NCCT - Patient Intake and Care
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When placing leads on a patient for an EKG, which electrode would be placed at
the fifth intercostal space, on the left midclavicular line?
A. V4
B. V3
C. V5
D. V6 - ANSWER-A. V4
Head and neck sutures remain in place for how long?
A. 5-7 Days
B. 7-10 Days
C. 3-5 Days
D. 10-14 Days - ANSWER-B. 7-10 Days
When explaining a procedure to a pediatric patient, which of the following
statements by the medical assistant puts the preschool child most at ease?
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,A. "I'm going to take your blood pressure and it may feel like your arm is being
squeezed."
B. "You are going to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of
your arm."
C. "I'm going to have to poke you with this needle so that I can give you some
medicine."
D. "This medicine is going to sting when I put it on your cut." - ANSWER-B.
"You are going to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of
your arm."
The medical assistant is interviewing an apprehensive patient complaining of
persistent lower back pain. Which question puts the patient at ease and encourages
open communication?
A. "What has been going on with you since your last appointment?"
B. "What medication did you take to help with the pain?"
C. "Why did you come to the clinic today?"
D. "Why didn't you take any medication to help with the pain?" - ANSWER-A.
"What has been going on with you since your last appointment?"
The medical term meaning movement of a body part away from the body is
A. adduction.
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,B. abduction.
C. dorsiflexion.
D. pronation. - ANSWER-B. abduction.
The medical term gravida describes which of the following?
A. onset of menses
B. last menstrual period
C. total number of pregnancies
D. total number of live births - ANSWER-C. total number of pregnancies
Carcinoma refers to which of the following conditions?
A. obesity
B. diabetes
C. cancer
D. heart disease - ANSWER-C. cancer
Which of the following terms describes a wound that is pus-producing?
A. parietal
B. percutaneous
C. pyogenic
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, D. parenteral - ANSWER-C. pyogenic
The medical assistant is caring for an older adult patient who is being directly
admitted to the hospital for right lower lobe pneumonia. Which of the following
findings are most likely for this patient? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cough
B. hyperglycemia
C. fatigue
D. dyspnea
E. hive-like rash - ANSWER-A, C, and D
Which of the following patient specimens would be removed from the thoracic
cavity?
A. synovial fluid
B. pleural fluid
C. ascites fluid
D. peritoneal fluid - ANSWER-B. pleural fluid
Scheduling an early morning appointment facilitates collection for which of the
following types of stool specimens?
A. viral
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Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
When placing leads on a patient for an EKG, which electrode would be placed at
the fifth intercostal space, on the left midclavicular line?
A. V4
B. V3
C. V5
D. V6 - ANSWER-A. V4
Head and neck sutures remain in place for how long?
A. 5-7 Days
B. 7-10 Days
C. 3-5 Days
D. 10-14 Days - ANSWER-B. 7-10 Days
When explaining a procedure to a pediatric patient, which of the following
statements by the medical assistant puts the preschool child most at ease?
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,A. "I'm going to take your blood pressure and it may feel like your arm is being
squeezed."
B. "You are going to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of
your arm."
C. "I'm going to have to poke you with this needle so that I can give you some
medicine."
D. "This medicine is going to sting when I put it on your cut." - ANSWER-B.
"You are going to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of
your arm."
The medical assistant is interviewing an apprehensive patient complaining of
persistent lower back pain. Which question puts the patient at ease and encourages
open communication?
A. "What has been going on with you since your last appointment?"
B. "What medication did you take to help with the pain?"
C. "Why did you come to the clinic today?"
D. "Why didn't you take any medication to help with the pain?" - ANSWER-A.
"What has been going on with you since your last appointment?"
The medical term meaning movement of a body part away from the body is
A. adduction.
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,B. abduction.
C. dorsiflexion.
D. pronation. - ANSWER-B. abduction.
The medical term gravida describes which of the following?
A. onset of menses
B. last menstrual period
C. total number of pregnancies
D. total number of live births - ANSWER-C. total number of pregnancies
Carcinoma refers to which of the following conditions?
A. obesity
B. diabetes
C. cancer
D. heart disease - ANSWER-C. cancer
Which of the following terms describes a wound that is pus-producing?
A. parietal
B. percutaneous
C. pyogenic
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, D. parenteral - ANSWER-C. pyogenic
The medical assistant is caring for an older adult patient who is being directly
admitted to the hospital for right lower lobe pneumonia. Which of the following
findings are most likely for this patient? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cough
B. hyperglycemia
C. fatigue
D. dyspnea
E. hive-like rash - ANSWER-A, C, and D
Which of the following patient specimens would be removed from the thoracic
cavity?
A. synovial fluid
B. pleural fluid
C. ascites fluid
D. peritoneal fluid - ANSWER-B. pleural fluid
Scheduling an early morning appointment facilitates collection for which of the
following types of stool specimens?
A. viral
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