Break the Chain
The type of cleaning that must be performed in order to achieve surgical asepsis.
What is sterilization?
A CCMA is evaluating the following 3 characteristics when assessing a pulse.
What is rate, rhythm or regularity, and volume or strength?
What are the differences between side effects and adverse reactions?
A side effect is an unintended, undesirable action on the body caused by a medication, which is known and expected, as well as relatively harmless to the patient.
An adverse reaction is an unintended, harmful action of the medication, which may be unexpected and can cause death or long-term damage to the patient. Patients with known adverse reactions to medication should not be prescribed that medication.
Chrondromalacia
What is softening of the cartilage?
The first step in preparing and administering a medication ordered by the provider.
What is obtaining consent to administer the medication?
In this link to the chain of infection, the _______________ is where the pathogen lives and thrives.
Reservoir
This specimen is a legal specimen that needs to be handled by several people to prevent any possibility of tampering with it before and after the test is conducted.
Chain of custody
A specimen used for cultures or when a noncontaminated urine specimen is needed.
What is the clean-catch midstream sample?
Cystitis
What is inflammation of the bladder?
The amount that must be paid by the patient before the insurance carrier begins paying.
What is the deductible?
A CCMA is talking with a patient who has contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite. The means of transmission for this infection.
What is vector transmission?
This is a federal agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It oversees the major government healthcare programs, which include Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP.
What is CMS?
Use __________ (mixed case) letters to emphasize parts of medication names that could cause confusion (cefoTEtan and cefOXitin).
“tall man letters”
Rhinorrhea
What is excessive discharge from the nose?
Metabolism changes active forms of the medication into harmless metabolites ready for excretion through urine or feces. The __________ is the primary organ of metabolism, but the kidneys also metabolize some medications.
The liver
A CCMA is talking to a patient about a new prescription of amoxcillin. The CCMA explains that this medication aids in the destruction of which micro-organism.
What is bacteria?
What is Sim's position?
The steps the CCMA used to test the patient's distance vision.
What is "have the patient stand 20 ft away and identify letters, shapes, or the direction of the "E"; the eyes would be tested separately and together; and the patient can wear corrective lenses during exam"?
Lobectomy
What is surgical removal or part or all of a lung lobe?
An example of this injection would be the flu shot.
What is an IM injection?
The 6 links in the Chain of Infection.
What is infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transportation, portal of entry, susceptible host?
The anthropometric measurements that must be obtained for infants.
What is weight, length, and head circumference?
In terms of labs, the most common designation for ambulatory care labs and tests that are the lowest level of complexity.
What is CLIA waived?
Otorhinolaryngologist
What is a specialist of the ear, nose, and throat?
The administration route is when a continuous, slow absorption of medication is required.
What is transdermal?