CHAM QUESTIONS 2026 REVISION NOTES
AND STRUCTURED HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Empathy vs. Sympathy Answer: In empathy, we understand the
feelings of others.
In sympathy, we feel the feelings of others.
◉ Cheif Complaint Answer: brief statement describing they
symptom, problem, diagnosis, or condition that is the reason a
patient seeks medical care.
◉ subjective information Answer: Information from the patient's
point of view.
"I feel dizzy."
◉ Does an M need to ask about a patients medication list every time
they visit? Answer: YES!!!
◉ Anaphylaxis Answer: a severe response to an allergen in which
the symptoms develop quickly, and without help, the patient can die
within a few minutes.
,◉ objective information Answer: factual information collected using
the senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch; also called signs
◉ anthropometric measurements Answer: Measures of height,
weight, and skinfold thickness to evaluate muscle atrophy.
◉ Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) Answer: A test that is
used to measure cognitive ability, especially in late adulthood.
◉ Metobolism Answer: the relation of heat production and heat loss
◉ Anorexia vs. Bulimia Answer: Major difference between two
conditions is control. Anorexic is usually already below healthy
weight, ,still perceives own weight is unacceptable, attempts to
lower weight further by limiting food intake. Bulimic has no sense of
control over eating habits. Eat excessively and then attempt to
overcompensate for excessive food intake.
◉ what can affect oral or tympanic temperatures Answer: drinking
hot or cold liquids before taking oral temperature or cerumen (ear
wax) taking a tympanic temperature.
, ◉ axillary and rectal temperatures are usually ____ then average
Answer: axillary is usually 1 degree lower while rectal is usually 1
degree higher.
◉ what is the most common place to palpate a pulse for children?
Answer: brachial artery
◉ when would an MA use the carotid pulse? Answer: most common
in emergency procedures.
◉ Heart rate for newborn (0-1 month) Answer: 120-160
◉ heart rate for infant (1-12 months) Answer: 80-140
◉ HR for toddler (1-3 years) Answer: 80-130
◉ HR for preschooler (3-5 years) Answer: 80-120
◉ HR for school age child (6-15 years) Answer: 70-100
◉ HR for adults 15+ Answer: 60-100
◉ what are respirations evaluated on Answer: rate, rhythm, depth
AND STRUCTURED HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Empathy vs. Sympathy Answer: In empathy, we understand the
feelings of others.
In sympathy, we feel the feelings of others.
◉ Cheif Complaint Answer: brief statement describing they
symptom, problem, diagnosis, or condition that is the reason a
patient seeks medical care.
◉ subjective information Answer: Information from the patient's
point of view.
"I feel dizzy."
◉ Does an M need to ask about a patients medication list every time
they visit? Answer: YES!!!
◉ Anaphylaxis Answer: a severe response to an allergen in which
the symptoms develop quickly, and without help, the patient can die
within a few minutes.
,◉ objective information Answer: factual information collected using
the senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch; also called signs
◉ anthropometric measurements Answer: Measures of height,
weight, and skinfold thickness to evaluate muscle atrophy.
◉ Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) Answer: A test that is
used to measure cognitive ability, especially in late adulthood.
◉ Metobolism Answer: the relation of heat production and heat loss
◉ Anorexia vs. Bulimia Answer: Major difference between two
conditions is control. Anorexic is usually already below healthy
weight, ,still perceives own weight is unacceptable, attempts to
lower weight further by limiting food intake. Bulimic has no sense of
control over eating habits. Eat excessively and then attempt to
overcompensate for excessive food intake.
◉ what can affect oral or tympanic temperatures Answer: drinking
hot or cold liquids before taking oral temperature or cerumen (ear
wax) taking a tympanic temperature.
, ◉ axillary and rectal temperatures are usually ____ then average
Answer: axillary is usually 1 degree lower while rectal is usually 1
degree higher.
◉ what is the most common place to palpate a pulse for children?
Answer: brachial artery
◉ when would an MA use the carotid pulse? Answer: most common
in emergency procedures.
◉ Heart rate for newborn (0-1 month) Answer: 120-160
◉ heart rate for infant (1-12 months) Answer: 80-140
◉ HR for toddler (1-3 years) Answer: 80-130
◉ HR for preschooler (3-5 years) Answer: 80-120
◉ HR for school age child (6-15 years) Answer: 70-100
◉ HR for adults 15+ Answer: 60-100
◉ what are respirations evaluated on Answer: rate, rhythm, depth
