Assisting With Minor Surgery
The medical assistant should inform the patient that the initial sensation of cold will be followed by a burning sensation for what procedure?
Cryosurgery
What supports and positions the specimen and prevent contamination of the microscope by the specimen?
coverslip and slide
Having a complex cell structure containing a nucleus and specialized organelles in the cytoplasm is the characteristic of what kind of cell?
eukaryotic cells
Which peak flow zone indicates that large airways are beginning to narrow?
yellow zone
An erroneous mark or defect that may appear on an ECG strip
artifact
A small amount of tissue removed from the body for examination under a microscope is a(n) __________.
biopsy specimen
This is used to measure small amounts of liquids and can be either mechanical or manual
pipette
Suspending the specimen in a drop of 10% potassium hydroxide is necessary when preparing a what?
KOH Mount
This dysrhythmias is due to a heartbeat originating in the ventricles that occurs early in the cycle and is followed by a pause before the next cycle
PVCs
Which precordial electrode is placed in the fifth intercostal space, where it intersects an imaginary line drawn straight down the middle of the clavicle?
V4
Surgical instruments used to hold back the sides of a wound or incision for greater access are __________.
retractors
A device for spinning a specimen at high speed until it separates into its component parts is a __________.
centrifuge
A sample of a specimen that is placed in or on a substance that allows microorganisms to grow is a __________
culture
The time it takes for electrical impulses to travel from the SA node to the AV node is the __________.
P-R interval
The electrical impulse that initiates a chain reaction resulting in contraction
depolarization
The proliferation phase of healing is characterized by __________.
the development of new tissue
This measures light intensity and is a basic electronic component of many pieces of analytic laboratory equipment
photometer
What is the term for the type of cocci that are in pairs?
Diplococci
The dysrhythmia in which P waves cannot be identified because of rapid multiple electrical signals that fire from areas of the atria other than the SA node is known as __________.
atrial fibrillation
The peak flow zone that requires immediate medical treatment is the __________.
red zone
Which surgical instruments are used to explore wounds or body cavities and to locate or clear blockages?
probes
What characteristic of control samples is similar to that of a standard?
They are specimens like those taken from a patient and have known values.
Mary has come to the medical office complaining of an infection involving her left great toenail. What tests will the practitioner order for this condition?
KOH mount
This measures and evaluates a patient's lung capacity and volume
pulmonary function test
A foreign object that is visible through a microscope, but is unrelated to the specimen and may be misinterpreted when the specimen is examined, is a(n) __________.
artifact