CCMA PRACTICE TEST
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1. Vital signs: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
2. What balances Body temp?: Hypothalamus
3. Another name for eardrum: Tympanic Membrane
4. Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again: Intermittent
5. Normal pulse rate: 60-100 BPM
6. Where apex of heart is located: 5th intercostal space
7. What is BP cuff inflated to?: 30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop
2-3 mmHg per second
8. Hg in BP measurement stands for this: Mercury
9. Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the
workplace and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure: -
OSHA
10. This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations: Label all chemicals with MSDS
11. Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this: Steam sterilization/Autoclave
12. Droplets can travel how far?: Less than 3 feet
13. Standard running speed of the EKG reading: 25mm/sec
14. Who invented the EKG?: Einthoven
15. Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this: Nitroglycerin
16. Liquid portion of blood is called: Plasma
17. Thromobocytes assist in: Clotting
18. Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with
certain disabilities: Medicare
19. CPR Ratio: 30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
20. Medical Asepsis: The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms AFTER they leave the body through
Standard Precautions and Transmission Based Precautions
21. Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control
measures aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the Chain
of Infection: Portal of Exit
22. Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal
Precautions: CDC
23. Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent
transmission: Ventilation
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24. Where you would find the spelling for a medication?: Physician Desk Reference
25. Where is V2 lead located: 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
26. Where is V5 lead located: 5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
27. Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG: Wandering
baseline
28. Most critical step in pt testing: Identifying the pt
29. Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria?: Clean Catch Specimen
30. Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease
or injury: ICD-9
31. Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning,
the intent and the place it occured: E codes
32. The sounds an MA listens for during a BP: Korotkoff sounds
33. CMS-1500 Form is aka: Superbill
34. Post-prandial: After a meal
35. Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein: Phlebitis
36. Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard: Biologic
37. Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories:: Airborne, Droplet and Contact
38. Unit of measure on a standard Rx: Micrograms/mcg
39. Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called: Cardiac Output
40. Q wave is always: Negative
41. First electrical impulse recorded on EKG: P wave
42. Movement away from the baseline on an EKG is called: Wave form
43. Several wave forms on an EKG are called: Complex
44. A wave form and a segment on an EKG: Interval
45. A line between waveforms on an EKG: Segment
46. Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here: Guidelines
47. Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist: Method of referral
48. The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents: Late ventricular repolarization
49. Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves: Junctional
50. Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads: II, III, AVF
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51. Leads 1 and AVL show broken recording, you should: Check Left Arm
52. Three lead EKG monitor: I, II, III
53. Why increase the speed of the EKG: Increase speed widens wave forms
54. Placement of leads V1-V6 is important to diagnose: Left ventricular
55. Why place V3 on right side of chest on an infant: To prevent crowding of the leads
56. Dextrocardia: When heart is on opposite side of the body
57. Lead combo for Lateral wall acute MI: Leads I, AVL, V5 & V6
58. ST Segment Elevation indicates: Cardiac injury in progress
59. Which leads allow viewing pt's anterior wall of Left Ventricular: V3 & V4
60. EKG line representing zero electrical activity: Isoelectric line
61. Patient with a 2 degree heart block would show this: Progressively prolonged PR
intervals until the QRS complex dropped
62. What is the heart rate with 5 big boxes and 3 little boxes: 54
63. Sequencing: 300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 50
64. The epicardium forms a protective sac around the heart known as the: Peri-
cardium
65. Atrio ventricular valves: Tricuspid and mitral
66. The last valve to touch de-oxygenated blood is the: Pulmonary valve
67. All 4 valves are: Unidirectional
68. The right side of the heart has what type of blood: De-oxygenated blood
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1. Vital signs: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
2. What balances Body temp?: Hypothalamus
3. Another name for eardrum: Tympanic Membrane
4. Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again: Intermittent
5. Normal pulse rate: 60-100 BPM
6. Where apex of heart is located: 5th intercostal space
7. What is BP cuff inflated to?: 30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop
2-3 mmHg per second
8. Hg in BP measurement stands for this: Mercury
9. Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the
workplace and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure: -
OSHA
10. This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations: Label all chemicals with MSDS
11. Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this: Steam sterilization/Autoclave
12. Droplets can travel how far?: Less than 3 feet
13. Standard running speed of the EKG reading: 25mm/sec
14. Who invented the EKG?: Einthoven
15. Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this: Nitroglycerin
16. Liquid portion of blood is called: Plasma
17. Thromobocytes assist in: Clotting
18. Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with
certain disabilities: Medicare
19. CPR Ratio: 30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
20. Medical Asepsis: The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms AFTER they leave the body through
Standard Precautions and Transmission Based Precautions
21. Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control
measures aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the Chain
of Infection: Portal of Exit
22. Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal
Precautions: CDC
23. Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent
transmission: Ventilation
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24. Where you would find the spelling for a medication?: Physician Desk Reference
25. Where is V2 lead located: 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
26. Where is V5 lead located: 5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
27. Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG: Wandering
baseline
28. Most critical step in pt testing: Identifying the pt
29. Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria?: Clean Catch Specimen
30. Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease
or injury: ICD-9
31. Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning,
the intent and the place it occured: E codes
32. The sounds an MA listens for during a BP: Korotkoff sounds
33. CMS-1500 Form is aka: Superbill
34. Post-prandial: After a meal
35. Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein: Phlebitis
36. Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard: Biologic
37. Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories:: Airborne, Droplet and Contact
38. Unit of measure on a standard Rx: Micrograms/mcg
39. Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called: Cardiac Output
40. Q wave is always: Negative
41. First electrical impulse recorded on EKG: P wave
42. Movement away from the baseline on an EKG is called: Wave form
43. Several wave forms on an EKG are called: Complex
44. A wave form and a segment on an EKG: Interval
45. A line between waveforms on an EKG: Segment
46. Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here: Guidelines
47. Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist: Method of referral
48. The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents: Late ventricular repolarization
49. Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves: Junctional
50. Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads: II, III, AVF
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51. Leads 1 and AVL show broken recording, you should: Check Left Arm
52. Three lead EKG monitor: I, II, III
53. Why increase the speed of the EKG: Increase speed widens wave forms
54. Placement of leads V1-V6 is important to diagnose: Left ventricular
55. Why place V3 on right side of chest on an infant: To prevent crowding of the leads
56. Dextrocardia: When heart is on opposite side of the body
57. Lead combo for Lateral wall acute MI: Leads I, AVL, V5 & V6
58. ST Segment Elevation indicates: Cardiac injury in progress
59. Which leads allow viewing pt's anterior wall of Left Ventricular: V3 & V4
60. EKG line representing zero electrical activity: Isoelectric line
61. Patient with a 2 degree heart block would show this: Progressively prolonged PR
intervals until the QRS complex dropped
62. What is the heart rate with 5 big boxes and 3 little boxes: 54
63. Sequencing: 300, 150, 100, 75, 60, 50
64. The epicardium forms a protective sac around the heart known as the: Peri-
cardium
65. Atrio ventricular valves: Tricuspid and mitral
66. The last valve to touch de-oxygenated blood is the: Pulmonary valve
67. All 4 valves are: Unidirectional
68. The right side of the heart has what type of blood: De-oxygenated blood
