MEDCA STUDY GUIDE: MEDICAL ASSISTANT
basal ganglia - Answers- responsible for movement
snellen chart - Answers- used to measure visual acuity
tinnitus - Answers- characterized by symptoms like a constant buzzing or whistling
sounds
vapors - Answers- smells consist of __________ or different substances.
brain tumor - Answers- consist of abnormal cells
aveoli - Answers- what is not a part of the upper respiratory tract
Subcutaneous administration - Answers- administering medications by injections under
the skin is called what?
peniciilin - Answers- common medications include
ambien - Answers- common sleeping aids include
dehyrdation - Answers- causes the body to lose more water than it takes in
beta blockers - Answers- reduces the workload on the heart and opens blood vessels
causing the heart to beat slower with less force
Calcium Channel Blockers - Answers- helps relax muscles of the blood vessels some
to slow the heart rate
meninges - Answers- separates the brain from the skull
prehypertension - Answers- tends to get worse over time
diuretics - Answers- water pills used to elevate the rate of bodily urine excretion
health conditions - Answers- normal vital signs can change due to ________.
metabolism - Answers- the ______ of nutrients generates heat within the body.
98.6 - Answers- the average oral temperature of an adult
drop - Answers- in general, temperatures ________ at night and throughout the night.
smoking - Answers- oral temperatures can be affected by
, fever - Answers- a common medical sign characterized by an increase of temperature
above the normal level
hypothermia - Answers- the condition in which the core temperature drops below the
required temperature level for normal metabolism and body function.
systolic and diastolic - Answers- during each heartbeat, blood pressure varies between
_________(maximum) and ________(minimum) pressure.
postprandial hypotension - Answers- Sudden drop in BP after eating.
Shy-Drager syndrome - Answers- along with muscle tremors and speech problems, its
main characteristic is sever orthostatic hypotension.
age - Answers- hypotension can occur in anyone, though certain types of low bp are
more common depending on _____.
certain diseases - Answers- hypotension may also be caused by ____________.
hypertension - Answers- high blood pressure
Chronic orthostatic hypotension - Answers- the drug midocrine is often used to raise
standing blood pressure levels in people with _______________.
heart disease - Answers- hypertension can cause health problems such as
________________.
120-160 beats per minute - Answers- The normal pulse rate for a newborn infant is
bronchi & bronchioles - Answers- lower respiratory tract infections consist of _______.
pneumonia - Answers- common infection of the lungs
streptococcus - Answers- scarlet fever infection is caused by this bacteria
sinusitis - Answers- inflammation of the sinuses due to viral bacteria or fungal infection
Tuberculosis - Answers- treatment included medications lisoniazid
call in prescriptions - Answers- medical assistant can _________.
increase - Answers- a person's natural response to psychological stress may
__________ their heart rate.
earlobe - Answers- heart rate sites do not include ______________.
basal ganglia - Answers- responsible for movement
snellen chart - Answers- used to measure visual acuity
tinnitus - Answers- characterized by symptoms like a constant buzzing or whistling
sounds
vapors - Answers- smells consist of __________ or different substances.
brain tumor - Answers- consist of abnormal cells
aveoli - Answers- what is not a part of the upper respiratory tract
Subcutaneous administration - Answers- administering medications by injections under
the skin is called what?
peniciilin - Answers- common medications include
ambien - Answers- common sleeping aids include
dehyrdation - Answers- causes the body to lose more water than it takes in
beta blockers - Answers- reduces the workload on the heart and opens blood vessels
causing the heart to beat slower with less force
Calcium Channel Blockers - Answers- helps relax muscles of the blood vessels some
to slow the heart rate
meninges - Answers- separates the brain from the skull
prehypertension - Answers- tends to get worse over time
diuretics - Answers- water pills used to elevate the rate of bodily urine excretion
health conditions - Answers- normal vital signs can change due to ________.
metabolism - Answers- the ______ of nutrients generates heat within the body.
98.6 - Answers- the average oral temperature of an adult
drop - Answers- in general, temperatures ________ at night and throughout the night.
smoking - Answers- oral temperatures can be affected by
, fever - Answers- a common medical sign characterized by an increase of temperature
above the normal level
hypothermia - Answers- the condition in which the core temperature drops below the
required temperature level for normal metabolism and body function.
systolic and diastolic - Answers- during each heartbeat, blood pressure varies between
_________(maximum) and ________(minimum) pressure.
postprandial hypotension - Answers- Sudden drop in BP after eating.
Shy-Drager syndrome - Answers- along with muscle tremors and speech problems, its
main characteristic is sever orthostatic hypotension.
age - Answers- hypotension can occur in anyone, though certain types of low bp are
more common depending on _____.
certain diseases - Answers- hypotension may also be caused by ____________.
hypertension - Answers- high blood pressure
Chronic orthostatic hypotension - Answers- the drug midocrine is often used to raise
standing blood pressure levels in people with _______________.
heart disease - Answers- hypertension can cause health problems such as
________________.
120-160 beats per minute - Answers- The normal pulse rate for a newborn infant is
bronchi & bronchioles - Answers- lower respiratory tract infections consist of _______.
pneumonia - Answers- common infection of the lungs
streptococcus - Answers- scarlet fever infection is caused by this bacteria
sinusitis - Answers- inflammation of the sinuses due to viral bacteria or fungal infection
Tuberculosis - Answers- treatment included medications lisoniazid
call in prescriptions - Answers- medical assistant can _________.
increase - Answers- a person's natural response to psychological stress may
__________ their heart rate.
earlobe - Answers- heart rate sites do not include ______________.
