Medical Assistant Certification Test| 81 questions| complete solutions

Biohazard Correct Answer: Anything that is a risk to organisms, such as ionizing radiation or harmful bacteria or viruses Bloodborne Pathogens Correct Answer: Pathogenic micro-organisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans Catheter Correct Answer: A hollow, flexible tube that can be inserted into a vessel or cavity of the body to withdraw fluids Chain of Custody Correct Answer: The chronological documentation showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of specimens, which can be used as evidence Chemical Reagent Strip Testing Correct Answer: Method of urinalysis involving the use of plastic strips to which chemically specific reagent pads are affixed. Clean-catch midstream specimen Correct Answer: Method of urine collection, ordered to diagnose urinary tract infections or to evaluate the effectiveness of drug therapy. Dermal Puncture Correct Answer: Procedure in which a finger or heel is lanced to obtain a small quantity of blood for testing, also called a capillary draw, finger stick, heel stick, or skin puncture. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) Correct Answer: Used as anticoagulant to keep blood specimens from clotting Enteric Correct Answer: Pertaining to the intestines Galactosemia Correct Answer: Inherited disorder in which the body is unable to use, or metabolize, sugar galactose, causing the patient to be unable to tolerate any form of milk, foods containing galactose. Hematocrit Correct Answer: Proportion of the blood that consists of packaged red blood cells, expressed as a percentage by volume; the hematocrit test measures the percentage of hematocrit in the blood. Occult blood Correct Answer: Blood that comes form a source that cannot be immediately determined, such as a peptic ulcer. Phenylketonuria (PKU) Correct Answer: A metabolic genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency in the hepatic enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase; classic PKU causes permanent intellectual disability, seizures, delayed development, behavioral problems, psychiatric disorders, a "mousy" body odor, lightening of skin and hair, and eczema.