔️-Turns blue on a positive test for a occult blood in feces.
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The stages of hemostasis: - Answer✔️✔️-1. vascular, 2. platelet phase, 3.
coagulation phase, 4. fibronolysis
Blood vessels - Answer✔️✔️-aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venues,
veins, superior and inferior vena cavae
Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel - Answer✔️✔️-tunica
adventitia
Inner endothelial tissue of a blood vessel - Answer✔️✔️-tunica intima
The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel - Answer✔️✔️-tunica tunica media
The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting - Answer✔️✔️-code of
ethics
What do you find in capillaries? - Answer✔️✔️-a mixture of venous and
arterial blood is found
The adverage adult has how many liters of blood? - Answer✔️✔️-5-6 liters
Whar is the percentage of water in blood? - Answer✔️✔️-92%
Percentage of plasma in blood - Answer✔️✔️-55%
Percentage of formed elements in blood - Answer✔️✔️-45%
99% of formed elements in blood - Answer✔️✔️-RBC's or erythrocytes
Where you find hemoglobin - Answer✔️✔️-RBC'd
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Where do all blood cells originate? - Answer✔️✔️-bone marrow
How many RBC's per microliter of blood - Answer✔️✔️-4.2-6.2 million
Whar is the sencond most numerous WBC? - Answer✔️✔️-Lymphocyte with
20-40%
Thier number increase in intracellular infections and TB - Answer✔️✔️-
monocytes
Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and often are first on scene. -
Answer✔️✔️-Neutrophils
These WBC's play an important role in viral infection as well as in
immunity. - Answer✔️✔️-Lymphocytes
Number of leukocytes for average adult per microliteras well as in
immunity. - Answer✔️✔️-Lymphocytes
Number of leukopenia for average adult per microliter - Answer✔️✔️-5000-
10000
Leukopenia - Answer✔️✔️-Decrease in WBC's seen with viral infection and
leukemia
Comprises 3-8% of WBC or leukocytes - Answer✔️✔️-Monocytes
Largest in size of the leukocytes - Answer✔️✔️-Monocytes
Carries histamine - Answer✔️✔️-Basophil
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Injury to blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clod of blood -
Answer✔️✔️-Vascular phase of hemostasis
Preferred site for veinpuncture - Answer✔️✔️-Antecubital fossa
Test used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway and monitor heparin therapy -
Answer✔️✔️-APTT also known as PTT
Test used to evaluate the extrinsic pathway and also used to monitor
warfarin therapy - Answer✔️✔️-PT
Fibrinolysis - Answer✔️✔️-breakdown and removal of clot
Converts the temporary platelet plug into a stable fibrin clot - Answer✔️✔️-
coagulation phase
2nd choice vein for venipuncture and most often the only one palpatable in
an obese patient - Answer✔️✔️-cephalic vein
Antiseptics used in phlebotomy - Answer✔️✔️-70% isopropyl alcohol pads
most common, provolone- iodine for BC's and chlorhexidine gluconate for
patients that are allergic to betadine/iodine
Length of needle commonly used in venipuncture - Answer✔️✔️-1 inch (up
to 1.5")
Hemolysis - Answer✔️✔️-the rupture or destruction of red blood cells.
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NHA CCMA Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
CC - Answer✔️✔️-Chief Complaint
Segment - Answer✔️✔️-Line between two waveforms
P Wave - Answer✔️✔️-Arterial Depolarization
How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip? - Answer✔️✔️-30 one
millimeter boxes
The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG? - Answer✔️✔️-Only
the P wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval? - Answer✔️✔️-
Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolisis? - Answer✔️✔️-Vascular phase and
platelet phase together
What is electrophoresis? - Answer✔️✔️-Analyzation of the chemical
components of blood, e.g. hemoglobin serum, urin, cerebrospinal fluid
based on electrical charge.
Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turn which color? -
Answer✔️✔️-Turns blue on a positive test for a occult blood in feces.
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The stages of hemostasis: - Answer✔️✔️-1. vascular, 2. platelet phase, 3.
coagulation phase, 4. fibronolysis
Blood vessels - Answer✔️✔️-aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venues,
veins, superior and inferior vena cavae
Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel - Answer✔️✔️-tunica
adventitia
Inner endothelial tissue of a blood vessel - Answer✔️✔️-tunica intima
The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel - Answer✔️✔️-tunica tunica media
The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting - Answer✔️✔️-code of
ethics
What do you find in capillaries? - Answer✔️✔️-a mixture of venous and
arterial blood is found
The adverage adult has how many liters of blood? - Answer✔️✔️-5-6 liters
Whar is the percentage of water in blood? - Answer✔️✔️-92%
Percentage of plasma in blood - Answer✔️✔️-55%
Percentage of formed elements in blood - Answer✔️✔️-45%
99% of formed elements in blood - Answer✔️✔️-RBC's or erythrocytes
Where you find hemoglobin - Answer✔️✔️-RBC'd
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Where do all blood cells originate? - Answer✔️✔️-bone marrow
How many RBC's per microliter of blood - Answer✔️✔️-4.2-6.2 million
Whar is the sencond most numerous WBC? - Answer✔️✔️-Lymphocyte with
20-40%
Thier number increase in intracellular infections and TB - Answer✔️✔️-
monocytes
Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and often are first on scene. -
Answer✔️✔️-Neutrophils
These WBC's play an important role in viral infection as well as in
immunity. - Answer✔️✔️-Lymphocytes
Number of leukocytes for average adult per microliteras well as in
immunity. - Answer✔️✔️-Lymphocytes
Number of leukopenia for average adult per microliter - Answer✔️✔️-5000-
10000
Leukopenia - Answer✔️✔️-Decrease in WBC's seen with viral infection and
leukemia
Comprises 3-8% of WBC or leukocytes - Answer✔️✔️-Monocytes
Largest in size of the leukocytes - Answer✔️✔️-Monocytes
Carries histamine - Answer✔️✔️-Basophil
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Injury to blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clod of blood -
Answer✔️✔️-Vascular phase of hemostasis
Preferred site for veinpuncture - Answer✔️✔️-Antecubital fossa
Test used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway and monitor heparin therapy -
Answer✔️✔️-APTT also known as PTT
Test used to evaluate the extrinsic pathway and also used to monitor
warfarin therapy - Answer✔️✔️-PT
Fibrinolysis - Answer✔️✔️-breakdown and removal of clot
Converts the temporary platelet plug into a stable fibrin clot - Answer✔️✔️-
coagulation phase
2nd choice vein for venipuncture and most often the only one palpatable in
an obese patient - Answer✔️✔️-cephalic vein
Antiseptics used in phlebotomy - Answer✔️✔️-70% isopropyl alcohol pads
most common, provolone- iodine for BC's and chlorhexidine gluconate for
patients that are allergic to betadine/iodine
Length of needle commonly used in venipuncture - Answer✔️✔️-1 inch (up
to 1.5")
Hemolysis - Answer✔️✔️-the rupture or destruction of red blood cells.
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