NHA Practice Test Glossary Answer Key

NHA PRACTICE EXAM 1. Primary code in CPT consists of how many digits?: 5 2. Correct order of draw: Green, Lavender, Gray 3. CBC additive: EDTA 4. Patients arrive at their convenience, first come, first served: Open Hours Scheduling 5. If the test result shows hemoglobin at 7g/dL, what is the first thing you should do?: Notify the provider 6. When performing the palpatory method for measuring blood pressure, how should the CMA inflate the cuff: 30 mm above radial pulse cessation 7. How many pounds is 40kg: 88 (40x2.2=88) 8. When a patient is administering insulin injections, what shows their understanding of the procedure: If they say to inject the insulin when it is at room temperature 9. What is a CLIA-waived lab test: HCG test 10. What results are affected when povidone iodine is used to clean site for dermal puncture: potassium 11. What technique should an MA perform on a hemostat prior to autoclaving: Sanitization 12. What is the proper way to bandage a wound: Wrap from distal to proximal 13. What is the first step to take when drawing a forensic sample: Have receiving lab sign chain of custody form 14. If a patient is crying, what should you do: Allow patient to cry 15. On a 12 lead EKG, where is lead V4 placed: 5th intercostal space at midclav line 16. What position is best to perform a rectal exam: Sims Position 17. What to do with an ammonia specimen: Place specimen in ice-water slurry 18. 12 lead EKG, 4th precordial electrode (V4): 5th intercostal space, midclav line 19. route for slow release of medication into bloodstream: transdermal 20. in an infant screening test, what do you draw first: O2 levels 21. How do you take enteric coated tablets: swallow whole with a glass of water 22. most accurate method for taking temperature: rectal 23. what is the first step to verify safety of venipuncture supplies: inspect integrity of needle's seal 24. 5'7" to centimeters: 170cm 25. How do you pick the primary insurance policy: parent with the earliest birth month 26. measuring trough levels for therapeutic medications: time next dose is due 27. CCMA notices a clergy member with a patient when they need to draw blood, what do you do: return after drawing other patients 1/2 28. Patient loses consciousness, EKG ventricular fibrillation, what do you do: call for help and begin CPR 29. 1 tablespoon of medication equals how many mililiters: 15mL 30. Sterilization for hemostats: autoclave 31. why do you invert anticoagulant tubes: to prevent clotting 32. if you see a hematoma developing at site of venous blood draw: release tourniquet and stop draw 33. what is an abnormal lab result for potassium: 3mEg/L 34. what do modifiers indicate: alteration in service performed 35. first step in scheduling a patient for outpatient procedure: obtain oral or written order from provider 36. what do category III codes do: assign a temporary code 37. ventricular depolarization: R wave 38. heart attack, lab tests elevated: Troponin 39. what should the patient record in the holter monitor diary: running 40. 72kg to lbs: 158.4lbs (72x2.2=158.4) 41. when taking blood pressure, when do you start reading the diastolic pressure: when sound disappears 42. when instructing a patient on holter monitors, what indicates the need for further instruction: if the lead comes loose, I will reattach them myself (it should be reattached by medical staff) 43. what is required to schedule outpatient procedures after receiving providers orders: pt's demographic info 44. prehypertensive: 130/86mmHg (prehypertension is classified as above 120/80 45. Impaired conduction through AV node: prolonged PR interval 46. What gauge needle is required to give a subQ injection: 25 gauge 47. What is a BMI of 23 considered: Normal weight (18.5 to 24.9) 48. what is inflammation of lining of the heart: endocarditis 49. when should you check the code on the glucose things: before the patient is tested 50. what are the leads that make up Einthoven's Triangle: Leads I, II and III 51. a 7 year olds heart rate is: lower than a newborns 52. When cleansing the urinary meatus for a clean catch specimen, what is used: Benzalkonium Chloride 53. what do you measure in Infant patient to microcephaly: head circumference 54. how do you clean the EKG cables: Disinfect 55. for the visual acuity test, how far should the patient hold the card: 15 inches 56. one of the tests that chain of custody guidelines apply to: paternity testing 57. what size needle for subQ on obese patients: 1/2 to 5/8 inch 23 to 25 gauge 2/2