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NHA Exam
NHA CCMA Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sanitization | reducing the number of micro-organisms by removing debris with soap and water prior to disinfecting |
| Sterilization | A technique for destroying pathogens and their spores on inanimate objects using heat, water, chemicals, or gases |
| Disinfect | To clean something using chemicals that kill pathogens but not thier spores |
| Account balance | amount owed on an account |
| Accounts payable | debts incurred, not yet paid |
| Accounts recievable | money owed to provider |
| Credit | monetary balance in individuals favor |
| Debit | amount owed |
| Matrix | table used for scheduling |
| Modified Wave Scheduling | allocating two patients to arrive at a specified time and the third to arrive 30 minutes later, repeated throughout the day |
| Wave Scheduling | Scheduling three patients at the same time to be seen in the order in which they arrive |
| Amplitude | a degree of change in an EKG tracing, it is represented by vertical axis |
| Artifact | unwanted external event occuring in an EKG tracing not associated with heart function |
| Augmented | a unipolar recording that requires assisting in magnifying the tracing by drawing from the other poles |
| Bipolar | recording of electrical current involving both a positive and negative pole |
| Bundle of His | collection of fibers that conduct electrical impulses from the AV node to ventricular septum |
| Depolarization | systole, contraction |
| P Wave | first wave in cardiac cycle representing atrial depolarization |
| PR Interval | length of time from beginning of atrial depolarization to beginning of ventricular depolorization |
| Precordial | located on the chest in front of the heart |
| QRS Wave | the second wave in cardiac cycle representing ventricular depolarization |
| QT Interval | the length of time from beginning of ventricular depolarization to ventricular repolarization |
| Repolarization | diastole; relaxation |
| SA Node | natural pacemaker of the heart located in the upper right atrium |
| T Wave | third wave in cardiac cycle representing ventricular repolarization |
| Frontal Plane | divides front and back |
| Sagittal Plane | divides left and right |
| Transverse | crosswise plane dividing top and bottom |
| SOAP Note | method of charting commonly used in ambulatory care (subjective, objective, assesment, plan) |
| Abduct | move away from midline |
| Adduct | move towards midline |
| Adenoidectomy | removal of small masses of lymphatic tissue near the opening into the pharynx |
| Cicatrix | scar of a healed wound |
| Ganglion | a collection of nerve cell bodies in a place other than the central nervous system |
| Metastasis | spread of disease, usually cancer, to body sites other than where the tumor originated |
| Nasogastric | from the nose to the stomach |
| Enteral | within or by way of the gastrointestional tract |
| Fomite | non-living objects or substances capable of carrying infectious organisms |
| Vector | living thing carrying pathogens |
| Hyponatremia | low level of sodium in the blood |
| Parenteral Nutrition | nutrients delivered intravenously |
| ACE Inhibitor | antihypertensive medicatio |
| Ampule | small sealed, single use glass or plastic container containing sterile parenteral medications or solutions |
| Calcium Channel Blocker | medication prevents the entry of calcium ions into the cells of the body, which lower blood pressure and treat cardiac pain and dysfunction |
| Tincture | a medicinal preparation in an alcohol base, sometimes for oral and sometimes for topical use |
| Libel | a false accusation that is made with malicious intent to hurt the reputation of a person who is living or the memory of a person who is dead resulting in public embarassment, contempt, ridicule, or hatred |
| Malfeasance | performance of an unlawful wrong act |
| Misfeasance | the performance of a lawful action in an illegal or improper manner |
| Nonfeasance | failure to perform a task, duty, or undertaking that one has agreed to perform or has a legal duty to perform |
| Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) | five digit numeric codes used to describe an evaluation/managemnt service rendered by providers |
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