Question 1

Which of the following is the most important action when obtaining an aural temperature using a tympanic thermometer?

Accepted Answer

A) Do not cover the thermometer. 
B) Pull the earlobe outward and down. 
C) Place the probe in the canal to seal the area. 
D) Do not pull the earlobe back at all, leave it as it is. 
A) Do not cover the thermometer. 
B) Pull the earlobe outward and down. 
C) Place the probe in the canal to seal the area. 
D) Do not pull the earlobe back at all, leave it as it is.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the feeling of a normal artery on palpation?

Accepted Answer

A) Hard 
B) Knotty 
C) Elastic 
D) Wiry 
E) Tortuous 
A) Hard 
B) Knotty 
C) Elastic 
D) Wiry 
E) Tortuous

Question 3

How should the thermometer be inserted when using an electronic thermometer to take an oral temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) Under the tongue to the side of the mouth 
B) Under the tongue in the center of the mouth 
C) Under the tongue next to the teeth 
D) Between the teeth and the cheek 
A) Under the tongue to the side of the mouth 
B) Under the tongue in the center of the mouth 
C) Under the tongue next to the teeth 
D) Between the teeth and the cheek

Question 4

What could cause a temporal temperature to be inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Eating or drinking 
B) Exercise 
C) Perspiration 
D) Cerumen 
A) Eating or drinking 
B) Exercise 
C) Perspiration 
D) Cerumen

Question 5

Which of the following terms means "slow breathing"?

Accepted Answer

A) Apnea 
B) Bradypnea 
C) Tachypnea 
D) Eupnea 
E) Dyspnea 
A) Apnea 
B) Bradypnea 
C) Tachypnea 
D) Eupnea 
E) Dyspnea

Question 6

Careful monitoring of a patient's weight may provide insight into what type of problems?

Accepted Answer

A) Metabolic 
B) Nutritional 
C) Emotional 
D) All of the above 
A) Metabolic 
B) Nutritional 
C) Emotional 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following applies to a crowing sound heard on inspiration as a result of an obstruction of the upper airway?

Accepted Answer

A) Rales 
B) Wheezes 
C) Stridor 
D) Rhonchi 
E) Dyspnea 
A) Rales 
B) Wheezes 
C) Stridor 
D) Rhonchi 
E) Dyspnea

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the pulse rate of a well-conditioned athlete?

Accepted Answer

A) Lower than average 
B) Increased 
C) Stabilized 
D) No change from average 
A) Lower than average 
B) Increased 
C) Stabilized 
D) No change from average

Question 9

Which of the following is the meaning of "dyspnea"?

Accepted Answer

A) Labored breathing 
B) Air in the pericardium 
C) Rapid breathing 
D) Abnormal gas in the pleura 
E) Breathing while upright 
A) Labored breathing 
B) Air in the pericardium 
C) Rapid breathing 
D) Abnormal gas in the pleura 
E) Breathing while upright

Question 10

Which of the following is a term for a pulse rate greater than 100 beats per minute?

Accepted Answer

A) Bradycardia 
B) Asystole 
C) Tachycardia 
D) Extra systole 
E) Fibrillation 
A) Bradycardia 
B) Asystole 
C) Tachycardia 
D) Extra systole 
E) Fibrillation

Question 11

What pulse location is used during emergency situations?

Accepted Answer

A) Femoral 
B) Apical 
C) Temporal 
D) Carotid 
A) Femoral 
B) Apical 
C) Temporal 
D) Carotid

Question 12

Why is height and weight measured at the same time?

Accepted Answer

A) Helps a patient stay on a diet 
B) Essential to diagnosis 
C) Assists physician in evaluating patient's body changes 
D) Most physicians want it 
A) Helps a patient stay on a diet 
B) Essential to diagnosis 
C) Assists physician in evaluating patient's body changes 
D) Most physicians want it

Question 13

Which of the following is controlled by the involuntary action of respiration?

Accepted Answer

A) Lungs 
B) Diaphragm 
C) Medulla oblongata 
D) Chest wall 
A) Lungs 
B) Diaphragm 
C) Medulla oblongata 
D) Chest wall

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences body temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) Bacterial infection 
B) Pregnancy 
C) Fasting 
D) Time of day 
E) Gender 
A) Bacterial infection 
B) Pregnancy 
C) Fasting 
D) Time of day 
E) Gender

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of respiration?

Accepted Answer

A) its involuntary 
B) is triggered by varying levels of oxygen 
C) its controlled by a specific part of the brain 
D) carbon dioxide affects respiration 
A) its involuntary 
B) is triggered by varying levels of oxygen 
C) its controlled by a specific part of the brain 
D) carbon dioxide affects respiration

Question 16

When using an electronic sphygmomanometer, what is not needed?

Accepted Answer

A) Cuff 
B) Bulb 
C) Stethoscope 
D) Dial 
A) Cuff 
B) Bulb 
C) Stethoscope 
D) Dial

Question 17

Which of the following blood pressure readings would indicate the patient is hypertensive?

Accepted Answer

A) 160/100 
B) 120/88 
C) 118/80 
D) 100/50 
A) 160/100 
B) 120/88 
C) 118/80 
D) 100/50

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT considered a cardiovascular factor influencing blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) Blood volume 
B) Peripheral resistance 
C) Vessel elasticity 
D) Heart muscle condition 
E) Clotting capabilities 
A) Blood volume 
B) Peripheral resistance 
C) Vessel elasticity 
D) Heart muscle condition 
E) Clotting capabilities

Question 19

Occasionally, as with medication dosages, the MA may be required to convert pound weight into kilogram weight.To do so they must know which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 kg = 1.2 pounds 
B) 1 kg = 2.2 pounds 
C) 1 kg = 2.1 pounds 
D) 1 kg = 1.1 pounds 
A) 1 kg = 1.2 pounds 
B) 1 kg = 2.2 pounds 
C) 1 kg = 2.1 pounds 
D) 1 kg = 1.1 pounds

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true regarding body temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) Pyrexia and hypothermia are synonyms for fever. 
B) Febrile denotes that a fever is not present. 
C) The gradual return of an elevated body temperature to normal levels is lysis. 
D) Fever means the body is not working properly. 
E) Fluctuation of body temperature between periods of normal and fever is remittent fever. 
A) Pyrexia and hypothermia are synonyms for fever. 
B) Febrile denotes that a fever is not present. 
C) The gradual return of an elevated body temperature to normal levels is lysis. 
D) Fever means the body is not working properly. 
E) Fluctuation of body temperature between periods of normal and fever is remittent fever.

Exam 23: Vital Signs and Measurements

Which of the following is the most important action when obtaining an aural temperature using a tympanic thermometer?

Which of the following best describes the feeling of a normal artery on palpation?

How should the thermometer be inserted when using an electronic thermometer to take an oral temperature?

What could cause a temporal temperature to be inaccurate?

Which of the following terms means "slow breathing"?

Careful monitoring of a patient's weight may provide insight into what type of problems?

Which of the following applies to a crowing sound heard on inspiration as a result of an obstruction of the upper airway?

Which of the following best describes the pulse rate of a well-conditioned athlete?

Which of the following is the meaning of "dyspnea"?

Which of the following is a term for a pulse rate greater than 100 beats per minute?

What pulse location is used during emergency situations?

Why is height and weight measured at the same time?

Which of the following is controlled by the involuntary action of respiration?

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences body temperature?

Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of respiration?

When using an electronic sphygmomanometer, what is not needed?

Which of the following blood pressure readings would indicate the patient is hypertensive?

Which of the following is NOT considered a cardiovascular factor influencing blood pressure?

Occasionally, as with medication dosages, the MA may be required to convert pound weight into kilogram weight.To do so they must know which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true regarding body temperature?

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