NCCT Test Review for Medical Assistants (Medical Procedures)

NCCT Test Rev iew for

43 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

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Rapid breathing, the respiratiory rate is usually greater than 24 respirations per minute is called?
Tachypnea
To measure a blood pressure you need?
Stethoscope and sphygmomanometer
When measuring blood pressure, all of the following are correct.
The cuff should be applied to the bare upper arm/ room should be quiet so that blood pressure can be hear; and sphygmomanometer needs to clearly be visible.
With vital signs, any abnormal measurement must be immediately reported to the?
Doctor
A rubber or plastic tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called?
Catheter
The process of inserting a catheter is called?
Catheterization
Which test measures both sugar and acetone in the urine?
Keto-diastix
The alternating contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles is called?
Peristalsis
A method of aseptic technique is called?
Disinfection, sterilization, and sanitation
When the patient lies supine with knees sharply flexed and separated, is is called?
Dorsal recumbent position
The position of a patient for a gynecological examination is?
Lithotomy
Whe the patient kneels, and places his/her head and chest on the table, with buttocks elevated, it is called?
Knee-chest position
An otoscope is used for examination of the?
Ears
An insturment used to examine the eyes is called the?
Ophthalmoscope
An instrument used to test reflexes is called the?
Percussion hamer