CCMA PRACTICE TEST Questions and Correct
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Vital signs Ans: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
What balances Body temp? Ans: Hypothalamus
Another name for eardrum Ans: Tympanic Membrane
Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again Ans:
Intermittent
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Normal pulse rate Ans: 60-100 BPM
Where apex of heart is located Ans: 5th intercostal space
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What is BP cuff inflated to? Ans: 30-40 mmHg above the palpatory
systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second
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Hg in BP measurement stands for this Ans: Mercury
Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in
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the workplace and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize
exposure Ans: OSHA
This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations Ans: Label all chemicals
with MSDS
Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this Ans: Steam
sterilization/Autoclave
Droplets can travel how far? Ans: Less than 3 feet
Standard running speed of the EKG reading Ans: 25mm/sec
Who invented the EKG? Ans: Einthoven
Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this Ans: Nitroglycerin
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Liquid portion of blood is called Ans: Plasma
Thromobocytes assist in Ans: Clotting
Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with
certain disabilities Ans: Medicare
CPR Ratio Ans: 30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
Medical Asepsis Ans: The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms
AFTER they leave the body through Standard Precautions and
Transmission Based Precautions
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Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control
measures aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the
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Chain of Infection Ans: Portal of Exit
Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal
Precautions Ans: CDC
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Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent
transmission Ans: Ventilation
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Where you would find the spelling for a medication? Ans: Physician Desk
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Where is V2 lead located Ans: 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Where is V5 lead located Ans: 5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG Ans:
Wandering baseline
Most critical step in pt testing Ans: Identifying the pt
Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria? Ans: Clean Catch
Specimen
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Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease
or injury Ans: ICD-9
Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or
poisoning, the intent and the place it occured Ans: E codes
The sounds an MA listens for during a BP Ans: Korotkoff sounds
CMS-1500 Form is aka Ans: Superbill
Post-prandial Ans: After a meal
Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein Ans: Phlebitis
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Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard
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Ans: Biologic
Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories: Ans: Airborne,
Droplet and Contact
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Unit of measure on a standard Rx Ans: Micrograms/mcg
Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called Ans: Cardiac
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Output
Q wave is always Ans: Negative
First electrical impulse recorded on EKG Ans: P wave
Movement away from the baseline on an EKG is called Ans: Wave form
Several wave forms on an EKG are called Ans: Complex
A wave form and a segment on an EKG Ans: Interval
A line between waveforms on an EKG Ans: Segment
Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here Ans:
Guidelines