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Medical Assistant State Test Study
Guide
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
blood ophthalmo- - eye trans- - through/across
- oma - tumor
- algia - pain
- ectomy - surgical removal
- itis - inflammation
- ology - study
- emia - blood condition
- tomy - incision
- osis - abnormal condition
- megaly - enlargement
- graphy - xray exam
- phasia - speech
- scopy - examination
- gram - record
- ptosis - falling, dropping
- stasis - stopping
- plegia - paralysis
- desis - bind or tie
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
slow heart beat pleura - membrane covering the lungs osteoporosis - loss of calcium in the bones pruritits - severe itching anterior - situated in front or in the forward part distal - remote, farther from the point of origin proximal - nearest, closer to the point of origin peripheral - situated toward the outer part inferior - situated below or directed downward extension - straightening motion that increases the angle between adjoining bones
adduction - movement toward the midline superficial - situated near the surface ventral - 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
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 social history includes the - marital status which of the following occurs as a urine specimen remains on the counter for a long time? - bacteria multiply a holter monitor measures heart - rhythm the nerve most apt to be affected during an injection in the buttock is the - sciatic
instruments touched by ungloved hands are - contaminated destruction of all microorgansisms - sterilization 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
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 a vacutainer that contains no anticoagulant has a stopper colored - red material that presents a risk of possible infection - biological hazard the first step in preparing a laboratory specimen - patient identification the usual site for capillary testing is -
fingertips urine specimen obtained by the patient simply urinating in a cup is called - random catch patient is instructed to cleanse the urethra with an antiseptic towelette is a - clean catch legal method of documenting lab testing process security - chain of custody a sterile swab would be used for a - wound culture the intensity of color in a urine specimen indicates - concentration improper handling of lab specimens can result in - contamination instrument used to prepare urine or microscopic examination is - centrifuge the standard EKG consist of how many leads? - 12 simple laboratory test with a high degree of accuracy - waived test
