Medical Law&Ethics
According to the Patient's Bill of Right, which of the following is a guarantee?
A. Pts can be a participant in research study without consent
B. Pts have the right to refuse care
C. Pts will be provided info about the cost of treatment following discharge
B. Pts have the right to refuse care
Which of the following laws or regulations would include precautions and rules related to needlestick safety and injuries?
A. OSH Act
B. CLIA
C. HIPAA
A. OSH Act
Which of the following positions would be best for a pt with dyspnea?
A. Prone
B. Lithotomy
C. Semi-Fowlers
D. Sims (Left lateral)
C. Semi-Fowlers
What are the two most common identifiers
A. pt's full name and date of birth
B. physician's name and insurance number
C. Pt code and social security number
A. pt's full name and date of birth
What is the role of the mitochondria?
A. Makes protein
B. Control center of the cell
C. Protects the cell
D. Provides energy
D. Provides energy
In which of the following procedures can implied consent be used?
A. Colonoscopy
B. Cyst Removal
C. Venipuncture
C. Venipuncture
What is a sign of abuse?
A. Malnutrition Individual
B. Well-nourished individual
C. Fully Immunized individual
A. Malnutrition Individual
For a routine physical what is needed in the exam room?
A. Needle
B. Otoscope
C. Catheter
D. Curette
B. Otoscope
When entering a room what should the MA do before any procedure or exam?
A. Washing hands
B. Performing procedure
C. Identify Pt
C. Identify Pt
What quadrant is the gallbladder located in?
A. Left upper quandrant
B. Left lower quandrant
C. Right lower quandrant
D. Right upper quadrant
D. Right upper quadrant
Which of the following types of ethics includes basic principles of do no harm, justice, and autonomy?
A. Common Ethics
B. Professional Ethics
C. Medical Ethics
D. Personal Ethics
C. Medical Ethics
A medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray or a procedure. They pick up the instrument and place it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure, the patient calls the office concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of the following torts has the assistant committed?
A. Abandonment
B. Negligence
C. Battery
D. Defamation
B. Negligence
What is a parenteral route?
A. Buccal
B. Sublingual
C. Rectal
D. Intramuscular
D. Intramuscular
How can one identify the systolic BP?
A. The soft tapping sound
B. The first sound heard
C. The sharp tapping sounds
D. The final sound heard
D. The final sound heard
Which of the following body systems are primarily responsible for achieving and maintaining homeostasis?
A. Nervous and Endocrine
B. Immune and Cardiovascular
C. Integumentary and Muscular
D. Gastrointestinal and Lymphatic
A. Nervous and Endocrine
Which of the following types of advance directives provide information about the person that a patient delegated to make health care decisions on their behalf if they are unable to do so?
A. Living will
B. Organ donation
C. Do not resuscitation (DNR)
D. Health care proxy
D. Health care proxy
When assisting a patient from a different culture, which of the following should the medical assistant do to help the patient feel more comfortable in the medical office setting?
A. Try to understand their beliefs about disease
B. Tell the patient, "your English is very good"
C. Speak very slowly and use medical terms
D. Tell the patient, "Your home remedies will not help as much as the medication the doctor is prescribing you"
A. Try to understand their beliefs about disease
When installing eye ointment or drops what should one do?
A. Pull conjunctival sac downward and put treatment from inner to outer campus
B. Drop the treatment for an inch away of eye
C. Pull on eyelid upward and place treatment from outer to inner campus
D. Tell pt to pull on there eye lid and conjunctival to open eye
A. Pull conjunctival sac downward and put treatment from inner to outer campus
What would vital signs be placed under?
A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Assessment
D. Plan
B. Objective
Which of the following diagnostic studies uses radiation?
A. MRI
B. CT scan
C. Ultrasound
B. CT scan
Which of the following parts of Medicare covers durable medical equipment (DME)?
A. Part A
B. Part B
C. Part C
D. Part D
B. Part B
An adolescent is covered by two insurance policies held y their divorced parents. The patients have birthdays in May and August and have joint custody of the adolescent. Which of the following policies is the primary policy for the adolescent?
A. The policy that the adolescent chooses
B. The policy that names the adolescent as a dependent
C. The policy that was written first
D. The policy of the parent who has the earliest birth month
D. The policy of the parent who has the earliest birth month
How does one administer ear drops in a pediatric pt's ear?
A. Pull the pinna of the ear back and upward
B. Pull earlobe back and downward
C. Pull on both pinna and earlobe back
B. Pull earlobe back and downward
Which of the following sites is most commonly used to check a pulse in children?
A. Brachial
B. Radial
C. Carotid
D. Temporal
A. Brachial
Which of the following stages of grief involves asking the question “why me?”?
A. Depression
B. Denial
C. Anger
D. Bargaining
C. Anger