Name: Score:
100 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 100
153) A patient has a possible corneal abrasion and needs a referral. Which specialty is a physician
that deals with eye injury and disease?
Opthalmologist
Oncologist
Optician
Optometrist
Term 2 of 100
50) Which of the following procedures can be performed by a medical assistant?
Intramuscular injection
Start fluids through a catheter
Insert peripheral catheter
Intravenous injection
Term 3 of 100
1) Which of the following is considered a parasitic infection?
Lyme disease
Rabies
Ringworm
Malaria
,Term 4 of 100
175) The contraction phase of the heartbeat is called:
Systole
Diastole
Tachycardia
Pacemaker
Term 5 of 100
180) Which is the most common route of administration of nitroglycerin?
Intravenous
Intradermal
Suppository
Sublingual
Term 6 of 100
68) When a patient fails to show for their appointment, the event must be:
Erased from the schedule
Written on a no-show log
Monetarily charged to the patient
Documented in the patient's chart
,Term 7 of 100
96) No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes?
Green-topped
Yellow-topped
Lavender-topped
Red-topped
Term 8 of 100
48) What is the correct way to calculate pulse pressure?
The number found when subtracting the diastolic from the systolic
The sum of the diastolic and the systolic
The pulse taken at the carotid location
The pulse taken at the apical location
Term 9 of 100
62) When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the _____ pressure.
Pulse
Systolic
Mean arterial
Diastolic
, Term 10 of 100
64) A female patient came into the office for her scheduled routine physical. You are measuring
the patient's vital signs. Which part of the brain is responsible for the temperature regulation?
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Medulla oblongata
Pons
Term 11 of 100
84) A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate:
Intestinal obstruction
Valvular heart disease
Stroke
Bronchial asthma
Term 12 of 100
158) Issues relating to medical advances come under the heading of:
Malfeasance
Religious freedom
Bioethics
Ethics
100 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 100
153) A patient has a possible corneal abrasion and needs a referral. Which specialty is a physician
that deals with eye injury and disease?
Opthalmologist
Oncologist
Optician
Optometrist
Term 2 of 100
50) Which of the following procedures can be performed by a medical assistant?
Intramuscular injection
Start fluids through a catheter
Insert peripheral catheter
Intravenous injection
Term 3 of 100
1) Which of the following is considered a parasitic infection?
Lyme disease
Rabies
Ringworm
Malaria
,Term 4 of 100
175) The contraction phase of the heartbeat is called:
Systole
Diastole
Tachycardia
Pacemaker
Term 5 of 100
180) Which is the most common route of administration of nitroglycerin?
Intravenous
Intradermal
Suppository
Sublingual
Term 6 of 100
68) When a patient fails to show for their appointment, the event must be:
Erased from the schedule
Written on a no-show log
Monetarily charged to the patient
Documented in the patient's chart
,Term 7 of 100
96) No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes?
Green-topped
Yellow-topped
Lavender-topped
Red-topped
Term 8 of 100
48) What is the correct way to calculate pulse pressure?
The number found when subtracting the diastolic from the systolic
The sum of the diastolic and the systolic
The pulse taken at the carotid location
The pulse taken at the apical location
Term 9 of 100
62) When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the _____ pressure.
Pulse
Systolic
Mean arterial
Diastolic
, Term 10 of 100
64) A female patient came into the office for her scheduled routine physical. You are measuring
the patient's vital signs. Which part of the brain is responsible for the temperature regulation?
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Medulla oblongata
Pons
Term 11 of 100
84) A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate:
Intestinal obstruction
Valvular heart disease
Stroke
Bronchial asthma
Term 12 of 100
158) Issues relating to medical advances come under the heading of:
Malfeasance
Religious freedom
Bioethics
Ethics
