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CH 1 MC1130
Medical AssistIng Profession Review part ii
Question | Answer |
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inability to digest, often w/ pain in GI tract | indigestion |
prediction of outcome of an illness; meaning: "knowledge before" | prognosis |
dead body used for dissection, study, and tissue samples | cadaver |
study of the incidence, spread, and control of disease in a population | epidemiology |
a person who practices in a profession, such as medicine | practitioner |
method of numbing a body area or rendering an individual unconscious | anesthesia |
early method of general anesthesia, thought to be safer than chloroform | ether |
substance that prevents the growth and reproduction of bacteria & viruses | antiseptic |
practice of preventing the growth & reproduction of bacteria & viruses | antisepsis |
process that uses heat to destroy bacteria | pasteurization |
understanding of and sensitivity to feelings, thoughts, & experiences of others. | empathy |
program designed to give students skills w/o higher education; also known as "Technical Educational Program" | vocational programs |
program designed to give students skills w/o higher education; also known as "Vocational Program" | technical educational program |
educational institution that provides 2-year undergraduate education | community college |
degree awarded by community colleges after a roughly 2-year course of study | associate degree |
competency office functions (computer operation, medical records management, billing and coding) | administrative competencies |
competency direct patient care (drawing blood, taking vitals, assisting w/ surgery) | clinical competencies |
final phase of an accredited-medical-assisting program | externship |