2nd part Medical Assistant General Knowledge

What kind of patient CANNOT consent to their own care?

A 17 year old with a 6 inch laceration of the leg

Minors cannot make their own health care decisions unless it involves

reproductive care , substance abuse or pyshiatric treatment.

Elderly persons who have not been designated as incompetent or have no guardian may

make their own medical choices

What is NOT a parenteral (injected) route of medication administered? 

PO= mouth

SubQ

 means subcutaneous 

What item should a pt. On low sodium diet select for as a snack?

Banana

which of the following is the pace maker of the heart? 

SA Node

what is the purpose for a medical record

Research tool, communication tool for health care team, legal record, and personal record of health treatment.

The length of time which aa person can file a lawsuit is called?

Statue of limitations

Mandatory reporting

refers to the obligation of MA to report child abuse or elder abuse

COBRA

refers to federal regulations regarding continuation of health insurance after leaving a job

What medical term describes bone pain?

Osteodynia

Chondromalacia

 softening of cartilage 

Osteolysis

destruction of bone 

What is NOT a good source of calcium?

 Cauliflower

What is a good source of calcium?

 Milk, sardines, canned salmon, and cheese

What abbreviation that indicates a patient should take the medication before a meal is? 

AC

PC (posy cibum)

means after meal 

NPO

means nothing by mouth 

NOS

not otherwise specific 

PRN (pro re nata)

as needed 

what phrase describes the amount of evidence required to convict in a civil case?

 preponderance of evidence (this is sufficient to prove guilt)

In a criminal case, there must be overwhelming evidence beyond a

reasonable doubt 

 A pt. Who is instructed to take 10mL of a meds would be able to use what household equivalent?

2 teaspoon

(One teaspoon is 5.5 mL)

When a physical exam has been performed and the physician documents PEERLA, what part(s) of the body is this referring to? 

Eyes

PEERLA stands for

pupil equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation”, this indicates that the pupil are normal

what is descriptive of arteries?

Thick, elastic, carry oxygenated (red) blood away from heart

What is the descriptive for veins?

hin, fragile, and carry return deoxygenated (blue) blood to the heart 

Torticollis or wryneck is a spasm of what muscle? 

 sternocleidomastoid

Gastrocnemius

is a calf muscle that often spasm and give the pt. A charley horse 

Rectus addominus

 is the “six pack” muscle of the abdomen 

Deltoid

the muscle of the upper arm that we use for injection 

Sartorius

involves the “tailor muscles” , sitting on the floor, putting soles of the feet together , and pressing down the knees stretches this. 

 Law that protect consumers from harassing phone calls for collection are part of the? This is a regulation to protect debtors from collectors calling at work, leaving incriminating messages or calling at inconvenient hours to harass the debtor.

Fair Debt collection Act

The Fair credit reporting act

allows persons to see their credit record and information given to potential lenders 

The Equal credit opportunity Act

prohibits discrimination against extending credit based on race, sex, gender, religion , or marital status.

Consumer protection act of 1971

protects the pt. Finance by regulating the lending fund

Fair labor standard act

regulates the minimum wage and controls the number of hours worked 

 Bones are joined to muscles by?

tendons

Bones are joined by?

Ligaments

Periosteum

protective covering on the outside of a long bone 

Cartilage

semi-hard, fibrous connective tissue 

Multipara means?

many live births

\-para means

live birth 

What does NOT describe Schedule IV drugs? 

Physician must sign a triplicate prescription

Only schedule II drugs must be ordered in

triplicate form, signed by the physician, filled within a time limit, and no refills given

Schedule IV drugs are frequently

abused , but have lower potential for abuse

Schedule IV drugs include

Xanax, Ativan, Valium 

Schedule IV drugs must be

 locked in a secure place, but they can be called in over the phone and may be refilled up to five times in six months , if the doc thinks this is appropriate. 

Which region referred to when charting a notation about the area near the navel? 

Umbilical

Which term did Freud use to describe the area of the mind that determined a person’s basic identity? 

Ego

Ego

is the part of the conscious mind that contains our thought and behaviors

What means the “without menstrual flow”?

Amenorrhea

\-A and -An means

without

Nullipara

means no live births 

Oligomenorrhea

Scant menstrual flow 

Dysmenorrhea

 means painful menstruation 

Nulligravida

means no pregnancies 

 What food items would NOT be consumed by a lacto-vegetarian? 

Eggs

Lacto-vegetarian eat only plant-based items and dairy food like

 milk, cheese, rice, beans, and corn

 The act that protects the pt. Rights including the right to agree to or refuse medical treatment is the?

Patient self- determination act of 1990

The Consumer Protection Act of 1971

protects the pt. Finances by regulating the lending of funds

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

 prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, or national origin. 

The American with Disabilities Act

 protects those with physical, mental or emotion 

 The condition in which blood accumulates due to a tear in the meningeal layer is?

subdural hematoma) this is bleeding under the layers of tissue covering the brain

Intracerebral hematoma

is bleeding into the brain tissue itself

The advance symptom for cancer is

pain and weight loss

The duties performed by the public health department is

collecting data on communicable diseases, recording vital statistics of animal bites and injuries, Predicting and managing epidemics and tracking live births, stillbirths, and deaths.

Medicare is managed by the

 federal gov

medicaid is managed by the

State

 The term carcinogenic means?

pertaining to the formation of cancer

Oncogenesis

means formation of tumor

neoplastic

pertaining to tumors 

Onocolytic

Pertaining to the destruction of tumors 

Onocolgy

the study of tumors 

The disease where the coating on the axon begins to disintegrate and slows neural transmission is called? 

multiple sclerosis ; involves the appearance of bare spots on the myelin sheath. 

Myasthenia gravis

involves extreme fatigue of muscles with the slightest exertion 

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

 a progressive degeneration of voluntary motor neurons 

Cerebral palsy

disorder of balance and movement often caused by anoxia during birth process 

Parkinson’s disease

is a disease of dopamine deficiency that affects gait . It is often accompanied by “pill-roling” movement of the fingers

Erythema (redden of skin) is caused by?

sunburn, Carbon monoxide poisoning , dermatitis, and blushing 

Jaundice (yellowing of the skin) is caused by

Bile problems

 What term means “the process of using an instrument to record data of electrical activity of the heart?

electrocardiography

 If an elderly pt. Refuses an antibiotic injection, but the MA holds the pt. Down “for their own good” and gives it anyways this is? 

example of battery

Assualt

 is the mere threat of illegal touching 

 A papile with clear fluid is called?

vesicle ; ex- a blister or chicken pox lesion 

Pustule

 is a papule filled with white or yellow pus 

Macule

 is a flat lesion and although visible, it cannot be felt 

Nevus

 is a mole 

Nodule

is a large, hard knot or tumor 

 Which abbreviation would be unlikely to appear on a chart in a gynecologist office?

LOC= Level of consciousness

Bench

refers to a judge trying a case 

Agent

is someone representing another, such as the MA representing the physician

 The disease where uric acid collects in the joint and crystallizes is called 

Gout

One state accepting the licensure requirements of another state to enable a health care worker to practice. 

 reciprocity

Revocation

is canceling a license to practice 

A pt. With crytochidism, balantitis, or hematuria would likely see a? 

urologist

Balanitits

 inflammation of the glans penis 

what is NOT an action of the sympathetic nervous system? 

decrease of respiration

Action of the Sympathetic nervous system 

* Increased BP 
* Increase pulse 
* Release of glucose 
* Decreased libido