Category 1
Door-opening hardware required by the ADA can be grasped with one hand and does not require _____
twisting the wrist to open
Which disinfectant would least likely be corrosive or require ventilation when in use?
Hydrogen peroxide
How often should you discard a 10% bleach solution?
Daily
What instrument is used to look inside the ear?
otoscope
What consumable supplies is used to preserve a specimen obtained during an exam?
Fixative
The small depression inside the bend of the elbow is the
Antecubital fossa
The rupturing of erythrocytes is known as
Hemolysis
What is the correct “order of draw” from first venipuncture collection tube to last?
Yellow, light blue, gold, green, lavender
What kind of specialist would do a whole-body skin examination?
Dermatologist
The type of medication used to treat cancer is
chemotherapy
A lavender-topped venipuncture collection tube contains what additives?
EDTA
A flat, broad length of vinyl or rubber used to apply pressure to the forearm so that the underlying veins stick out is a
Tourniquet
In which medical specialty practice would you most likely be working if you were assisting with a scratch test?
Allergy
If a patient is suffering from Type 1 diabetes, what specialist would she most likely visit?
Endocrinologist
A patient has been instructed to sit up slowly after a sigmoidoscopy. What is the most likely reason?
To prevent the patient from getting faint
What is contained within the buffy coat?
White blood cells
What keeps blood from clotting?
Anticoagulant
You just finished patient education for a patient who is to have a colonoscopy next week. At which kind of specialty practices do you most likely work?
Gastroenterology
A patient has been diagnosed with the most dangerous type of skin cancer. What type of cancer does he have?
Melanoma
After a scratch test, you charted +4 pollen. What does this mean?
The test was positive with a wheal of 20 mm
What tests gives the licensed practitioner an overall picture of a patient’s compliance with diabetes diet and treatment?
Hemoglobin A1C
What tests is most likely used to test for inflammation, infectious diseases, and malignant neoplasms?
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
A patient has a growth on his arm and the licensed practitioner removes some of the tissue of the growth. The patient most likely had a
Needle biopsy
A patient has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and will most likely see a specialist in
Neurology
Abnormally rapid, deep, or labored breathing is known as
Hyperpnea