Medical Assistant Certification Exam with 2026-2027 11pages

What are the 4 parts to a patient's medical history? chief complaint (CC), history of present illness (HPI), Past, Family and Social History (PFSH), and review of systems (ROS) Vital signs reflect the functions of what three body processes necessary for life? body temperature, respiration and heart function what are the 4 vital signs of body function? temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure Give the normal temp ranges for the following sites: rectal, oral, axillary and tympanic membrane? rectal 98.6-100 oral 97.6-99.6 axillary 96.6-98.6 tympanic 9.8.6 febrile v afebrile febrile is the presence of fever, afebrile is absence of fever 3 types of fever? intermittent, remittent and continuous oral temperature is not taken from which patients? infants and children less than 6 yo, patients who had face, neck nose or mouth surgery, those receiving oxygen, patients w altered mental status and others how long should you wait for patients who just finished eating drinking or smoking to take temp? 30 minutes What method of taking temp is the least accurate? axillary (underarm)