Clinical
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, affecting one out of seven children usually before age four.
True
Right and wrong conduct is known as
Ethics
After performing an ECG, the medical assistant notices wandering baselines in the precordial leads. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step to take.
Re-evaluate chest leads
Name the two most used patient identifiers.
Patient's name/DOB
The aging process begins at_____and continues until death.
Birth
One who is institutes a lawsuit is
Plaintiff
What diagnstic procedure uses ultrasound to display an image of the structure of the heart?
Echocardiogram
Which of the following is the additive in the light blue top tube?
Sodium citrate
___is the third leading cause of death after accidents and homicides in teenagers and young adults.
suicide
A statute that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from law is called a
Civil Law
Where should the V4 electrode be placed on the body?
Left midclavicular line, 5th intercostal space
A physician asked you to draw a INR on Mr. Jones which tube and additive would you choose
Light Blue, Sodium Citrate
Name the procedures that are used to check a patient for Alzheimer's disease.
PET Scan, blood profile, MRI
Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called
Breach of duty
The P wave of an ECG indicates
atrial contraction
Blood cultures are always drawn first to
avoid contamination of the cultures
Normal head circumference at birth should be between____inches.
12.5 and 14.5
The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is
Abandonment
Which of the following rhythms identified on an ECG prompts the medical assistant to notify the provider immediately?
Ventricular fibrillation
Which of the following evacuated tubes should the medical assistant draw first?
light blue top