MA Certification Review #3

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

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

A condition characterized by frequent liquid stools is known as?

The act of giving birth is called?

An unacceptable procedure for a fainting victim is?

Auscultation is done by using a?

The pH of a urine sample is checked to determine?

The most common position for chest x-rays are?

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

The lithotomy position is used when a patient?

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

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

GTT is test for?

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

A lipid profile includes testing for?

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

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

Hemostats are a type of?

The substance used to prevent x-ray exposure is?

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

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

Prognosis refers to?

"Occult" means?

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?

Palpation is done by?

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

Serum:

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

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

An ultrasound should not be used for?

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

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

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?

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

The most common bacteriology stain is?

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

The medical term for nosebleed is?

A patient in the prone position is?

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

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

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

Neoplasm refers to?

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

The abbreviation for "blood pressure" is?

A patient in the supine position is?

A papaniculaou smear is used to?

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

A hemostatic forcep?