MA Certification Review #3

When performed a differential WBC count, a sbasophil will be recognized by?

A papaniculaou smear is used to?

An ultrasound should not be used for?

A tumor that is non-progressive and not life threatening is considered?

An unacceptable procedure for a fainting victim is?

The lithotomy position is used when a patient?

When preparing the patient for a vaginal examination, you would position them in what position?

A patient in the supine position is?

A condition characterized by frequent liquid stools is known as?

GTT is test for?

A hemostatic forcep?

If a patient begins to feel faint during a venipuncture procedure, you should?

Neoplasm refers to?

A patient in the prone position is?

When focusing the microscope, one should begin with which object?

When performing a finger puncture, the first drop of blood should be?

If a pt. who has complained of chest pain collapses in the office, you should?

"Occult" means?

A fragile organism called gonococcus bacteria causes which of the following?

When using a microscope with 10x ocular and 40x objective in place, the total magnification is?

When performing a routine phlebotomy, the most common gauge needle is?

Serum:

The most common position for chest x-rays are?

The most common bacteriology stain is?

The abbreviation for "blood pressure" is?

What physician would dx and treat diseases/malfunction of the glands of internal secretions is?

During an eye examination using the snellen's eye chart, the patient should?

A technique that employs inaudible sound waves which bounce off body tissues is called?

The branch of medicine which uses radionuclids in the diagnosis and treatment of disease is?

When a sample of tissue is taken from the body and sent to the lab. to be studied, it's called?

Auscultation is done by using a?

The medical term for nosebleed is?

The pH of a urine sample is checked to determine?

Hemostats are a type of?

A lipid profile includes testing for?

Palpation is done by?

A mysterious condition which kills apparently healthy infants is known as?

When collecting specimens for a blood cell count, you would use a tube that contains?

A diagnostic technique which detects regions of heat and cold in the body is called?

A pt. calls the office and states they have an blunt injury to the eye. You should tell them?

Prognosis refers to?

A patient is bleeding heavily from a wound on the forearm, you should?

When a venipuncture is performed using a lavender top vacutainer tube, the sample?

The premature termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus is viable is called?

The act of giving birth is called?

When you are asked to take a cervical x-ray, you would take the film of the?

The substance used to prevent x-ray exposure is?

The purpose of applying paste or jelly when running an ECG is to reduce?

A counting chamber utilized in manual microscopic methods is called a?

A simple sugar to which all forms of carbohydrates are ultimately converted is?