ccma exam

aden

gland

pancreat

pancreas

thyr

thyroid gland

hem, hemat

blood

phleb

vein

thromb

clot

arthr

joint

brachi

arm

cervic

neck

chondr

cartilage

cost

rib

crani

skull

dactyl

finger or toe

fibr

connective tissue

my

muscle

oste

bone

pod

foot

sacr

sacrum

spondyl, vertebr

vertebra

ten, tendin

tendon

an

anus

enter

intestines

gingiv

gums

gloss

tongue

Icter

jaundice

ile

ileum

lapar

abdominal wall

lingu

tongue

pepsia

digestion

proct

rectum

splen

spleen

stomat

mouth

steth

chest

hidr

sweat

trich

hair

onych

nail

xer

dry

angi

blood vessel

vas

vessel

esthesi

sensation

lith

stone

sagittal plane

left and right

transverse plane

upper and lower sections

frontal (coronal) plane

anterior and posterior

cranial cavity

brain and meninges

spinal cavity

spinal cord

thoracic cavity

heart, lungs, major blood vessels

abdominal cavity

stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreases, intestines

pelvic cavity

bladder, reproductive organs, part of the large intestine

RUQ

liver, gallbladder, pancreas, right kidney, small and large intestine

LUQ

stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, small and large intestine

RLQ

appendix, right ovary and fallopian tube, right ureter, intestine

LLQ

left ovary and fallopian tube, left ureter, intestine

advance beneficiary notice (ABN)

a form provided to the patient when the provider believes Medicare will not pay for the services

allowed amount

the maximum amount a third party payer will pay for a particular procedure or service

copayment

amount of money paid at the time of service

coinsurance

policy provision that the policyholder and insurance compnay share the cost of covered loses in a ratio

deductible

specific amount of money a patient must pay before the insurance pays

EOB

statement from the insurance carrier that includes what was paid, denied, or reduced in payment, also information about hte deductible, coninsurance, and allowed amounts

PAR

providers who agree to write of the difference between the amount charged and the approved fee by the insurer

medicare

65 and older by part a (hospitalization) or part b (routine medical office visits)

tricare

miliary personnel and dependents

CHAMPVA

surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans who died as a result of service related disabilities

medicaid

medically indigent population through a cost sharing program between federal and state

managed care

plans that provide health care in return for preset scheduled payments and coordinated care

workers’ compensation

protects wage earners against loss of wages and cost of medical care from occupational accident

cms1500 form and sections

medical assistant needs patient and guarantor’s demographic and insurance information, diagnostic test, treatment, or procedure information, and billing information. 33 blocks, three sections: carrier block (address of the insurance carrier) patient/insured section (information about the patient or insured 1-13) physician/supplier section (information about the physician or supplier 14-33)

supine

flat on back, general physical examinations, imaging, CPR, and surgeries on the front of the body.

dorsal recumbent

flat on back with knees up , pelvic/vaginal care and catheter insertion

sims position

lying on your left side with your right knee pulled up toward your chest, rectal examinations, colonoscopies, and administering enemas

knee elbow position

on your knees and elbows, rectal exam, obstetric emergencies, spinal surgeries

fowlers

on back with head elevated (15-30 is low, 30-45 is semi, 45-60 is regular), [atients with respiratory distress, feeding, and post-surgical recovery

lithotomy

lying on back with feet in the air, gynecological exams, childbirth, and urological or pelvic surgeries

what created the five schedules for controlled substances

the federal controlled substances act (CSA)

schedule i

high potential for abuse, no approved medical use, illegal, unable to prescribe, heroin, mescaline, LSD

schedule ii

high potnetial for abuse, dangerous, handwritten prescription with no refills, morphine, methadone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, methamphetamine

schedule iii

moderate to low potential for addiction, handwritten prescription, refill 5 times in 6 months, ketamine, anabolic steroids, testosterone

schedule iv

low potential for abuse, signed prescriptions, 5 times in 6 months refilll, diazepam, zolpidem, eszopiclone, alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clonazepam

schedule v

limited quantities of narcotics, signed prescriptions, authorized refills over the pohne, diphenoxylate with atropine, pregabalin, lacosamide, opium/kaolin/pectin/belladonna

15 drops gtt (apothecary and metric)

15 minims, 1 ml

1 tsp (apothecary and metric)

1 dram, 5 mL

1 tablespoon (apothecary and metric)

4 drams, 15 mL

1 fluid ounce (apothecary and metric)

8 drams, 30 mL

1 cup (apothecary and metric)

8 oz, 240 mL

1 pint (apothecary and metric)

1 pint, 480 mL

1 quart (apothecary and metric)

1 quart, 960 mL

1 gallon (apothecary and metric)

1 gallon, 3,830 mL

2.2 lb (apothecary and metric)

2.2 lb, 1 kg

what routes of administration are CCMA permitted

intradermal, intramuscular, subcutaneous

epidural

epidural spine

intradermal

skin of upper chest, forearms, upper back

intramuscular

deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal muscles

intraosseous

bone marrow

subcutaneous

under abdominal skin, anterior thighs, upper outer arm, upper back under the shoulder

fat soluble vitamins

a, d, e, k

water soluble vitamins

b1, b2, b3, b6, folate, b12, pantothenic acid, biotin, c

cycle of grief

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

eriksons stages of psychosocial development

trust vs mistrust (0-18 months) autonomy vs shame and doubt (18 months to 3 years) initiative vs guilt (3 to 5 years) industry vs inferiority (6 to 11 years) identity vs role confusion (12 to 18 years) intimacy vs isolation (19 to 40 years) generativity vs stagnation (40 to 65 years) ego integrity vs despair (65 years to death)

conversion

transformation of an anxiety into a physical symptom that has no cause