Dental Assisting Comprehensive Exam
Review - Collection and Recording of
Clinical Data Questions and Answers
Already Passed
What is the term for the initial information collected when a patient first enters a healthcare
setting?
✔✔Baseline data
What is the term for a patient’s spoken description of symptoms during data collection?
✔✔Subjective data
What is the name for the data obtained by observation, examination, or measurement?
✔✔Objective data
What vital sign involves counting the number of heartbeats per minute?
✔✔Pulse
What is the correct term for body temperature measured under the tongue?
1
,✔✔Oral temperature
What is the process of using a stethoscope to listen to internal body sounds?
✔✔Auscultation
What is the act of touching the patient to gather information called?
✔✔Palpation
What is the term for gently tapping areas of the body to assess underlying structures?
✔✔Percussion
What is the medical term for elevated body temperature?
✔✔Fever
What is the standard unit for measuring blood pressure?
✔✔Millimeters of mercury
What is the first sound heard when measuring blood pressure?
2
, ✔✔Systolic pressure
What is the last sound heard when measuring blood pressure?
✔✔Diastolic pressure
What is the normal range for an adult's respiratory rate?
✔✔12 to 20 breaths per minute
What instrument is used to measure blood pressure manually?
✔✔Sphygmomanometer
What is the term for a patient’s full health history and current complaints?
✔✔Health assessment
What is the best method to confirm the accuracy of a pulse reading?
✔✔Count for one full minute
What is a tool used to measure oxygen saturation in the blood?
3
Review - Collection and Recording of
Clinical Data Questions and Answers
Already Passed
What is the term for the initial information collected when a patient first enters a healthcare
setting?
✔✔Baseline data
What is the term for a patient’s spoken description of symptoms during data collection?
✔✔Subjective data
What is the name for the data obtained by observation, examination, or measurement?
✔✔Objective data
What vital sign involves counting the number of heartbeats per minute?
✔✔Pulse
What is the correct term for body temperature measured under the tongue?
1
,✔✔Oral temperature
What is the process of using a stethoscope to listen to internal body sounds?
✔✔Auscultation
What is the act of touching the patient to gather information called?
✔✔Palpation
What is the term for gently tapping areas of the body to assess underlying structures?
✔✔Percussion
What is the medical term for elevated body temperature?
✔✔Fever
What is the standard unit for measuring blood pressure?
✔✔Millimeters of mercury
What is the first sound heard when measuring blood pressure?
2
, ✔✔Systolic pressure
What is the last sound heard when measuring blood pressure?
✔✔Diastolic pressure
What is the normal range for an adult's respiratory rate?
✔✔12 to 20 breaths per minute
What instrument is used to measure blood pressure manually?
✔✔Sphygmomanometer
What is the term for a patient’s full health history and current complaints?
✔✔Health assessment
What is the best method to confirm the accuracy of a pulse reading?
✔✔Count for one full minute
What is a tool used to measure oxygen saturation in the blood?
3
