MAS123 Midterm Combined Exam Latest Update
The benefit of using heat as a type of treatment - ANSWER Relaxes muscles (relieves
muscle spasms)
Reduces tension
Relieves pain
Increases blood flow (healing)
Increases inflammation
It is advised to use cold therapy to treat an injury? - ANSWER within the first 24 hours of
the injury
Plantar fasciitis affects the? - ANSWER foot
Axillary crutches fitting - ANSWER Should extend from a point approximately 2 inches
below the axilla to a point on the floor 6 inches out diagonally from the toes at a 45°
angle
Elbows should flex about 30 degrees and the hand should be at the level of the greater
trochanter
Axillary bar should be two fingerbreadths below the axillae.
Bandages are not used to? - ANSWER Directly cover the wounds
Bandages are used to - ANSWER Support an injured body part
Hold a dressing in place
Assist in immobilization of a body part
Apply pressure to control bleeding
When an infect spreads from a wound to the surrounding tissue? - ANSWER Cellulitis
Examples of a dressing are - ANSWER Gauze
When a physician is applying a cast, the limb is wrapped from - ANSWER Distal to
proximal
Staphylococcus causes all of the following - ANSWER folliculitis
furuncles
carbuncles
,osteomyelitis
pneumonia
When the medical assistant removes addressing it is important to note? - ANSWER The
color odor and amount of drainage
The fracture that is most common in children, and is a partial or incomplete break -
ANSWER Green stick
A wound culture may be obtained from the drainage of a? - ANSWER Laceration
A medical assistant should never - ANSWER Give a diagnosis
osteo arthritis - ANSWER also known as "old-age arthritis" where cartilage in joints
degrades, resulting in painful bone-to-bone contact & friction, including deposition of
bone into the joint as above.
Anemia caused by a deficiency in vitamin B 12 is - ANSWER Pernicious
hemolytic anemia - ANSWER anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells
sickle cell anemia - ANSWER a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin,
resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
aplastic anemia - ANSWER failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
hemorrhagic - ANSWER a blood vessel, such as the cerebral artery, breaks and
bleeding occurs
hemorrhagic anemia - ANSWER excessive blood loss
A small, portable, cardiac monitor worn by the patient for 24 hours - ANSWER Holster
monitor
arteriogram - ANSWER radiographic image of an artery (after an injection of contrast
media)
ultrasonogram - ANSWER procedure using sound waves to create an image of internal
organs
stress test - ANSWER exercise tolerance test (ETT) determines the heart's response to
physical exertion (stress)
echocardiogram - ANSWER ultrasound of the heart
A cardiac cycle is represented on an ECG by which of the following - ANSWER PQRST
The chest or precordial leads are? - ANSWER unipolar
, To perform a 12 lead ECG the required number of electrons is? - ANSWER 10
The electrode placement at the RA and LL produce: - ANSWER Lead II
Automatic, external defibrillation - ANSWER AED; purpose is to stop the disorganized
electrical activity of the heart
Ventricular tachycardia occurs when - ANSWER ventricles beat too fast
Each small horizontal block on the ECG paper represents - ANSWER 0.04 seconds
Lead III records electrical activity between the... - ANSWER left arm to left leg
Function of the heart - ANSWER to act as a pump to send blood throughout the body.
Blood flow through the heart - ANSWER SVC --> Rt atria --> Tricuspid --> Rt ventricle -->
Pulmonic valve --> Lungs --> Lt atria --> Mitral valve --> Lt ventricle --> aortic valve -->
aorta --> Body
Conduction system of the heart - ANSWER Generates and delivers (conducts) the
electricity to all the muscle fibers of the heart resulting in a smooth, complete
contraction of the cardiac muscle fibers, which forcefully ejects the blood outside the
heart.
Conduction system of the heart - ANSWER The heart conduction system is the network
of nodes, cells and signals that controls your heartbeat. Each time your heart beats,
electrical signals travel through your heart. These signals cause different parts of your
heart to expand and contract.
Cardiac Conduction and the Cardiac Cycle - ANSWER Cardiac conduction is the driving
The benefit of using heat as a type of treatment - ANSWER Relaxes muscles (relieves
muscle spasms)
Reduces tension
Relieves pain
Increases blood flow (healing)
Increases inflammation
It is advised to use cold therapy to treat an injury? - ANSWER within the first 24 hours of
the injury
Plantar fasciitis affects the? - ANSWER foot
Axillary crutches fitting - ANSWER Should extend from a point approximately 2 inches
below the axilla to a point on the floor 6 inches out diagonally from the toes at a 45°
angle
Elbows should flex about 30 degrees and the hand should be at the level of the greater
trochanter
Axillary bar should be two fingerbreadths below the axillae.
Bandages are not used to? - ANSWER Directly cover the wounds
Bandages are used to - ANSWER Support an injured body part
Hold a dressing in place
Assist in immobilization of a body part
Apply pressure to control bleeding
When an infect spreads from a wound to the surrounding tissue? - ANSWER Cellulitis
Examples of a dressing are - ANSWER Gauze
When a physician is applying a cast, the limb is wrapped from - ANSWER Distal to
proximal
Staphylococcus causes all of the following - ANSWER folliculitis
furuncles
carbuncles
,osteomyelitis
pneumonia
When the medical assistant removes addressing it is important to note? - ANSWER The
color odor and amount of drainage
The fracture that is most common in children, and is a partial or incomplete break -
ANSWER Green stick
A wound culture may be obtained from the drainage of a? - ANSWER Laceration
A medical assistant should never - ANSWER Give a diagnosis
osteo arthritis - ANSWER also known as "old-age arthritis" where cartilage in joints
degrades, resulting in painful bone-to-bone contact & friction, including deposition of
bone into the joint as above.
Anemia caused by a deficiency in vitamin B 12 is - ANSWER Pernicious
hemolytic anemia - ANSWER anemia caused by the destruction of red blood cells
sickle cell anemia - ANSWER a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin,
resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
aplastic anemia - ANSWER failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow
hemorrhagic - ANSWER a blood vessel, such as the cerebral artery, breaks and
bleeding occurs
hemorrhagic anemia - ANSWER excessive blood loss
A small, portable, cardiac monitor worn by the patient for 24 hours - ANSWER Holster
monitor
arteriogram - ANSWER radiographic image of an artery (after an injection of contrast
media)
ultrasonogram - ANSWER procedure using sound waves to create an image of internal
organs
stress test - ANSWER exercise tolerance test (ETT) determines the heart's response to
physical exertion (stress)
echocardiogram - ANSWER ultrasound of the heart
A cardiac cycle is represented on an ECG by which of the following - ANSWER PQRST
The chest or precordial leads are? - ANSWER unipolar
, To perform a 12 lead ECG the required number of electrons is? - ANSWER 10
The electrode placement at the RA and LL produce: - ANSWER Lead II
Automatic, external defibrillation - ANSWER AED; purpose is to stop the disorganized
electrical activity of the heart
Ventricular tachycardia occurs when - ANSWER ventricles beat too fast
Each small horizontal block on the ECG paper represents - ANSWER 0.04 seconds
Lead III records electrical activity between the... - ANSWER left arm to left leg
Function of the heart - ANSWER to act as a pump to send blood throughout the body.
Blood flow through the heart - ANSWER SVC --> Rt atria --> Tricuspid --> Rt ventricle -->
Pulmonic valve --> Lungs --> Lt atria --> Mitral valve --> Lt ventricle --> aortic valve -->
aorta --> Body
Conduction system of the heart - ANSWER Generates and delivers (conducts) the
electricity to all the muscle fibers of the heart resulting in a smooth, complete
contraction of the cardiac muscle fibers, which forcefully ejects the blood outside the
heart.
Conduction system of the heart - ANSWER The heart conduction system is the network
of nodes, cells and signals that controls your heartbeat. Each time your heart beats,
electrical signals travel through your heart. These signals cause different parts of your
heart to expand and contract.
Cardiac Conduction and the Cardiac Cycle - ANSWER Cardiac conduction is the driving
