Labs
The color tube a CBC is drawn in
What is lavender top?
The suffix for inflammation
What is -itis?
A condition in which the use of a certain drug is dangerous or ill-advised
What is a contraindication?
Many medical offices have switched from paper medical records to this, high tech, version. (Full name and abbreviation)
What is an electronic medical record (EMR)?
The length and gauge of needle used for an adult IM injection
What is a 1 in 25 G needle?
A test that measures the average blood glucose over the course of 3 months
What is an A1C?
The prefix for bone
What is oste(o)?
The term for the desired or predicted physiological response caused by a drug
What is therapeutic effect?
The average length of time after which a patient would become a new patient if they were not seen in office
What is 3 years?
You are performing your three checks before administering a medication. What are at least 3 things you are looking for when you look at a medication package prior to administering it?
What are: The right medication, right strength, expiration date, and color/consistency of the medication
This type of swab is used to obtain samples for conditions such as influenza or RSV
What is a nasopharyngeal swab?
The prefix for nose
What is rhin(o)?
The schedule of controlled medications that have the lowest chance of misuse
What is Schedule V (aka Schedule 5)?
A form provided by the patient's insurance company that includes the services rendered, the payment covered, benefit limits, and claim denials
What is an Explanation of Benefits (EOB)?
The angle at which one would perform an intradermal injection
What is 10 degrees?
The medical term for the location on the patient's inner elbow where blood is drawn
What is the antecubital fossa?
The prefix for ovary
What is oopher?
The class of drug that medications such as Eliquis (apixaban), Coumadin/Jantoven (warfarin), and Xarelto (rivaroxaban) belong to
What are anticoagulants?
A form Medicare provides a patient to notify them that a service may not be covered. This form must be verbally explained to the patient. The patient then has 3 choices:
1. Have the service anyway, office can try to bill Medicare, patient agrees to pay if Medicare doesn't cover
2. Have the service anyway, office does not bill Medicare, patient agrees to pay the cost of the service
3. Patient no longer wants this service
What is an Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN)?
List at least 6 "Rights" of medication administration
What are: right dose, right medication, right route, right to refuse, right patient, right documentation, right time, right technique?
The long version of the shortened "pap"
What is Papanicolaou?
Both prefixes for kidney
What are ren- and nephr-?
A class of medication that block the effects of hormones like adrenaline and other stress hormones on the heart and blood vessels. They can slow down heart rate and reduce blood pressure.
What are beta blockers?
The law which prohibits physicians from making referrals to others with whom they have a financial relationship
What is the Stark Law?
You are preparing to administer 0.5 tab of an oral medication. The medication is an extended release. What should you do?