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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The lining of the uterus is called the: | endometrium |
| What are some of the nutritional factors that positively influence the wellness of a diabetic patient? | Increasing exercise, eating healthy and controlling blood sugar levels. |
| The urinary system consists of: | two kidneys, two ureters, the urinary bladder, and the urethra. |
| The cavity within the kidney that collects urine is the: | renal pelvis. |
| The right lung is divided into how many sections? | 3 |
| Where do you find the pulse from the patient’s dorsalis pedis artery? | Top of foot |
| Muscles are attached to bones by: | tendons. |
| The hormone responsible for ovulation is: | LH-Luteinizing Hormone. |
| Nutrients absorbed by the body in the small intestine include: | carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and water. |
| A medical assistant taking a pulse by listening to the heart is taking a: | apical pulse. |
| During swallowing, the larynx is covered by the: | epiglottis |
| The outermost of the pericardial membranes is the: | fibrous pericardium. |
| The origin of a muscle is: | where the muscle begins. |
| At what point does systolic pressure occur? | During ventricular contraction |
| What is the medical term for "baby" teeth? | Deciduous |
| The largest glandular organ in the body is the: | liver. |
| What is the combining form for the intestine? | enter/o |
| Encephalopathy is defined as: | disease of the brain. |
| The combining form that means "red" is: | erythro. |
| Which one of the following is a physician having a practice limited to the aging population? | Gerontologist |
| A hernia of part of the rectum into the vagina is called: | rectocele. |
| The surgical incision into the abdomen is: | laparotomy. |
| What is it called when the food is travelling the wrong way and backs up to the esophagus? | GERD |
| In a patient’s progress note you see that the physician has used the term “necrosis” regarding a lesion. The physician is referring to: | dead tissue. |
| There are 4 parts of a tooth. Which part contains the nerves and causes the pain with a toothache? | Pulp |
| When analyzing a medical term, where is the best word part to begin analyzing? | End |
| Which of the following means a physician who specializes in the study of the anus and the rectum? | Proctologist |
| A small mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed is: | bolus. |
| A payment method used by many managed care organizations in which a fixed amount of money is reimbursed to the provider for patients enrolled during a specific period of time, no matter what services are received or how many visits are made. | Capitation |
| A military medical insurance plan that is administered by the government is: | TRICARE |
| An example of a Medicare HCPCS code number is: | J0540. |
| Medicare Part B covers: | prescription medical equipment. |
| Claims for Medicaid patients enrolled in a managed care plan are paid according to what fee schedule? | Capitated |
| Traditional health insurance plans that pay for all or a share of the cost of covered services, regardless of which physician, hospital, or other licensed healthcare provider is used. Policyholders& their dependents choose when&where toget healthcare | Indemnity plan |
| Speaking clearly and articulating carefully during telephone conversations is referred to as: | enunciation. |
| For a multipage letter, the medical assistant should use: | Letterhead for the first page only. |
| Which of the following is the primary benefit of numeric filing? | Patient confidentiality is preserved |
| Which of the following is a type of tickler file? | Chronological |
| Which of the following is the best method of interacting with an angry patient in the reception area? | Invite the patient into a room out of the reception area |
| Which of the following words is NOT required in the heading of a memorandum? | Copy |
| When an order arrives from a supplier, the box should be inventoried. The list of the items included in a shipment is called the: | packing slip. |
| Which of the following is required for electronic data interchange? | Modem |
| Which of the following is a scheduling system wherein patients with similar problems are booked consecutively? | Clustering |
| In some states, a minor is legally unable to make treatment decisions with limited exceptions. Under what circumstances would a patient such as Jane Doe, a 16-year-old minor, suffering from cancer, be allowed to refuse continued chemotherapy treatments? | Being an emancipated minor |
| A physician performed plastic surgery on a patient, later published an article about the procedure in a medical journal. A photograph of the surgical site was included. Permission to publish the photograph had not been obtained. This act is an example of: | invasion of privacy. |
| physician providing patient/ patient’s legal representative a deeper understanding of patient’s condition,full explanation of the plan for treatment, & enough information to decide whether the patient undergo the treatment or seek alternative is called? | Informed consent |
| Translated as “the thing speaks for itself”, which of the following is evidence showing that negligence by the accused person may be reasonably inferred from the nature of the injury occurring to the plaintiff? | Res ipsa loquitur |
| Substitution of another surgeon without the patient’s consent when the patient has already received anesthesia and has no idea that a substitution has been made is called: | ghost surgery. |
| The technique used to let a patient know how you interpreted the message he or she is communicating is called: | restating. |
| Abraham Maslow created “Hierarchy of Needs”. believed that our human needs can be categorized into 5 levels Which of the following is the correct order of Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs” starting from the bottom to the top? | Physiological needs, Safety and Security, Love and belonging, Esteem and recognition, Self-actualization |
| Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ stages of Death and Dying progress through five stages. Which of the following is the correct order of her Death and Dying stages? | Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
| Who created physiological ideas such as the id, ego, and superego? | Freud |