CCMA-0. Foundational Knowledge

A provider writes a prescription that states a patient should take a medication every 8 hours. Which of the following abbreviations is used to represent this instruction?

1. stat

2. q8h

3. b8d

4. qd

q8h

Abbreviations

ac

Before meals

Abbreviations

pc

After meals

Abbreviations

bid

Two times daily

Abbreviations

tid

Three times a dayA

Abbreviations

qid

Four times a day

Abbreviations

qh

every hour

Abbreviations

q4h

every 4 hours

Abbreviations

qd

everyday

Abbreviations

prn

as needed

Abbreviations

stat

immediately

Abbreviations

po

by mouth

Abbreviations

pr

Rectally

Abbreviations

pv

Vaginally

Abbreviations

otic

In the ear

Abbreviations

gtt

drops

Abbreviations

sol

Solution

Abbreviations

tab

tabletA

Abbreviations

qs

as much as is needed

Abbreviations

sig

write (on the label)

Abbreviations

subq

Subcutaneous (directly beneath all the layers of the skin)

Abbreviations

supp

Suppository

Abbreviation

sl

Sublingual (under the tongue)

Abbreviations

top

topical (surface, on the skin, mucous membranes)

A medical assistant is speaking with a new patient with a history of hemoptysis. Which of the following terms defines this symptom?

1. Vomiting blood

2. Urinating blood

3. Coughing up blood

4. Non-healing wound

3. Coughing up blood

Hemoptysis = coughing up blood or bloody mucus that comes from your lungs or breathing tubes.

A medical assistant is assessing a patient’s temperature. Which of the following refers to a fever or an elevated body temperature?

1. Hypothermia

2. Tachypnea

3. Bradycardia

4. Pyrexia

4. Pyrexia

= a fever or body temperature above 100.4F. It is a sign of the body’s immune response to infection, inflammation, or other medical conditions.

Hypothermia= below 95F

A medical assistant is dispensing medication to a patient with heart failure. Which of the following terms is used to describe the movement of medication within the body?

1. distribution

2. absorption

3. excretion

4. metabolism

1. Distribution

• Absorption

  • The process by which a drug enters the blood stream after administration.

  • Swallow orally, inhaled, intramuscular injections, intravenous injections

• Distribution

  • The process by which a drug is transported throughout the body via the circulatory system.

  • A drug enters the bloodstream and is carried to various organs and tissues throughout the body

• Metabolism

  • The process by which of the body breaks down a drug into smaller components making it easier to eliminate from the body.

  • The liver breaks down a drug into metabolites

• Excretion

  • The process by which a drug and its metabolites are eliminated from the body.

  • A drug and its metabolites are excreted through the kidneys and eliminated in urine.

Which of the following medical specialists is most likely to use a spirometer

1. Neurologist

2. Cardiologist

3. Dermatologist

4. Pulmonologist

4. Pulmonologist

Spirometry is the diagnostic test conducted using a spirometer to assess lung function by measuring the volume and flow of air during inhalation and exhalation.

A patient is participating in a patient centered medical home (PCMH) model. Which of the following descries a main principle of this model?

1. Focus on specialists rather than primary care providers

2. Importance of shared decision making

3. Emphasis on containment of medical costs

4. Minimized involvement of non-medical support services

2. Importance of shared decision making

Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

= Focuses on providing coordinated and comprehensive care to patients in a primary care setting.

1. Comprehensive care

   1. preventive chronic disease management, behavioral health services

2. Patient-Centered approach

   1. Focus on individualized care that is respectful and responsive to the patient’s needs and preferences.

3. Coordinated Care

   1. referrals to specialists, tracking of test results, and follow-up care.

4. Accessibility and availability,

   1. with extended office hours and open communication channels for patients to reach their healthcare team.

5. Quality and safety

   1. with ongoing performance measurement and improvement efforts to ensure high quality care for all patients.

= Shared Decision Making

1. The active engagement and involvement of patients in their own care.

2. Patients are encouraged to take an active role in decision making, setting goals and objectives, and working with their healthcare team to develop and execute a comprehensive care plan.

3. Shared decision making

= Focus on specialists rather than primary care providers

1. While specialists may be involved in the care of patients in a PCMH, the focus is on providing comprehensive care in a primary care setting by primary care providers, with a strong emphasis on the patient-provider relationship.

= Emphasis on containment of medical costs

1. The focus of the model is on improving quality of care, patient experience, and outcomes, not reducing costs.

2. A different model, an Accountable Care Organization, is a type of healthcare organization that aims to coordinate and improve the quality of care for Medicare patients while also controlling costs.

= Minimized involvement of non-medical support services

1. Non-medical support services such as social workers, care coordinators, and community resources play an important role in a PCMH mode

=

1. Focus is on providing comprehensive care in a primary care setting by primary care providers,

A provider has prescribed a patient to take a medication BID. How often is the provider indicating the patient should take the medication?

1. Two times a day

2. Three times a day

3. Four times a day

4. Once a day

1. Two times a day

Once a a day = qd

Twice a day = bid

Three times a day = tid

Four times a day = qid