Vital Signs
Measured in increments of either 15 or 30. This vital sign measures rate of inhalations and exhalations within a minute.
What is Respiration?
Who are you?
What is a Name?
This process involves front desk operations, such as calling patients or bookkeeping.
What is Medical Office Administration/ Clerical?
The branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults
What is Pediatrics?
This agency is responsible for the safety of all employees of companies operating within the United States
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
Located in the radial, brachial, and femoral spaces, this vital sign inherently measures the beating heart.
What is the Pulse?
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What is Spell Check?
Seen as an essential part of a Medical Assistant's duties, this includes the measurement of vital signs, to include Blood Pressure.
What is Patient Intake?
The field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, is combined with gynecology
What is OB (Obstetrics)?
Formed in 1955 after previously being the Kansas Medical Assistant Society, places an emphasis on the educational aspects of Medical Assisting
What is the AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants)?
The patient's age, health status contribute to a fluctuation of this, but also this may be used to identify abnormalities, such as bacterial or viral infections
What is a Temperature?
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What is a Closing?
Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nursing Homes and this are places a Medical Assistant is NOT allowed to work.
What is a Hospital?
The medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases. Often confused with Family Practice.
What is Internal Medicine?
The US Department of Education recognizes two agencies that may accredit programs in Medical Assisting; Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and this other organization.
What is the CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)?
Guidelines for this measurement specified by the American Heart Association states that a Systolic of than 120 and a Diastolic of less than 80 is considered normal.
What is Blood Pressure?
This helps the recipient to catalog your email.
What is a Subject Line?
The scope of a Medical Assistant's job includes performing venipunctures, although they are not allowed to perform IV's.
What is Phlebotomy?
A medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults.
What is Geriatrics?
This professional organization validates credentialing such as the NRCPT, NRCDA, and the NRCMA, which you will take at the end of your second year.
What is the NAHP (National Association for Health Professionals)?
These two measurements are not considered "true vital signs" as they relate to antropometry, which is the science of size.
Dr., Professor, Mr., Mrs., Ms., Sir, Ma'am.
What is a Preferred Title
This scope of a Medical Assistant's practice includes performing basic laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and pregnancy tests.
What is CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) Waived Testing?
Also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive organs.
What is Urology?
This organization evaluates the quality of health plans in order to help consumers and employers make informed decisions about their health care.
What is the NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance)?