Medical Terminology and Emergency Procedures, Exams of Nursing

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cysto- - ✔️bladder what is the term for narrowing? - ✔️stenosis Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - ✔️stomach the abbreviation meaning two times a day is? - ✔️bid which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis - ✔️pharyngitis a trained medical assistant is able to - function as a nurse, interpret lab results, administer IV therapy or assist with minor procedures - ✔️assist with minor procedures a patients photo was made public without her permission. This is called - invasion of privacy, defamation, fraud, or slander - ✔️invasion of privacy patient instruction sheets are used to - ✔️prevent misunderstanding the best time to perform a breast exam - ✔️monthly communication with patients can be improved by - ✔️providing privacy hyper- - ✔️increased nephro- - ✔️kidney auto- - ✔️self osteo- - ✔️bone

dys- - ✔️painful litho- - ✔️stone brady- - ✔️slow chole- - ✔️gallbladder macro- - ✔️large gastro- - ✔️stomach arthro- - ✔️joint tachy- - ✔️fast thoraco- - ✔️chest hypo- - ✔️decrease mammo- - ✔️breast veno- - ✔️vein hepato- - ✔️liver hemo- - ✔️blood ophthalmo- - ✔️eye trans- - ✔️through/across -oma - ✔️tumor

✔️swallowing -ostomy - ✔️surgical opening -pathy - ✔️disease hs - ✔️at bedtime IM - ✔️intramuscular Hx - ✔️history q.i.d. - ✔️four times a day gtt - ✔️drop q.d. - ✔️once daily p.c. - ✔️after meals OD - ✔️right CC - ✔️chief complaint CHF - ✔️congestive heart failure RLQ - ✔️right lower quadrant Dx - ✔️diagnosis LMP - ✔️last menstrual period I & D - ✔️incision and drainage

Tx - ✔️treatment hct - ✔️hematocrit LUQ - ✔️left upper quadrant SOB - ✔️shortness of breath po - ✔️by mouth hypotension - ✔️low blood pressure cicatrix - ✔️scar tissue nephromegaly - ✔️enlargement of the kidney cholelithiasis - ✔️gallbladder stones subcutaneous - ✔️beneath the skin maxilla - ✔️upper jaw goiter - ✔️endocrine system disease hematemesis - ✔️vomiting blood capillary - ✔️smallest blood vessel patella - ✔️kneecap neuritis - ✔️inflammation of the nerve myocardial infarction - ✔️heart attack

✔️pertaining to the belly lateral - ✔️away from the midline, pertaining to a side dorsal - ✔️pertaining to the back medial - ✔️pertaining to the middle superior - ✔️situated above or directed upward plantar - ✔️referring to the sole of the foot flexion - ✔️bending motion that decreases the angle between adjoining bones prone - ✔️lying flat on the back where are the lungs found? - ✔️thoracic cavity supine - ✔️lying flat on the back caudal - ✔️toward the tail where is the liver found? - ✔️abdominal cavity a physician retires without notifying his patients. The physician could be charged with

• ✔️abandonment the disposal of medical infectious waste is controlled by - ✔️CAL/OSHA regulation a physician describes a procedure, risks and alternative treatment to a patient. this is called a - ✔️informed consent a medical assistant who performs a procedure ordered by the physician employer is protected under what principle? - ✔️respondeat superior

a medical assistant can be required to appear in court with this document - ✔️subpoena narcotic prescriptions are regulated by witch agency? - ✔️drug enforcement administration a medical assistant discusses a patient by name at lunch with others in the building. The M.A. could be charged with - ✔️invasion of privacy a patient agrees to receive a flu shot. this is an example of - ✔️consent a method of mediating disputes between a patient and physician is called - ✔️arbitration patient rights include this principle - ✔️confidentiality a false statement harmful to another persons character is called - ✔️slander a person under legal age who is self supporting and living apart from parents is called a - ✔️emancipated minor this document is required in order to provide medical records - ✔️records release failure to perform professional care is called - ✔️negligence state law requires that physicians always report this condition - ✔️abuse billing an insurance company for false charges is considered - ✔️fraud the patients medical records belong to the - ✔️physician the best method of preventing transmission of disease is - ✔️hand washing the artery normally used for taking a pulse reading is - ✔️radial an instrument used to examine the ears - ✔️otoscope

how should hinged instuments be when sterilized? - ✔️open a sterile pack containing scissors, thumb forceps and gauze squares is called a - ✔️suture removal pack the term for removal of contaminated materials from a wound is - ✔️debridement scrubbing the surgical site in a circular motion from the center of the edge is - ✔️surgical prep removing fluids or gasses by suction is called - ✔️aspiration flushing out a wound or cavity with a solution is called - ✔️irrigation a sterile surface containing sterile items is a - ✔️surgical tray S/s, s/b and b/b describe surgical - ✔️scissors instruments used to clamp off blood vessels are called - ✔️hemostats a sterile covering placed over a wound is called a - ✔️dressing instruments such as fiberoptic scopes are soaked in chemicals in a procedure called

• ✔️cold sterilization pulse located at the elbow - ✔️brachial pulse located on the knee - ✔️popliteal pulse located at the thumb site of the wrist - ✔️radial pulse located at the side of the neck - ✔️carotid pulse located in the middle of the groin - ✔️femoral the highest reading of blood pressure is called -

✔️systolic blood pressure measured while patient is lying, sitting or standing - ✔️orthostatic an instrument used to test reflexes is - ✔️percussion hammer an instrument used to open a body orifice for viewing is - ✔️speculum an instrument used to examine the eye is - ✔️ophthalmoscope an instrument used to examine the ear is - ✔️otoscope an instrument used to examine the rectum and colon is - ✔️sigmoidoscope irregular heart rhythm - ✔️arrhythmia rapid pulse - ✔️tachycardia having no symptoms - ✔️asymptomatic slow pulse - ✔️bradycardia material status is considered - ✔️social history the patients own words determine the - ✔️chief complaint family history is considered - ✔️subjective the physicians physical examination is considered - ✔️objective physical, chemical and microscopic examinations are - ✔️urinalysis a chemical substance that prevents clotting of blood in a blood specimen - ✔️heparin

patient begins urinating in the toilet and catches the remainder in the cup is a - ✔️midstream catch a physician orders 1500 mcg of vitamin b12. you have 1000 mcg/ml on hand how many milliliters will you give? - ✔️1. a physician orders 10 mg of compazine. you have 5 mg/ml on hand. how many milliletes will you give - ✔️2 ml a subcutaneous injection is given at an angle of - ✔️45 to 90 the most used deep (adult) intramuscular injection site is the - ✔️dorsogluteal when administering a subcutaneous injection, the amount of the dose should no exceed - ✔️2cc when choosing a needle/syringe unit, you should keep in mind the patients - ✔️age and size the gauge of a needle is determined by the diameter of its - ✔️lumen a physician orders 0.250 mg of lanoxin. you have 0.125 mg tablets on hand. how many tablets will be given? - ✔️ 2 what is the preferred site for a tuberculin skin test? - ✔️anterior forearm the proper way to express 1/2 cc is - ✔️0.5 cc an injection into fatty tissue lying immediately under the skin is called - ✔️subcutaneous medication given p.o. is administered - ✔️orally an ampule contains how many doses? - ✔️ 1 antitussive medications are used to control - ✔️coughing

all procedures during a medical emergency must be - ✔️documented the first technique to use to control bleeding is - ✔️direct pressure poorly reacting pupils might indicate a severe - ✔️head injury a piece of emergency equipmentused to reestablish normal heart rhythm - ✔️defibrillator / AED the first thing a medical assistant should do in an emergency situation is - ✔️assess the situation equipment prepared in advance for emergency use is called a - ✔️crash cart a basic CPR is to clear the - ✔️airway the lack of a pulse is one way to identify - ✔️cardiac arrest a straight fracture across the bone shaft is called a - ✔️transverse a weak and rapid pulse is a sign of - ✔️shock a severe involuntary contraction of muscles is called a - ✔️seizure an overdose of insulin would cause the patient to go into - ✔️diabetic shock nitroglycerin is ordered for chest pain. it will be administered - ✔️under the tongue formation of blisters following a burn can be treated with - ✔️cool water an emergency tray would include - ✔️epinephrine to establish an airway, the patient would be places - ✔️on the back symptoms of heart attack including pain in the chest - ✔️jaw or arm

✔️1/2 to 1 inch when preparing envelopes, one should use - ✔️capital letters in block format telephone calls should be answered no later than the - ✔️third ring a patients fails to keep an appointment. the medical assistant should make a note on the - ✔️patients chart a backup tape for a computer is used to - ✔️copy hard drive information which name would be filed first in an alphabetic filing system? - ✔️Wilson Babcock CPT codes are used to identify a - ✔️medical procedure ICD-9 codes are used to identify a - ✔️medical diagnosis patient insurance cards should be reviewed - ✔️at each visit an HMO is an example of what kind of healthcare? - ✔️managed a good tool for reminding staff when certain things need to be done is called a - ✔️tickler file information may be sent rapidly by using a - ✔️fax machine the process of arranging a series of printed pages is called - ✔️collating the most important part of preparing correspondence - ✔️proofreading a daily log should be kept of all - ✔️incoming telephone calls incoming mail should be sorted and - ✔️date stamped the preferred way to send valuable items by mail - ✔️registered mail

termination of care letters should be sent by - ✔️certified mail/ return receipt system for leaving messages which can be retrieved later is - ✔️voice mail cancelled appointments should be noted in the - ✔️patients chart a method of maximizing appointment time is - ✔️wave scheduling the appointments schedule can be used as a - ✔️legal record a useful telephone service for a physician with 2 office - ✔️call forwarding on a multi-line telephone, the line in use will be indicated by - ✔️steady light to best utilize the appointment schedule, set aside time for - ✔️call backs an important way to make the patient feel comfortable - ✔️warm greeting missed appointments can be reduced by - ✔️calls to confirm appointments patients should be notified of any - ✔️unusual delays having the patients chart at hand is necessary when - ✔️scheduling procedures "first come first served" method of appointment scheduling - ✔️open hours stating names within another patients hearing could be - ✔️breach of confidentiality the physical equipment of a computer is called - ✔️hardware computer hardware with permanent memory - ✔️hard disk a portable memory storage device is called a -

a method of controlling access to confidential patient information - ✔️passwords progress notes are usually filed in what order? - ✔️chronological the medical record belongs to the - ✔️physician the document stating patient agrees to a procedure - ✔️consent a method which speeds the filing process - ✔️color coding the term for removing inactive records from the files - ✔️purging chart notations require the date, - ✔️information and initials material which should never be used to correct medical records - ✔️white out person who can legally sign a release of medical records - ✔️patient or guardian a system of organizing information in a medical record - ✔️SOAP medical charts are usually filed in which order - ✔️alphabetical each page of the medical record should include - ✔️patients name and date information in the medical record is - ✔️private and confidential records for patients currently receiving treatment are in the - ✔active files chart notes should be complete - ✔️daily each patient is assigned a number in this system - ✔️numerical filing a patient must sign this document to obtain past records - ✔️records release form

which of the following names would be filed first: Pittman, Phillips, Pham, or Phipps - ✔️pham which of the following names would be filed last: Larsen, Lamar, Lai, or Larson - ✔️Larson which of the following numbers would be filed first: 073291, 036689, 157623, or 064942 - ✔️ 036689 a fund used for small office purchases is called - ✔️petty cash a term for overpayment on an account is a - ✔️credit monthly fee for bank account is a - ✔️service charge what is an encounter form? - ✔️preprinted statement listing codes for basic office charges what is a post? - ✔️entering charges and payments to a patients account what is aging schedule? - ✔️list of unpaid accounts by date of service what is debit? - ✔️another term for charge what are adjustments? - ✔️correction to a patients account what is endorsing? - ✔️placing the practice name and account number on the back of the check what are accounts payable? - ✔️total of bills owed by the practice what are accounts receivable? - ✔️total of all patients accounts who can you never accept a payment from? - ✔️a patient who has been turned over to a collection agency what is a deductible? - ✔️portion of bill patient is required to pay each year