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Examination and Treatment Areas

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The examination room is the area where the physician:   1. Observes the patient 2. Listens to the patient's description of signs and symptoms 3. Performs a general physical examination 4. Dispenses treatment  
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The Medical Assistant is responsible for:   1. Preparing the examination room for patients and doctors 2. Restocking supplies 3. Maintaining a safe environment  
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The Medical Assistant must keep the examination rooms:   1. Spotlessly clean 2. Well organized 3. Free from obstacles that might cause accidental injury  
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The Americans with Disabilities Act requires at least one examination room in a medical office be accessible to patients who use   wheelchairs  
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The Medical Assistant may be responsible for assigning and monitoring   janitorial workers  
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A minimum of two examination rooms per doctor enables the Medical Assistant to prepare one room while the physician   examines a patient in another room  
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Standard furnishings for most examination rooms include:   examination table, supply cabinet,rolling stool, wastebasket, biohazard bag waste containers, sharps containers, sink, overhead adjustable light or gooseneck lamp, computer, sphymo, balance scale for weight and height, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, a chair  
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Examination tables are usually   adjustable  
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Examination tables usually contain   drawers for storage  
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Examination tables usually contain a   pullout step for the patient to use when getting onto the table  
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Examination tables usually contain stirrups to perform a   pelvic exam AKA a vaginal exam or a GYN exam  
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A wastebasket on wheels is called a   kick bucket  
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Disinfect the examination table and/or work surfaces if they become   visibly contaminated and at the end of your work shift  
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Dispose of the paper that covers the examination table and pillows after each client by quickly rolling the paper with the contaminated side on the   inside  
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The Medical Assistant is responsible for gathering needed   instruments and supplies  
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Typical medical supplies include:   rubbing alcohol, povidone iodine, hydrogen peroxide, sterile normal saline solution or sterile water, sterile cotton tipped swabs, sterile tongue depressors, antibiotic ointment, sterile dressing, sterile gauze bandage, elastic bandages, adhesive tape  
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medical supplies continued:   sterile drapes, emesis basin, examination gloves, penlight with pupil gauge, flashlights, water soluble lubricant, patient examination gown, reflex hammer, stethoscope, tape measure, thermometer, antiviral tissues, tuning fork, speculum, PAP smear kit  
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Medical supplies continued:   microscope specimen slides and covers, cytology specimen slide fixative, cytology specimen slide transport container in a biohazard specimen transport bag, specimen bottles, sterile disposable syringes and needles, and a fecal occult blood test (FOBT)  
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Normal saline solution is AKA   0.9% sodium chloride (NaCl)  
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The assortment of examination gloves should include   latex with powder, latex with out powder, non-latex with powder, and non-latex with out powder  
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Types of specula include:   nasal specula, vaginal specula, and rectal specula AKA anoscopes  
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Occult means   hidden blood that cannot be seen with the naked eye  
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Names associated with fecal occult blood test include   Hemoccult, Insure FIT, Hema-Check, Hematest, Seracult, and guaiac  
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Maintain the examination rooms at approximately   72 degrees  
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Have room deodorizers available to mask   unpleasant odors  
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