medical procedures
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- twice as long as the developing time
- the time film is allowed to remain in the fix solution
- An increase in one's pulse rate may be caused by
- elevated temperature
- Which of the following may be safely disinfected with germicidal solution?
- percusson hammer,instrument used in contact with outer skin, and shallow insertion
- A bone that is partially bent and partially broken is referred to as a
- greenstick
- A diagnostic technique which detects regions of heat and cold in the body is called
- thermography
- The premature termination of pregnancy before the embryo or fetus is able to exist on its own is called
- abortion
- If a carotid pulse was taken, where was it taken
- neck
- A patient is bleeding heavily for a wound on the forearm, you should
- apply direct pressure
- The normal oral temperature reading is
- 37.0 C
- An instrument to view the eye is
- opthalmoscope
- A tumor that is non-progressive and not life threatening is considered
- benign
- Having a vaginal exam
- the lithomy postion is used
- During a galvanic electrical stimulation
- the patient must be attended at all times
- In order to inflate the blood pressure cuff, the valve is turned
- clockwise
- The process of measuring as done in chest expansion in called
- mensuration
- radial artery
- the most common place to take a pulse is
- neck region
- when you are asked to take a cervical x-ray
- The normal pulse rate for adults is
- 60 to 80
- The normal rectal temperature is
- 99.6 F
- The normal rate of respiration for infants is
- 30 to 38
- The position used for a patient in shock is
- trendelenburg
- A technique that employees high-frequency, inaudible sound waves which bounce off the body tissue and are then recorded is called
- sonogram or echogram
- serum
- liquid portion of whole blood
- When allergy testing is being done, the medication is given
- intradermally
- Intradermal injections are usually given
- for allergy testing
- The pulse rate at birth may be at least
- 130
- red blood cells per cu.mm. of whole blood
- Hymes solution is used in the determination
- The fetal period of the life cycle last from
- the third month to the ninth month of pregnancy
- blood agar
- the agar used most often for throat cultures
- wiped away
- when preforming a finger puncture, the first drop of blood should be
- The normon pulse rate for childern over the age of seven is
- 80 to 90
- The normal rate of respirations for adults is
- 14 to 20
- The pulse rate is the
- number of heartbeats in one minute
- When a small sample of tissue is taken from the bodyand is sent to a clinical lab to be examined or studied, it is called
- biopsy
- While to thermometer is registering, the medical assistant sholud take
- pulse and respiration
- The act of giving birth is called
- parturition
- Study of causes od diease is
- etiology
- 10mm
- when running a standard calibration ECG, the complexes are
- The application of water in the teatment of a disease is referred to as
- hydrotherpy
- During an eye exam using the Snellen's eye chart the patient should
- keep both eyes open but cover one of them
- preforming a hematocrit test
- the packed red blood cell volume is determined by
- waching the patientchest rise and fall whileappearing to take the pulse
- the best respiratory rate can be take
- 100
- total number of cells counted
- The part of the syringe and the needle that may be touched is
- the outside of the barrel
- A tray for a pelvic exam normally includes
- lubricant, glove, vaginal speculum
- An x-ray outlineof the spinal canal is made after injecting radiopaque dye into the subarachnoid space surrounding the spinal cord, this procedure is called
- myelogram
- Palpation is done by
- feeling a part with the hand
- using the 10X objective
- when preforming a manuel white blood cell count
- the plaster is applied over a stockinette
- when appling a cast
- The normal rectal temperature reading is
- 37.5 C
- The normal oral temperature reading is
- 98.6 F
- The normal rate of respirations for children is
- 20 to 26
- Auscultation is done by using a
- stethoscope
- The normal axillary temperature reading is
- 97.6 F
- Reusable rubber gloves can be inspected for punctures and soil by being
- filled with water
- The normal axillary temperature reading is
- 36.4 C
- The normal pulse rate for children from one to seven years of age is
- 80 to 120