Medical Assistant Review

 5 VITAL SIGNS:
-Body Temperature 97.8F to 99.1F / Average 98.6 F
-Pulse Rate 60 to 100 beats per min
-Respiration Rate (breathing) 12-18 breaths per min
-Blood Pressure 90/60 mm/Hg to 120/80 mm/Hg
-Pain
 STANDARD UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS – Treating all patients as if they
are capable of transmitting diseases
 WARFARIN – A Blood Thinner
 ELECTRICAL FORCE – ECG Term Vector refers to
 ANTITUSSIVE – A Drug Used to Suppress Coughing
 CBC - A blood test done in a lavender tube which has an additive called
EDTA.
 INFANTS have the FASTEST Pulse Rate
 DERMIS & EPIDERMIS = part of the integumentary system
 In Phlebotomy, after withdrawing the needle from the vein = activate
safety device for disposal
 ARTERIAL BLOOD – A capillary blood specimen most resembles in
composition
 The needle most frequently used for venipuncture = 20-23 gauge
 The needle most frequently used for the butterfly is = 23-25 guage
 PERCUSSION HAMMER = Used to test reflexes
 OTOSCOPE = Instrument used to test the ears
 Opthalmoscope – instrument used to test the eyes
 U-Wave – In an ECG, the wave immediately following the T-wave and is
present 50-70% of the individuals.
 Cardiac Cycle – One complete heart beat
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