Deck 25: Additional Procedures for Assessment and Diagnosis

Question 1

A person who cannot see well at close range has a condition known as which of the following?

A) Myopia
B) Hyperopia
C) Hemianopia
D) Hypopia

Answer 1

Hyperopia

Question 2

Which type of problem with visual acuity commonly occurs with advancing age?

A) Myopia
B) Hyperopia
C) Presbyopia
D) Color blindness

Answer 2

Presbyopia

Question 3

What is the purpose of measuring a patient's weight as a part of patient assessment?
1)To help determine proper medication dosage
2)To monitor growth and development of children
3)Weight gain or loss can be significant diagnostic information

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1 and 3 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2, and 3

Answer 3

1, 2, and 3

Question 4

What is the normal age range for the onset of presbyopia?

A) 20 to 25 years old
B) 30 to 35 years old
C) 40 to 45 years old
D) 50 to 55 years old

Question 5

Which of the following is the correct weight of a patient if the scale is in balance with the lower bar set at 100 lb and the upper bar set at 38 lb?

A) 38 lb
B) 62 lb
C) 72 lb
D) 138 lb

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the most commonly used diagnostic tools in the assessment of heart disease?

A) Ishihara test
B) Snellen chart
C) Electrocardiography
D) FVC test

Question 7

Where does the cardiac impulse originate?

A) Sinoatrial (SA) node
B) Atrioventricular (AV) node
C) Bundle of His
D) Purkinje fibers

Question 8

Hyperopia is commonly referred to as which of the following?

A) Nearsightedness
B) Farsightedness
C) Crossed eyes
D) Color blindness

Question 9

What is the proper distance to assess near vision?

A) 2 to 4 inches
B) 6 to 8 inches
C) 10 to 12 inches
D) 14 to 16 inches

Question 10

What is myopia?

A) Nearsightedness
B) Farsightedness
C) Color blindness
D) Age-related loss of vision

Question 11

Persons who are unable to see normally at a distance have:

A) myopia.
B) hyperopia.
C) presbyopia.
D) hypopia.

Question 12

What is the medical term for "nearsightedness"?

A) Hyperopia
B) Myopia
C) Presbyopia
D) Hypopia

Question 13

What is presbyopia?

A) A type of color blindness
B) A type of astigmatism
C) An age-related type of farsightedness
D) An age-related type of nearsightedness

Question 14

The sequence of atrial contraction,ventricular contraction,and rest is called the:

A) cardiac impulse.
B) cardiac cycle.
C) sinoatrial signal.
D) ECG lead.

Question 15

The Ishihara test is used to evaluate which of the following?

A) Normal weight for age and height
B) Color perception
C) Near vision
D) Far vision

Question 16

What tool is used to evaluate for color blindness?

A) Ishihara test
B) Snellen chart
C) ECG machine
D) FVC test

Question 17

A Snellen chart is used for assessment of:

A) weight and height.
B) near vision.
C) distance vision.
D) color vision.

Question 18

Which portion of the ECG tracing represents atrial contraction?

A) QRS complex
B) T wave
C) P wave
D) U wave

Question 19

What is the proper distance to measure distance vision?

A) 5 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 20 feet
D) 50 feet

Question 20

What tool is used to measure distance vision?

A) Ishihara test
B) Snellen chart
C) ECG machine
D) FVC test

Question 21

The spirometer measures the total amount of air that the lungs can hold,or:

A) forced expiratory volume.
B) forced vital capacity.
C) exercise tolerance.
D) total aeration volume.

Question 22

In a 12-lead ECG,how many of the leads are standard leads?

A) 3
B) 6
C) 10
D) 12

Question 23

Which portion of the ECG tracing represents ventricular contraction?

A) P wave
B) QRS complex
C) T wave
D) U wave

Question 24

What is the universal recording speed for the paper feed on ECG?

A) 2 mm/second
B) 10 mm/second
C) 25 mm/second
D) 50 mm/second

Question 25

To standardize an ECG,the standardization button emits a 1-mV signal. At the 1-STD setting,this signal should be recorded on the graph paper by a deflection of _____ mm.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 5
D) 10

Question 26

On an ECG tracing,the QRS complex represents:

A) atrial recovery.
B) atrial contraction.
C) ventricular recovery.
D) ventricular contraction.

Question 27

What are the categories of the 12 leads used for ECG?

A) Standard, limb, and precordial
B) Limb, augmented, and standard
C) Augmented, chest, and precordial
D) Standard, augmented, and precordial

Question 28

What does a U wave indicate when seen on an ECG?

A) Ventricular recovery
B) Atrial repolarization
C) Low serum potassium
D) Improper machine standardization

Question 29

Which of the following is the proper sequence of the electrical impulse through the heart?

A) SA node → AV node → Purkinje fibers → right and left bundle branches → Bundle of His
B) Bundle of His → AV node → SA node → right and left bundle branches → Purkinje fibers
C) SA node → AV node → Bundle of His → right and left bundle branches → Purkinje fibers
D) AV node → SA node → right and left bundle branches→ Bundle of His → Purkinje fibers

Question 30

Which of the following are possible causes of artifacts on ECG?
1) Tense muscles
2) Electrical interference
3) Poor electrode contact

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1 and 3 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2, and 3

Question 31

An unsatisfactory spirogram that exhibits glottic closure is caused by which of the following?

A) Obstruction of the mouthpiece by the tongue
B) Vocalization (voice sounds) during the maneuver
C) Coughing, especially during the early part of the expiration
D) Sudden cessation of exhalation caused by closure of the opening to the trachea

Question 32

On an ECG tracing,the P wave represents:

A) atrial contraction.
B) atrial recovery.
C) ventricular recovery.
D) ventricular contraction.

Question 33

What does a T wave represent on an ECG tracing?

A) Ventricular recovery
B) Atrial repolarization
C) Low serum potassium
D) Improper machine standardization

Question 34

The role of the limited operator when performing spirometry is to:
1) explain and demonstrate the test to the patient.
2) screen for contraindications.
3) coach the patient during forced expiration maneuver.

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1 and 3 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2, and 3

Question 35

If the amplitude of the QRS complex is so great that it causes the stylus to move off the paper,the machine should be set at:

A) STD.
B) 1 STD.
C) 2 STD.
D) 50 mm per second.

Question 36

In a 12-lead ECG,how many of the leads are precordial (chest)leads?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12

Question 37

Forced expiration spirometry may also be called which of the following?

A) Pulmonary function test
B) Electrocardiogram
C) Stress test
D) Ishihara test

Question 38

A major wandering baseline on an ECG may be caused by:

A) muscle tension.
B) patient motion.
C) interruption of electrical transmission.
D) poor electrode contact.

Question 39

An ECG artifact that appears as tiny spiked vertical lines that are very close together and are consistent throughout the tracing is caused by which of the following?

A) Electrical interference
B) Muscle tension or tremors
C) Patient movement
D) Broken or detached lead wire

Question 40

What is the measurement of lung airflow called?

A) Electrocardiography
B) Spirometry
C) Exercise tolerance test
D) Venipuncture