Cert Prep Chapters 1 & 2

A patient with rapid pulse has bradycardia

False

Water-soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K

False

Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism

True

Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment

False

It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain

True

A physician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees

False

A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is called a stain

True

Another name for heart attack is myocardial infarction

True

A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract and saliva

False

Hepat stands for root of kidney

False

A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens

True

Viruses are found in soil

True

The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is called coagulation

True

Water contributes about 60% of body weight

True

The lowest level of organization for the human body begins on the chemical level

True

A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia.

False

Water-soluble vitamins are A, D, E, and K.

False

Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism.

True

Some states consider it legal for medical assistants to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment.

False

The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory.

True

Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics.

True

Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the investment.

True

An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees' wages total more than $1500 in any quarter.

True

Vesting means that you have a legal right to all the money in your account.

False

Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked.

True

A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met.

False

All medical practices have to cover worker's compensation cases.

False

The study of all factors that cause disease is known as Etiology.

True

A check from an insurance company includes payment for only one patient.

False

Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics.

True

Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the investment.

True

An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees' wages total more than $1500 in any quarter.

True

Vesting means that you have a legal right to all the money in your account.

False

Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked.

True

In a medical practice, accounts receivable describes the money that is paid out to run the practice.

False

A customary fee is the fee a doctor charges for a service or procedure.

False

The physician usually authorizes several people to handle the purchasing of supplies and other products.

False

Infarction is an area of dead tissue caused by an invasion of bacteria or loss of blood supply.

False

The percentage the employer pays for federal unemployment taxes decreases if the employer also pays state unemployment taxes.

True

Untreated strep throat is not serious and does not lead to complications.

False

Metabolism is the sum of all cellular processes that build, maintain and supply energy to living tissue.

True

The daily recommended allowance for fat in the adult diet is $50\%$ to $60\%$.

False

The typical American diet contains $2$ to $5\,\text{g}$ sodium daily.

True

Most fungi do not cause disease in humans.

True

Encephal means neck.

False

Cyst means bladder.

True

The medical term for a headache is

Cephalagia

A word meaning fever is

pyrexia

Low blood sugar is

hypoglycemia

Variola is

smallpox

The word part which means joint is

cost

Excessive tissue formation is referred to as

hyperplasia

One who studies cells is referred to as

cytologist

Incision into the chest wall is referred to as

thoracotomy

Under the skin is referred to as

hypodermic

Atriomegaly refers to

enlargement of the atrium if the heart

One complete heartbeat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases us known as the

cardiac

Resection refers to

cut into again

Another term for subcutaneuous injection is

hypodermic

In preforming a treatment without the patients informed consent, the physician runs the risk of a suit for

assault and battery

The statute of limitations for bringing malpractice suit varies from state to state, but in most states it is

one year

A court order for a physician to appear and testify is known as a/an

subpoena

For anyone to practice medicine without a license, except in a few special circumstances, is

a criminal offense

Negligence in the medical profession is called

malpractice

An employee who is considered to be acting on the doctors behalf while preforming professional tasks is

respondent superior

A physician reports a case of acquired immunodeficieny syndrome (AIDS) to the state. This is called

physicians public duty

The age of majority in most jurisdictions is

18 years

The study of values or principles governing personal relationships, including ideals of autonomy, Justice, and conduct is called

ethics

When preforming a microscopic, the evaluation of each element present in the urinary sediment is based upon the

average number found in ten fields

When doing a red cell count, the factor by which the cells counted are multiplied is

10,000

When focusing the microscope, one should begin with which objective?

10X

The macroscopic examination of urine consists of

observing the color and character

The appropriate gauge needle to use when performing phlebotomy of veins in the forearm is

20 or 21 gauge

When using a standard white blood cell pipette for determining a white blood cell count, the total number of cells is multiplied by

50

The most common bacteriology stain is

gram stain

The most common positions for chest x-rays are

PA and lateral

Gram staining is done to determine

whether a bacteria is gram positive or gram negative

On a normal ECG tracing, the first wave to show downward deflection is

Q wave

The first sound heard when taking blood pressure

systolic pressure

Normal oral temperature is 98.6F. The equivalent Celsius temperature is

37.0C

Ultrasound waves are disrupted by

air and gas

Ultrasound is commonly

given with electrical stimulation

The largest white blood cells are the

monocytes

Which of the following needles has the widest lumen?

19 gauge

An injection into the tissues between the skin and muscle is called

subcutaneous

The layer of cells forming the epidermis of the skin and the surface layer of mucous and serous membranes

epithelium

The epidermis contains

melanocytes

The term strata means

several layers

Neurons that carry impulses toward the brain or spinal cord are

afferent neurons

A large molecule which is the main constituent of chromosomes is referred to as

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Red blood cells appear red due to the presence of

oxyhemoglobin

The heartbeat is normally regulated by the

sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

The median or sagittal plane divides the body

into left and right

A patient in the prone position is lying

face down

A patient in the supine position is lying

flat on their back with palms and face up

Proximal

is the opposite of distal

The body is divided into front and back by which of the following planes

coronal

The opposite of ventral is

dorsal

The opposite of distal is

proximal

The number of bones in the body is

206