Abbreviations
CXR
What is chest x-ray?
Top 3 bloodborne pathogens.
What is Hep B, Hep C & HIV?
Used to test for color blindness
What is ishihara plate testing?
SOAP stands for this
What is subjective, objective, assessment and plan?
This federal policy regulates the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances.
What is the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)?
What is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug?
Six links in the Chain of Infection.
What is infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry & susceptible host?
Chart used to test "near" vision acuity
What is a jaeger chart?
This process of filing medical records involves grouping related papers together from a patients chart, removing all staples and paper clips and fixing damaged records.
What is conditioning.
This federal law requires certain employers to give time off to employees for familial or medical reasons.
What is FMLA? Family Medical Leave Act
R/O
What is rule out?
A non-living object capable of causing disease.
What is a fomite?
This instrument is used to test the patient's ability to hear tones transmitted through the air and bone conduction.
What is a tuning fork?
This is how long you must legally keep or maintain a patient's medical records.
What is 6 years or longer depending on the law?
This legal document outlines end of life care for patients who resides in a long term care facility.
What is a MOLST form?
HEENT
What is head, ears, eyes, nose & throat?
Means of transmission for Hepatitis A.
What is the fecal-oral route?
This instrument measures the forced expiratory volume.
What is a peak flow meter?
This document is sent to the insured/patient by the insurance company and explains what services were paid, denied or reduced.
What is an EOB?
The legal term for failure to do something that a reasonable person would do in a certain situation.
What is negligence?
DTap
What is diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine?
Most common sexually transmitted disease.
What is HPV?
This is a type of allergy test in which blood is drawn to look for specific antibodies.
What is RAST testing (Radioallergosorbent)?
This form is sent to the provider by the insurance company and shows what services were paid, denied or reduced and often includes multiple patients on it.
What is a Remittance Advice (RA)?
Agreement by all parties to enter a contract.
What is mutual assent?