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CCMA Certification study guide 2025
Chief complaint CC - (answers)The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's response
to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
History of present illness HPI - (answers)Explains the chief complaint. A chronological
description of the development of the patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom or
from the previous encounter to the present.
Vital Signs - (answers)Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all ___________
___________.
Normal oral temperature - (answers)97.6F - 99.6F
intermittent fever - (answers)Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal
body temperatures.
Remittent fever - (answers)fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls to the
normal level.
Continuous fever - (answers)A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not
fluctuate.
60-100 BPM - (answers)Normal pulse rate
Respirations - (answers)Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when measuring what?
Systole - (answers)contraction of the heart
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Diastole - (answers)relaxation of the heart
Anthropometric measurements - (answers)Measurement of height, (length rather than height is
used in infants because they cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to
hip, % of body fat.
Inspection - (answers)General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits, symmetry, pasture and
gait, speech.
palpation - (answers)to examine by touch
Percussion - (answers)physical examination method of tapping over the body to elicit vibrations
and sounds to estimate the size, border, or fluid content of a cavity such as the chest.
Ausculation - (answers)the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart)
as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
OSHA - (answers)a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and
healthy work environment
cardiopulmonary resuscitation - (answers)an emergency procedure for life support consisting of
artificial respiration and manual external cardiac compression
SHOCK - (answers)This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in turn to the rest
of the body.
Symptoms of shock - (answers)Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
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increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________.
First aid for Shock - (answers)maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep
victim lying down w/ head lower than rest of body; attempt to control bleeding or other cause of
shock if known; keep victim warm until help arrives
Portal of exit - (answers)Method in which a infectious agent leaves the reservoir. Ex: contact
with body fluids such as blood or saliva.
mode of transmission - (answers)contact, droplet, air, vehicles, or vectorborne
Portal of entry - (answers)A pathway by which the causative agent enters the host. The area in
which a microorganism enters the body. They may be cuts, lesions, injection sites, or natural
body orifices.
Susceptible host - (answers)An individual who has little resistance to an infectious agent.
Disinfection - (answers)Process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic
organisms except spores, can only be used on inanimate objects. Will not be used for invasive
procedures, and will not be inserted into body orifices nor be used in sterile procedure.
Chemical sterilization - (answers)Uses the same chemical used for disinfection, but exposure
time is longer.
Steam sterilization (Autoclave) - (answers)uses steam under pressure to obtain higher
temperature (250-254F) with exposure time of 20-40 minutes depending on item being sterilized.
CCMA Certification study guide 2025
Chief complaint CC - (answers)The reason a patient called for help. Also, the patient's response
to questions such as "What's wrong?" or "What happened?"
History of present illness HPI - (answers)Explains the chief complaint. A chronological
description of the development of the patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom or
from the previous encounter to the present.
Vital Signs - (answers)Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood pressure are all ___________
___________.
Normal oral temperature - (answers)97.6F - 99.6F
intermittent fever - (answers)Fever that alternates between elevated and normal or subnormal
body temperatures.
Remittent fever - (answers)fever in which temperature fluctuates greatly but never falls to the
normal level.
Continuous fever - (answers)A fever that remains constant above the baseline, does not
fluctuate.
60-100 BPM - (answers)Normal pulse rate
Respirations - (answers)Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into account when measuring what?
Systole - (answers)contraction of the heart
, 2
Diastole - (answers)relaxation of the heart
Anthropometric measurements - (answers)Measurement of height, (length rather than height is
used in infants because they cannot stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to
hip, % of body fat.
Inspection - (answers)General appearance, state of nutrition, body habits, symmetry, pasture and
gait, speech.
palpation - (answers)to examine by touch
Percussion - (answers)physical examination method of tapping over the body to elicit vibrations
and sounds to estimate the size, border, or fluid content of a cavity such as the chest.
Ausculation - (answers)the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart)
as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
OSHA - (answers)a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and
healthy work environment
cardiopulmonary resuscitation - (answers)an emergency procedure for life support consisting of
artificial respiration and manual external cardiac compression
SHOCK - (answers)This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart and in turn to the rest
of the body.
Symptoms of shock - (answers)Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
, 3
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________.
First aid for Shock - (answers)maintain open airway for the victim, call for assistance, keep
victim lying down w/ head lower than rest of body; attempt to control bleeding or other cause of
shock if known; keep victim warm until help arrives
Portal of exit - (answers)Method in which a infectious agent leaves the reservoir. Ex: contact
with body fluids such as blood or saliva.
mode of transmission - (answers)contact, droplet, air, vehicles, or vectorborne
Portal of entry - (answers)A pathway by which the causative agent enters the host. The area in
which a microorganism enters the body. They may be cuts, lesions, injection sites, or natural
body orifices.
Susceptible host - (answers)An individual who has little resistance to an infectious agent.
Disinfection - (answers)Process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic
organisms except spores, can only be used on inanimate objects. Will not be used for invasive
procedures, and will not be inserted into body orifices nor be used in sterile procedure.
Chemical sterilization - (answers)Uses the same chemical used for disinfection, but exposure
time is longer.
Steam sterilization (Autoclave) - (answers)uses steam under pressure to obtain higher
temperature (250-254F) with exposure time of 20-40 minutes depending on item being sterilized.
