Test review ob/gyn,first aid ect
Growth graphs aid in the diagnosis of growth abnormalities,nutritinal disorders and diseases of children from birth to age?
18
At what age can an infant first role from the back to the side?
2 to 4 months
After removing sutures and bandaging the site, you should instruct the patient to keep the bandage clean and dry for ____ hours
24 to 48
Autoclaved items remain sterile if they have been properly processed and protected from moisture for ____ days
30
The american cancer society recommends offering women older then ___ the option of Pap screening every 3 years, plus the HPV, DNA test
30
A normal pregnancy can range from _____ weeks
37-41
A patient preparing for a Pap test should be instruted not to douche for ___ hours prior to the test
48
If a patient sprains an ankle ice should be applied for the first ___ hours or until the swelling is reduced
48 to 72
With all human bites, a tetanus injection must be adminstered to patients if they have not received one within ____ years
5
Age at which imitation of speech sounds typically begins
6 to 8 months
Age at which an infant typically learns to respond to verbal commands
8 to 10 months
Female patients can typically get a pap test from?
A gynecologist and a general family practitioner
Staples are removed with a device known as?
A staple extractor
This statement is false
A surgical instruments Function can often be determined by visual inspection
Sutureless closures are?
A type of adhesive material
Scrape of the epidermis with dots of blood and the possible presance of foreign material such as dirt or gravel
Abrasion
Inflicting emotional,physical or sexual injury
Abuse
When assisting with this type of procedure, preperation of the skin is simply to apply a product such as alchol
Acupuncture
This is not a chemical agent commonly used to sterilized certain surgical instruments
Dihydrogen monoxide
Probes
Dilating/ probing
Retractors
Dilating/probing
Scopes
Dilating/probing
Specula
Dilating/probing
When measuring a child's chest circumference the measuring tape should be placed?
Directly over the nipples
Item that maybe kept near the front desk in case a child becomes sick in the reception area and vomits
Disposable emesis basin
When assisting with suturing a laceration, after bandaging the site you should remove your gloves and?
Dispose of them in a biohazardous waste bag
Process in which sterilization is accomplished by rasing the temprature of surgical instruments to the designated tempruature that renders them sterile
Dry heat
Female patients should be instructed to perform breast self-examinations?
Each month following there menstrual period
Medicaids comprehensive and preventive child health program
Early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment program
Used to control bleeding during a procedure
Electrocautery
Often used to control bleeding of the surgical site
Electrocoagulation
Removal of beginin skin lesions by use of a electric current
Electrosurgery
A sprained wrist should be?
Elevated for 2 to 3 days
Compared to traditional surgery, when patients undergo laparoscopic surgery
Costs are reduced
Used to hold a dressing in place on the forehead,eyes or ears
Cravat
Destruction of tissue and skin lesions using extremely cold temperatures
Cryosurgery
Whatctype of information is not typically required on a cytology request form?
Date of the patients first mammogram
Fragments or portions of the bone pressed down into the skull, can be into the brain and surrounding tissue
Depressed
An infants ability to control his or her body and use verbal and mental skills
Development
Serious disease in which there is an absence of one of the nessary clotting factors for blood to coagulate
Hemophilia
Significantly influances growth patterns,making it important to have a complete family health history in the medical record
Heredity
At 5 months a typical infant can?
Hold a bottle
Which of the following is not a sign of a vison deficiency in a child?
Holding books at arms length away when reading
Known risk factor for developing cervical cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Can indicate complications in a pregnant patient
Hypertension
Alternative for patients who are allergic to adhesive
Hypoallergenic tape
The only first aid measure for a dislocation is to ___ the affected area and get to a medical office or hospital
Immobilize
One bone fragment is wedged into another bone fragment
Impacted
Wound caused by sharp object that leaves a clean cut
Incision
When using a Snellen chart, the child
Indicates with the fingers which way the big "E" os facing
During a patients first prenatal vist a CBC will be performed to check her ____ level and screen for infection
Iron
This should not be worn during surgical procedure because it harbors microbes
Jewelry
Using Naegele's rule if the first day of a pregnant womans last menstrual period was october 14, her expected date od delivery is?
July 21st
At 12 to 15 months, a child typically cannot yet
Jump in place
Tearing of body tissue
Laceration
Closing a wound or laceration by placing sutures, stiches, or staples in the skin to hold the edges of the wound togeather for proper healing
Laceration repair
Type of classes that teach patients about the childbirth process
Lamaze
Using a concentrated laser beam to destroy a target area without harming the surrounding tissue
Laser surgery
Ferning markings on a patients body are charcteristics of burns caused by?
Lightning
This is commonly used in cyrosurgery to destroy tissue?
Liquid nitrogen
When you assist a patient into the stirrups during a gynecological exam, you are helping her get into the ____ postion
Lithotomy
Causes a loss of sensation in a specific area of the body
Local anesthesia
When taking a patients medical history prior to a surgical procedure, if the patient discloses a family history of hemophilia you should?
Mark this information in red ink on the patients chart
Used to hold instruments during a surgical procedure
Mayo tray
On subsequent prenatal visits the medical assistant does not typically ____ before the patient is seen by the provider?
Measure the height of the fundus
Aims to reduce the number of microbes associated with diseases
Medical asepsis
This must be documented thoroughly and should be completed after an episode of care
Medical record
Method of determining a pregnants patients estimated date of delivery
Neageles rule
Asperation of fluid or tissue cells into a syringe for microscopic examination
Needle biopsy
Pap test result that means there are no signs of cancer or precancerous changes
Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy
Lack or withholding of care
Neglect
Used to cut off the barb when removing a fishhook embedded in a patients skin
Nipper pliers
Diagonal fracture of a bone
Oblique
Type of pratice that focuses on pregnancy and childbirth
Obstetrics
A ____ needle holder is used to grasp suture needles
Olsen Hegar
When a provider recommends moist heat, the standard instruction is?
On for 20 minutes and off for 10
Open wound over the ends of the fractured bones, often an end of the bone visble
Open
Pap test result that means an invasive squamous cell cancer is likely
Other malignant neoplasams
Number of live births a patient has had
Para
Second-degree burn
Partial-thickness burn
Breast lumps are most often discovered by the?
Patient
Water should not be used to try to remove a ___ that becomes lodged in a persons ear
Pea
A medical speicalty that cares for children from birth until essentially adulthood
Pediatrics
Providers use this to compare a childs measurements in relation to those of other same-age children
Percentile
Local anesthesia is administered by the?
Physician
Surgical instruments should be placed in a container made of ____ to prevent damage to their points and cutting edges
Plastic
AutoCyte,a new liquid-based form of Pap testing, involves collecting the sample with a?
Plastic broom
When a wound has been bleeding severely, a ___ should be applied securely and the patient taken for emergency medical care immediately
Pressure bandage
If a foreign body is loged under the upper eye lid, it may be possible for a medical assistant to remove it by?
Pulling the upper lid down over the lower lid
Wound made with pointed object such as an ice pick, knife or nail
Puncture wound
Animal bites are considered dangerous because of the possibility of infection or the transmission of?
Rabies
Locking mechanism designed to close in varying degrees to hold the instrument closed
Ratchet
On the day of surgery, a patient should not wear?
Restrictive clothing
At 24 months a child can typically?
Ride a tricycle and jump with both feet
Designed to allow the thumb and finger to be inserted into the rings
Ring handle
Surgical instruments should be soaked in a ___ solution containing a detergent and a solvent immediately after each use
Room-temprature
At age 18 months a child can typically?
Say 4 to 6 words
Female patients should be instructed to?
Schedual a routine mammography if they are over the age of 40
Excision of a small painless sac containing a buildup of sebum, the secretion from s sebaceous gland
Sebaceous cyst removal
What is considered a moderate burn?
Second-degree burn covering 20% of an adults body
Helps to keep sick children isolated from the well children while they wait to see the provider
Separate reception area
Little fissures engraved into the surface of the blades of hemostats and forceps designed to prevent slippage
Serrations
Catgut is made from intestines of?
Sheep
This should contain a speical protein that brakes down blood and body fluids on the surface of surgical instruments
Soaking solution
Sterilization can occur via all but which of the following methods?
Soap and hot water
An injury on the arms or legs will require the dressing to be held in place with a ____ bandage
Spiral
Fracture twists around the long bone
Spiral
Usally the result of overuse or trama from twisting the joint
Sprain
Reaching over this will contaminiate it
Sterile drape
Somthing that must be worn by anyone assisting in surgery
Sterile gown
Splinters can generally be removed with ___ and splinter forceps
Sterile needle
A break in this can result in an infection for the patient
Sterile technique
Which of the following terms is defined as the process of destroying all disease-causing microorganisms?
Sterlization
Common after engaging in any strenuous activity that one is not accustomed to doing
Strain
Drapes are designed to prevent the spread of bacteria and this
Strikethrough
First degree burn
Superficial burn
Maybe nessary to keep the skin togeather after sutures have been removed, until a wound js completely healed
Support skin closure
Total removal of all microbes associated with diseases
Surgical asepsis
Type of thread that is user to join skin of a wound togeather
Suture
Very sharp projections designed to hold the tissue when grasping
Teeth
After removing staples from a patient, the emergency centers report should be checked for a _____ booster
Tetanus
To collect a specimen from the infected wound, you insert ____ into the center of the infected area of the wound
The tip of a sterile cotton swab
Liquid-based Pap test
ThinPrep
Similar to the handle of a tweezers that is sqeezed between the thumb and finger
Thumb handle
Operating scissors are used to cut
Tissue
Removal of the cervix and uterus
Total hysterectomy
Fracture crosses the bone at a 90-degree angle to the bones axis
Transverse
What is not a common surgical position?
Trendelenberg
Period of three months
Trimester
Patients should be instructed not to take a shower or bath without physician's approval when they have a wound on the?
Trunk (torso)
Maybe performed to confirm pregnancy and to monitor its progress
Ultrasonography
Forceps
Used for clamping or grasping
Scaples
Used for cutting
Scissors
Used for cutting
When a Pap smear is performed,samples are taken from all but which of the following parts of the body?
Uterus
Documents the possible side effects of an immunization
Vaccination information statement (VIS)
When measuring a childs head circumference the measurement should be read to the nearest
1/4 inch
When using a AutoCyte, the collection device is swished how many times in the preservative solution?
10
Age at which an infant typically speaks gibberish
10 to 12 months
A routine hand washing for medical asepsis should take ___ seconds
15
Screening test performed to check for neural tube defects
Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
Prior to surgery, a patients skin should be prepped with?
An antiseptic
Applied to a patients skin prior to surgery to reduce microbial growth
Antiseptic
Used almost immediately after birth to obtain an indication of the newborns well-being
Apgar scoring system
Which of the following is a symptom of neglect?
Apparent malnutrition
The process of maintaining sterility throughout a surgical procedure is called ___ technique
Aseptic
Infants typically begin their journey through the pediatricians office?
At 1 to 2 weeks
A pap test should be scheduled ____ the menstrual period
At least five days after
Estabilishment of a postive parent child relationship through examining,touching,cuddling, and expressions
Attachment
Wound in which the skin is torn off and there is profuse bleeding
Avulsion
Which type of foreceps are used to grasp towels and dressings and hold drape towels in place?
Backhaus
Toys in the play area of the reception area should
Be washable
Sutures that are not removed can?
Become infected
An Apagar sore ____ requires immediate intervention and continued evaluation
Below 4
The most common local anesthetic agents are?
Benzocaine and Novocaine
The system most widely used to describe Pap test findings is known as the?
Bethesda System
Exision of a small amount of tissue for microscopic examinination
Biopsy
Typically included during the patients annual appointment for the Pap test and pelvic exam
Breast exam
When conducting a gynecological examination,a provider usally performs which of the following first?
Brief general check of the patient
The Papanicolaou (Pap) technique is a cytologic screening test that detects?
Cancer
After removing sutures, you should record all but which of the following in the progress notes in the patients chart?
Cause of the incision
Referring to the entrance to the uterus
Cervical
Before removing sutures, you should not do this
Check report for a heptitis b booster
A ___ burn is caused by contact with, ingestion, inhalation or injection of acids or alkalines
Chemical
Destruction of tissue by applying silver nitrate
Chemical destruction
This is not a measurement commonly obtained at well-child vists
Circumference of the abdomen
Clamps
Clamping and grasping
Hemostats
Clamping or grasping
Needle holders
Clamping or grasping
Skin intact over the fracture, the bone is completely broken into two or more pieces
Closed
Cyrosurgery is sometimes referred to as?
Cold cautery
Fracture of the distal end of the radius bone in the wrist
Colles
Crushing or splintering of the bone
Comminuted
Accomplished with an ACE wrap or ankle brace
Compression
Must be completed when patient arrives for surgery
Consent form
Medicaids comprehensive and preventive child health program does not include what services?
Cosmetic surgery
Substance that is sometimes added to a local anesthetic to help constrict blood vessels in the area, prolonging the effect of the anesthetic
Epinephrine
Pap test result that means the cells of the linning layer of the cervix show changes that might be cancer or a precancerous condition
Epithelial cell abnormalities
Approximate date of delivery
Estimated date of confinement (EDC)
After beginning the immunization schedule infants are usally examined?
Every 2 to 3 months for the first 18 months
How often does the CDC release Recommended Childhood and Adolesent Immunization Schedules for the children in the United States
Every three years
Occurs when an infant or young child is below the third precentile on standardized growth charts
Failure to thrive (FTT)
Often reccomended prior to surgery to lessen the possiblity of nausea and vomitting
Fasting
A _____ is a special stethoscope used to determine the heart rate of a developing fetus
Fetoscope
A wound on the palm or the back of the hand should be protected with a dressing and a ___ bandage
Figure-eight
Used to remove objects children put in there noses
Forceps
Substance or object that becomes lodged in any part of the human body
Foreign body
The laboratory provides a ___ solution container for the preservation of tissue specimens for biopsy
Formalin
Which of the following is a sign of abuse?
Frequent injuries requiring medical attention
Third or forth degree burn
Full thickness burn
Obeserved by watching a child from behind as he or she walks to the caregiver
Gait
When assisting in surgery, what should you use to mop excessive blood?
Gauze sponges
Patients usally go to a ____ for a suture removal
General practitioner
Screening test performed to check for gestational diabetes
Glucose tolerance test
Addison foreceps are used to?
Grasp delicate tissue
Number of pregnancies a patient has had
Gravida
Bone partially bent and partically broken,often occurs in children
Greenstick
Changes in height and weight that can be measured as an infant begins to mature
Growth
Aids in the diagnosis of growth abnormalities, nutritional disorders and dieases of children and becomes a permenent record of a childs development
Growth chart
Type of pratice that adresses diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system
Gynecology
Designed to inhabit and kill bacteria but should not take the place of proper hand washing
Hand antiseptics
Obeserved by watching a childs reaction to surrounding sounds
Hearing
These can be altered if a patient has lost a considerable amount of blood
Vital signs
Its customary to weight infants
Wearing only a diaper
Allows microorganisms to enter the tiny openings where sutures were removed until they are healed
Wet dressing
