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MDC 100 Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of a disease, but does not cure the disease? | Palliative |
| What type of insurance plan pays a physician separately for each procedure that was performed? | Fee-for-service insurance |
| What is the federal insurance plan that provides health insurance for the elderly, the disabled, and those with end-stage kidney disease? | Medicare |
| Which of the following is/are important character traits for a medical assistant | Being tolerant of different beliefs and attitudes |
| To whom would physicians report cases of specific infectious diseases? | Local board of health |
| Which aspect of our communication is most likely to convey our true feelings and beliefs? | Nonverbal communication |
| How is the patient likely to react if the medical assistant asks, “Why aren’t you following your diet?” | Become defensive |
| Combining form meaning gland: | aden/o |
| Suffix that means specialist: | -ist |
| The upper right and left abdominopelvic regions below the ribs are the: | hypochondriac regions |
| This term means near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure: | proximal |
| The small sac under the liver that stores bile: | gallbladder |
| One of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus: | fallopian tube |
| External female genitalia: | vulva |
| Vascular organ that serves as a communication between maternal and fetal bloodstreams: | placenta |
| Drug that prevents nausea and vomiting: | antiemetic |
| Drug that increases the production of urine, thereby reducing the volume of fluid in the body: | diuretic |
| Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate: | cuticle |
| Soft tissue surrounding the nail border: | paronychium |
| Innermost layer of the skin: | subcutaneous layer |
| Tough, white outer coat of the eyeball: | sclera |
| Gland located in the neck on either side of the trachea: | thyroid gland |
| Spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site: | metastasis |
| Harmful effects of a drug: | toxicity |
| Drug that relieves pain: | analgesic |
| What is the name an individual’s own beliefs about right and wrong in our society? | Morals |
| Which law or government agency is primarily responsible for the regulation of laboratories and laboratory tests? | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA ’88) |
| Identify the prefix that means no, not, without. | a-, an- |
| Which backbones are associated with the chest region of the spinal column? | thoracic vertebrae |
| When a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes home, what type of care has the patient received? | Ambulatory |
| The insurance plan called ______________ is designed to provide health insurance for low-income people. | Medicaid |
| What is the name for an insurance plan’s list of approved medications? | Formulary |
| Why should doorways in the medical office be at least three feet wide? | This is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act so that patients in wheelchairs have access. |
| When was the American Association of Medical Assistants organized? | 1956 |
| What is one important reason for a medical assistant to study ethics? | To develop the intellectual skills to analyze complex problems |
| Informed consent is consent based on | Understanding of a medical procedure and its possible outcomes |
| What is required for expressed consent? | Verbal agreement |
| A physician has discontinued care of a patient without properly notifying the patient. This is called | Abandonment |
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