Medical Terminology
What does the suffix "-penia" mean?
Ex. leukopenia
What is deficiency?
A patient faints during venipuncture. What is the first action you should take?
What is remove the needle?
What part of HIPAA applies to data encryption and password protection?
What is the Security Rule?
What document outlines patient rights in a healthcare facility?
What is the Patient Bill of Rights?
What structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
What is the diaphragm?
What is the medical term for difficulty swallowing?
What is dysphagia?
Which test must be protected from light and why?
What is bilirubin; it breaks down with light exposure?
What’s the first step to correct an error in a patient chart?
What is draw a single line through it, date, and initial the correction?
A CCMA shares patient information with a friend. What federal law was violated?
What is HIPAA?
What hormone regulates sodium retention in the kidneys?
What is aldosterone?
What does the term "hemoconcentration" refer to in phlebotomy?
What is a decrease in plasma volume increasing cell concentration?
A CCMA is preparing an intradermal injection for PPD. What angle and site should they use?
What is 15° in the forearm?
A patient requests their medical record. What’s the maximum time you have to respond under HIPAA?
What is 30 days?
What legal document allows someone to act on a patient’s behalf if incapacitated?
What is a durable power of attorney for healthcare?
A patient presents with left-sided facial droop and slurred speech. What emergency condition should be suspected?
What is a stroke/CVA?
Define "iatrogenic condition"
What is a condition caused by medical treatment to provider error?
What error is most likely if a tube with anticoagulant is undefiled?
What is an inaccurate test result due to blood-to-additive ratio?
What does the ICD-10 code beginning with “Z” represent?
What is a factor influencing health status or contact with services?
A CCMA refuses to draw blood on religious grounds. What is this scenario an example of?
What is conflict between professional duty and personal values?
What is the primary function of the hepatic portal vein?
What is to transport blood from the digestive tract to the liver?
What is the correct meaning of "pancytopenia"?
What is a deficiency of all blood cell types?
A provider suspects mononucleosis. What special handling must be done for the blood specimen?
What is allow to clot, centrifuge, and refrigerate serum?
What’s the key difference between EHR and EMR?
What is EHR is shared across multiple facilities; EMR is internal to one facility?
In legal terms, what four elements must be present to prove negligence?
What are duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages?
In ECG interpretation, what does an inverted T wave most commonly indicate?
What is myocardial ischemia?