(NHA) Medical Assis ng Cer fica on Study Guide
Specifically for students from the MA program in Job
Corps. This is a study guide for the NHA Cer fica on as
a Clinical Medical Assistant. Guide covers phlebotomy,
EKGs, anatomy and physiology, clinical skills, federal
laws and programs (e.g. HIPPA), and treatment of
pa ents.
CC
Chief Complaint
Segment
Line between two waveforms
P Wave
Arterial Depolariza on
How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip?
30 one millimeter boxes
The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG?
Only the P wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval?
Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolysis?
Vascular phase and platelet phase together
What is Electrophoresis?
Analyza on of the chemical components of blood, e.g. hemoglobin, serum, urine, cerebrospinal
fluid based on electrical charge.
,Posi ve tes ng for occult blood in a stool sample turns which color?
Turns blue on a posi ve test for occult blood in feces
The stages of Hemostasis
1. Vascular, 2. Platelet Phase, 3. Coagula on Phase,
4. Fibronolysis
Blood vessels
Aorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venues, Veins, Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae
Outer connec ve ssue layer of a blood vessel
Tunica Adven a
Inner endothelial ssue of a blood vessel
Tunica In ma
The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel
Tunica tunica media
The standards of right and wrong in a medical se6ng
Code of Ethics
What do you find in capillaries?
A mixture of venous and arterial blood is found
The average adult has how many liters of blood?
5-6 Liters
What is the percentage of water in the blood?
92%
Percentage of plasma in the blood?
55%
Percentage of formed elements in the blood?
45%
99% of formed elements in the blood
, RBC,s or Erythrocytes
Where do you find hemoglobin?
RBC,s
Where do all blood cells originate?
Bone marrow
How many RBC,s per microliter of blood
4.2-6.2 million
What is the second most numerous WBC
Lymphocyte with 20-40%
Their numbers increase in intracellular infec ons and TB
Monocytes
Their numbers increase in bacterial infec ons and are o=en first on the scene
Neutrophils
These WBC,s play an important role in viral infec on as well as in immunity
Lymphocytes
Number of leukocytes for average adult per microliter
5000-10000
Leukopenia
Decrease in WBC,s seen with viral infec on and leukemia
Comprises 3-8% of WBC or leukocytes
Monocytes
Largest in size of the leukocytes
Monocytes
Carries histamine
Basophil
Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clod of blood.
Specifically for students from the MA program in Job
Corps. This is a study guide for the NHA Cer fica on as
a Clinical Medical Assistant. Guide covers phlebotomy,
EKGs, anatomy and physiology, clinical skills, federal
laws and programs (e.g. HIPPA), and treatment of
pa ents.
CC
Chief Complaint
Segment
Line between two waveforms
P Wave
Arterial Depolariza on
How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip?
30 one millimeter boxes
The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG?
Only the P wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval?
Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolysis?
Vascular phase and platelet phase together
What is Electrophoresis?
Analyza on of the chemical components of blood, e.g. hemoglobin, serum, urine, cerebrospinal
fluid based on electrical charge.
,Posi ve tes ng for occult blood in a stool sample turns which color?
Turns blue on a posi ve test for occult blood in feces
The stages of Hemostasis
1. Vascular, 2. Platelet Phase, 3. Coagula on Phase,
4. Fibronolysis
Blood vessels
Aorta, Arteries, Arterioles, Capillaries, Venues, Veins, Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae
Outer connec ve ssue layer of a blood vessel
Tunica Adven a
Inner endothelial ssue of a blood vessel
Tunica In ma
The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel
Tunica tunica media
The standards of right and wrong in a medical se6ng
Code of Ethics
What do you find in capillaries?
A mixture of venous and arterial blood is found
The average adult has how many liters of blood?
5-6 Liters
What is the percentage of water in the blood?
92%
Percentage of plasma in the blood?
55%
Percentage of formed elements in the blood?
45%
99% of formed elements in the blood
, RBC,s or Erythrocytes
Where do you find hemoglobin?
RBC,s
Where do all blood cells originate?
Bone marrow
How many RBC,s per microliter of blood
4.2-6.2 million
What is the second most numerous WBC
Lymphocyte with 20-40%
Their numbers increase in intracellular infec ons and TB
Monocytes
Their numbers increase in bacterial infec ons and are o=en first on the scene
Neutrophils
These WBC,s play an important role in viral infec on as well as in immunity
Lymphocytes
Number of leukocytes for average adult per microliter
5000-10000
Leukopenia
Decrease in WBC,s seen with viral infec on and leukemia
Comprises 3-8% of WBC or leukocytes
Monocytes
Largest in size of the leukocytes
Monocytes
Carries histamine
Basophil
Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clod of blood.
