Medical Assisting Final Exam Prep

Front 1

EMS phone number, poison control phone number, procedures for various phone numbers

Back 1

WHAT THE MEDICAL OFFICE EMERGENCY PLAN SHOULD CONTAIN

Front 2

Activated charcoal, scissors, and alcohol

Back 2

STANDARDS SUPPLIES FOR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL KIT

Front 3

Fainting or loss of consciousness

Back 3

SIGN OF EMERGENCY

Front 4

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

Back 4

SIGN OF EMERGENCY

Front 5

Chest pain

Back 5

SIGN OF EMERGENCY

Front 6

Choking

Back 6

SIGN OF EMERGENCY

Front 7

Coughing up blood or vomiting blood

Back 7

SIGN OF EMERGENCY

Front 8

Provide immediate care to the patient, including CPR if necessary

Back 8

FIRST STEP A MEDICAL ASSISTANT SHOULD TAKE AFTER IDENTIFYING AN EMERGENCY

Front 9

Patient ID, chief complaint (if known), vital signs, medical history

Back 9

FOUR ITEMS INCLUDED IN DOCUMENTATION OF A MEDICAL OFFICE EMERGENCY

Front 10

When should a primary assessment be performed?
a) physician arrives
b) patient's family arrives
c) EMS techs arrive
d) as soon as you reach pt.

Back 10

D

Front 11

Which of the following are involved in performing a primary assessment?
a) Check pupils & physically examine arms and legs
b) Blood pressure & CPR
c) Responsiveness & breathing
d) temperature and immobilization of spine

Back 11

C

Front 12

During a primary assessment, what should be evaluated after the airway is checked and cleared?

Back 12

BREATHING

Front 13

To assess the airway of an unconscious patient who may have neck injuries, the ______ ______ technique should be used.

Back 13

JAW THRUST

Front 14

Under what condition is the head tilt-chin lift technique used to open a patient's airway?

Back 14

When the patient is unconscious and unresponsiveness and neck injury isn't suspected

Front 15

If it is determined that a patient is not breathing during the primary assessment, the medical assistant should perform _______ ________.

Back 15

RESCUE BREATHING

Front 16

During CPR, the hands are placed in the center of the _______, with the palm of the other hand on top of the first hand. The rescuer's body should be ______ to the patient's chest with the elbows locked.

Back 16

CHEST; PERPENDICULAR

Front 17

Before beginning CPR, you should palpate the patient's _______ _____ for a pulse.

Back 17

CAROTID ARTERY

Front 18

The process of using electric shock to restore normal heart rhythm is called what?
A) CPR
B) Electroshock treatment
C) ECG
D) Defibrillation

Back 18

D

Front 19

Why is it important to not touch the patient and to keep the patient very still after turning on the AED?

Back 19

AED ANALYZES HEART RHYTHM, SO ANY EXCESS MOVEMENT COULD AFFECT THE OUTCOME

Front 20

Shock is a lack of oxygen to individual cells of the body and results from a decrease in ______ _______.

Back 20

BLOOD PRESSURE

Front 21

low BP, nausea, signs of fear/restlessness

Back 21

SIGNS OF SHOCK

Front 22

When giving first aid to a patient who is bleeding from a wound, have the patient lie down to reduce the risk of _______, then ______ the body part above the level of the heart, if possible, and apply direct ______ to the wound.

Back 22

FAINTING; ELEVATE; PRESSURE

Front 23

If blood soaks through the gauze pad as you apply direct pressure to an open wound, what should you do?
A) Remove gauze pad & apply a clean pad
B) Place another gauze pad on top
C) Secure gauze w/ bandage
D) Remove gauze and replace with bandage

Back 23

B

Front 24

A patient was burned by an electrical current and suffered minor damage to the subcutaneous tissue. How would this burn be classified?
A) First-degree
B) Second-degree
C) Third-degree
D) Fourth-degree

Back 24

C

Front 25

Calculate the extent of a burn using the rule of nines for an adult with burns covering both arms, the front of the torso, and the genital area.
A) 28%
B) 37%
C) 46%
D) 55%

Back 25

B

Front 26

Injury to muscle and tendons; causes pain & inflammation

Back 26

STRAIN

Front 27

Injury to joint capsule and support ligaments; causes pain & inflammation

Back 27

SPRAIN

Front 28

A ________ fracture is a partial or incomplete break and is most common in children.

Back 28

GREENSTICK

Front 29

RICE

Back 29

Four steps taken to reduce symptoms of strains and sprains

Front 30

Cold sweats, chest pain that radiates up into the neck and jaw and down on arm, anxiety, and paleness are all possible symptoms of what condition?
A) seizure
B) heart attack
C) anaphylaxis
D) poisoning

Back 30

B

Front 31

Erratic muscle movements, strange sensations, and complete loss of consciousness are typical behaviors indicating:
A) stroke
B) heart attack
C) seizure
D) anaphylaxis

Back 31

C

Front 32

Maintain the patient's airway and assist the patient into the recovery position

Back 32

FIRST STEP TO MANAGING A PATIENT WHO IS HAVING A SEIZURE

Front 33

Wheezing, shortness of breath, tachycardia

Back 33

SIGNS OF AN ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION

Front 34

The age and weight of the patient, name and amount of the substance, and when the exposure occurred are all pieces of information needed before calling where?

Back 34

POISON CONTROL CENTER

Front 35

A general condition of excessive body heat is called _________. Abnormally low body temperature is called ________.

Back 35

HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA

Front 36

In ______ _______, the skin is classically hot, flushed, and dry. The patient's body must be cooled quickly to avoid coma, brain damage, or death.

Back 36

HEAT STROKE

Front 37

A situation in which a patient's mood, thoughts, or actions are extremely disturbed and in which the patient or others may come to harm or death is called a _______ ______.

Back 37

PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY

Front 38

A medical assistant enters an examination room and finds that a patient has fainted. She immediately notifies the physician, looses the patient's tight clothing, and elevates the patient's feet above heart level. What important step did she omit?
A) Calling EMS
B) Checking pt's airway
C) Performing CPR
D) Asking another staff member for help

Back 38

B

Front 39

Severe diarrhea can lead to ______, electrolyte imbalance, or shock. The medical assistant should help the patient into a _______ position and notify the physician.

Back 39

DEHYDRATION; SUPINE

Front 40

Blood, bile, color, content, odor

Back 40

THINGS THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT SHOULD CHECK FOR WHEN INSPECTING CONTENTS OF A PATIENT'S VOMIT

Front 41

To help manage a nosebleed, the patient should sit upright, with his or head tilted slightly _______. The nostril should be compressed against the septum using ______, or a cold, wet compress.

Back 41

FORWARD; ICE

Front 42

______ may be used to relive muscle spasms, to relieve pain, to provide local or systemic______, or to promote healing by increasing blood flow to an area.

Back 42

HEAT; WARMING

Front 43

What two techniques involve using a solution and can be used as a warm or cold treatment?

Back 43

1) COMPRESSES
2) SOAKS

Front 44

When the body responds to temperature extremes by producing the opposite effect of what is intend, this is called a ________ effect.

Back 44

REBOUND