CCMA PRACTICE
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ANSWERS
Vital signs - ANSWER: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
What balances Body temp? - ANSWER: Hypothalamus
Another name for eardrum - ANSWER: Tympanic Membrane
Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again - ANSWER:
Intermittent
Normal pulse rate - ANSWER: 60-100 BPM
Where apex of heart is located - ANSWER: 5th intercostal space
What is BP cuff inflated to? - ANSWER: 30-40 mmHg above the palpatory
systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second
Hg in BP measurement stands for this - ANSWER: Mercury
Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the
workplace and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure -
ANSWER: OSHA
,This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations - ANSWER: Label all
chemicals with MSDS
Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this - ANSWER: Steam
sterilization/Autoclave
Droplets can travel how far? - ANSWER: Less than 3 feet
Standard running speed of the EKG reading - ANSWER: 25mm/sec
Who invented the EKG? - ANSWER: Einthoven
Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this - ANSWER: Nitroglycerin
Liquid portion of blood is called - ANSWER: Plasma
Thromobocytes assist in - ANSWER: Clotting
Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with
certain disabilities - ANSWER: Medicare
CPR Ratio - ANSWER: 30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
Medical Asepsis - ANSWER: The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms
AFTER they leave the body through Standard Precautions and Transmission
Based Precautions
Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control
measures aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the
Chain of Infection - ANSWER: Portal of Exit
Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal
Precautions - ANSWER: CDC
Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent
transmission - ANSWER: Ventilation
, Where you would find the spelling for a medication? - ANSWER: Physician Desk
Reference
Where is V2 lead located - ANSWER: 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Where is V5 lead located - ANSWER: 5th intercostal space, anterior axillary
line
Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG - ANSWER:
Wandering baseline
Most critical step in pt testing - ANSWER: Identifying the pt
Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria? - ANSWER: Clean Catch
Specimen
Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease or
injury - ANSWER: ICD-9
Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning,
the intent and the place it occured - ANSWER: E codes
The sounds an MA listens for during a BP - ANSWER: Korotkoff sounds
CMS-1500 Form is aka - ANSWER: Superbill
Post-prandial - ANSWER: After a meal
Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein - ANSWER:
Phlebitis
Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard -
ANSWER: Biologic
Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories: - ANSWER: Airborne,
Droplet and Contact
TEST WITH 100%
CORRECT
ANSWERS
Vital signs - ANSWER: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
What balances Body temp? - ANSWER: Hypothalamus
Another name for eardrum - ANSWER: Tympanic Membrane
Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again - ANSWER:
Intermittent
Normal pulse rate - ANSWER: 60-100 BPM
Where apex of heart is located - ANSWER: 5th intercostal space
What is BP cuff inflated to? - ANSWER: 30-40 mmHg above the palpatory
systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second
Hg in BP measurement stands for this - ANSWER: Mercury
Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the
workplace and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure -
ANSWER: OSHA
,This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations - ANSWER: Label all
chemicals with MSDS
Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this - ANSWER: Steam
sterilization/Autoclave
Droplets can travel how far? - ANSWER: Less than 3 feet
Standard running speed of the EKG reading - ANSWER: 25mm/sec
Who invented the EKG? - ANSWER: Einthoven
Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this - ANSWER: Nitroglycerin
Liquid portion of blood is called - ANSWER: Plasma
Thromobocytes assist in - ANSWER: Clotting
Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with
certain disabilities - ANSWER: Medicare
CPR Ratio - ANSWER: 30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
Medical Asepsis - ANSWER: The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms
AFTER they leave the body through Standard Precautions and Transmission
Based Precautions
Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control
measures aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the
Chain of Infection - ANSWER: Portal of Exit
Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal
Precautions - ANSWER: CDC
Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent
transmission - ANSWER: Ventilation
, Where you would find the spelling for a medication? - ANSWER: Physician Desk
Reference
Where is V2 lead located - ANSWER: 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Where is V5 lead located - ANSWER: 5th intercostal space, anterior axillary
line
Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG - ANSWER:
Wandering baseline
Most critical step in pt testing - ANSWER: Identifying the pt
Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria? - ANSWER: Clean Catch
Specimen
Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease or
injury - ANSWER: ICD-9
Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning,
the intent and the place it occured - ANSWER: E codes
The sounds an MA listens for during a BP - ANSWER: Korotkoff sounds
CMS-1500 Form is aka - ANSWER: Superbill
Post-prandial - ANSWER: After a meal
Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein - ANSWER:
Phlebitis
Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard -
ANSWER: Biologic
Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories: - ANSWER: Airborne,
Droplet and Contact
