Vital Signs
What is the correct order to take vital signs?
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Blood Pressure
Which is the MOST important means of preventing the spread of microorganisms in the medical office?
Hand hygiene
Which examination position is used for gynecologic examinations?
Lithotomy
The vein on the pinky side of your arm
basilic
During testing of a patient’s visual acuity, the patient reads the 20/20 line with the right eye and misses one letter. The visual acuity should be recorded as:
OD 20/20-1
When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the ______ pressure.
Systolic
What is the name given to a person who cannot fight off a pathogen that has entered his or her body?
Susceptible host
Mr. Long’s BP is 124/84 mm Hg. This puts Mr. Long into which category?
prehypertension
When collecting a blood specimen using the vacuum tube method of venipuncture, venous reflux is prevented by
Keeping the arm in a downward position
Vision impairment as a result of old age and the loss of elasticity in the lens is called
Presbyopia
Which of the following pulses is auscultated with a stethoscope?
Apical
What may remain on an object that is medically aseptic?
nonpathogens
Antibiotics taken by the patient before the collection of a throat specimen for culture may result in
A false negative result
Which gauge needle is used most often to perform a routine venipuncture using the vacuum tube method?
21g
What method of evaluation is used to detect microcephaly?
Head circumference
How do aural and axillary temperatures compare with oral temperatures?
Aural same, axillary lower
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen?
Aerobe
What term is used to describe a tentative diagnosis obtained through the evaluation of the health history and the physical examination?
On standing, a blood specimen to which an anticoagulant has been added separates into
Plasma, buffy coat, blood cells
How far should the probe be inserted when measuring the rectal temperature of an infant?
1/2 inch
In a healthy adult at rest, the ratio of respirations to pulse beats is typically?
1:4
Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activities, are attached loosely to the skin, and are often pathogenic?
Transient Flora
What division(s) of the laboratory is responsible for analyzing the specimens for a urine culture?
Microbiology
List the correct order of draw.
B,B,R,G,L,W,P,G
Which injection site should be used to administer IM injections to infants and young children? (correct anatomical term)
vastus lateralis