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Red, soft, fragile growths with a slender stem attachment that are sometimes found on the mucous
membranes of the cervix or endometrium are ____?
polyps
Drugs administered via the intravenous route are absorbed within ____?
15-30 SECONDS
A healthcare provider has a responsibility to tell a patient the reason for taking the medication, the effect of the medication, and the side effects of the medication. Which right is this?
Right to know
Which of the following is a cardiac diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity of the heart
through the placement of electrodes on the chest and limbs?
Electrocardiogram
Which of the following is a small glass or plastic container that is sealed to keep its contents sterile?
Ampule
Jennifer is a 22-year-old patient who has never had a mammogram. However, she found a lump while
performing a breast self-exam recently, so she went to see her physician. The physician confirmed the
presence of a suspicious breast lump and has referred her for a mammogram. Which of the following
would you not do when preparing Jennifer for the mammogram?
Reassure her that most lumps are not cancerous.
Men should be instructed to perform a monthly testicular self-exam starting at age ____?
15
A common eye disorder that develops with age and results in the loss of lens elasticity, causing difficulty seeing objects close up, is ____?
presbyopia
Presbyopia most commonly affects people starting in their mid-40s.
In which of the following methods of medication administration are drugs placed in the mouth but do not continue along the GI tract?
Buccal
Intradermal injections are used for which of the following?
Allergy or TB test
What should the medical assistant tell the patient about interactions?
Drug-drug interactions can lead to adverse reactions.
Which of the following is correct about medication documentation?
Document immediately after administering the medication to the patient.
Document all medication administrations immediately after administering the medication. Do not wait
until later, and do not document before administering the drug.
Illustrations containing numbers or symbols made up of colored dots that appear among other colored dots are used to test for ____?
color blindness.
Systems such as the Ishihara color system or the Richmond pseudoisochromatic color test are used to test for color blindness.
Which of the following is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord caused by a bacterial or viral infection?
Meningitis
Which method of drug administration requires passing a urinary catheter into the bladder to instill a
drug?
Urethral
To use the urethral route, administer the drug by instilling it in the patient's bladder, using a catheter.
The Snellen letter chart is commonly used to test for ____?
myopia
When charting medication administration, which of the following is correct?
All chart entries must be factual, accurate, complete, current, organized, and confidential.
Which ear disorder is the result of injury from a sharp object, an explosion, a sudden change in air pressure, or severe middle ear infection?
Ruptured eardrum.
The eardrum may become ruptured in several ways: by a sharp object, an explosion, a blow to the ear,
a sudden change in air pressure, or a severe middle ear infection.
Which of the following is not typically included in patient education for a patient who has an STI?
The necessity of reporting STIs to the CDC.
Which eye disorder is a chronic inflammation of the edges of the eyelid and is characterized by red, swollen eyelids with scaling or crusting?
Blepharitis
Blepharitis can be caused by infection or by the same skin condition that causes dandruff.
Another name for enlargement of the prostate gland is ____?
prostatic hypertrophy.
The Jaeger chart is used to test for ____?
hyperopia
Which of these needles is smallest?
25-gauge
The 25-gauge needle is the smallest; as the numbers increase, the needle size decreases.
Which type of allergy test, also called a subcutaneous test, introduces dilute solutions of allergens into the skin of the inner forearm or upper back with a fine-gauge needle?
Intradermal test
Which diagnostic test produces a three-dimensional, cross-sectional view of the brain with or without a contrast medium?
Computed tomography
Computed tomography is a radiographic exam that produces a three-dimensional, cross-sectional view of the brain.