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NHA CCMA - Certification Study GuideCC - CORRECT ANSWER-Chief Complaint
Segment - CORRECT ANSWER-Line between two waveforms
P-wave - CORRECT ANSWER-Atrial Depolarization
How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second Rythm strip? - CORRECT ANSWER-30
one millimeter boxes
The SA node represents which waveform on the ekg? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Only the P-wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolisis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vascular phase
and platelet phase together
What is Electophoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Analyzation of the chemical
components of blood e.g. hemoglobin, serum, urinem cerebrospinal fluid based
on electrical charge.
Positive testing for occult blood in a stool sample turn which color? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Turns Blue on a positive test for occult blood in feces.
The stages of Hemostasis: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Vascular 2. Platelet Phase
3. Coagulation Phase 4. Fibronolysis
Blood Vessels - CORRECT ANSWER-Aorta, arteries, arterioles, capillaries,
venues, veins, superior and inferior vena cavae.
Outer connective tissue layer of a blood vessel - CORRECT ANSWER-Tunica
adventitia
,Inner endothelial tissue layer of a blood vessel - CORRECT ANSWER-Tunica
Intima
The inner smooth layer of a blood vessel - CORRECT ANSWER-Tunica media
The standards of right and wrong in a medical setting - CORRECT
ANSWER-Code of Ethics
What do you find in capillaries? - CORRECT ANSWER-A mixture of venous and
arterial blood is found
The average adult has how many liters of blood? - CORRECT ANSWER-5-6
liters
What is the percentage of water in blood? - CORRECT ANSWER-92%
Percentage of plasma in blood - CORRECT ANSWER-55%
Percentage of Formed Elements in the blood - CORRECT ANSWER-45%
99% of formed elements in blood - CORRECT ANSWER-RBC's or Erythrocytes
Where you find Hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER-RBC's
Where do all blood cells originate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Bone Marrow
How many RBC's per microliter of blood - CORRECT ANSWER-4.2-6.2 million
What is the second most numerous WBC? - CORRECT ANSWER-Lymphocyte
with 20-40%
Their numbers increase in intracellular infections and TB - CORRECT
ANSWER-Monocytes
Their numbers increase in bacterial infections and often are first on scene -
CORRECT ANSWER-Neutrophils
, These WBC's play an important role in viral infection as well as in immunity. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Lymphocytes
Number of leukocytes for average adult per micrometer - CORRECT
ANSWER-5000-10000
Leukopenia - CORRECT ANSWER-Decrease in WBC's seen with viral infection
and leukemia
Comprises 3-8% of wbc or leukocytes - CORRECT ANSWER-Monocytes
Largest in size of the leukocytes - CORRECT ANSWER-Monocytes
Carries Histamine - CORRECT ANSWER-Basophil
Injury to a blood vessel that causes it to constrict, slowing the clot of blood -
CORRECT ANSWER-Cascular phase of hemostasis
Preferred site for venipuncture - CORRECT ANSWER-Antecubital fossa
Test used to evaluate the intrinsic pathway and monitor heparin therapy -
CORRECT ANSWER-APTT also know as PTT
Test used to evaluate the extrinsic pathway and also used to monitor warfarin
therapy - CORRECT ANSWER-PT
Fibrinolysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Breakdown and removal of a clot
Converts the temorary platelet plug into a stable fibrin clot - CORRECT
ANSWER-Coagulation phase
2nd choice vein for venipuncture most often the only one palpatable in an obese
pt - CORRECT ANSWER-Cephalic vein
Antiseptics used in Phlebodtomy - CORRECT ANSWER-70% isopropyl alcohol
pads most common, provolone iodine for bc, s and chlorhexidine gluconate for
patients that are allergic to betadine/ iodine
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