Complete Actual Exam Questions with Correct
Verified Answers/ Graded A+
A medical assistant may give an injection - Correct Answer - Only on the
orders of a physician
Which of the following needles has the widest lumen? - Correct Answer -
#19 guage
HIPAA penalties and sanctions can include - Correct Answer - All of the
choices (Loss of licensure and accreditation, Monetary fines, & Jail time)
During a galvanic electrical stimulation the patient - Correct Answer - Must
be attended at all times
A condition indicating that certain elements are lacking in the blood -
Correct Answer - Anemia
A congenital anemia occurring primary among blacks, which and average
of one in ten carry the abdominal gene, is called - Correct Answer - Sickle
cell
A condition characterized by frequent liquid stools - Correct Answer -
Diarrhea
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,A critical illness resulting in the sudden cessation of kidney function is
known as - Correct Answer - Renal failure
A chronic disease of insulin deficiency or resistance - Correct Answer -
Diabetes mellitus
A fragile organism called gonococcus bacteria causes which of the
following - Correct Answer - Gonorrhea
Which of the following may precipitate individual attacks of asthma -
Correct Answer - All of the choices (Volatile irritants from organic solvents,
Exposure to mists and dusts in industrial plants, & Inhalation of cold air)
Which of the following are characteristics of inflantile eczema - Correct
Answer - Associated with the red, raised, pruritic, scaling areas on cheecks,
scalp, and diaper area
Metástasis refers to - Correct Answer - Growth of cancer cells from one
tissue to another
A tumor that is non-progressive and is not life threatening is considered -
Correct Answer - Benign
Drugs used to prevent the clotting of blood are - Correct Answer -
Anticoagulants
Drug agents that neutralize the hydrochloric acid in the stomach are called
- Correct Answer - Antacids
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, An agent which affects blood pressure by increasing the flow of urine and
thus reducing the volume of fluid in the body is called - Correct Answer -
Diuretic
An agent given to counteract an unwanted effect if a drug is called a/an -
Correct Answer - Antidote
A mild hypnotic drug that is relaxing but doesn't necessarily produce sleep
is called - Correct Answer - Sedative
An agent which excites and promotes functional activity is called - Correct
Answer - Stimulant
When applying a cast, the plaster - Correct Answer - Is applied over a
stockinette
A counting chamber utilized in manual microscopic methods is called a -
Correct Answer - Hemacytometer
If a carotid pulse is taken, it would be taken at the - Correct Answer - Neck
Hot plates are a form of physical therapy that provides - Correct Answer - B
and C
( B.) Superficial heat & C.) Moist heat)
Palpation is done by - Correct Answer - Feeling a part with the hand
Auscultation is done by - Correct Answer - Stethoscope
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