Infection Control
Safety
Exam & Treatment
Vital Signs
Abbreviations
100

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

What is OSHA?

100

PASS when using a fire extinguisher?

What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep?

100

This Government ruling requires doorways to be wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair to pass through.

What is the American's with Disabilities Act?

100

This Vital Sign is measured in Beat Per Minute.

What is Pulse rate?

100

This abbreviation stands for Complete Physical Exam.

What is CPE or CPX?

200

The practice of controlling most or all pathogens in a medical setting.

What is asepsis?

200

This document includes exposure, treatment, disposal, chemical and manufacturer information.

What is a Safety Data Sheet?

200

This type of supply can be emptied or used up during a medical exam.

What are consumable supplies?

200

This Vital Sign can be measured both manually and digitally and even on the foot.

What is a Pulse rate?

200

This abbreviation is indicated by an arrow pointing upwards.

What is increase/above?

300

The complete destruction of pathogens .

What is sterilization?

300

The study of how people work.

What is Ergonomics?

300

This solution is the most used cleaner in a medical office consisting of 9 parts water and....

What is a 10% bleach solution?

300

This measurement tool uses smiley face emoji type visual aids to assess a patient's pain level.

What is Wong-Baker Faces?

300

This abbreviation indicates any food or drug allergies.

What is NKA/NKDA?

400

This symbol must appear on all items that hold, store or transport infectious waste materials.

What is the universal biohazard symbol?

400

HIPAA

What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?

400

Prepared slides are used to test stool for the presence of this type of bodily fluid that is invisible to the naked eye.

What is Occult Blood?

400

This vital sign is represented by systolic over diastolic.

What is Blood Pressure?

400

This abbreviation represents a medical history and measurement of Vital Signs.

What is H&P/History and Physical?

500

This Standard dictates how you must handle infectious or potentially infectious waste generated during medical or surgical procedures.

What is the Blood Born Pathogens Standard?

500

This plan includes OSHA, Fire Safety, Electrical Safety, Blood Born Pathogen and Needle Stick Prevention Plan.

What is the Medical Office Safety Plan?

500

The most successful way to protect a patient from infection is for you to perform this action.

What is Hand Hygiene? (or Hand Washing)
500

The NHA directed Order of Vital Signs.

What is Height, Weight, Temperature, Pulse, Respirations and Blood Pressure?

500

This abbreviation represents current medical conditions as noted by the practitioner.

What is Dx/Diagnosis?