Vitals & Exams
Which term describes a patient whose temperature is above the normal range?
A. Afebrile
B. Febrile
C. Apneic
D. Dyspneic
B. Febrile
I am a break in a bone caused by trauma or disease. What am I?
Fracture
Repeating a patient's words, providing feedback, and using appropriate nods during a conversation are examples of __________.
Active listening
Which filing system provides the greatest amount of patient privacy?
A. Alphabetical
B. Numerical
C. Geographic
D. Subject
B. Numerical
Infants are typically weighed:
A. Fully clothed
B. Wearing only a diaper
C. Unclothed
D. Wearing clothes but no shoes
C. Unclothed
The difference between a patient's systolic and diastolic blood pressure is called the __________.
Pulse pressure
A patient has a suspected dislocation. Before the patient receives medical treatment, what should you do?
A. Apply heat
B. Massage the area
C. Immobilize the area
D. Attempt to put the joint back into place
C. Immobilize the area
Which communication style allows a person's own wants and needs to be disregarded?
A. Assertive
B. Aggressive
C. Passive
D. Therapeutic
C. Passive
In the HPIP documentation system, I represent the provider's assessment or diagnosis.
What am I?
Impression
I am a quick screening tool used with older adults that includes a clock-drawing task to evaluate cognition.
What am I?
Mini-Cog
A patient weighs 250 pounds and is 72 inches tall. Approximately what is the patient's BMI?
A. 18
B. 24
C. 34
D. 44
C. 34
An AED should be used while a patient is lying in water as long as the pads stick to the patient's chest.
True or False
False
A patient tells you about their symptoms. Instead of interrupting, you observe their body language, allow them to speak, and clarify what they tell you.
What communication skill are you demonstrating?
Active listening
Which law promoted the use of health information technology and electronic health records?
A. HIPAA
B. OSHA
C. HITECH
D. CLIA
C. HITECH
A pregnant patient will typically have a glucose tolerance test during which weeks of pregnancy?
A. 10–12 weeks
B. 14–16 weeks
C. 24–28 weeks
D. 34–38 weeks
C. 24–28 weeks
You are preparing to take a patient's blood pressure. After determining the palpatory pressure, how far above that reading should you inflate the cuff?
A. 10 mm Hg
B. 20 mm Hg
C. 30 mm Hg
D. 50 mm Hg
C. 30 mm Hg
An infant has a severe airway obstruction. You perform back slaps and chest thrusts, but the obstruction is not relieved. The infant becomes unresponsive.
What should happen next?
A. Continue back slaps indefinitely
B. Begin CPR
C. Hold the infant upright
D. Perform a blind finger sweep
B. Begin CPR
A coworker gives you important patient information. What is the BEST way to help prevent a communication error?
A. Assume you understood the message
B. Write it down and discuss it later
C. Repeat/read back the important information for clarification
D. Ask another coworker what they think was said
C. Repeat/read back the information
A patient's family member calls the office and asks you to disclose the patient's medical information. The patient has not given permission.
What principle protects this information from being disclosed unless an exception applies?
Privileged communication / patient confidentiality
An older adult comes to the office with their daughter. The daughter begins answering every question for the patient.
Who should the medical assistant primarily direct questions and communication toward?
A. The daughter
B. The patient
C. Whichever person answers first
D. The provider
B. The patient
A patient is having difficulty breathing, and the provider wants a test that evaluates pulmonary function by measuring how much air the patient can move in and out of the lungs.
What test should the MA prepare the patient for?
Spirometry
A patient suddenly develops weakness and paralysis on one side of their body. What medical emergency should you immediately suspect?
Stroke/CVA
A medical assistant is angry after a stressful day at work but goes to the gym and channels that frustration into exercise instead of taking the anger out on someone else.
Which defense mechanism is this?
A. Regression
B. Rationalization
C. Displacement
D. Sublimation
D. Sublimation
When is a physician-patient relationship legally established?
A. When the patient schedules an appointment
B. When the MA enters the patient into the EHR
C. When the physician offers care and the patient agrees
D. When the patient's insurance is verified
C. When the physician offers care and the patient agrees
A patient is struggling with a developmental crisis associated with a particular stage of life. Which theorist developed the psychosocial theory describing these age-related stages and crises?
A. Maslow
B. Kübler-Ross
C. Erikson
D. Freud
C. Erikson