Using Ohm's Law, what is the current flowing through a 100-ohm resistor connected to a 12-volt battery?
Reasoning And Problem Solving
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What a Safety Data Sheet tells you
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Metric prefix: kilo (k)
Reasoning & Problem Solving
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A patient monitoring system displays a heart rate of 72 beats per minute. How many beats would occur in 5 minutes?
Everyday name for the International System of Units (SI), whose base units include the meter, kilogram and second.
Reasoning and problem solving
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Chapter 1: Reasoning and Problem Solving
1.1 Metric System and Units of Measure
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A biomedical technician reads a graph showing equipment failures over 12 months. Month 7 shows a sharp spike to 15 failures while all other months average 3. What is the BEST first action?
Question · Hard
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
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Metric prefix: milli (m)
A service manual troubleshooting flowchart says: 'If device powers on, check display. If display is blank, check cable connection.' The device powers on but the display is blank. What should you do next?
Question · Medium
Metric prefix that multiplies a unit by one thousand.
A table shows that Infusion Pump Model A has a failure rate of 2.1%, Model B has 4.7%, and Model C has 1.3%. Which model is the MOST reliable based on this data?
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Metric prefix: micro (µ)
Convert 2,500 milliliters to liters.
Metric prefix that means one-thousandth of a unit.
1.2 Unit Conversions
A biomedical technician is troubleshooting a patient monitor that intermittently loses its display. Which troubleshooting approach is MOST systematic?
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
Convert 2,500 mL to liters
A graph shows temperature probe accuracy over time. The readings drift upward by 0.5°F every month. After 6 months without calibration, how far off will the probe be?
Horizontal or vertical scale on a graph that meets the other scale at a right angle.
A service manual states: 'Replace the fuse if resistance reads OL (open line) on a multimeter.' A technician measures the fuse and gets an OL reading. What does this indicate?
Convert 37°C to Fahrenheit
A technician must convert a device's power consumption from 500 watts to kilowatts. What is the correct conversion?
Set of data arranged in rows and columns so patterns and exceptions can be compared.
1.3 Interpreting Graphs, Tables, and Charts
A troubleshooting table lists four symptoms and their probable causes. The symptom is 'device displays error code E-04.' The table shows E-04 corresponds to 'sensor disconnected.' What should the technician check first?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
Convert 98.6°F to Celsius
If a hospital has 200 infusion pumps and each requires preventive maintenance every 6 months, how many PM procedures must be completed per year?
Portable device that analyzes the heart rhythm of a person in sudden cardiac arrest and, when appropriate, delivers a shock to restore normal rhythm.
Medical devices
A flowchart for defibrillator testing begins with: 'Connect test load → Select energy level → Charge → Discharge → Measure delivered energy.' If the delivered energy is below the acceptable range, the flowchart directs the technician to:
How to read a troubleshooting flowchart
A biomedical technician measures the following voltages across three series resistors: 3 V, 5 V, and 4 V. What is the total supply voltage?
Monitor that uses the oscillometric method to measure at the arm, wrist or finger.
1.4 Decision Logic and Troubleshooting Flowcharts
A process-of-elimination approach to troubleshooting a ventilator alarm involves ruling out causes one at a time. Which cause should be checked FIRST?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
A trend graph shows one month with a sharp spike in equipment failures — first action?
What is the resistance of a circuit if a 9-volt battery produces a current of 0.5 amps?
Infusion device category with a feature that lets the recipient self-administer an extra limited amount as needed.
A graph shows a linear decrease in battery voltage over 8 hours, starting at 12 V and ending at 8 V. What is the average rate of voltage decrease per hour?
Best first move in troubleshooting logic
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