Clinical Responsibilities
We must obtain a ________ from a parent or guardian before any procedure is done on a minor.
Signature
This doctor specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of ear, nose, and throat disorders
otorhinolaryngologist
In many cases, who will the patient first have an encounter with?
The medical assistant
What is a SNF?
Skilled nursing facility, care is required around the clock
What is inpatient care?
Staying overnight
Which is not one of our responsibilities as an MA?
-performing ECGS
-Preparing patients for X-rays
-Transcribing medical dictation
-cleaning and sterilization of equipment
Transcribing medical dictation
Why are costs of healthy care delivery skyrocketing?
Longer life expectancy, technological advances, and rising drug costs
diagnosing and prescribing treatment or medication is called what?
practice of medicine
Controlled drugs must be kept...
locked up
This healthcare professional practices medicine, which is the science of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, and requires a minimum of nine to ten years of education and training
Doctor MD
Historically medical assistants were trained...
on the job by a physician
Three levels of Emergency Medical Services training:
Paramedic
Emergency Level Responder
______________________
EMT, emergency medical technician
Name the three forms of communication
WRITTEN, VERBAL, NONVERBAL
It is recommended that an MA types all documents.
TRUE OR FALSE
False
Whose job description matches the following:
Performing electrocardiogram studies on patients
EKG technician
Who described bacteria as "tiny little beasties"?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Ethical decisions pertaining to life issues are referred to as....
bioethics
The MA's main responsibility is to...
Assist the physician in providing patient care
Who developed surgery and surgical pathology into a science?
John Hunter
What certificate is awarded to those who pass the AMT exam?
RMA, registered medical assistant
For CMA, how often must it be revalidated in order to remain current?
Every 5 years