Medical Assistant Skills
describe how to measure weight - correct answer ✔ask patient to take off
shoes and extra clothing
patients stand unassisted on scale with feet slighty apart
adjust the lower bar (50 lbs) and the upper bar (1/4 lb) untill balance bar is
halfway
describe how to measure height - correct answer ✔raise height bar higher
than patients head
instruct patient to stand as erect as possible
slowly lower bar to top of patients head
record & recheck measurements
convert inches to centimenters - correct answer ✔multiply inches by 2.54 to
get centimeters OR divide centimeters by 2.54 to get inches
convert pounds to kilograms - correct answer ✔multiply pounds by 2.2 to get
kilograms OR divide kilograms by 2.2 to get pounds
Supine ( Horizontal Recumbent) - correct answer ✔used for the examination
or treatment of the front or anterior part of the body
prone position - correct answer ✔used for examination or treatment of the
back or spine
Sim's position - correct answer ✔used for simple rectal examinations and
sigmoidoscopic examinations, enemas , rectal temperatures, and rectal
treatments
describe how to measure weight - correct answer ✔ask patient to take off
shoes and extra clothing
patients stand unassisted on scale with feet slighty apart
adjust the lower bar (50 lbs) and the upper bar (1/4 lb) untill balance bar is
halfway
describe how to measure height - correct answer ✔raise height bar higher
than patients head
instruct patient to stand as erect as possible
slowly lower bar to top of patients head
record & recheck measurements
convert inches to centimenters - correct answer ✔multiply inches by 2.54 to
get centimeters OR divide centimeters by 2.54 to get inches
convert pounds to kilograms - correct answer ✔multiply pounds by 2.2 to get
kilograms OR divide kilograms by 2.2 to get pounds
Supine ( Horizontal Recumbent) - correct answer ✔used for the examination
or treatment of the front or anterior part of the body
prone position - correct answer ✔used for examination or treatment of the
back or spine
Sim's position - correct answer ✔used for simple rectal examinations and
sigmoidoscopic examinations, enemas , rectal temperatures, and rectal
treatments
