Category 1
What is it called when the patient receives adequate information regarding the method, risk, and consequences before a procedure?
Informed consent
A medical assistant is preparing a 3-month old female infant for a urine collection in the office. Which cleansing method should the assistant use before applying the urine collection bag?
Wipe inferior to superior
The transport and exchange of O2 and CO2 between the environment and all body cells is an example of the interaction between what two body systems?
Circulatory and respiratory systems.
What is upcoding?
Coding at a higher level than the services provided
What is the rate of the EKG paper at normal speed?
25mm/second
A medical assistant should follow airborne transmission precautions for which of the following patients?
A patient with measles
What does the suffix gastroenteritis mean?
Inflammation
A patient is considered new for billing and coding if they haven't seen the doctor in how long?
3 years
Otoscope
A medical assistant is acting as a surgical scrub assistant. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Maintain a 1-inch border around the sterile field
What is the proper procedure for correct hand washing?
Wet hands with warm water
Add soap, rub hands together for 20 secs
Create friction
Rinse and dry
What instruction should the medical assistant give to the patient regarding the Holter monitor equipped with an event marker?
Press the marker when symptoms begin
A Medical assistant has assisted the provider in completing a cyst removal in-office. What should the assistant provide to the patient before they leave?
Follow-Up Appt
Which of the following actions should the assistant take after obtaining a urine drug screen for a patient following a word-related accident?
Seal the lid in the presence of the patient
What should be included in the patient teaching of a patient taking codeine? What are potential GI side effects of mediation?
Constipation
What is the name of the opportunistic microorganism that causes thrush?
Candida Albicans
What should the medical assistant do if the physician is running 2 hours behind schedule?
Tell the patients about the delay and offer to reschedule
What microorganism causes syphilis?
Treponema Pallidum
What is the Anthropometric measurement used for?
Measuring height and weight to make a diagnosis/ growth chart
According to the Patient’s Bill of Rights, which action should the medical assistant take when a patient requests to review her electronic health record?
Provide the patient with a copy of the medical record
Above the eyebrow on the forehead
What route is used to perform a tuberculin screening?
A medical assistant obtained a blood glucose reading on a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following values should the medical assistant notify the provider about immediately?
30 mg/dL
How should the medical assistant make a correction in a paper chart?
Draw a single line through it and initial it
What should you instruct the patient to do when you are performing a phlebotomy procedure?
Tell the patient to form a fist to make the veins more prominent, do not pump.