NHA CCMA EXAM: Formulas, Reference Ranges questions with verified answers

NHA CCMA EXAM: Formulas, Reference Ranges
questions with verified answers
Adult Respiration rate Ans✓✓✓ 12-20/min


Blood tube Order Ans✓✓✓ Y, Light Blue, Red, Gold/Tiger top, Green, Lavender,
Gray


Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) ref range Ans✓✓✓ 7-25 mg/dL


BMI formula Ans✓✓✓ weight (kg) / height (m^2)


BMI healthy weight Ans✓✓✓ 18.5-24.9 kg/m^2


BMI: 0verweight Ans✓✓✓ 25 - 29.9


BMI: Obese Ans✓✓✓ 30+


BMI: underweight Ans✓✓✓ less than 18.5


Celsius to Fahrenheit formula Ans✓✓✓ (Cx1.8)+32=F


Cm to Inches formula Ans✓✓✓ Cm/2.54= In
or
Cm*0.3937= In

, Elevated Adult BP Ans✓✓✓ 120-129/<80 mmHg


Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) Ans✓✓✓ males: 0-20 mm/hr, females: 0-30
mm/hr


Fahrenheit to Celsius formula Ans✓✓✓ (F-32)/1.8= C
or
(F-32)*5/9=C


Fasting Blood Glucose (FBS) ref range Ans✓✓✓ 60-110 mg/dL (similar to heart
rate)


70-99 normal
100-125 prediabetes
126+ diabetes


Fat soluble vitamins Ans✓✓✓ A, D, E, K


Gold or Tiger Top (red-grey) blood tube is Ans✓✓✓ serum separator tube (SST),
clot activator, thixotropic gel
-for serum testing


Gray blood tube is Ans✓✓✓ for glucose testing
-potassium oxalate