CCMA Certification study guide questions
and answers A+ Grade 2024\2025
Chief complaint CC
- correct answer The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's response to questions such as
"What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
History of present illness HPI
- correct answer Explains the chief complaint. A chronological description of the development of the
patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom or from the previous encounter to the present.
Vital Signs
- correct answer Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all ___________ ___________.
Normal oral temperature
- correct answer 97.6F - 99.6F
intermittent fever
- correct answer Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal body temperatures.
Remittent fever
- correct answer fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls to the normal level.
Continuous fever
- correct answer A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not fluctuate.
60-100 BPM
- correct answer Normal pulse rate
Respirations
- correct answer Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when measuring what?
,Systole
- correct answer contraction of the heart
Diastole
- correct answer relaxation of the heart
Anthropometric measurements
- correct answer Measurement of height, (length rather than height is used in infants because they
cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to hip, % of body fat.
Inspection
- correct answer General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits, symmetry, pasture and gait,
speech.
palpation
- correct answer to examine by touch
Percussion
- correct answer physical examination method of tapping over the body to elicit vibrations and sounds
to estimate the size, border, or fluid content of a cavity such as the chest.
Ausculation
- correct answer the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to
diagnosis and treatment.
OSHA
- correct answer a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work
environment
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- correct answer an emergency procedure for life support consisting of artificial respiration and manual
external cardiac compression
, SHOCK
- correct answer This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in turn to the rest of the body.
Symptoms of shock
- correct answer Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________.
First aid for Shock
- correct answer maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep victim lying down w/ head
lower than rest of body; attempt to control bleeding or other cause of shock if known; keep victim warm
until help arrives
Portal of exit
- correct answer Method in which a infectious agent leaves the reservoir. Ex: contact with body fluids
such as blood or saliva.
mode of transmission
- correct answer contact, droplet, air, vehicles, or vectorborne
Portal of entry
- correct answer A pathway by which the causative agent enters the host. The area in which a
microorganism enters the body. They may be cuts, lesions, injection sites, or natural body orifices.
Susceptible host
- correct answer An individual who has little resistance to an infectious agent.
Disinfection
- correct answer Process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic organisms except
spores, can only be used on inanimate objects. Will not be used for invasive procedures, and will not be
inserted into body orifices nor be used in sterile procedure.
and answers A+ Grade 2024\2025
Chief complaint CC
- correct answer The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's response to questions such as
"What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
History of present illness HPI
- correct answer Explains the chief complaint. A chronological description of the development of the
patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom or from the previous encounter to the present.
Vital Signs
- correct answer Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all ___________ ___________.
Normal oral temperature
- correct answer 97.6F - 99.6F
intermittent fever
- correct answer Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal body temperatures.
Remittent fever
- correct answer fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls to the normal level.
Continuous fever
- correct answer A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not fluctuate.
60-100 BPM
- correct answer Normal pulse rate
Respirations
- correct answer Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when measuring what?
,Systole
- correct answer contraction of the heart
Diastole
- correct answer relaxation of the heart
Anthropometric measurements
- correct answer Measurement of height, (length rather than height is used in infants because they
cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to hip, % of body fat.
Inspection
- correct answer General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits, symmetry, pasture and gait,
speech.
palpation
- correct answer to examine by touch
Percussion
- correct answer physical examination method of tapping over the body to elicit vibrations and sounds
to estimate the size, border, or fluid content of a cavity such as the chest.
Ausculation
- correct answer the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to
diagnosis and treatment.
OSHA
- correct answer a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work
environment
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- correct answer an emergency procedure for life support consisting of artificial respiration and manual
external cardiac compression
, SHOCK
- correct answer This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in turn to the rest of the body.
Symptoms of shock
- correct answer Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________.
First aid for Shock
- correct answer maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep victim lying down w/ head
lower than rest of body; attempt to control bleeding or other cause of shock if known; keep victim warm
until help arrives
Portal of exit
- correct answer Method in which a infectious agent leaves the reservoir. Ex: contact with body fluids
such as blood or saliva.
mode of transmission
- correct answer contact, droplet, air, vehicles, or vectorborne
Portal of entry
- correct answer A pathway by which the causative agent enters the host. The area in which a
microorganism enters the body. They may be cuts, lesions, injection sites, or natural body orifices.
Susceptible host
- correct answer An individual who has little resistance to an infectious agent.
Disinfection
- correct answer Process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic organisms except
spores, can only be used on inanimate objects. Will not be used for invasive procedures, and will not be
inserted into body orifices nor be used in sterile procedure.
