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Med Assist Senior Ex
Final Spring 2015
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ECGs are most often performed when a patient reaches 50years old. Why would a physician perform an ECG if the patient were not showing any symptoms at this age? | so the physician has a baseline value to compare to |
| If a patient calls and cancels an appointment the Med Assistant would | document the cancelation in the chart with black ink |
| How do you take medical terms apart | always start at the end of the word, and work toward the beginning |
| what is pulse deficit | condition that occurs with some heart conditions. The heart does not beat strong enough to produce a pulse |
| what is orthopnea | severe dyspnea in which breathing is very difficult in any position other than sitting erect or standing |
| what is aural | another name for tympanic temperature |
| what is apical pulse | with the use of a stethoscope, the actual heartbeat is heard and counted |
| Never tell the patient that the doctor is______________this tells the patient that the doctor | Busy |
| what scheduling system is one that allows the patient to sign in and be seen in order of arrival | walk ins |
| A HIPAA Security Rule audit includes a review of all of the following categories | organizational requirements . documentation administrative safeguards |
| Schedule IV controlled substance may be refilled | up to 5 x in 6 months |
| hematologist would most likely treat someone with | blood disorders |
| A fever of 103°F is considered | a severe fever |
| A disadvantage of clustering is that | if one visit gets off track, it may throw the entire appointment flow off track |
| A cover letter should be addressed to: | the person who is choosing who is to be interviewed |
| A blood pressure cuff should be: | at least 20% wider than the arm |
| A long-term effect of PID is | Infertility |
| A patient in the _____ position is supine with the feet elevated slightly. | Trendelenburg |
| hypertension is the blood pressure is consistently elevated above: | 140/90 |
| How is percussion different from ausculation | Percussion is when hands are used to bounce sound waves off of a body part Ausculation is listening with a stethoscope |
| Is a release needed to send records to a referring physician, a consultation or an insurance company paying the benefit | No a release is not needed |
| A supplementary label on a prescription container indicates | Supplementary means additional information aside from med name, dosage, |
| A woman who has given birth to two or more children may be called | multipara |
| Who performs the ROS | The physician |
| Infants are examined every..... | infants are examined every 2-3 months to keep up with their immunizations |
| Where does air enter after it goes through the nose | pharynx |
| After 8 weeks an embryo is then a | fetus |
| Does more than one nation use the ICD-10 coding system | yes |
| Which is worse an apgar score of 4 or of 8 | 4 is worse |
| If you upcode a CPT code what are you doing | making it look like the patient had more done that what they did |
| Can an 18 month old talk | usually about 10 words |
| With atrial fib how many times can the heart beat in a minute | 400-500 times |
| What is the purpose of an inhaler | enlarges the bronchioles |
| Each small line on a 3 mL syringe represents ___ mL. | 1/10th of a ml |
| Following fertilization, a zygote begins the journey to the well-prepared uterus, arriving about _____ after ovulation | 6 days from ovulation |
| If a caller makes threats, you should | document the information about the caller and the threat and end the call |
| If a proctologic table is not available, a patient should assume the _____ position for a sigmoidoscopy. Answer a. Sims’ | knee chest |
| DAW means | give the patient the medication as it is written DO Not substitute |
| If you are administering drops to a patient’s right eye, the patient’s head should be: Answer | tilted slightly to the right |
| Infants typically begin their journey through the pediatrician’s office | at 1-2 weeks |
| Intradermal (ID) injections are used in ____ and tuberculin testing | allergy injections |
| Know exam positions | Know the following abb Sig/ po/ sol/ noc/qs/tinc/ac/pc/tid/bid/prn/stat/qh |
| Know the pulse sites | Know examination techniques (ausculation etc. ) |
Created by:
tonyawiltshire