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1. The cardiac index is calculated by Dividing cardiac

output by the body
surface area

2. A Hall effect sensor Produces a DC

voltage proportion-
al to the strength of
a magnetic field

3. X-ray tube anode current is controlled by adjusting Filament current

the with compensation
for anode voltage
variations

4. Which of the following standards specifically applies ANSI/AAMI/IEC

to electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring equip- 60601-2-27
ment?

5. The trigger controls of an oscilloscope can be used perform vertical

to perform all of the following except scaling of the
waveform under
test

6. The clinician stated that the tourniquet pump motor A leaky circuit
runs continuously. Which is the most likely cause?

7. An ECG lead configuration that measures the volt- Augmented lead

age between one electrode and the average of two configuration
other limb leads is a(n)

8. Continuous Doppler ultrasound instruments are Detect moving in-

used to terfaces

9. A nurse is concerned that an ECG cable is broken, Ohmmeter

but because of the expense associated with replac-
ing the cable, asks you to verify this is the case.
Which of the following instruments might you use to
make this determination?

10. A common problem with rotary microtomes is

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Buildup, and need
for cleaning off, if
residual paraffin

11. Carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers are often used in gen- Readily absorbed
eral surgery cases, because the energy that is trans- by water
mitted in the upper infrared range is

12. Resonant frequency of an LC circuit 1 / 2 * pi * sqrt(L *

C)

13. Which connector is used to connect CAT 5 cable to RJ-45

a computer or to an Ethernet network?

14. A wireless infusion pump is not communicating with Test the network
the server. What is the best solution to isolate the coverage using a
problem? voice over inter-
net protocol (VOIP)
phone

15. NFPA 99, the Health Care Facilities Code, requires 200,000 ohms
the impedance to ground for either conductor of an
isolated power system to exceed

16. A document containing standards for health care NFPA 99

facilities is

17. During a pulmonary function test, the "tidal volume" The volume of gas
measured represents inspired or expired
during a normal
respiration cycle

18. For the Ethernet designation 10BASE-T, the 10 indi- 10Mbps transmis-
cates sion speed

19. A system having an x-ray machine, continuous im- Fluoroscopic Imag-

age acquisition capability, camera, and closed-cir- ing System
cuit video system is a

20. When a new IT CAT 6 cable is installed

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It should be test-
ed for physical
length, wiring er-
rors, end-to-end
pin-to-pin er-
rors, signal loss,
crosstalk, imped-
ance mismatched
and propagation
delay

21. A cystometric test measures How much urine

the bladder can
hold, how much
pressure builds up
inside the bladder
as it fills, and how
full is the bladder
when the urge to
urinate begins

22. Which section of the brain is involved in motor con- Brainstem

trol of the visceral organs?

23. The output of the heart in liters per minutes is called Cardiac output

24. Which of the following choices is the acronym gen- PACS (picture
erally used to describe a system that can store 2D archive and com-
and 3D medical images? munication sys-
tem)

25. The pipe or vertical bar symbol (|) is used in HL7 data A field separator
segments as

26. Class A ground fault circuit interrupters are required 6 milliamperes

to trip when the fault current to ground is at least

27. Electrosurgical generators can operate at radio fre- Stray capacitances

quencies as high as 4 megahertz. However, most and cable induc-
tances are much
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electrosurgical generators operate near 500 kilo- more of a nuisance
hertz because at the higher fre-
quencies

28. Pulse oximeters Use two light fre-

quencies (infrared
and visible) to mea-
sure oxygen satu-
ration

29. The histology technician complains that her light Check to make
microscope is dim. Your first step should be to sure the illuminat-
ing lamp is the cor-
rect wattage

30. Normal cardiac output for an average 70 kilogram 4 liters per minute
adult is about

31. A stand-alone medical device is to be interfaced to Serial cable to

the EMR (electronic medical record). The device has bedside computer
an RS-232 port. What path must be followed to get (possible with ap-
data from the device to the EMR? propriate dongle),
data transmission
to application serv-
er, data conversion
to HL7 messages

32. If wye-connected transformer has 120 V between any 208 V (multiply by

single phase and neutral, the voltage across any two the square root of
phases will be 3)

33. What is the best way to test the backup thermostat Determine how to
on an infant warmer? bypass the prima-
ry thermostat so
that when you heat
up the warmer the
backup thermostat
can indicate an
alarm and turn off
the heater
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34. How would a shock delivered from arm to arm be Macroshock

classified?

35. Normal insertion sites for cardiac catheterization in- Femoral and
clude the brachial veins and
arteries

36. A fetal monitor usually records fetal heart rate and Uterine activity

37. An unbalanced state of the respiratory system in Hyperventilation

which there is an excessive removal of carbon diox-
ide from the blood is known as

38. Which one of the following choices contains only Ventricle, cerebel-
structures found in the brain? lum, pons

39. A toxin removed from the body during hemodialysis Creatinine

is

40. During data transfer, which of the following is one of Acknowledgment

the main responsibilities of the receiving host?

41. Frequency of inductor f = reactance / 2 * pi

*L

42. Chronic exposure to ethylene oxide can cause Cancer, neurotoxi-

city, and reproduc-
tive effects

43. An isolated power system does not Protect against mi-

croshock

44. Hepatitis is Inflammation of the

liver

45. Stores bile Gallbladder

46. Which of the following is not true of the OBX (obser-

vation) segment of an HL-7 message

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It must be the very
beginning of the
HL7 message

47. An item commonly used as part of cardiac output Injectate

measurement is a (an)

48. Uroflow meters are instruments used to measure Volume, flow rate,
which set of parameters? time

49. Which wireless standard operates in the 5 GHz fre- 802.11a

quency spectrum and is capable of 54 Mbps of data
throughout?

50. An otoscope would normally be used to Examine the ears

51. Choroid plexuses are structures in the brain which Cerebral ventricles
produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In which part of
the brain are they located?

52. The detection of IV infiltrations is accomplished by Frequent visual in-

spections of the in-
fusion site

53. Blood glucose levels are most commonly measured Electrochemical

by determination

54. Which is the most appropriate method to use for Immersion in a

high-level disinfection or sterilization of an ultra- compatible disin-
sound transducer? fectant solution

55. A typical ESU cut waveform delivers energy as a Pure sine wave,
300 kilohertz - 3
megahertz

56. The aortic valve close by the Back pressure of

blood

57. Leakage current is defined as Current flowing in a

chassis

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58. The typical chart speed for an EEG is 30 millimeters per
second

59. Gas sterilization temperatures are usually approxi- 30 degrees Celsius

mately

60. An argon bran coagulator would be used when A wide swath of en-
ergy is needed to
control many small
bleeders

61. The typical range of arterial blood pressure wave- DV to 50 hertz

forms is about

62. According to NFPA 99, the Health Care Facilities 4 ounces

Code, the minimum required retention force for the
grounding contact of lower receptive led in pa-
tient-care are is

63. A cardiologist asks you to redirect the printout in the Ensure the nurses'
central ECG database so it prints at the nurses' sta- station printer is in
tion instead of the cardiologist's office. This way, the a secure area and
nurses can put the paper directly into the patient's consult a HIPAA
chart. You should expert

64. Which of the following is a benefit of a wireless Mobility

network?

65. A normal adult male's lung's vital capacity is about 5 liters

66. While using an electrosurgical unit, the REM alarm The dispersive re-
indicator flashes red, a tone sounds, and the ESU turn pad has lift-
stops producing output power. A possible problem ed off the patient's
is skin

67. Every heart-lung machine includes a blood pump Gas exchanger

and a(n)

68. Absorbance in-

creases
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In a laboratory colorimeter, if the path length or
concentration increases, then the transmittance de-
creases, and the

69. A commonly used sensitivity criterion for invasive 50/micro-

blood pressure transducers is volts/volt/centime-
ter of mercury

70. A device used to convert a biological variable to an Hypothermia ma-

electrical variable is called a chine

71. What could be a cause if a microplate reader's accu- Dirty optical sen-
racy varying from row to row? sors, lenses or
parts

72. Normal pulmonary artery pressure (recorded in mil- 25/8

limeters of mercury, or mmHg) in a healthy adult is
approximately

73. Hemolysis The destruction of

red blood cells

74. Which of the following articles in NFPA 70, the Na- 517
tional Electrical Code, applies to the electrical con-
struction and installation criteria in health care facil-
ities?

75. An otoscope is routinely used in the clinical environ- Provide illuminat-

ment to ed magnification of
the ear canal

76. The predominant standard for transmitting informa- DICOM

tion related to medical imaging is

77. For invasive blood pressure measurement, the trans- Hydrostatic pres-
ducer should be zeroed at the same level as the sure interference
patient's heart in order to avoid

78. Colloid osmotic pressure is principally the effect of Plasma proteins

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79. Which of the following security solutions is used to Software patches
apply fixes or measure to stop the exploitation of
known vulnerabilities?

80. Body temperature is normally controlled by the Hypothalamus

81. Conventional pulse oximetry measure oxygen satu- Pulsatile arterial

ration in blood

82. The beam in an x-ray machine is shaped by the Collimator

83. In order to produce images, MRI requires the pres- Hydrogen ions and
ence of magnetic fields

84. What do routers connect? Two or more net-

works

85. The human body's "cannot let go" reaction to 60 10 milliamperes

hertz current begins at about

86. As opposed to copper wires running parallel to each Twisting wires to-
other, twisted pair wiring is used in network wiring gether minimizes
applications because crosstalk between
them

87. A PCA pump with no apparent damage arrives with Check the alarm
a note on it saying "Alarms Constantly", what is the history (internal
first step you should take? log) maintained in
the pump

88. The hard drive has failed on your obsolete ECG data Is gone, unless it
management server. The patient data on the hard was backed up
drive

89. Which of the following is important to test when Light intensity in

performing scheduled maintenance on the device the blue frequency
usually used to treat neonatal jaundice? ranges

90. A defibrillator is a medical device used to create Sustained myocar-

dial depolarization

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91. The minimum body-surface-contact 60 hertz current 100 milliamperes
that will induce ventricular fibrillation in an adult
human is about

92. When used with an aspirator (vacuum pump), what Control the suction
is the function of the vacuum regulator? at the patient site to
the desired value

93. The components used in modern fluoroscopy sys- Fluorescent screen

tems do not include

94. An invasive blood pressure measurement shows Location of the

negative pressures (less than 0 mmHg) during a car- transducer relative
diac catherization. The staff reports no change after to the patient's
replacing the transducer. When open to atmosphere, heart
the transducer reads 0 mmHg.

95. For invasive blood pressure measurement, the trans- Hydrostatic pres-
ducer should be placed at the same level as the sure interference
patient's heart in order to avoid

96. In pulmonary function testing, the purpose of the Functional residual

multiple breath nitrogen washout test it to determine capacity
the

97. Trace anesthetic gases in an operating room are Cancer and birth
monitored because of the risk of defects to operat-
ing room personnel

98. The 10-20 system for EEG electrode placement uses Vertex of skull
four "landmarks" for locating electrodes. Which of
the following is not one of those landmarks?

99. A typical x-ray tube is most similar to a Diode

100. The approximate resting potential of a nerve fiber -90 millivolts

membrane while it remains completely undisturbed
is

101.
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A current intensity of 5 milliamperes is generally The maximum
accepted as harmless current
intensity

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