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1. A patient's weight of 155 lbs. is equivalent to - Correct Answer ✔✔ 71 kg.
Which of the following measurements should be obtained on an infant in the office for a
well-child visit? - Correct Answer ✔✔ weight, length, head circumference
3. The physician asks the medical assistant to calculate a patient's BMI after taking the
weight and height. What is the importance of this measurement? - Correct Answer ✔✔
to estimate the patient's body fat and obesity-related health risks
4. During an office visit a patient asks the medical assistant what his BMI is. Which of
the following information should the medical assistant measure to calculate BMI? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ height and weight
5. Which of the following represents the pressure of the heart as it relaxes between
beats? - Correct Answer ✔✔ diastolic pressure
6. Blood pressure measures cardiovascular function by measuring the force of blood
exerted on - Correct Answer ✔✔ arteries
7. Which of the following vessels circulates blood away from the heart? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ arteries
8. Which of the following arteries is most commonly used for blood pressure
measurement? - Correct Answer ✔✔ brachial
9. Which of the following arteries circulates blood to the kidneys? - Correct Answer ✔✔
renal
10. Which of the following arteries circulates blood flow to the brain? - Correct Answer
✔✔ carotid
11. Which of the following measurements indicate the difference between the systolic
and diastolic blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ pulse pressure
12. Which of the following chambers of the heart is responsible for pumping blood
through the aorta to the body? - Correct Answer ✔✔ left ventricle
,13. The expected time frame to obtain a reading when measuring a temperature with a
digital thermometer is which of the following? - Correct Answer ✔✔ a few seconds
14. Which of the following is considered the normal pulse range for an adult patient? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 60-100 bpm
15. An active preschool patient with thick nasal secretions is mouth-breathing due to
congestion. The medical assistant should select which of the following methods for
measuring body temperature? - Correct Answer ✔✔ axillary
16. The medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure measurement on a patient with
a right-sided mastectomy. At which of the following sites should the medical assistant
take the blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ left upper arm
17. The patient asks the medical assistant why vital signs are taken at every office visit.
Which of the following is the best response? - Correct Answer ✔✔ "To obtain a baseline
measurement of your overall health status."
18. The presence of which of the following conditions is most likely to affect a patient's
temperature when measuring vital signs? - Correct Answer ✔✔ infection
19. Which of the following methods of measurement does the medical assistant select
when obtaining a temperature on a crying, fearful, and anxious toddler? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ axillary
20. When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, in which
manner should the medical assistant move the pinna of a five-year-old patient? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ gently pull up and back
21. The medical assistant auscultates an apical pulse of 70 bpm in an older adult
patient who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin). How should the medical assistant interpret this
finding? - Correct Answer ✔✔ The patient's heart rate is within normal limits.
22. Which of the following valves separates the left atrium from the left ventricle? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ bicuspid
23. An adult patient with vital signs of T 37.0 C, P 72, R 18, B/P 192/102 mm Hg
indicates which of the following conditions? - Correct Answer ✔✔ hypertension
24. Auscultation is a method of examination that requires the use of - Correct Answer
✔✔ a stethoscope.`
25. While obtaining vitals on an infant, how is the heart rate measured? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Auscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds.
, 26. A patient with a blood pressure of 158/96 mm Hg is considered - Correct Answer
✔✔ hypertensive
27. Which of the following is the pulse site most commonly used when taking a pulse
rate for routine vital signs on the adult patient? - Correct Answer ✔✔ radial
28. Referring to the image, the medical assistant will select which of the following sites
to measure the heart rate when obtaining vital signs? - Correct Answer ✔✔ radial artery
29. The medical assistant caring for a 6-month old infant in the clinic would measure
vital signs in which order? - Correct Answer ✔✔ respirations, pulse, blood pressure,
temperature
30. In the image, click on the best anatomical site for auscultating an apical heart rate: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ located in the left, fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line
31. The ECG technician needs to obtain vital signs on an emaciated 86 pound geriatric
female with an oxygen mask prior to obtaining her ECG. Which of the following
equipment should the technician have on hand? - Correct Answer ✔✔ child
sphygmomanometer, temporal thermometer
32. During a treadmill stress test which of the following vital signs should be monitored
most frequently? - Correct Answer ✔✔ blood pressure
33. A patient enters the ER with complaints of chest pain. After the patient is attached to
the ECG machine, the patient will be monitored for which of the following while the ECG
runs continuously? - Correct Answer ✔✔ oxygen levels
34. The closure of which valve(s) within the heart create(s) the "lub" sound of the heart
beat's "lub dub" cycle? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Atrioventricular valves
35. The suffix -emia means - Correct Answer ✔✔ Blood
36. The prefix meaning abnormally fast is - Correct Answer ✔✔ tachy-
37. The time period when menstruation begins describes which of the following
conditions? - Correct Answer ✔✔ menarche
38. The time period when menstruation stops is described as which of the following
conditions? - Correct Answer ✔✔ menopause
39. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is - Correct Answer ✔✔ GI
40. Which of the following suffixes means removal? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -ectomy
CARE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
PASSED ALREADY GRADED A+
LATEST UPDATE
1. A patient's weight of 155 lbs. is equivalent to - Correct Answer ✔✔ 71 kg.
Which of the following measurements should be obtained on an infant in the office for a
well-child visit? - Correct Answer ✔✔ weight, length, head circumference
3. The physician asks the medical assistant to calculate a patient's BMI after taking the
weight and height. What is the importance of this measurement? - Correct Answer ✔✔
to estimate the patient's body fat and obesity-related health risks
4. During an office visit a patient asks the medical assistant what his BMI is. Which of
the following information should the medical assistant measure to calculate BMI? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ height and weight
5. Which of the following represents the pressure of the heart as it relaxes between
beats? - Correct Answer ✔✔ diastolic pressure
6. Blood pressure measures cardiovascular function by measuring the force of blood
exerted on - Correct Answer ✔✔ arteries
7. Which of the following vessels circulates blood away from the heart? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ arteries
8. Which of the following arteries is most commonly used for blood pressure
measurement? - Correct Answer ✔✔ brachial
9. Which of the following arteries circulates blood to the kidneys? - Correct Answer ✔✔
renal
10. Which of the following arteries circulates blood flow to the brain? - Correct Answer
✔✔ carotid
11. Which of the following measurements indicate the difference between the systolic
and diastolic blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ pulse pressure
12. Which of the following chambers of the heart is responsible for pumping blood
through the aorta to the body? - Correct Answer ✔✔ left ventricle
,13. The expected time frame to obtain a reading when measuring a temperature with a
digital thermometer is which of the following? - Correct Answer ✔✔ a few seconds
14. Which of the following is considered the normal pulse range for an adult patient? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ 60-100 bpm
15. An active preschool patient with thick nasal secretions is mouth-breathing due to
congestion. The medical assistant should select which of the following methods for
measuring body temperature? - Correct Answer ✔✔ axillary
16. The medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure measurement on a patient with
a right-sided mastectomy. At which of the following sites should the medical assistant
take the blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔ left upper arm
17. The patient asks the medical assistant why vital signs are taken at every office visit.
Which of the following is the best response? - Correct Answer ✔✔ "To obtain a baseline
measurement of your overall health status."
18. The presence of which of the following conditions is most likely to affect a patient's
temperature when measuring vital signs? - Correct Answer ✔✔ infection
19. Which of the following methods of measurement does the medical assistant select
when obtaining a temperature on a crying, fearful, and anxious toddler? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ axillary
20. When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, in which
manner should the medical assistant move the pinna of a five-year-old patient? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ gently pull up and back
21. The medical assistant auscultates an apical pulse of 70 bpm in an older adult
patient who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin). How should the medical assistant interpret this
finding? - Correct Answer ✔✔ The patient's heart rate is within normal limits.
22. Which of the following valves separates the left atrium from the left ventricle? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ bicuspid
23. An adult patient with vital signs of T 37.0 C, P 72, R 18, B/P 192/102 mm Hg
indicates which of the following conditions? - Correct Answer ✔✔ hypertension
24. Auscultation is a method of examination that requires the use of - Correct Answer
✔✔ a stethoscope.`
25. While obtaining vitals on an infant, how is the heart rate measured? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Auscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds.
, 26. A patient with a blood pressure of 158/96 mm Hg is considered - Correct Answer
✔✔ hypertensive
27. Which of the following is the pulse site most commonly used when taking a pulse
rate for routine vital signs on the adult patient? - Correct Answer ✔✔ radial
28. Referring to the image, the medical assistant will select which of the following sites
to measure the heart rate when obtaining vital signs? - Correct Answer ✔✔ radial artery
29. The medical assistant caring for a 6-month old infant in the clinic would measure
vital signs in which order? - Correct Answer ✔✔ respirations, pulse, blood pressure,
temperature
30. In the image, click on the best anatomical site for auscultating an apical heart rate: -
Correct Answer ✔✔ located in the left, fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line
31. The ECG technician needs to obtain vital signs on an emaciated 86 pound geriatric
female with an oxygen mask prior to obtaining her ECG. Which of the following
equipment should the technician have on hand? - Correct Answer ✔✔ child
sphygmomanometer, temporal thermometer
32. During a treadmill stress test which of the following vital signs should be monitored
most frequently? - Correct Answer ✔✔ blood pressure
33. A patient enters the ER with complaints of chest pain. After the patient is attached to
the ECG machine, the patient will be monitored for which of the following while the ECG
runs continuously? - Correct Answer ✔✔ oxygen levels
34. The closure of which valve(s) within the heart create(s) the "lub" sound of the heart
beat's "lub dub" cycle? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Atrioventricular valves
35. The suffix -emia means - Correct Answer ✔✔ Blood
36. The prefix meaning abnormally fast is - Correct Answer ✔✔ tachy-
37. The time period when menstruation begins describes which of the following
conditions? - Correct Answer ✔✔ menarche
38. The time period when menstruation stops is described as which of the following
conditions? - Correct Answer ✔✔ menopause
39. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is - Correct Answer ✔✔ GI
40. Which of the following suffixes means removal? - Correct Answer ✔✔ -ectomy
