EXAM REVIEW - CH 24 & 25 - KINNS
THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Cardinal signs - Correct Answers -temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Signs and symptoms of HTN - Correct Answers -silent killer - very few if any. Dizziness,
blurred vision, angina, headache, epistaxis (nosebleeds), fatigue, palpitations, flushing.
Stages of HTN - Correct Answers -Normal: under 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2: equal or over 160/100
If diabetes or renal disease: goal is under 130/80
Goals of HTN treatment - Correct Answers --modify risk factors
-gain control of disease
-prevent heart disease
Hypotension - Correct Answers -low blood pressure; below 90/60
Homeostasis - Correct Answers -process by which organisms maintain a relatively
stable internal environment
Fever patterns - Correct Answers -1. continuous: consistent
2. remittent: fluctuates
3. intermittent: comes and goes
Pyrexia - Correct Answers -fever
Celsius to Fahrenheit - Correct Answers -F= (C+32) x 9/5
Kilogram and pound - Correct Answers -1 kg = 2.2 lb
Metabolism - Correct Answers -The process by which the body breaks down
substances and gets energy from food
plantar reflex testing position - Correct Answers -Patient in an upright or supine position
, Methods of examination - Correct Answers -inspection, palpation, percussion,
auscultation, mensuration, manipulation
Mensuration - Correct Answers -the process of measuring a patient
Body cavities - Correct Answers -spaces within the body that help protect, separate,
and support internal organs
*DORSAL*
1. Cranial
2. Vertebral
*VENTRAL*
3. Thoracic
4. Abdominal
5. Pelvic
Examination sequence - Correct Answers -- General appearence
- Nutrition and stature
- Speech
- Breath odors
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes and ears
- Nose and sinuses
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
- Chest
- Abdomen
- Reflexes
- Breasts and testicules
- Rectum
Normal tympanic membrane color - Correct Answers -pearly gray
Sclera of the eye - Correct Answers -white part of the eye
Clubbing of fingers - Correct Answers -abnormal enlargement of fingers and toes
associated with cyanotic heart disease or advanced chronic pulmonary disease
Skin turgor - Correct Answers -Measure of hydration, which tests how quickly the skin
returns to its normal position after being pinched
What breath odor may indicate? - Correct Answers -Diabetes, starvation, or renal
disease
THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Cardinal signs - Correct Answers -temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Signs and symptoms of HTN - Correct Answers -silent killer - very few if any. Dizziness,
blurred vision, angina, headache, epistaxis (nosebleeds), fatigue, palpitations, flushing.
Stages of HTN - Correct Answers -Normal: under 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2: equal or over 160/100
If diabetes or renal disease: goal is under 130/80
Goals of HTN treatment - Correct Answers --modify risk factors
-gain control of disease
-prevent heart disease
Hypotension - Correct Answers -low blood pressure; below 90/60
Homeostasis - Correct Answers -process by which organisms maintain a relatively
stable internal environment
Fever patterns - Correct Answers -1. continuous: consistent
2. remittent: fluctuates
3. intermittent: comes and goes
Pyrexia - Correct Answers -fever
Celsius to Fahrenheit - Correct Answers -F= (C+32) x 9/5
Kilogram and pound - Correct Answers -1 kg = 2.2 lb
Metabolism - Correct Answers -The process by which the body breaks down
substances and gets energy from food
plantar reflex testing position - Correct Answers -Patient in an upright or supine position
, Methods of examination - Correct Answers -inspection, palpation, percussion,
auscultation, mensuration, manipulation
Mensuration - Correct Answers -the process of measuring a patient
Body cavities - Correct Answers -spaces within the body that help protect, separate,
and support internal organs
*DORSAL*
1. Cranial
2. Vertebral
*VENTRAL*
3. Thoracic
4. Abdominal
5. Pelvic
Examination sequence - Correct Answers -- General appearence
- Nutrition and stature
- Speech
- Breath odors
- Skin
- Head
- Eyes and ears
- Nose and sinuses
- Mouth and throat
- Neck
- Chest
- Abdomen
- Reflexes
- Breasts and testicules
- Rectum
Normal tympanic membrane color - Correct Answers -pearly gray
Sclera of the eye - Correct Answers -white part of the eye
Clubbing of fingers - Correct Answers -abnormal enlargement of fingers and toes
associated with cyanotic heart disease or advanced chronic pulmonary disease
Skin turgor - Correct Answers -Measure of hydration, which tests how quickly the skin
returns to its normal position after being pinched
What breath odor may indicate? - Correct Answers -Diabetes, starvation, or renal
disease
