MAP101 FINAL EXAM

Hist/o

Tissue

Two important factors in performing a hand wash:

Friction and running warm water

Act passed by Congress to establish quality standards for Laboratory testing

CLIA

When taking a radial pulse you should position the arm in relation to the heat:

Below, or same level

An infant’s pulse is typically taken by which method:

Auscultating over the apex of the heart

Categories of tests performed in the clinical labs are assigned by the FDA on the basis of:

Potential risk to public health

Hypodermic, prefix is

Hypo

Decreased hemoglobin levels are seen in which of the following illnesses:

All of the above

Systolic BP is measured during which Korotkoff phase?

Phase 1

Stethoscope is placed over which artery when BP is taken:

Brachial

The centrifuge requires that all tubes in the load have about the same:

All of the above

How long should pulse be counted?

1 minute

Laboratory department that studies bacteria, fungi, yeast, parasites & viruses:

Microbiology

It’s not a Z

X

Which site for taking an infant’s temperature:

Temporal artery

Medical term for an oral temperature above 100.5:

Pyrexia

A patient lying in the prone position is lying on their:

Belly

Ocular of the microscope generally magnifies the image:

10 times

Which is not a CLIA waived test:

Grams staining

Direct transmission occurs through which:

Discharges from an infected person

Which of the following pulses is palpated on either side of the eyes:

Temporal

Relapse and remission are frequently seen in what type of infections:

Latent infection

As BP cuff is dilated, first tapping sound is the ________ pressure

Systolic

Brachi/o

Arm

Which of the following pulses is palpated at the wrist:

Radial

What patient records are held at a higher level of confidentiality:

All of the above

In criminal law, the plaintiff is:

State or federal government

Therapeutic technique that involves putting words to persons emotional reaction, while acknowledging persons feelings:

Reflection

The process used to wash and remove blood & tissue from medical instruments is called:

Sanitization

The process of creating a genetically identical biologic entity:

Cloning

A major crime

Felony

What word means adhering to ethical standards or right conduct standards:

Integrity

The Supreme Law of the land:

Constitution of the US

Security rules relates to:

Protecting the pt. information that is electronically stored and transmitted.

A minor crime:

Misdemeanor

What are not types of nonverbal communication:

Words

Our morals are shaped from:

All of the above

Set of rules about good & bad behavior published by healthcare professional associations for members:

Code of Ethics

MA is working with a 72 year old adult. What state of Erikson’s psychosocial development is this patient in:

Ego integrity vs. despair

Is the disclosing of private facts without consent of the individual:

Invasion of privacy

The method that completely destroys microorganisms:

Sterilization

What agency enforces HIPAA:

HHS office for civil rights

With regards to medical ethics, which term means a moral obligation to treat patients fairly and what is due to them:

Justice

Which word best describes rule of conduct:

Ethics

If a patient is illiterate what strategy can the MA use to overcome that barrier:

Pictures & models

Barriers to communication:

All of the above

Codes of conduct set by an employer:

Professional ethics

Common law doctrine means “Let the master answer”:

Respondeat Superior

In criminal law the defendant is the

Person accused of crime

Myel/o

Bone marrow and spinal cord

The largest most important part of an organ is

Body

Modalities of learning:

Kinesthetic, Aural

Basic process by which information is shared:

Acquired, encoded, storage, retrieval

Synchronous courses can be completed without set dates & times:

False

Neil Fleming is responsible for:

VARK inventory

ASPIRE stands for:

Approach, Attitude, Arrange

Surgical repair of the external ear:

Otoplasty

Cervic/o

Neck

Which plane separates the body into equal right and left halves:

Midsagittal

Pain on both sides:

Bilateral

Which word is spelled correctly:

Gastrotomy

Bone, blood, and fat are examples of what type of tissue:

Connective

System roles include protect & temperature regulation, includes the skin, subcutaneous tissue, hair, nails & sense receptors:

Integumentary

Which system produces hormones that circulate in the blood to target tissue that stimulates a particular action:

Endocrine

Tissue that acts as an internal and external covering of the body:

Epithelial

Internal environment of the body that is compatible with life:

Homeostasis

Study of disease:

Pathology

Arthr/o

Combining form

Root word for bone:

Oste

Stomach

Gastr/o

Neurology

Nerves

Enlargement of the heart:

Cardiomegaly

Dermatosis

Abnormal condition of the skin

If a surgeon performs a enteroplasty she has ______ part of the intestines

Repaired

What are reportable cases per state statues:

All of the above

Which of the following is a strategy to improve your memory?

All are strategies.

You can use skills that you have in everyday life to help you become an effective studier

True

When taking a multiple choice exam, you should:

Choose a number closer to the middle when given a range of numbers; Leave it blank if you don’t know the answer; Eliminate answers that are clearly wrong and go with your gut instinct.