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MA Exam Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tachycardia | Rapid/ fast heart rate (over 100 BPM) |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart rate (Below 60 BPM) |
| Afebrile | No fever |
| Febrile | Fever |
| Nosocomial | An infection contracted while in the hospital |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| Thrombus | Blood clot |
| Opiate | Medication for pain |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Emetic | Drug to induce vomiting |
| Antiemetic | Medication to reduce vomiting |
| Dysuria | Painful urination (Urine sample is checked with chemistry) |
| Hematuria | Blood in urine |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thirst (symptom of diabetes ) - order a HbA1C |
| Polyuria | Frequent urination (symptom of diabetes) - order a HbA1C |
| Menarche | First menstruation |
| HbA1C | blood test for diabetic patients |
| POL | Physician's Office Laboratory |
| Amniocentesis | Surgical puncture that removes amniotic fluid to evaluate the fetus. |
| Invasion of privacy | Example is entering a patient's room without permission. |
| Proper asepsis technique | Reduce the risk of contamination and the spread of bacteria. |
| Disinfectant of BP cuffs | Help destroy microorganisms |
| Patient's Bill of Rights | violation to leave test results by the fax machine. |
| If you find sterile packs that are not dated what should you do? | Reprocess them |
| How to convert from pounds to kilograms | Divide the number of pounds by 2.2 |
| IM injection needle gauge | 22-25 |
| How many ml is equal to 1sp | 5ml is equal to 1tsp (teaspoon) |
| Ophthalmoscope | Used for an eye exam for contact lenses. |
| Anthropometric measurements | Used for growth charts |
| MMR vaccine on a 5 year old | Deltoid at a 45 degree angle |
| Infant location for an IM injection | Vastus lateralis, 23-25 gauge, 7/8 - 1" needle |
| What do you do if a parent calls to report a child has drank poison? | Advise them to call poison control |
| Reinforcing teaching patients will help | Patient compliance |
| What are high quality lab tests? | CLIA waved tests (a medical assistant can perform) |
| What do you need to see when checking out a patient ? | The encounter form, to know if they need another appointment |
| Cluster scheduling | When scheduling several patients for the same type of problem in the same block of time |
| What should you verify when scheduling a new patient? | Insurance benefits |
| When scheduling outpatient surgery what should you obtain? | Any diagnostic test results prior to the surgery for the doctor. |
| To be compliant with HIPAA | All patients must get a Notice of Privacy Practice to sign |
| To prepare a claim | Obtain data from the patient record |
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