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Infection Control
Infection Control II
Patient Assessment
Vital Signs
Medical Terminology
100
When is it appropriate to recap a needle?
What is when it is unused.
100
Gloves, gowns, and goggles are examples of:
What is PPE
100
The section of the medical history that helps uncover existing or potential health problems is called the:
What is systems review
100
Which site for taking an infant’s body temperature is considered to give the most accurate results?
What is temporal artery
100
The medical term for an oral temperature above 99.5° F is:
What is pyrexia
200
What are the two important factors in performing an effective hand wash?
What is friction and running warm water
200
Blunt needles, needleless systems, and resheathing syringes are examples of:
What is engineering controls
200
Information that you gather from a patient interview is considered:
What is subjective
200
How long should the pulse be counted for the most accurate results?
What is 1 minute
200
Your patient is having difficulty breathing. The medical term for this is:
What is dyspnea
300
The method that completely destroys microorganisms is:
What is sterilization
300
What procedure is appropriate for preparing blood and other potentially infectious materials for transport?
What is ensuring that it is in a leak proof container
300
Objective data is Give an example
What is information that can be measured or that you can observe
300
When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the last tapping sound is the __________ pressure.
What is diastolic
300
An indication of a lack of cellular oxygen is:
What is cyanosis
400
When would a health care worker be required to wear a mask when taking a health history from a patient?
What is when the patient has active tuberculosis
400
___________________ is the process of removing blood and tissue from instruments.
What is sanitization
400
The medical assistant is responsible for documenting what items during a patient interview
What is family history, social history, allergies, medications and vital signs
400
How can you help patients feel comfortable about having their weight measured in the office?
What is place the scale in a private area of the office.
400
What is the term used when a patient stops breathing during sleep?
What is apnea
500
The CDC does not recommend Standard Precautions for which body fluids if the fluid does not contain visible blood?
What is urine
500
What step needs to be completed prior to sterilizing instruments
What is disinfecting
500
When you ask a patient a question or summarize their thoughts you are:
What is clarifying
500
Mrs. Anderson’s BP reading is 132/74 mm Hg. What would her pulse pressure be?
What is 58 mmHg
500
If a patient has a fainting spell they are diagnosed with
What is syncope