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MedCA final for MA 84 Questions with Verified Answers The father of medicine - CORRECT ANSWER Hippocrates Administering local anesthesia is not considered to be duties of medical assistant - COR ... RECT ANSWER If the situation warrants it, the medical assistant is allowed to give emergency care in absence of the physician - CORRECT ANSWER Some medication are dangerous or habit forming and require a prescription in order for pt to obtain them - CORRECT ANSWER A medical assistant should not discuss pt complaint with them or give a prognosis . - CORRECT ANSWER free of clutter - CORRECT ANSWER Neat & tightly Autoclave - CORRECT ANSWER Machine that sterilizes instruments Ø formaldahyde - CORRECT ANSWER A preservative Shock? Keep warm (person who is in shock) - CORRECT ANSWER V/s administering medications, and explaining medical procedures are all part of pt care - CORRECT ANSWER Bacteri flourishes in hot and damp areas and can cause health problems - CORRECT ANSWER Offering pillows for support such as when pt is uncomfortable lying on the side - CORRECT ANSWER Bed cradles are used to: - CORRECT ANSWER To keep weight of upper beds off pt Air rings under buttocks - CORRECT ANSWER If sign of pressure sores at the base of spine Into veins - CORRECT ANSWER intravenous Administering medication by injection beneath the skin is called - CORRECT ANSWER Subcutaneous administration analegesic - CORRECT ANSWER Aspirin & morphine antibiotic (need to be refrigerated - CORRECT ANSWER Aureomycin Penicillin - CORRECT ANSWER Holds stops the growth of organizen Anesthetics - CORRECT ANSWER Novicaine vital statistics that include data relating to birth, deaths and marriage - CORRECT ANSWER When obtaining record information pt should discouraged to give irrelevant info - CORRECT ANSWER Scheduling appt for pt (appt should be scheduled based on pt needs) - CORRECT ANSWER Pt pay a fixed amount or periodic fee for medical care from providers belonging to HMO - CORRECT ANSWER rectal temperature can .5 to 1 F higher than oral temp - CORRECT ANSWER Oral temp can be affected - CORRECT ANSWER Breathing Thermometer reads 95 F, it is shaken down enough - CORRECT ANSWER Mercury in glass thermometer systolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER Heart is contracting diastolic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER Heart is relaxing Normal BP - CORRECT ANSWER 120/80 sphygmomanometer - CORRECT ANSWER measures blood pressure stethoscope - CORRECT ANSWER an instrument used to listen to sounds of lungs and heart Breaths Adult - CORRECT ANSWER 12-20 The heart can be affected by medication, trauma, illness temp, exercise, stress, bp and emotional stress - CORRECT ANSWER Not weight EKG measures heart problems or heart disease - CORRECT ANSWER central nervous system- spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER The "Snellen Chart" is used to test - CORRECT ANSWER sight normal vision - CORRECT ANSWER 20/20 astigmatism - CORRECT ANSWER Disorder of the eye cataract - CORRECT ANSWER clouding of the eye lens Epilepsy - CORRECT ANSWER Petit mal Glaucoma - CORRECT ANSWER Group of eye conditions causing damage of the optic nerve Diphtheria - Schick test - CORRECT ANSWER Measles - CORRECT ANSWER Most affected stage Coryzal stage Measle symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER Cough, fever/chills, runny nose, muscle pain, and sensitive to light When caring for affected children with measles is best to protect eyes from direct exposure to light - CORRECT ANSWER scarlet fever - CORRECT ANSWER Dick test sinusitis - CORRECT ANSWER Argyrol used to drain sinus Tb - CORRECT ANSWER Contagious infection of the lung by bacteria Highest tb incidence occurs between 15-30 - CORRECT ANSWER Brochoscope is use to examine the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER Polio - CORRECT ANSWER Treat gammaglobolin The aorta now pumps oxygen rich blood from the left ventricle out into the body - CORRECT ANSWER arteries, capillaries, veins - CORRECT ANSWER Not ganglion Lungs are organ where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between air and blood take place - CORRECT ANSWER cholersterol - CORRECT ANSWER Build up fatty deposits Edema - CORRECT ANSWER puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid Hemmorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER Cold application to reduce blood flow thrombophlebitis - CORRECT ANSWER Coagulate form of clot Tissues - CORRECT ANSWER Tendons fibrous connective tissue band arm - CORRECT ANSWER Bicep Brachii, tricep brachii Thorax - chest - CORRECT ANSWER Film should always be stored in lead container - CORRECT ANSWER X-ray films cardiogram - CORRECT ANSWER Not an X-ray arthiritis - CORRECT ANSWER Diathermy therapeutic generation of heat in body tissue it's commonly use to treat arthritis Doctor use pelvimeters to determine a female pelvis in relation to the birth of baby - CORRECT ANSWER After giving birth women experience physical and emotional changes and therefore receive post partum care Syphilis test called - CORRECT ANSWER Wassermann test alimentary canal - CORRECT ANSWER Esophagus The liver produces what? - CORRECT ANSWER bile Where can you find vitamin K - CORRECT ANSWER Spinach What is use to treat constipation - CORRECT ANSWER Enemas dyspepsia - CORRECT ANSWER Disturbance of digestion What is use to treat gallstones - CORRECT ANSWER Grapefruit juice, medication and/ or surgery urinary incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER Accidental leakage of urine allergology is for - CORRECT ANSWER Is the study of hypersensitive and allergies (abnormal reactions to substances) Aviation Medicine - CORRECT ANSWER Aerospace medicine gastroenterology - CORRECT ANSWER Field of Medicine that focuses on treatment and diagnosis of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (digestive tract) geriatrics - CORRECT ANSWER branch of medicine dealing with older individuals and their medical problems gynecology - CORRECT ANSWER the branch of medicine dealing with disorders and treatment of the reproductive system in women hematology - CORRECT ANSWER study of blood internal medicine - CORRECT ANSWER Specialize in the prevention diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions in adults Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER study and diagnosis of disease Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER Medical field which understands, prevents and relieves psychological based stress or dysfunction radiology - CORRECT ANSWER Therapeutic is often used to treat tumor and cancers [Show More]

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