Clinical Medical Assisting Practice Review

Flashcards covering medical assisting concepts including vital signs, injection protocols, anatomy, pharmacology, and clinical procedures.

Fatal Temperature

$$103.8\,^\circ F$$

Hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver

Lithotomy

Position used for peritoneal and vaginal examination

Proctological

Position that requires the examination table to be raised in the middle with both ends down

Outpatient surgery

Surgical procedures that require less than a day to perform with no overnight stay for the patient

Medical Assistant Physical Preparation Responsibility

Obtaining and prescribing medications that are not expired

Sims position

Position used for the examination of the rectum when the pt lies on their left side slightly flexed

Rectal Site

The site considered most accurate when taking a temperature

Radial Artery

The artery most commonly used for taking a pt's pulse

Non-vital sign

Weight (not considered a vital sign)

Dyspnea

Difficulty of breathing

Rectal Temperature Duration

When taken rectally, a thermometer should be left in for $30\,\text{seconds}$

Apnea

The absence of respirations that last longer than $15\,\text{seconds}$

Popliteal pulse

Pulse site detected at the area of the knee

Vital signs inclusion

Respiration rate

Sublingual route

Administering a drug by placing it under the pt's tongue and leaving it until it dissolves

Supercription

The part of the prescription containing the pt's name, address, date, and symbol $RX$

Barbiturate

An example of a sedative

Codeine

An example of a Narcotic Analgesic drug

Injection

A common route for the administration of parenteral medications

Cartridge

A term for a prefilled syringe

Vastus lateralis

Muscle commonly used for intramuscular injections

Subcutaneous Needle Gauge

$25$ is the most appropriate gauge for this type of injection

Transdermal

Medication applied in patch form

$300\,\text{mg}$ dosage ($50\,\text{mg}$ tablets)

$$6\,\text{Tablets}$$

$120\,\text{mg}$ dosage ($30\,\text{mg}$ tablets)

$$4\,\text{Tablets}$$

Insulin Syringe Size

The most commonly used size is $100\,\text{units}$

Rectal Drug Administration

Route most appropriate for use when a pt is feeling nauseated and experiences vomiting

STAT order

A single order that is administered immediately and is usually written for emergencies

Fraud

Deceitful practice or false portrayal of facts either by words or conduct

Negligence

Failure to check pt identity correctly or failure to report significant changes in a patient's condition

Invasion of privacy

Unauthorized release of confidential pt information

Civil actions

Legal proceedings between a private party

Assault and battery

The legal outcome of drawing a pt's blood without their permission

Chain of infection

The series of components that lead to infection

Agent

The pathogen responsible for causing an infection (infectious agent)

Host

An individual who has little resistance to any infections (susceptible host)

Systemic

Term used to describe an infection that infects the entire body

Airborne

Precautions used for any pt that has pulmonary tuberculosis

Pertussis

An example of a disease requiring droplet isolation

Hemolysis

The breakdown of red blood cells

Homeostasis

The balance or steady state of the body

Exo-

Prefix meaning outside

Lungs

The body organ primarily affected in a person with a pulmonary disease

PT

Lab abbreviation for Prothrombin Time

Oncologist Root Word

Tumor (meaning of the root word term)

Thorac

The root word term for thoracic

Cry-

Word part meaning cold

Midsagittal plane

Body plane that divides the body into equal portions

Frontal

Body plane visible when facing someone in the normal anatomical position

Transverse plane

Body plane that divides the body into upper and lower positions

Distal

Term meaning farthest from the point of attachment

Plantar surface

The sole or bottom of the foot

Spinal cavity

An example of the dorsal cavity

Skeletal system

System that produces blood cells and includes phalanges

Atrophy

Wasting or decrease in size of a muscle because of inactivity

Melanin

Produced by the integumentary system

Encephalitis

An example of a nervous system disorder

Pericardium

Thin fluid-filled sacs surrounding the heart

Myocardium

The middle layer of the heart

Heart Chamber Count

The heart has $4$ chambers

Left ventricle

The heart chamber that delivers oxygen-rich blood to the ascending aorta

Right atrium

Heart chamber that receives blood from the systemic system

Coronary Arteries

The site from which the heart muscle gets its blood supply

Ilium

Cavity part of the pelvic cavity

Bed Bath Temperature

$$100-103\,^\circ F$$