CCMA ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉History of present illness HPI. Answer: Explains the chief
complaint. A chronological description of the development of the
patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom or from the
previous encounter to the present.
◉Vital Signs. Answer: Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood
pressure are all ___________ ___________.
◉Normal oral temperature. Answer: 97.6F - 99.6F
◉intermittent fever. Answer: Fever that alternates between elevated
and normal or subnormal body temperatures.
◉Remittent fever. Answer: fever in which temperature fluctuates
greatly but never falls to the normal level.
◉Continuous fever. Answer: A fever that remains constant above the
baseline, does not fluctuate.
,◉60-100 BPM. Answer: Normal pulse rate
◉Respirations. Answer: Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into
account when measuring what?
◉Systole. Answer: contraction of the heart
◉Diastole. Answer: relaxation of the heart
◉Anthropometric measurements. Answer: Measurement of height,
(length rather than height is used in infants because they cannot
stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to hip, %
of body fat.
◉Inspection. Answer: General appearance, state of nutrition, body
habits, symmetry, pasture and gait, speech.
◉palpation. Answer: to examine by touch
◉Percussion. Answer: physical examination method of tapping over
the body to elicit vibrations and sounds to estimate the size, border,
or fluid content of a cavity such as the chest.
, ◉Ausculation. Answer: the act of listening to sounds arising within
organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
◉OSHA. Answer: a government agency in the Department of Labor
to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
◉cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Answer: an emergency procedure
for life support consisting of artificial respiration and manual
external cardiac compression
◉SHOCK. Answer: This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the
heart and in turn to the rest of the body.
◉Symptoms of shock. Answer: Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________.
◉First aid for Shock. Answer: maintain open airway for the victim,
call for assistance, keep victim lying down w/ head lower than rest
of body; attempt to control bleeding or other cause of shock if
known; keep victim warm until help arrives
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉History of present illness HPI. Answer: Explains the chief
complaint. A chronological description of the development of the
patient's present illness from the first sign or symptom or from the
previous encounter to the present.
◉Vital Signs. Answer: Temperature, pulse, respiration, and Blood
pressure are all ___________ ___________.
◉Normal oral temperature. Answer: 97.6F - 99.6F
◉intermittent fever. Answer: Fever that alternates between elevated
and normal or subnormal body temperatures.
◉Remittent fever. Answer: fever in which temperature fluctuates
greatly but never falls to the normal level.
◉Continuous fever. Answer: A fever that remains constant above the
baseline, does not fluctuate.
,◉60-100 BPM. Answer: Normal pulse rate
◉Respirations. Answer: Rate, rhythm, and depth are taken into
account when measuring what?
◉Systole. Answer: contraction of the heart
◉Diastole. Answer: relaxation of the heart
◉Anthropometric measurements. Answer: Measurement of height,
(length rather than height is used in infants because they cannot
stand.), weight, BMI, head circumference in infants, waist to hip, %
of body fat.
◉Inspection. Answer: General appearance, state of nutrition, body
habits, symmetry, pasture and gait, speech.
◉palpation. Answer: to examine by touch
◉Percussion. Answer: physical examination method of tapping over
the body to elicit vibrations and sounds to estimate the size, border,
or fluid content of a cavity such as the chest.
, ◉Ausculation. Answer: the act of listening to sounds arising within
organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment.
◉OSHA. Answer: a government agency in the Department of Labor
to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
◉cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Answer: an emergency procedure
for life support consisting of artificial respiration and manual
external cardiac compression
◉SHOCK. Answer: This is caused by inadequate blood flow to the
heart and in turn to the rest of the body.
◉Symptoms of shock. Answer: Pale, cold, clammy skin
rapid, weak pulse
increased shallow breathing
expressionless face or staring eyes are all ____________ ___ _________.
◉First aid for Shock. Answer: maintain open airway for the victim,
call for assistance, keep victim lying down w/ head lower than rest
of body; attempt to control bleeding or other cause of shock if
known; keep victim warm until help arrives
