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The process of assisting a pt to regain a state of health and the highest level of function possible.   Rehabilitation  
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Process of pus formation due to infection.   Suppuration  
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A physician who specializes in rehabilitation and physical medicine.   Physiatrist  
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To apply pressure with the hands.   Massage  
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The use of heat-inducing wavelengths to provide therapy and muscle relaxation.   Diathermy  
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Redness of the skin.   Erythema  
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The accumulation of hardened and crusty pus, fluid, or serum in a tissue or cavity.   Exudate  
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A type of test, or series of tests to evaluate or determine the extent of an illness or disease.   Diagnostic  
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An artificial body part.   Prosthesis  
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Medical speciality of physical medicine and rehabilitation.   Physiatry  
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The paralysis of all four extremities.   Quadriplegia  
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Disease that results in a reduction of bone mass.   Osteoporosis  
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An inflammation of the bursa between the bony prominences and muscles or tendons.   Bursitis  
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An inflammatory disease of the central nervous system causing progressive weakness and numbness which generally strikes adults between ages 20 and 40.   Multiple Sclerosis  
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A nonprogressive type of paralysis due to defects in the brain or birth trauma.   Cerebral Palsy  
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Exercise in which the pt applies movement while another person applies resistance. Used for muscle building and strength.   Active Resistance  
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Turning outward.   Eversion  
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Movement toward the midline of the body.   Adduction  
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To turn the palm or hand anteriorly.   Supination  
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To turn downward or backward.   Pronation  
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To turn inward.   Inversion  
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"Father of Modern Anatomy"   Andreas Vesalius  
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The 19th-century surgeon who introduced the antiseptic system in surgery.   Joseph Lister  
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Another name for childbed fever.   Puerperal Sepsis  
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Physicians in ancient Babylon practiced under a code for the practice of medicine that included severe penalties for malpractice. This is known as the Code of...   Hammurabi  
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The 20th-century physician who accidentally discovered penicillin.   Alexander Fleming  
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The physician who discovered insulin.   Frederick Banting  
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Dr. Walter Reed helped to conquer the disease...   Yellow Fever  
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One of the medicinal remedies from very early times that is still used today to treat heart patients.   Nitroglycerine  
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Clara Barton established what organization when she became aware of the need for support services for the Civil War soldiers?   American Red Cross  
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A New York City physician who founded a school for training persons to work in the medical office.   Mandl  
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Who established the science of bacteriology and discovered that decay was caused by bacteria?   Louis Pasteur  
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The analysis of the skills performed by medical assistants is contained in the...   Role Delineation Study  
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What type of health insurance offers subscribers, or members, complete medical care in return for a fixed monthly fee?   Health Maintenance Organization(HMO)  
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A medical specialist who is trained to administer both local and general grugs to induce a loss of feeling.   Anesthesiologist  
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Another name for an otorhinolaryngologist.   ENT  
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CEU means   Continuing Education Unit  
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The American Association of Medical Assistants(AAMA) was founded in...   1959  
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The type of health care facility that provides health care to individuals who are not hospitalized is referred to as...   Ambulatory Care  
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The three categories of hospitals are...   General, Research, and Teaching  
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The number of individual cases of a disease within a defined population.   Morbidity Rate  
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In addition to the National Board Medical Examination, A physician can be licensed by passing an examination offered by the...   State Government  
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The initials "DO" stand for Doctor of   Osteopathy  
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The first female physician in the United States.   Elizabeth Blackwell  
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Designation used to identify reimbursement per condition in a hospital.   DRG  
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A Fee-for-service insurance program that is not based on prepayment and generally does not restrict the choice of providers?   Preferred Provider Organization(PPO)  
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A predetermined fee that a member of the HMO agrees to pay for health care services.   Capitation Rate  
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A government agency that alerts the medical profession to potential outbreaks of disease such as influenza.   Centers for Disease Control(CDC)  
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A real or imaginary wrong regarded as the cause for a complaint.   Grievance  
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What law affects the hiring of a new employee?   Equal Employment Opportunity Act(EEOA)  
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A systems approach to office management.   Integrating Functions  
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Arranging staff vacation coverage is usually the responsibility of the...   Office Management  
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The purpose of a performance evaluation is to...   Positively encourage the continued improvement of the employee's performance.  
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Employee records must be kept for all of the following EXCEPT   Net Salary  
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Patient instruction booklets should be used...   To standardize instructions  
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An employee handbook would contain job descriptions for all employees EXCEPT   Physician  
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A small payment for a professional service, such as giving a speech.   Honorarium  
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A new employee's probationary period is usually   Three Months  
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Seniority refers to the person in the organization who   Has been with the company the longest.  
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In a typical medical office, the in-basket, containing mail and laboratory reports, is emptied   Once a day  
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Patient information booklets are designed to   Augment patient education  
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The Patient's Bill of Rights   Were devoloped by the American Hospital Association(AHA)  
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Complete patient confidentially, unless directed by a court of law, in regard to their medical record.   Medical Patient's Rights Act  
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