Chiropractic Assistant questions with verified
answers
"Bad idea - chiropractors and CAs may not work on non-humans." Ans✓✓✓ CA,
Amelia, has an idea. She advises Dr. Z, that the practice could make good profits
by
adjusting dogs and cats. What should Dr. Z' response be?
$200 penalty Ans✓✓✓ A CA must maintain a current mailing address or be
subject to a ________________.
0-72 hours Ans✓✓✓ Soft tissue acute inflammatory stage usually lasts:
0-72 hours Ans✓✓✓ The FIRST phase of a soft tissue injury usually lasts
______________.
1 Ans✓✓✓ The ultrasound frequency best used to treat deep fibrotic conditions
is____________MHz.
1 MHz or 3 MHz Ans✓✓✓ Therapeutic ultrasound is almost always applied at
these 2 frequencies:
1 year Ans✓✓✓ A CA applicant must successfully complete all classroom hours,
in-service training and
take the Board examination within __________ of application.
,1-15 Hz Ans✓✓✓ Which frequency is best for treating chronic cervical spine
pain?
¼ Ans✓✓✓ The weight necessary to overcome frictional forces of the lower body
is __________of
the patient's body weight.
10 Ans✓✓✓ ___________minutes is the normal amount of time to treat with
short wave diathermy.
10 Ans✓✓✓ CAs must have at least _______hours of Continuing Education to
qualify for renewing
their registrations.
10 pps or less Ans✓✓✓ In treating edema, a high volt pulse setting of
__________should be used.
10 second contraction followed by 50 second rest; 7- 10 reps Ans✓✓✓ The
treatment schedule for muscle strengthening with Russian Stimulation should be:
10, 2 years Ans✓✓✓ CAs are required to satisfactorily complete at
least_____hours of
continuing education every_________.
15-30 minutes Ans✓✓✓ Treatment for intermittent traction is normally
between_______________.
,150 Ans✓✓✓ Low volt electro therapy is defined as using less than
________volts with an average
current of 1-30 ma.
18 years old Ans✓✓✓ To qualify for registration as a CA, the applicant must be at
least:
1895 Ans✓✓✓ Chiropractic was discovered/founded in:
2 Ans✓✓✓ CAs must renew their registrations every______years
206 Ans✓✓✓ There are ____________bones in the human body.
21 Ans✓✓✓ The treatment records of a 3-year old minor patient must be kept by
the office until the
patient is at least _______years old.
2500 Ans✓✓✓ The carrier frequency for Russian stimulation is __________Hz.
3 Ans✓✓✓ A CA applicant must take a total of ______hours of jurisprudence.
3 Ans✓✓✓ In treating a superficial injury with ultrasound, the best parameter
selection is
_______MHz:
, 3 Ans✓✓✓ When treating small superficial areas with ultrasound such as fingers,
it is best to
use___________MHz.
30 Ans✓✓✓ The maximum amount of weight that may be used in cervical
traction is ______________
pounds.
4 Ans✓✓✓ There are _____chambers in the human heart
4-8 Ans✓✓✓ Ultrasound treatments normally should not
exceed____________minutes per area.
5 Ans✓✓✓ There are_____________ vertebra in the lumbar spine of a human
skeleton.
5 minutes or numbness, whichever comes first Ans✓✓✓ The maximum
treatment time for ice massage is __________________.
5 years Ans✓✓✓ Maryland Regulations require that patient records must be
kept:
5-10 Ans✓✓✓ When using a hot moist pack, it takes ____________ minutes
before maximum heat will
reach the patient.
answers
"Bad idea - chiropractors and CAs may not work on non-humans." Ans✓✓✓ CA,
Amelia, has an idea. She advises Dr. Z, that the practice could make good profits
by
adjusting dogs and cats. What should Dr. Z' response be?
$200 penalty Ans✓✓✓ A CA must maintain a current mailing address or be
subject to a ________________.
0-72 hours Ans✓✓✓ Soft tissue acute inflammatory stage usually lasts:
0-72 hours Ans✓✓✓ The FIRST phase of a soft tissue injury usually lasts
______________.
1 Ans✓✓✓ The ultrasound frequency best used to treat deep fibrotic conditions
is____________MHz.
1 MHz or 3 MHz Ans✓✓✓ Therapeutic ultrasound is almost always applied at
these 2 frequencies:
1 year Ans✓✓✓ A CA applicant must successfully complete all classroom hours,
in-service training and
take the Board examination within __________ of application.
,1-15 Hz Ans✓✓✓ Which frequency is best for treating chronic cervical spine
pain?
¼ Ans✓✓✓ The weight necessary to overcome frictional forces of the lower body
is __________of
the patient's body weight.
10 Ans✓✓✓ ___________minutes is the normal amount of time to treat with
short wave diathermy.
10 Ans✓✓✓ CAs must have at least _______hours of Continuing Education to
qualify for renewing
their registrations.
10 pps or less Ans✓✓✓ In treating edema, a high volt pulse setting of
__________should be used.
10 second contraction followed by 50 second rest; 7- 10 reps Ans✓✓✓ The
treatment schedule for muscle strengthening with Russian Stimulation should be:
10, 2 years Ans✓✓✓ CAs are required to satisfactorily complete at
least_____hours of
continuing education every_________.
15-30 minutes Ans✓✓✓ Treatment for intermittent traction is normally
between_______________.
,150 Ans✓✓✓ Low volt electro therapy is defined as using less than
________volts with an average
current of 1-30 ma.
18 years old Ans✓✓✓ To qualify for registration as a CA, the applicant must be at
least:
1895 Ans✓✓✓ Chiropractic was discovered/founded in:
2 Ans✓✓✓ CAs must renew their registrations every______years
206 Ans✓✓✓ There are ____________bones in the human body.
21 Ans✓✓✓ The treatment records of a 3-year old minor patient must be kept by
the office until the
patient is at least _______years old.
2500 Ans✓✓✓ The carrier frequency for Russian stimulation is __________Hz.
3 Ans✓✓✓ A CA applicant must take a total of ______hours of jurisprudence.
3 Ans✓✓✓ In treating a superficial injury with ultrasound, the best parameter
selection is
_______MHz:
, 3 Ans✓✓✓ When treating small superficial areas with ultrasound such as fingers,
it is best to
use___________MHz.
30 Ans✓✓✓ The maximum amount of weight that may be used in cervical
traction is ______________
pounds.
4 Ans✓✓✓ There are _____chambers in the human heart
4-8 Ans✓✓✓ Ultrasound treatments normally should not
exceed____________minutes per area.
5 Ans✓✓✓ There are_____________ vertebra in the lumbar spine of a human
skeleton.
5 minutes or numbness, whichever comes first Ans✓✓✓ The maximum
treatment time for ice massage is __________________.
5 years Ans✓✓✓ Maryland Regulations require that patient records must be
kept:
5-10 Ans✓✓✓ When using a hot moist pack, it takes ____________ minutes
before maximum heat will
reach the patient.
