NCCT - Patient Intake and Care || QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
When placing leads on a patient for an EKG, which electrode would be placed at the fifth
intercostal space, on the left midclavicular line?
A. V4
B. V3
C. V5
D. V6 correct answers A. V4
Head and neck sutures remain in place for how long?
A. 5-7 Days
B. 7-10 Days
C. 3-5 Days
D. 10-14 Days correct answers B. 7-10 Days
When explaining a procedure to a pediatric patient, which of the following statements by the
medical assistant puts the preschool child most at ease?
A. "I'm going to take your blood pressure and it may feel like your arm is being squeezed."
B. "You are going to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of your arm."
C. "I'm going to have to poke you with this needle so that I can give you some medicine."
D. "This medicine is going to sting when I put it on your cut." correct answers B. "You are going
to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of your arm."
The medical assistant is interviewing an apprehensive patient complaining of persistent lower
back pain. Which question puts the patient at ease and encourages open communication?
A. "What has been going on with you since your last appointment?"
B. "What medication did you take to help with the pain?"
C. "Why did you come to the clinic today?"
D. "Why didn't you take any medication to help with the pain?" correct answers A. "What has
been going on with you since your last appointment?"
The medical term meaning movement of a body part away from the body is
A. adduction.
B. abduction.
C. dorsiflexion.
D. pronation. correct answers B. abduction.
The medical term gravida describes which of the following?
A. onset of menses
B. last menstrual period
C. total number of pregnancies
D. total number of live births correct answers C. total number of pregnancies
Carcinoma refers to which of the following conditions?
, A. obesity
B. diabetes
C. cancer
D. heart disease correct answers C. cancer
Which of the following terms describes a wound that is pus-producing?
A. parietal
B. percutaneous
C. pyogenic
D. parenteral correct answers C. pyogenic
The medical assistant is caring for an older adult patient who is being directly admitted to the
hospital for right lower lobe pneumonia. Which of the following findings are most likely for this
patient? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cough
B. hyperglycemia
C. fatigue
D. dyspnea
E. hive-like rash correct answers A, C, and D
Which of the following patient specimens would be removed from the thoracic cavity?
A. synovial fluid
B. pleural fluid
C. ascites fluid
D. peritoneal fluid correct answers B. pleural fluid
Scheduling an early morning appointment facilitates collection for which of the following types
of stool specimens?
A. viral
B. fecal occult blood
C. pinworms
D. bacterial correct answers C. pinworms
Which of the following is a CLIA waived laboratory test?
A. urine culture and sensitivity
B. complete blood count
C. pap smear
D. fecal occult blood testing correct answers D. fecal occult blood testing
Which of the following urinalysis collection methods is used to obtain the most concentrated
specimen?
A. clean-catch
B. midstream
C. 24-hour collection
D. first morning void correct answers D. first morning void
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
When placing leads on a patient for an EKG, which electrode would be placed at the fifth
intercostal space, on the left midclavicular line?
A. V4
B. V3
C. V5
D. V6 correct answers A. V4
Head and neck sutures remain in place for how long?
A. 5-7 Days
B. 7-10 Days
C. 3-5 Days
D. 10-14 Days correct answers B. 7-10 Days
When explaining a procedure to a pediatric patient, which of the following statements by the
medical assistant puts the preschool child most at ease?
A. "I'm going to take your blood pressure and it may feel like your arm is being squeezed."
B. "You are going to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of your arm."
C. "I'm going to have to poke you with this needle so that I can give you some medicine."
D. "This medicine is going to sting when I put it on your cut." correct answers B. "You are going
to go into a special room, and we are going to take a picture of your arm."
The medical assistant is interviewing an apprehensive patient complaining of persistent lower
back pain. Which question puts the patient at ease and encourages open communication?
A. "What has been going on with you since your last appointment?"
B. "What medication did you take to help with the pain?"
C. "Why did you come to the clinic today?"
D. "Why didn't you take any medication to help with the pain?" correct answers A. "What has
been going on with you since your last appointment?"
The medical term meaning movement of a body part away from the body is
A. adduction.
B. abduction.
C. dorsiflexion.
D. pronation. correct answers B. abduction.
The medical term gravida describes which of the following?
A. onset of menses
B. last menstrual period
C. total number of pregnancies
D. total number of live births correct answers C. total number of pregnancies
Carcinoma refers to which of the following conditions?
, A. obesity
B. diabetes
C. cancer
D. heart disease correct answers C. cancer
Which of the following terms describes a wound that is pus-producing?
A. parietal
B. percutaneous
C. pyogenic
D. parenteral correct answers C. pyogenic
The medical assistant is caring for an older adult patient who is being directly admitted to the
hospital for right lower lobe pneumonia. Which of the following findings are most likely for this
patient? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cough
B. hyperglycemia
C. fatigue
D. dyspnea
E. hive-like rash correct answers A, C, and D
Which of the following patient specimens would be removed from the thoracic cavity?
A. synovial fluid
B. pleural fluid
C. ascites fluid
D. peritoneal fluid correct answers B. pleural fluid
Scheduling an early morning appointment facilitates collection for which of the following types
of stool specimens?
A. viral
B. fecal occult blood
C. pinworms
D. bacterial correct answers C. pinworms
Which of the following is a CLIA waived laboratory test?
A. urine culture and sensitivity
B. complete blood count
C. pap smear
D. fecal occult blood testing correct answers D. fecal occult blood testing
Which of the following urinalysis collection methods is used to obtain the most concentrated
specimen?
A. clean-catch
B. midstream
C. 24-hour collection
D. first morning void correct answers D. first morning void
