HOSA Medical Assisting Test

Palpation

Physician uses hands and fingers to feel various parts of the body

Percussion

Physician uses fingers to tap various body parts and listen to sounds emitted

Observation

Physician looks at patient closely

Oscultation

Physician uses stethoscope to listen to sounds produced by body organs

opthalmoscope

A lighted instrument for the eyes

Otoscope

Instrument used for visual examination of the ear

Tuning fork

Used to test hearing acuity

Stethoscope

Used to listen for heartbeat

Percussion hammer

used to test tendon reflexes

Ayer blade

Used to scrape cells from cervix

Laryngeal mirror

Used to see down throat

Tongue depressor

Used to look in mouth

Rectal speculum

instrument used to examine the rectum

sigmoidoscope

instrument for looking at the sigmoid colon

Scalpel

Attached to knife blade; used to incise skin and tissue

Surgical scissors

special scissors used to cut tissue; has sharp and dull side.

Hemostats

Used to compress blood vessels to stop bleeding

Tissue forceps

Used to grasp tissue with one or more fine points and no teeth

Retractors

Used to hold or draw back sides of a wound or incision

Needle holder

Used to hold a needle when sutures are being inserted

Splinter forceps

Used to remove foreign objects from skin and tissue

Towel forceps

Used to hold material and separate areas of surgery

Bandage scissors

special scissors with a blunt lower end used to remove dressings and bandages

Horizontal recumbent

(Position) Used to examine the breasts and abdomen

Sims

(Position) Used for enemas and rectal temperatures

Knee-chest

(Position) Used for sigmoidoscopic examinations

Jackknife

(Position) Used for rectal surgery

Fowler's

(Position) Used for breathing problems

Prone

(Position) Patient lying flat on abdomen

Sims

(Position) Patient lying on left side

Lithotomy

(Position) Used for Pap tests and vaginal examinations

Lithotomy

(Position) Used for pelvic surgery

Trendelenburg

(Position) Used for circulatory shock

Prone

(Position) Used to examine the back and spine

Horizontal recumbent

(Position) Also called the supine position

Horizontal recumbent

(Position) Patient lying flat on back

Fowler's

(Position) Used to encourage drainage

Lithotomy

(Position) Feet elevated in stirrups

Sims'

(Position) Also called the left lateral position

Knee-chest

(Position) Patient rests body weight on knees and chest

Sims'

(Position) Used for rectal examinations and treatments

Fowler's

(Position) Used to examine the chest

25

How many degrees is low Fowler's position?

45

How many degrees is mid Fowler's position?

90

How many degrees is high Fowler's position?

Snellen chart

Used to test for myopia (nearsightedness). The top indicates how far you are, while the bottom is the size of the characters.

Jagger test

A card that has a paragraph with different millimeter height. The card is held 14 inches away from the face. Tests for hyperopia (farsightedness).

Ishihara Test

Booklet of dots making up a symbol. The dots are green/orange. This test is done for color blindness.

Tonometer test

Putting eye drops in the eyes and testing ocular pressure. Used to test for glaucoma.

right eye (oculus dexter)

(Abbreviation) What does OD stand for?

left eye (oculus sinister)

(Abbreviation) What does OS stand for?

both eyes (oculus uterque)

(Abbreviation) What does OU stand for?

12

How many heads does a complete EKG have?

6

How many leads are located in between the ribs?

Suspension

(Type of medicine) A mixture of a solid and fluid

Capsule

(Type of medicine) a gelatin shell that can be opened and has powder inside

Enteric coated

(Type of medicine) a pill that has a covering that does not dissolve until it reaches the intestine

Scored tablet

(Type of medicine) a tablet that has a line indented all the way down on one side so you can split it in half

Troche

(Type of medicine) melted into a formed disk. It melts in the mouth

Intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal, topical, orifice, inhalation

What are the different types of shots?

Ointment

(Semisolid form of medicine) has fat paste

Paste

(Semisolid form of medicine) an ointment with adhesive substance

Cream

(Semisolid form of medicine) medicine with a water soluble base

Suppository

(Semisolid form of medicine) medicine mixed with cocoa butter and formed to be put in different orifices

Medication, dose, patient, time, route, documentation

What are the six rights to observe when giving medications?

Topical (gums), spinal (epidural) , general (breathe in/IV)

What are the 3 types of anesthesia?

Single channel, multiple channel

What are the two types of EKG machines?

1. It can displace other organs. 2. It can make the patient uncomfortable

Why should you void before an exam? (2 reasons)

Vision test, blood test, height and weight, vital signs

What are 4 tests done prior to a physical exam?