NRCMA Practice TEST | 100% Correct
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When drawing blood alcohol, the site cannot be prepared with which of the following? -
✔✔Chlorhexidine
When using a microscope with a 10x ocular and the 40x objective in place, the total magnification is -
✔✔400X
The PH of a urine sample is checked to determine - ✔✔Acidity or alkalinity
When performing a routine phlebotomy, the most common gauge needle is - ✔✔20 or 21
When performing a finger puncture, the first drop of blood should be - ✔✔Wiped away
Serum - ✔✔Is the liquid portion of whole blood after the blood has been allowed to clot and solid and
liquid portion have been separated
When collecting specimens of a blood cell count, you would use a tube that contained - ✔✔An
anticoagulant
When performing a differential white blood cell count a basophil will be recognized by - ✔✔Large blue to
purple staining granules
When a venipuncture is performed using a lavender top vacutainer tube, the sample - ✔✔Is commonly
used for hematology testing AND does not clot because an anticoagulant has been mixed with the whole
blood
The term PHI in HIPAA stands for - ✔✔Protected Health Information
,Gram staining is done to determine - ✔✔Whether a bacteria is gram positive or gram negative
A papanicolauo smear is used to - ✔✔Detects cervical cancer
The universal donor is blood type - ✔✔O
GTT is a test for - ✔✔Sugar metabolism
A lipid profile includes testing for - ✔✔Cholesterol
Large amounts of injectable medication, at least 2mL or more are given - ✔✔Intramuscularly
A medical assistant may give an injection - ✔✔Only on the orders of the physician
Which of the following needles has the widest lumen? - ✔✔#19 gauge
The nerve to be concerned with when given and injection into the buttocks - ✔✔Sciatic
When Protected Health Information needs to be discarded, it should be - ✔✔Completely destroyed, for
example by cross shredding
Size of the needle is expressed by - ✔✔Gauge numbers
The part of the syringe and the needle that may be touched is - ✔✔The outside of the barrel
An injection given at a 45 degree angle is a(n) - ✔✔Subcutaneous
A Z-tract injection is an _____ injection given in the gluteal muscle of the buttocks. - ✔✔Intramuscular
, The most common positions for chest x-rays are - ✔✔PA and lateral
The substance used to prevent x-ray exposure is - ✔✔Lead
When you are asked to take a cervical x-ray, you would take the film of the - ✔✔Neck region
On a normal ECG tracing, the first wave to show a downward deflection is a - ✔✔Q wave
The purpose of applying paste or jelly when running an ECG is to reduce - ✔✔Skin resistance
Of HIPPA, which of the following is the highest priority? - ✔✔Patient care and safety
Ultrasound should not be used for - ✔✔Tumors
A technique that employs high- frequency, inaudible sound waves which bounce off body tissues and
then recorded, is called - ✔✔Sonogram or echogram
A diagnostic technique which detects regions of heat and cold in the body is called - ✔✔Thermography
The application of water in the treatment of disease is referred to as - ✔✔Hydrotherapy
The branch of medicine which uses radionuclides in the diagnosis and treatment of disease is -
✔✔Nuclear
The type of physician that would diagnose and treat diseases and malfunctions of the glands of internal
secretion is a/an - ✔✔Endocrinologist
One who studies disease is a - ✔✔Pathologist
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
When drawing blood alcohol, the site cannot be prepared with which of the following? -
✔✔Chlorhexidine
When using a microscope with a 10x ocular and the 40x objective in place, the total magnification is -
✔✔400X
The PH of a urine sample is checked to determine - ✔✔Acidity or alkalinity
When performing a routine phlebotomy, the most common gauge needle is - ✔✔20 or 21
When performing a finger puncture, the first drop of blood should be - ✔✔Wiped away
Serum - ✔✔Is the liquid portion of whole blood after the blood has been allowed to clot and solid and
liquid portion have been separated
When collecting specimens of a blood cell count, you would use a tube that contained - ✔✔An
anticoagulant
When performing a differential white blood cell count a basophil will be recognized by - ✔✔Large blue to
purple staining granules
When a venipuncture is performed using a lavender top vacutainer tube, the sample - ✔✔Is commonly
used for hematology testing AND does not clot because an anticoagulant has been mixed with the whole
blood
The term PHI in HIPAA stands for - ✔✔Protected Health Information
,Gram staining is done to determine - ✔✔Whether a bacteria is gram positive or gram negative
A papanicolauo smear is used to - ✔✔Detects cervical cancer
The universal donor is blood type - ✔✔O
GTT is a test for - ✔✔Sugar metabolism
A lipid profile includes testing for - ✔✔Cholesterol
Large amounts of injectable medication, at least 2mL or more are given - ✔✔Intramuscularly
A medical assistant may give an injection - ✔✔Only on the orders of the physician
Which of the following needles has the widest lumen? - ✔✔#19 gauge
The nerve to be concerned with when given and injection into the buttocks - ✔✔Sciatic
When Protected Health Information needs to be discarded, it should be - ✔✔Completely destroyed, for
example by cross shredding
Size of the needle is expressed by - ✔✔Gauge numbers
The part of the syringe and the needle that may be touched is - ✔✔The outside of the barrel
An injection given at a 45 degree angle is a(n) - ✔✔Subcutaneous
A Z-tract injection is an _____ injection given in the gluteal muscle of the buttocks. - ✔✔Intramuscular
, The most common positions for chest x-rays are - ✔✔PA and lateral
The substance used to prevent x-ray exposure is - ✔✔Lead
When you are asked to take a cervical x-ray, you would take the film of the - ✔✔Neck region
On a normal ECG tracing, the first wave to show a downward deflection is a - ✔✔Q wave
The purpose of applying paste or jelly when running an ECG is to reduce - ✔✔Skin resistance
Of HIPPA, which of the following is the highest priority? - ✔✔Patient care and safety
Ultrasound should not be used for - ✔✔Tumors
A technique that employs high- frequency, inaudible sound waves which bounce off body tissues and
then recorded, is called - ✔✔Sonogram or echogram
A diagnostic technique which detects regions of heat and cold in the body is called - ✔✔Thermography
The application of water in the treatment of disease is referred to as - ✔✔Hydrotherapy
The branch of medicine which uses radionuclides in the diagnosis and treatment of disease is -
✔✔Nuclear
The type of physician that would diagnose and treat diseases and malfunctions of the glands of internal
secretion is a/an - ✔✔Endocrinologist
One who studies disease is a - ✔✔Pathologist
