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All of the following are appropriate first aid by the medical assistant
for a person experiencing shock EXCEPT ___ _.
A. Monitoring the patients vital signs
B. Administering IV dopamine
C. Ensuring the patient has an open airway
D. Encouraging the patient to lie down
ANSWERS: B. Administering IV dopamine
A patient with a total obstructed airway will be unable to speak or
cough.
True
False
ANSWERS: True
,All of the following can be included when providing first aid to a
person with hypothermia EXCEPT __ _.
A. Applying heat packs directly to the patient's skin
B. Wrapping the patient in warm blankets
C. Offering sips of warm liquid if the patient is conscious
D. Removing any cold, wet clothing
ANSWERS: A. Applying heat packs directly to the patient's skin
A specialist who would treat arthritis is called a(n) ______ _.
A. Osteopath
B. Gastroenterologist
C. Nephrologist
D. Rheumatologist
ANSWERS: D. Rheumatologist
A suffix that means inflammation is _______ _.
A. rrhagia
B. itis
C. pnea
D. rrhexis
ANSWERS: B. itis
,After providing initial treatment to a patient with syncope, the
medical assistant may need to assess and treat the patient for which
of the following possible causes of syncope?
A. Avulsion
B. Crush injury
C. Hypoglycemia
D. Epistaxis
ANSWERS: C. Hypoglycemia
A(n) _____________ is treated by cleaning the wound, approximating the
edges of this wound, and holding the edges together with a small
dressing such as a Band-Aid.
A. Avulsion
B. Ablation
C. Laceration
D. Abrasion
ANSWERS: C. Laceration
, ______________ is an extreme fatigue caused by heat and occurs as the
result of sodium and water depletion from the body.
A. Heat exhaustion
B. Full-thickness burn
C. Shock
D. Hyperthermia
ANSWERS: A. Heat exhaustion
The term stat refers to which of the following?
A. Indefinite
B. Stop
C. Immediate
D. Necessary
ANSWERS: C. Immediate