NWCA Study Guide Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
How are medical records critical to a patients care? - Correct answer-By providing
patients with quality care, ensuring accurate and timely payment for the services
furnished, mitigating malpractice risks, and helping healthcare providers evaluate
and plan the patient's treatment and maintain the continuum of care.
Who establishes the scope of practice guidelines for a CMA? - Correct answer-
state
What is used to take blood pressure? - Correct answer-sphygmomanometer
What is used to examine ears? - Correct answer-otoscope
The function of triage and why is it so important? - Correct answer-To prioritize or
sort the patients for care and treatment based on
the urgency of their need for care. Results in the best outcome for the greatest
number of people.
What is used to examine eyes? - Correct answer-ophthalmoscope
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, What is used to listen to your heart, lungs and bowl sounds? - Correct answer-
stethoscope
Actions to take if a patient has chest pain or difficulty breathing? - Correct answer-
-If not present in the office go straight to Emergency Care.
- Call EMS on another line keep caller on phone to get additional info.
- If in office take to treatment room immediately and doctor notified and begin take
vital signs and symptoms.
Know how to discard exam paper? - Correct answer-soiled side folding inside
How does an autoimmune disease affect your body?
What Do the body's cells do? - Correct answer-A condition in which your immune
system mistakenly attacks your body. Normally guards against germs like bacteria
and viruses. When it senses these foreign invaders, it sends out an army of fighter
cells to attack them.
Normally, the immune system can tell the difference between foreign cells and
your own cells.
In an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part of your body, like
your joints or skin, as foreign. It releases proteins called autoantibodies that attack
healthy cells.
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Answers Graded A+
How are medical records critical to a patients care? - Correct answer-By providing
patients with quality care, ensuring accurate and timely payment for the services
furnished, mitigating malpractice risks, and helping healthcare providers evaluate
and plan the patient's treatment and maintain the continuum of care.
Who establishes the scope of practice guidelines for a CMA? - Correct answer-
state
What is used to take blood pressure? - Correct answer-sphygmomanometer
What is used to examine ears? - Correct answer-otoscope
The function of triage and why is it so important? - Correct answer-To prioritize or
sort the patients for care and treatment based on
the urgency of their need for care. Results in the best outcome for the greatest
number of people.
What is used to examine eyes? - Correct answer-ophthalmoscope
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, What is used to listen to your heart, lungs and bowl sounds? - Correct answer-
stethoscope
Actions to take if a patient has chest pain or difficulty breathing? - Correct answer-
-If not present in the office go straight to Emergency Care.
- Call EMS on another line keep caller on phone to get additional info.
- If in office take to treatment room immediately and doctor notified and begin take
vital signs and symptoms.
Know how to discard exam paper? - Correct answer-soiled side folding inside
How does an autoimmune disease affect your body?
What Do the body's cells do? - Correct answer-A condition in which your immune
system mistakenly attacks your body. Normally guards against germs like bacteria
and viruses. When it senses these foreign invaders, it sends out an army of fighter
cells to attack them.
Normally, the immune system can tell the difference between foreign cells and
your own cells.
In an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part of your body, like
your joints or skin, as foreign. It releases proteins called autoantibodies that attack
healthy cells.
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