Appointment Scheduling and Reception
This is what setting up an appointment book by crossing off all times that will not be used for patient visits
What is the matrix
This is the most common method of documentation for a patient medical record
What is SOAP
This specific name is used for pathogens that live in and transmitted through blood
What is blood-borne pathogen
This is the main reason for an ill patient to seek medical care
What is chief complaint
This is the term meaning inflammation of the brain
What is encephalitis
This is the abbreviation used in scheduling to designate a patient who has never been seen in the office before
What is NP
This is the proper procedure to correct an error in a patient's hard-copy chart
What is date and sign the correction
This is the term for bacteria that lives without oxygen
What is anaerobic
This is the normal adult pulse range
What is 60-100 bpm
This term means take away pain or free from pain
What is analgesia
This is the most common type of scheduling
What is time-specific scheduling
Patient's charts are classified as this if they are expected to not return to the office because he or she has moved
What is closed
This is the main reason to use proper aseptic procedures
What is protect patients and healthcare workers
This is the pulse point behind the knee
What is popliteal
This term is means hemorrhage from an artery
What is arteriorrhagia
Securing this type of information is important when making an appointment over the the telephone for a NEW patient
What is the patient's insurance provider
This is the golden rule of documentation
What is if it is not charted it was not done
This organization develop and monitor guidelines and mandate health and safety practices in the workplace
What is OSHA
This is the instrument used to visualize the ear canal and tympanic membrane
What is an otoscope
This is the term meaning the surgical removal of a blood clot
What is thrombectomy
This scheduling method is sometimes necessary to accommodate the increased number of sick patients during flu season
What is double booking
The "P" in the SOAP method of charting includes
What is plan for tests and treatments
This is the most important guideline stated in the universal precations
What is treat all blood and bodily fluids as contaminated
This exam position is used for a patient with difficulty breathing
What is fowler's
This is the meaning of the prefix peri
What is around