Med Terms
The meaning of gastr-
What is stomach?
The meaning of WNL
What is "within normal limits?"
This is the way a patient can provide information about their demographics online.
Patient portal
This is the policyholder, not necessarily the patient, that "guarantees" payment
What is "guarantor"?
The name of an EKG tracing that has an upward and downward movement of the waveform
Wandering baseline
The meaning of helio-
What is sun?
The meaning of CAD
What is coronary artery disease?
This is what the MA should check with when obtaining referrals for a patient.
What is insurance guidelines?
This amount is the amount a patient must pay before their insurance policy begins to pay.
What is deductible?
This is what the MA must do when preparing to pour/administer an oral liquid medication.
Pour the medication to the prescribed dose in the medicine cup on a flat surface.
The meaning of fistul-
What is pipe?
The meaning of DM
What is diabetes mellitus?
This is how you deal with a patient experiencing syncope.
What is "ensure they are lying flat, ideally with legs elevated about 12 inches to restore blood flow to the brain"?
This type of scheduling brings in several patients at the beginning of each hour, to be seen in the order they arrive.
What is wave booking/scheduling?
If a prescription states "Sig: ii tablets sl qid," this is how you instruct the patient.
What is "Take 2 under the tongue 4 times daily"?
The meaning of trich
What is hair?
The meaning of FSH
What is follicle stimulating hormone
This is what you must do when a patient states they cannot accept blood transfusions due to religious belief.
What is "record it in the medical record"?
A medical assistant is preparing to complete an 837P/CMS-1500 claim form. This code on the form identifies the practitioner who provided the submitted services.
What is National Provider Identifier (NPI)?
This term refers to the failure of a medical professional to act, leading to patient harm.
What is Nonfeasance?
The meaning of aur-
What is ear?
The meaning of ESR
What is erythrocyte sedimentation rate?
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who is terminally ill and has been crying uncontrollably as well as refusing to eat or see their family. The patient is in the 4th stage of grief.
What is depression?
These are the three basic filing systems commonly used in medical practices.
What are alphabetical, numerical, and subject?
This is the correct order of draw for phlebotomy (color-coded).
What is Yellow, Light Blue, Red, Green, Lavender, Gray?