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Hippocrates - ANSWER -Often called the father of Western Medicine, he believed that disease was caused by physical and environmental factors that could be studied. Palliative treatment - ANSWER -Treatment that reduces symptoms of a disease, but does not cure the disease. Ambulatory care - ANSWER -Care received when a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes home. Fee-for-service insurance - ANSWER -An insurance plan that pays a physician separately for each procedure that was performed. Hospital - ANSWER -A facility that now functions primarily to provide acute care and diagnostic services. Health insurance - ANSWER -A system by which a person (or the person's employer) pays an insurance company a yearly amount of money in exchange for the insurance company's paying some or most of the person's medical expenses for that year. Coaching patients - ANSWER -A trend in modern medicine that encourages patients to become more responsible for their own care by making dietary changes, stopping smoking, and exercising.
Medicaid - ANSWER -An insurance plan designed to provide health insurance for low-income people. Medicare - ANSWER -The federal insurance plan that provides health insurance for the elderly, the disabled, and those with end-stage kidney disease. TRICARE - ANSWER -The current name for the health insurance plan for dependent spouses and children of active-duty military personnel. Routine care - ANSWER -Health care that encourages regular checkups, immunizations, and well-child visits. Utilization review - ANSWER -A process to determine whether health care is medically necessary. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - ANSWER -Included a network of physicians in the community and full-service clinics in which the physicians were employees. Capitation - ANSWER -When a physician receives one monthly fee from the insurance company for each subscriber in his or her practice. Formulary - ANSWER -An insurance plan's list of approved medications. Examination by the physician - ANSWER -Occurs first when a patient is seen in the medical office. Residency program - ANSWER -A program in which a physician participates after completing medical school.
adolescents, and adults. Type of care in patient-centered medical home - ANSWER -Comprehensive, coordinated care that emphasizes prevention and wellness. Coordinated primary care - ANSWER -Correct Osteopathy - ANSWER -Which type of primary care seeks to balance the structure and function of the body through manipulation of muscles and joints? Closed-panel health maintenance organization (HMO) - ANSWER -Which of the following types of medical practice might include a pediatrician, an internist, a dermatologist, an allergist, a neurologist, and a general surgeon? Clinic - ANSWER -Traditionally, what distinguished a clinic from other types of medical offices? National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health - ANSWER -Which of the following might be studied scientifically by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health? Medical assisting profession - ANSWER -Which of the following changes in medical care encouraged the development of medical assisting as a profession? Defensive medicine - ANSWER -What is meant by the term 'defensive medicine'? American Association of Medical Assistants - ANSWER -When was the American Association of Medical Assistants organized? Accreditation - ANSWER -What is a means for medical assisting programs to demonstrate high quality?
Practicum - ANSWER -What is the name given to the practical experience in a physician office that is included in a medical assisting program? Accredited medical assisting program - ANSWER -What is an advantage to a student of completing an accredited medical assisting program? Scope of practice - ANSWER -If a medical assistant performs only those procedures that he or she is trained for and allowed to perform by law, what is being demonstrated? Important character traits for a medical assistant - ANSWER -Which of the following is/are important character traits for a medical assistant? Successful medical assistant - ANSWER -Which medical assistant is likely to be most successful? Importance of neatness and good grooming - ANSWER -They help the medical assistant project a professional image. Professional appearance maintenance - ANSWER -Wear a business suit when attending to patients in an examination room. Restocking examination rooms - ANSWER -Restock examination rooms if there is no patient waiting. Behavior demonstrating failure to work well with others - ANSWER -Complaining about staff members who do not pull their weight. Key concept of the Hippocratic oath - ANSWER -Do no harm.
Paper laboratory results - ANSWER -Printed reports of laboratory tests performed on patients. Filing medical records - ANSWER -Organizing and storing patient health information for easy access. Coding procedures and diagnostic tests - ANSWER -Assigning standardized codes to medical services for billing purposes. Paying bills such as rent, insurance, electricity, etc. - ANSWER -Managing financial obligations of the medical office. Maintaining proper infection control measures - ANSWER -Implementing practices to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare settings. Coaching patients to maintain health through proper diet and exercise - ANSWER -Guiding patients on lifestyle changes to improve their health. Clinical responsibility - ANSWER -Tasks involving direct patient care and support during examinations. Scheduling office appointments and consultations - ANSWER -Organizing patient visits and coordinating healthcare provider availability. Physician offices - ANSWER -Primary workplace settings for medical assistants. Patient navigator - ANSWER -A professional who helps patients overcome barriers to receiving healthcare. Office or practice manager - ANSWER -A role focused on overseeing the operations of a
medical office. Applying hot or cold packs or compresses - ANSWER -A clinical task performed by medical assistants to alleviate patient discomfort. Initiative - ANSWER -The ability to begin or carry through on a plan of action independently. Attending an accredited medical assisting program - ANSWER -Does not guarantee employment after completion. Neatness and grooming - ANSWER -Important for professionalism, health, and safety in the medical field. Maintaining confidentiality - ANSWER -A legal and ethical responsibility of medical assistants. Wearing multiple rings while working with patients - ANSWER -Generally not acceptable due to hygiene concerns. National certification - ANSWER -Requires ongoing education to maintain, not a one-time requirement. Risk management - ANSWER -Refers to strategies to minimize potential hazards in the medical setting. AAMA - ANSWER -One of the two most prominent professional medical assisting organizations. AMA - ANSWER -One of the two most prominent professional medical assisting organizations.
Optimal growth temperature - ANSWER -The temperature at which a microorganism grows best, typically around 98.6° F, or body temperature. Transmission of microorganisms - ANSWER -Can occur through droplet infection, insects, contaminated food, and contaminated hands. Susceptible host - ANSWER -A person who cannot fight off a pathogen that has entered his or her body. Resistance to pathogens - ANSWER -Factors that make a person less resistant, such as poor nutrition and stress, but not immunizations. Preventing entrance of microorganisms - ANSWER -Practices such as coughing and sneezing, acidic nature of urine, hydrochloric acid in the stomach, and mucus in the nose. Cilia - ANSWER -Structures that remove pathogens from the body by constantly beating toward the outside. Medical asepsis - ANSWER -Practices that help to keep an object or area clean and free from infection. Transient flora - ANSWER -Microorganisms picked up in daily activities that are loosely attached to the skin and often pathogenic. Hand hygiene - ANSWER -The most important means of preventing the spread of microorganisms in the medical office. CDC handwashing recommendation - ANSWER -Washing hands with soap and water should be performed when the hands are visibly soiled.
Advantages of alcohol-based hand rubs - ANSWER -They remove all resident flora from the skin. Good aseptic practices in the medical office - ANSWER -Wearing jewelry. When to use clean disposable gloves - ANSWER -All of the answer options. NOT a symptom of a mild allergy to latex gloves - ANSWER -Shortness of breath. Guidelines for working with gloves - ANSWER -Using an oil-based hand lotion before applying latex gloves. Purpose of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - ANSWER -Reduce the risk to employees of exposure to infectious diseases. Employee least likely to have occupational exposure - ANSWER -Electrician. Examples of bloodborne pathogens - ANSWER -White blood cells. NOT an example of a sharp - ANSWER -Cotton-tipped applicator. NOT considered an OPIM - ANSWER -Tears and sweat. Examples of nonintact skin - ANSWER -Bruised skin. Example of an exposure incident - ANSWER -Splashing blood into your eyes.
Hepatitis B vaccine offering conditions - ANSWER -All are correct. Declining hepatitis B vaccine requirement - ANSWER -Sign a hepatitis B waiver form. Example of regulated medical waste - ANSWER -Urine testing strip. Error in regulated medical waste disposal - ANSWER -Storing a biohazard box in the front office for pickup by the medical waste service. Regulated waste tracking form information - ANSWER -All are correct. Most likely means of contracting hepatitis B - ANSWER -Needlesticks and blood splashes. Immunization schedule for hepatitis B vaccine - ANSWER -0, 1, and 6 months. Common side effect of hepatitis B vaccine - ANSWER -Soreness at the injection site. Increased risk for chronic hepatitis B patients - ANSWER -Liver cancer. Most common means of transmission for hepatitis C - ANSWER -Sharing needles for illegal injection drug use. Infection from defective immune system - ANSWER -Opportunistic infection. Cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - ANSWER -Virus.
Treatment after exposure to infectious disease - ANSWER -Postexposure prophylaxis. Transmission method not for AIDS - ANSWER -Casual contact.
