1. A physician is explaining a procedure to a patient that may cure her recurring Staph infection. The doctor explains how the procedure is done, what to expect, the odds of the procedure curing the infection, and possible side effects and risks. The physician is:

2. A patient is describing a contusion of his arm over the telephone to you. Which of the following descriptions would closely describe a contusion?

3. The patient was brought to the clinic because of headache, nausea, rash and dizziness. Which of the following is an objective finding?

4. This fluid contains fetal cells:

5. A patient who weighs 100 kilograms will be how heavy in pounds?

6. A 5 year old boy was brought to the clinic because he fell on his right arm, injuring his elbow. The radiologist described the fracture as one side of the bone being bent and the other side broken. What type of fracture is this?

7. To accurately assess a patient’s respiration rate, which of the following methods would be BEST?

8. To most accurately measure medication,

9. If a patient is choking and cannot speak or breathe, what should be done?

10. Manual hematocrits are done:

11. A patient was complaining of weakness, fatigue, constipation and muscle cramping. Blood tests reveal hypokalemia. What is the treatment for this condition?

12. Complete the following analogy: The smaller the lumen of a needle,

13. A patient presents to the office with a pencil that has completely penetrated the palm of her hand. Which of the following treatments would be BEST in this situation?

14. Which of the following sets of word parts means, “Pain”?

15. Patients diagnosed with hypertension are given a medication called hydrochlorothiazide. How does this medication work to treat hypertension?

16. What coding system is used to code for procedures and medical services provided by the practitioner?

17. The duodenum:

18. What occurs when an Rh- woman is pregnant with an Rh+ fetus, and the RBCs of the fetus are destroyed by Rh antibodies produced by the mother?

19. When the patient complains of abdominal pain, how will you know what organ is most likely affected?

20. When performing an EKG, the patient starts to laugh out of feelings of anxiety. What would you expect the EKG to show? (Choose the BEST answer.)

21. A patient with a verruca (Choose the BEST answer.)

22. Why is the Review of Systems important for the health practitioner?

23. As food goes down through the digestive tract, nutrients are transferred to the blood stream. This process is referred as:

24. A 55 year old male patient presents with symptoms of diaphoresis and chest pain for more than 30 minutes, not relieved by analgesics. What condition should be suspected in this patient?

25. One of the three smallest bones in the body is the:

26. A 56 year old man was brought to the emergency room because of chest pain. An ECG was done and a heart attack was ruled out. Angiography was done and the results showed 40 percent block in his coronary arteries. This condition is called:

27. Surgical asepsis is being performed when:

28. A doctor orders 500 mg of medication. Available in stock are one gram tablets. How many tablets should be given to the patient?

29. The part of the prescription that gives the refill information:

30. The procedure used to remove the gallbladder is called:

31. A doctor’s order is written to give a patient a medication using a non-parenteral route. Which of the following is a non-parenteral route of medication administration?

32. A pathologic condition described as, “Increased intraocular pressure of the eye,” is:

33. A child is diagnosed with a Greenstick Fracture. Which of the following most accurately describes the broken bone?

34. Your doctor has given you a patient memo that he has written. You notice that his grammar and punctuation need to be corrected. Which of the following proofreader’s marks signifies that a period is to be introduced into a sentence?

35. The root word for bone marrow is:

36. A physicians’ prescription ordered 120 mg per day of medication for a patient. The patient is to take one-half the dose in the morning and one-half in the evening. The medication comes only in 30mg tablets. How many tablets will the patient take combined in one day?

37. The following are included in the rules on charting, EXCEPT:

38. First aid for frostbite includes:

39. A common childhood illness is caused by the Bordatella pertussis bacterium. Which of the following diseases is caused by this bacteria?

40. The word part found at the beginning of a medical term, is most likely a:

41. Which of the following boney landmarks is described by, “large, blunt, irregularly shaped process, such as that found on the lateral aspect of the proximal femur”?

42. Which of the following is a prophylactic drug?

43. A patient presents with vesicles covering the upper torso. Which of the following situations could cause this condition?

44. Which of the following instruments are used for a pelvic examination?

45. Which of the following cells release histamine?

46. A 25 year old vegan patient was brought to the clinic because of fatigue. The patient was diagnosed with anemia. Which of the following vitamin deficiencies can cause this disease?

47. A patient has been told to monitor her LH levels. Which of the following potential conditions might the patient be suffering from?

48. Mrs. Plan, a 46 year old female, came into your office because of fever and jaundice. She is in her 34th week of pregnancy. The doctor diagnosed her to have Hepatitis D infection. Which of the following hepatitis viruses can simultaneously be in her blood together with Hepatitis D?

49. The patient underwent a procedure in which the surgeon removed fluid from the patient’s right knee. What suffix would apply to this procedure?

50. Infection control and Universal Precautions Guidelines include the following, EXCEPT: