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Cysto- is a prefix meaning - correct answer Bladder The term for narrowing is - correct answer Stenosis Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - correct answer Stomach The abbreviation meaning two times a day is - correct answer BID Indicate the correctly spelled word A. Pharengitis B. Pharyngitis C. Pharyngytis - correct answer B. Pharyngitis Communication with patients can be improved by A. Using their first name B. Talking about yourself C. Providing privacy D. Avoiding eye contact - correct answer C. Providing privacy What are patient instruction sheets used for? - correct answer Prevent misunderstanding The best time to perform a breast exam ____________. - correct answer Monthly Hyper- - correct answer Increased

Nephro- - correct answer Kidney Auto- - correct answer Self Osteo- - correct answer Bone Dys- - correct answer Painful Litho- - correct answer Stone Brady- - correct answer Slow Chole- - correct answer Gallbladder Macro- - correct answer Large Gastro- - correct answer Stomach Arthro- - correct answer Joint Tachy- - correct answer Fast Thoraco- - correct answer Chest Hypo- - correct answer Decreased Mammo- - correct answer Breast Veno- - correct answer Vein

Hepato- - correct answer Liver Hemo- - correct answer Blood Opthalmlo- - correct answer Eye Trans- - correct answer Through/across -oma - correct answer Tumor -algia - correct answer Pain -ectomy - correct answer Surgical removal -itis - correct answer Inflammmation -ology - correct answer Study -emia - correct answer Blood condition -tomy - correct answer Incision -osis - correct answer Abnormal condition -megaly - correct answer Enlargement -graphy - correct answer X-Ray exam

-phasia - correct answer Speech -scopy - correct answer Examination -gram - correct answer Record -ptosis - correct answer Falling, dropping -stasis - correct answer Stopping -plagia - correct answer Paralysis -desis - correct answer Bind or tie -phagia - correct answer Swallowing -ostomy - correct answer Surgical opening -pathy - correct answer Disease hs - correct answer At bedtime IM - correct answer Intramuscular Hx - correct answer History q.i.d. - correct answer Four times per day gtt - correct answer Drop

q.d. - correct answer Once daily p.c. - correct answer After meals OD - correct answer Right eye CC - correct answer Chief complaint CHF - correct answer Congestive heart failure RLQ - correct answer Right lower quadrant Dx - correct answer Diagnosis LMP - correct answer Last menstrual period I and D - correct answer Incision and drainage Tx - correct answer Treatment Hct - correct answer Hematocrit LUQ - correct answer Left upper quadrant SOB - correct answer Shortness of breath STAT - correct answer Immediately

po - correct answer By mouth Term for Lower blood pressure - correct answer Hypotension Term for Scar tissue - correct answer Cicatrix Term for Enlargement of the kidney - correct answer Nephromegaly Term for Gallbladder stones - correct answer Cholelithiasis Term for Beneath the skin - correct answer Subcutaneous Term for Upper jaw - correct answer Maxilla Goiter is what type of disease? - correct answer Endocrine system disease Term for Vomiting blood - correct answer Hematemesis Term for Smallest blood vessel - correct answer Capillary Term for Kneecap - correct answer Patella Term for Inflammation of a nerve - correct answer Neuritis Term for Heart attack - correct answer Myocardial infarction Term for Blood in the urine - correct answer Hematuria Term for Large tongue - correct answer Macroglossia

Term for Fainting - correct answer Syncope Term for X-Ray study of the bladder - correct answer Cystogram Term for Slow heart beat - correct answer Bradycardia Term for Membrane covering the lungs - correct answer Pleura Term for Loss of calcium in the bones - correct answer Osteoporosis Term for Severe itching - correct answer Pruitis Situated in front, or in the front part - correct answer Anterior Remote, farther from the point of origin - correct answer Distal Nearest, closer to the point of origin - correct answer Proximal Situated toward the outer part - correct answer Peripherral Situated below, or directed downward - correct answer Inferior Straightening motion that increases the angle between adjoining bones - correct answer Extension Movement toward the midline - correct answer Adduction Situated near the surface - correct answer Superficial

Pertaining to the belly - correct answer Ventral Away from the midline, pertaining to a side - correct answer Lateral Pertaining to the back - correct answer Dorsal Pertaining to the middle - correct answer Medial Situated above, or directed upward - correct answer Superior Referring to the sole of the foot - correct answer Plantar Bending motion that decreases the angle between adjoining bones - correct answer Flexion Lying face down and flat - correct answer Prone The lungs are found in which immediate to most general cavity - correct answer Thoracic, then ventral (anterior) Lying flat on the back - correct answer Supine Toward the tail - correct answer Caudal Toward the brain/head - correct answer Rostral The liver is found in which immediate to most general cavity - correct answer Abdominal, then abdominopelvic, then ventral (anterior) The heart is found in which immediate to most general cavity - correct answer Pericardial, then mediastinum, then thoracic, then ventral (anterior)

Frontal/Coronal plane divides the body into - correct answer Anterior and posterior Midsagittal plane divides the body into - correct answer Left and right Transverse plane divides the body into - correct answer Superior and inferior What are the main cavities - correct answer Dorsal and ventral What is located in dorsal cavity - correct answer Cranial and vertebral What cavities are located in the thoracic cavity - correct answer Right pleural cavity, left pleural cavity, mediastinum What organs are located in the thoracic cavity - correct answer Lungs, heart, part of the esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland What cavities does the diaphragm divide - correct answer Thoracic and abdominopelvic What organs are located in the abdominopelvic cavity - correct answer Stomach, small intestine, large intestine, kidneys, bladder, gall bladder, liver, pancreas, and reproductive organs What cavities are located in the abdominopelvic cavity - correct answer Abdominal and pelvic The abdomen is divided into 9 areas. Starting from upper right (under the breast) and going across, then down the rows - correct answer Right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac Right lateral, umbilicus, left lateral Right iliac/inguinal, hypogastric/pelvic, left iliac/inguinal

Going in order from the most superior vertebrae to the tail bone name the type of vertebrae and give the right number of each - correct answer Cervical (C1-C7), includes atlas (C1) and axis (C2) Thoracic (T1-T12) Lumbar (L1-L5) Sacrum Coccyx T/F: When two people communicate, both persons will alternate roles as sender and receiver as they seek responses and clarification. - correct answer T T/F: Shaking your head in a negative way can jeopardize your communication with the patient. - correct answer T T/F: A MA may need to enter a patients' personal space to deliver care to a patient. - correct answer T T/F: Explanations do not help ease patient anxiety about what will happen. - correct answer F T/F: The use of touch can be therapeutic for some patients. - correct answer T T/F: Being touched by a stranger can be an uncomfortable or even a negative experience. - correct answer T T/F: Many patients perceive touch in a medical setting as a prelude to something unpleasant, such as injections. - correct answer T T/F: You do not need to give your full attention to the patient to actively listen. - correct answer F T/F: Occasionally a patient's verbal message may seem to conflict with the non-verbal message. - correct answer T T/F: A MA will typically be responsible for gathering initial patient information. - correct answer T

T/F: A patient's interview does not include a review of past or current medical history. - correct answer F T/F: Paraphrasing means to relate, using your own words, what you have heard. - correct answer T T/F: Reflecting means repeating back what you have heard. - correct answer T T/F: Miscommunication can happen because the message may have been unclear or inappropriate. - correct answer T T/F: The way a patient perceives situations is not influenced by their culture, social, or religious background. - correct answer F T/F: A physician may instruct a MA to give medication by injections. - correct answer T T/F: MA's are permitted to start intravenous therapy. - correct answer F T/F: MA's may assist with minor surgery. - correct answer T T/F: If a physician is present on the site, a MA may apply bandages. - correct answer T T/F: A MA may administer a narcotic injection. - correct answer F T/F: California law allows MA's to draw blood in the clinical setting if they have completed proper training. - correct answer T T/F: if directed, a MA may insert a urinary catheter. - correct answer F T/F: MA's are allowed to interpret lab results. - correct answer F

T/F: Ear lavage may be performed by a MA if the physician is on site. - correct answer T T/F: Vital signs can be taken by a MA. - correct answer T T/F: MA's may remove orthopedic casts. - correct answer T T/F: Injecting collagen or Botox is within the MA's scope of practice. - correct answer F T/F: MA' are allowed to inject anesthetics. - correct answer F T/F: Medication may be given orally by a MA. - correct answer T T/F: A MA is permitted to use a laser. - correct answer F T/F: MA's may call themselves the office "nurse". - correct answer F T/F: Recommending a course of treatment for a patient is within the scope of practice. - correct answer F T/F: If directed, a MA can apply an orthopedic splint. - correct answer F T/F: A MA can remove superficial sutures. - correct answer T T/F: MA's may perform finger sticks. - correct answer T A physician retired without notifying his patients. The physician could be charged with _______________________. - correct answer Abandonment

The disposal of medical infectious waste is controlled by _______________________. - correct answer CAL/OSHA Regulations. A physician describes a procedure, risks and alternative treatments to patient. This is called a/an _______________________. - correct answer Informed consent A MA who performs a procedure ordered by the physician employers protected under what principle? - correct answer Respondeat Superoir A MA can be required to appear in court with this document _______________________. - correct answer Subpoena Narcotic prescriptions are regulated by which agency? - correct answer Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) A MA discusses a patient by name at lunch with others in the building. The MA could be charged with _______________________. - correct answer Invasion of privacy. A patient agrees to receive a flu shot. This is an example of _______________________. - correct answer Consent A method of meditating disputes between a patient and a physician is called _______________________. - correct answer Arbitration Patient rights include this principle _______________________. - correct answer Confidentiality A false statement said about another person's character is called _______________________. - correct answer Slander A person under legal age who is self-supporting and living apart from parents is called a/an _______________________. - correct answer Emancipated minor

This document is required in order to provide medical records _______________________. - correct answer Records release Failure to perform professional care is called _______________________. - correct answer Negligence State law requires that physicians always report this condition _______________________. - correct answer Abuse Billing an insurance company for false charges is considered _______________________. - correct answer Fraud Carefully documenting the patient's care will help prevent professional _______________________. - correct answer Liability The patient's medical records belong to the _______________________. - correct answer Physician T/F: Written instructions are the best way to be sure patient's understand directions. - correct answer T T/F: One way to be sure a patient understands instructions would be to have the patient repeat them. - correct answer T T/F: in communications, responding may be verbal and non-verbal. - correct answer T T/F: Patients should be informed of the office payment policy only after several visits. - correct answer F T/F: Many offices use visual aids to inform patients about their medical care. - correct answer T T/F: Written prescriptions must be signed by the physician. - correct answer T

T/F: Verbal explanations of a procedure do not help the patient remain calm. - correct answer F T/F: A patient on a soft diet should avoid rough foods such as ground meat. - correct answer T T/F: A patient could have milk on a clear liquid diet. - correct answer F T/F: Patients with certain allergies may have a reaction with routine immunization. - correct answer T T/F: Postoperative wound care instructions may include dressing changes. - correct answer T T/F: Physically impaired patients may require an attendant when seen in the office. - correct answer T T/F: Guide dogs are allowed to accompany their blind person to a physician's office. - correct answer T T/F: The USDA Food Guide is often used when explaining healthy eat habits. - correct answer T T/F: The best fluid to ingest during physical exercise is water - correct answer T What is the best method of preventing transmission of disease? - correct answer Hand washing What artery is normally used for taking a pulse reading? - correct answer Radial An instrument used to examine the ears is called what? - correct answer Otoscope Does social history include marital status? - correct answer Yes Which of the following occurs as a urine specimen remains on the counter for a long time? - correct answer Bacteria multiply

What does a Holter monitor measure? - correct answer Heart rhythm What nerve is most apt to be affected during an injection in the buttock? - correct answer Sciatic What is an injection into fatty tissue lying immediately under the skin is called? - correct answer Subcutaneous What is the first and most important rule to remember is an emergency? - correct answer Stay calm What are MA's expected to make decisions in medical office emergencies based on? - correct answer Medical knowledge Instruments touched by unloved hands are considered... - correct answer Contaminated Define aerobes - correct answer Bacteria that thrive in oxygen In what position should hinged instruments be in when sterilized - correct answer Open What are molds and yeasts types of - correct answer Fungi Define sterilization - correct answer Destruction of all microorganisms Define asepsis - correct answer Absence of bacteria What is a surface free of contaminated instruments called? - correct answer A sterile field When you wash instruments to remove debris, you are ____________-ing them - correct answer Sanitize

Define pathogen - correct answer An organism that produces disesse What are gloves, masks, and gowns are known as what? - correct answer Personal protective equipment What is a sterile pack containing scissors, thumbs forceps, and gauze squares called? - correct answer Suture removal pack What is the term for removal of contaminated materials from a wound? - correct answer Debridement What is scrubbing the surgical site in a circular motion from the center to the edge called? - correct answer Surgical prep What is removing fluids or gasses by suction called? - correct answer Aspiration What is flushing out a wound or cavity with a solution called? - correct answer Irrigation What is a sterile surface containing sterile items - correct answer Surgical tray What does s/s, s/b, and b/b describe what surgical instrument? - correct answer Scissors What are instruments used to clamp off blood vessels called - correct answer Hemostats What is a sterile covering placed over a wound called - correct answer A dressing What is the procedure where instruments such as fiberoptic scopes are soaked in chemicals called - correct answer Cold sterilization What is the pulse located at the elbow called - correct answer Brachial

What is the pulse at the knee called - correct answer Popliteal What is the pulse located at the thumb side of the wrist called - correct answer Radial What is the pulse located at the side of the neck called - correct answer Carotid What is the pulse located in the middle of the groin called - correct answer Femoral What is the highest reading of the blood pressure called - correct answer Systolic What is blood pressure measured while the patient is lying, sitting, and standing considered - correct answer Orthostatic What is an instrument used to test reflexes called - correct answer Percussion hammer What is an instrument used to open a body orifice for viewing called - correct answer Speculum What is an instrument used to examine the eye called - correct answer Ophthalmoscope What is an instrument used to examine the ear called - correct answer Otoscope What is an instrument used to examine the rectum and colon called - correct answer Sigmoidoscope What is irregular heart rhythm called - correct answer Arrhythmia What is rapid pulse called - correct answer Tachycardia What is having no symptoms called - correct answer Asymptomatic

What is slow pulse called - correct answer Bradycardia What is family history considered: subjective or objective info - correct answer Subjective What is marital status considered: subjective or social history - correct answer Social history What do the patient's own words determine: the chief complaint or subjective - correct answer Chief complaint What is the physician's physical examination considered: objective or subjective - correct answer Objective Physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine - correct answer Urinalysis A chemical substance that prevents clotting of blood in a blood specimen - correct answer Heparin A vacutainer that contains no anticoagulant has a stopper colored... - correct answer Red Material that presents a risk of possible infection is called - correct answer A biological hazard The first step in preparing a laboratory specimen is... - correct answer Patient identification What is the usual site for capillary testing - correct answer Fingertip A urine specimen obtained by the patient simply urinating in a cup is... - correct answer Random catch When a patient is instructed to cleanse the urethra with a antiseptic towelette is considered what type of specimen? - correct answer Clean catch

The legal method of documenting lab testing process security is called... - correct answer Chain of custody What would a sterile swab be used for? - correct answer Wound culture The intensity of color in a urine specimen indicates what - correct answer Concentration What can improper handling of lab specimens result in - correct answer Contamination What instrument is used to prepare urine for a microscopic examination - correct answer Centrifuge What is the number of leads for a standard EKG. - correct answer 12 What is a simple lab test that has a high degree of accuracy - correct answer A waived test What type of results are ensured by a quality control in a laboratory - correct answer Accurate What are stool specimens tested for - correct answer Occult blood What is a machine used for testing lung capacity - correct answer Spirometer What type of specimen can be used to diagnose tuberculosis - correct answer Sputum specimen What the patient begins urinating in the toilet and catches the remainder in the cup, what type of catch is that considered? - correct answer Midstream catch A physician orders 150 mcg of Vitamin B12. You have 100 mcg/ml on hand. How many ml will you give? - correct answer 1.

A physician orders 10mg of Compazine. You have 5 mg/ml on hand. How many ml will you give? - correct answer 2 A sub cut injection is given at what angle - correct answer 45-90 degree What is the most used deep (adult) IM injection site - correct answer Dorsogluteal When administering a sub cut injection, what is the max dose - correct answer 2cc aka 2ml What should you keep in mind when choosing a needle/syringe unit for the patient - correct answer Age and size of patient The gauge of the needle is determined by which diameter - correct answer Lumen A physician orders 0.25 mg of Lanoxin. You have 0.125 mg tablets on hand. How many tablets will be given? - correct answer 2 What is the preferred site for a TB skin test? - correct answer Anterior forearm What is proper way to express 1/2 cc - correct answer 0.5 cc aka 0.5 ml What is an injection into the fatty tissue lying immediately under the skin called - correct answer Sub cut Which route does p.o. Medication be administered - correct answer Orally Most ampules contain how many doses - correct answer One Antitussive medications are used to control what - correct answer Coughing

All procedures during a medical emergency must be ______________. - correct answer Documented The first technique to use to control bleeding is ______________. - correct answer Direct pressure Poorly reacting pupils might indicate a severe ______________. - correct answer Head injury A piece of emergency equipment used to return proper heart rhythm ______________. - correct answer Defibrillator/AED The first thing a medical assistant should do in an emergency situation ______________. - correct answer Assess the situation Equipment prepared in advance for emergency use is called a ______________. - correct answer Crash cart A basic of CPR is to clear the ______________. - correct answer Airway The lack of a pulse is one way to identify ______________. - correct answer Cardiac arrest A straight fracture across the bone shaft is called ______________. - correct answer Transverse A weak and rapid pulse is a sign of ______________. - correct answer Shock A severe involuntary contraction of muscles is called a ______________. - correct answer Seizure An overdose of insulin would cause the patient to go into ______________. - correct answer Diabetic shock Nitroglycerin if ordered for chest pain. It will be administered ______________. - correct answer Under the tongue

Formation of blisters following a burn can be treated with ______________. - correct answer Cool water An emergency tray would include ______________. - correct answer Epinephrine To establish an airway, the patient would be placed ______________. - correct answer On the back Symptoms of heart attack include pain in the chest, ______________. - correct answer Jaw or arm The procedure used for a chocking person ______________. - correct answer Abdominal thrust A broken bone wedged into another bone is called an ______________. - correct answer Impacted fracture A patient who is having a seizure should never be ______________. - correct answer Restrained Organ system main function: integumentary - correct answer Protection from the environment Organ system main function: skeletal - correct answer Support and protection Organ system main function: muscular - correct answer Movement of the body and of the substances within the body Organ system main function: nervous - correct answer Fast, immediate, point-to-point communication and control Organ system main function: cardiovascular - correct answer Transport nutrients, wastes, hormones Organ system main function: lymphatic - correct answer Site of most immune system functions

Organ system main function: respiratroy - correct answer Gas exchange Organ system main function: digestive - correct answer Digestion, chemical digestion Organ system main function: urinary - correct answer Filtration of blood to remove wastes Organ system main function: reproductive - correct answer Produce new individuals, continue the species Organ system main function: endocrine - correct answer Slow, long-term, body-wide communication and control Organ system main function: immune - correct answer Protect from pathogens (and cancer) Skeletal system organs - correct answer Bones Muscle system - correct answer Muscles Opposition - correct answer Thumb touch to other fingers Elevation - correct answer Shrugging shoulders Depression - correct answer Lowering shoulders Protraction - correct answer Hunching shoulders Retraction - correct answer Squaring shoulders

Pronation - correct answer Back of the hand facing forward anatomically Supination - correct answer Front of the hand facing forward in anatomical position Plantar flexion - correct answer Pointing toes Dorsiflexion - correct answer Flexing foot/toes Eversion - correct answer Turning sole of the foot outward/laterally Inverison - correct answer Turning sole of the foot inwardly/medially Nervous system organs - correct answer Brain, spinal cord, sensory organs, and nerves Circulatory system organs - correct answer Heart, and blood vessels Lymphatic system organs - correct answer Red bone marrow, thymus gland, spleen, and lymph nodes Respiratory system organs/structures - correct answer Nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx (voice box), trachea, the lungs, respiratory airways (bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli) Respiratory airways - correct answer Trachea (anterior to the esophagus), Bronchi (primary, secondary, and tertiary), bronchioles, alveolar ducts Digestive system organs: Alimentary canal and Accessory - correct answer Esophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenal, jejunum, ileum), large intestine (cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum) Liver, and pancreas Urinary system organs - correct answer Kidneys, and urinary bladder