EQUIPMENT
EDUCATION
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
CLINICAL
100

A device used to listen to body sounds

What is a sthethoscope?

100

Certificate Diploma or Associate Degree

What are the levels of education for a medical assistant?

100
Tympanic
What is the term used for a temperature reading taken in the ear?
100

Assigning dates and times for a patient to be seen in the office

What is scheduling?

100

ID SubQ IM

What are the 3 main injection types?

200

The color used to designate biohazardous material

What is red?


200
CMA (AAMA) RMA
What are the credentials of a medical assistant?
200
Prefix referring to fast
What is Tachy-?
200
Applying charges and payments to a patient's account
What is posting?
200


What are the vital signs?

Height Weight Blood Pressure Pulse Respirations Temperature

300

What is a glucometer?

A tool used to monitor a patient's blood sugar?

300
American Association of Medical Assistants
What does AAMA stand for?
300

What is PO?

To be taken orally

300

What are the roles of the administrative medical assistant?

Receptionist Medical records management Insurance billing and coding

300
Lithotomy
What is the position used for a gynecologic exam?
400
Sphygmomanometer
What is the measuring device on a blood pressure cuff?
400

What is the requirement for maintaining certification as a medical assistant?

60 CEUS every 5 years

400

What is -penia?

A suffix referring to deficiency

400

What is a CPT book?

A guide for placing value on services offered at the physician's office

400
A device used to monitor the electrical activity of the heart
What is an EKG?
500

What is the PDR?

A reference guide used to obtain information on medications

500
classroom training externship experience certification examination
What are the three requirements to becoming a CMA?
500
The universal blood donor
What is Type O?
500
A guide for assigning a diagnostic code to a patient's condition
What is the ICD-9-CM?
500
The process of obtaining a blood sample for testing
What is Phlebotomy?
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