CMA Review

Afferent

Conducting towards

Efferent

Conducting away from

Relapse

recurrence of symptoms

gynec/o

women

metastasis

growth of cancer cells from one tissue to another

abbreviation for urine

UR

thoracotomy

incision into chest wall

parturition

act of giving birth

physiology

study of living organisms

epistaxis

nose bleed

cervical

neck

tachycardia

fast heart rate

ophthalmologist

treats eye disease

hematologist

treats blood diseases like anemia

to establish elgibility for medicare, you must check for:

ssn, ID, and policy number

if the insurance company rejects an insurance claim, the reason for the rejection will be given on a remittance advice form. You should then:

The claim can be resubmitted by correcting what was on the remittance advice. The patient does NOT need to be contacted about the claim rejection.

ledger (card)

patient’s financial account

anterior

front of body

proximal

closer to origin

palpation

feeling with the hand

prone

laying down on stomach

trandelenburg

feet elevated above head; used for patients with extreme blood loss

lateral

position where patient lies on non-operative side of their body with one arm bent towards their head and the other extended towards their feet

inferior

away from the head; lower part of the body

percussion

to tap

deep

internal; away from origin

fowler’s

position where patient is in a semi-sitting position between 30 and 90 degrees

lithotomy

flat on back with feet spread outwards; used for pelvic/vaginal exams

sims

on the side with bottom out; used for rectal exams

thermography

diagnostic technique which affects regions of hot and cold in the body

to prevent patients from forgetting future appointments, you should:

make appointment cards, call the patient the day before, schedule less than 2 weeks before the appointment

a patient is more cooperative if they:

understand the procedure

when a patient must cancel an appointment, the med assistant should:

immediately schedule another appointment

hot packs used in physical therapy are:

a form of superficial and deep heat

if a patient calls with a blunt injury to the eye:

instruct them to come in as soon as possible and don’t remove any objects

snellen charts are used to check acuity. how to patients read the chart?

have patient keep both eyes open but cover one at a time to read the chart

the latest date an employer can give a W2 form

Jan 31

common positions for a chest x-ray

PA and lateral

HPV almost always causes cervical cancer. How can you detect cervical cancer?

papanicolaou smear (pap smear)

eczema

red raised pruritic scaly areas in the cheek, scalp, and diaper area of the body

albino

incapable of forming melanin

thrush

fungal infection of the mouth and throat

what is the best way to check a patient’s respiratory rate?

watching the patient’s chest rise and fall while appearing to take their pulse

the approximate number of bones in the body

206

normal oral temperature is 98.6 fahrenheit. what is the equivalent in celsius?

37 degrees celsius

in order to inflate a bp cuff, the valve is turned:

clockwise

how often is a physician’s narcotic license renewed?

every three years

what is the medical term for inflammation of the cerebellum?

cerebellitis

when venipuncture is performed using a labender top vacutainer tube:

It does not clog because an anticoagulant is mixed in. It is commonly used for hematology setting

supine

laying flat on back with palms faced up

poikilocytosis

variation in shape of blood cells

where does digestion of fat maintly occur?

small intestine

what organ directly secretes insulin into the bloodstream?

pancreas

when performing routine phlebotomy, which gauge needle is most common

20 or 21

when asked to take a cervical x-ray, where do you take film

neck region

hemostatic forceps are for what?

clamps off small vessels and bleeders

respondent superior

an employee who is considered to be acting on the doctor’s behalf while performing professional tasks

resection

process of cutting/removal of tissue or part of an organ

ultrasound is commonly:

given with electrical stimulation

Using a standard white blood cell pipette for determining a WBC the total number of cells counted is multiplied by:

50

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

10000

excessive tissue formation

hyperplasia

Gram staining is done to determine if:

bacteria is gram positive or negative

subcutaneous

hypodermic

Ultrasound waves are disrupted by:

air and gas

bacilli

rod shaped bacteria

anisocytosis

uneven size rbc like microcyte

gestation

length of time from conception to birth (humans is 280 days)

combining form

root + combining vowel

if two combining forms are present, which one comes first

the least important

cyst/o

bladder

hepat/o

liver

medical term for german measles

rubella

dysmenorrhea

menstrual cramps

distal portion of small intestine

ileum

ventral

front

dorsal

back

duodenum

part of small intestine that connects with stomach

diathermy

generating heat through tissues

py/o

pus

ab-

towards

fever

pyrexia

epi-

upon

pleurocentesis

surgical puncturing of pleura

smallpox

variola

bruise

contusion

excision

-ectomy

cardiorrhaphy

suturing of the heart

erythema

red skin

laparotomy

incision into the abdomen

A governmental agency having the legal responsibility for enforcing proper drug manufacture and clinical use is called:

Food and Drug Administration

hard

scirrho

histologist

one who studies microscopic tissue

ureterotomy

cutting into tube from kidney to bladder

steth/o

chest

hemoglobin

iron containing pigment

angi/o

vessel

necroscopy

autopsy

metaplasia

new tissue

-cele

hernia