NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following concepts typically define ethics? - ANSWER--
Principles of right & wrong
What is the legal for the confidential information exchanged in a
physician & patient relationship? - ANSWER--Privileged
Any breach by medical office staff of patient confidentiality may result
in charges of: - ANSWER--Negligence
Which of the following is the legal term for committing an improper act
that is legally unjustified & possibly harmful to another? - ANSWER--
Nonfeasance
Which of the following situations would present a civil rather than a
criminal liability for a physician? - ANSWER--A surgeon performs knee
replacement on the wrong knee
Which is a sedative? - ANSWER--Barbiturate
Which is NOT a common route for the administration of parental
medications? - ANSWER--Oral
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NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the function of hemoglobin? - ANSWER--Carry oxygen from
the lungs and to carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs
What is a jagged, open wound of the skin called? - ANSWER--
Laceration
What are the sterile materials used to cover an incision called? -
ANSWER--dressings
What tests is most likely to test for inflammation, infectious disease, &
malignant neoplasms? - ANSWER--ESR
What is the unauthorized release of confidential patient information
called? - ANSWER--Invasion of privacy
What do civil actions involve? - ANSWER--legal proceedings between
private parties
Which irregularity on an ECG would be considered the most severe? -
ANSWER--V-Fib
What is the heart's ability to generate its own electrical impulse known
as? - ANSWER--Automaticity
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NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Which type of precautions would be used for a patient who has
pulmonary tuberculosis? - ANSWER--Airborne
What word is used to describe the breakdown of red blood cells? -
ANSWER--Hemolysis
What does the word root of the term oncologist mean? - ANSWER--
Tumor
What does the term "distal" mean? - ANSWER--Farthest from the point
of attachment
What is the wasting or decrease in size of a muscle b/c of inactivity
called? - ANSWER--Atrophy
What is the middle layer of the heart called? - ANSWER--myocardium
What does the coordination of benefits mean? - ANSWER--Services are
coordinated between the primary and secondary patient insurance
How does the serum or plasma of a lipemia specimen appear? -
ANSWER--Cloudy white
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NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
If a patient has complained of nausea and vomiting for several days,
what will the physician most likely prescribe or administer? -
ANSWER--An antiemetic
What are gauze pads used for? - ANSWER--Apply pressure on the
venipuncture site following a blood draw.
What is the meaning of the abbreviation PFSH? - ANSWER--Past,
family, and/or social history
What is an example of protected health information? - ANSWER--First
and last name associated with a diagnosis
What is the national organization that sets standards for phlebotomy
procedures? - ANSWER--NCCLS
Which of the following is urine C & S typically ordered to detect? -
ANSWER--Presence of UTI
A patient was experiencing a successful venipuncture when petechiae
arose on their forearm. What was this the result of? - ANSWER--The
tourniquet being applied too tightly