ccma notes again...

  1. 24 year old patient body mass index is 30.5, what class is patient in? obese class 1

  2. patient informs medical assistant they get headaches when they read from a computer, the medical assistant should enter this information into which of the following soap. subjective.

  3. which condition requires a patient to avoid gluten? celiac disease

  4. medical assistant is preforming a drug test on a patient, what temperatue should the urine be usable? 90* to100F (32-38*C)

  5. patient is fidgeting and appears anxious, what type of communication is this? passive communication.

  6. nitroglycerin is a medication availabe in sublingual form

  7. aspesis means the absence of infection or infectious materials

  8. which of the following actions will ensure accurate reimbursment of a claim? report codes that are supported by encounter documentation.

  9. medical assistant is preparing hemostates for sterilization after an invasive procedure,what tool should they use? autoclave.

  10. buccal medication is between cheeks and gums

  11. Medical assistant recieved denial of payment for patients cholecytesctomy, what should the MA do. submit a appeal of denied claim.

  12. snellen chart meausres visual acuity

  13. medical assistant is working with a patient who has cognitive impairment, how should the medical assiatnt enusre patient understands? provide easy to read handouts.

  14. provider need to preform sutures, what should the medical assistant hand to the proider? needle holder with suture attached.

  15. which of the following forms of health information exchange does the national coordinator for health information techonolgy promote in order to provide patiens the ability to control the use of their health information? consumer mediated exchange

  16. patient insurance company calls the office to obtain additional information regarding recently submitted claim, what regulation allows office to release information without written authorization? HIPPA security rule.

  17. patient sustained foot fracture in a fall what resouce should the assistant refer to the patient? Meals on wheels

  18. when a procedure require informed consent, which steps should occure proir to the patient signing the form? provider should include information about alternative proceudre before.

  19. combing vowel is a medical terminology used to ensure the ease of pronunciation.

  20. medical assistant is aiding provider with a colposcopy procedure, which position should the assistant place the patient? lithotomy

  21. which should the medical assistant recognize as the first step with a patient who has a laceration.

  22. HCG tets is an apporved CLIA Waived test

  23. medical assistant is removing sututres form a patient who has a leceration on their left lower leg, which action should the assistant take? grasp and lift the knot away from the skin.

  24. wandering baseline is when the stylus moves form the center of an ekg

  25. patient is having an ekg preformed and is experiencng dysnpea, which position should the medical assistant place the patient? fowler posiiton

  26. which diagnosis statements is appropriate in the outpatient setting? fever of unkown orgin.

  27. which dictates the operations of physician office clinical labatories? centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS)

  28. PRN stands for as needed'

  29. 45 year old female patient comes in for annual physical, which screenings should the medical assistant provide? mammography screening.

  30. which is considered an adverse reaction? anaphylaxis

  31. patient has been diagnose with a communicable disease, which should they report to? specific states public health department.

  32. sterilizing is killing all pathogenic organisms and spores.

  33. medical assistant is creating templates for provider to sned electronic prescriptions, which is most commonly included in electrinic prescription templates? medication type.

  34. which technique should a medical assistnat use when bandaging a wound with a roller bandage? wrap the wound form distal to proximal.

  35. reconciliation is the term which feres to the process of making sure the balance of a financila account matches the balence on a bank statement.

  36. circulatory and endocrine work together to move hormones throughout the body.

  37. the patient should collect urine creatinie specimen over a 24 hour period.

  38. reduction of payer reimbursment can result form the use of outdated or incorrect codes on a billing claim.

  39. health care proxy is about the person that a patient delegated to make health care desicions on their behalf if they are unable to do so.

  40. vaccination patient should recieve at age 7 or up is tetanus, diptheria, and pertussis (Tdap)

  41. mediccal assistant needs to draw blood glucose level on a patient, whoch color tube should they use. Gray

  42. tabs downward on the arm when preforming an EKG

  43. medical assistant has acquired a preauthorization for a patients referal to a specialisy, which is a reason for the insurer to deny the claim submitted by a specialist? the specialist provided the service after the expiration date of the authorization.

  44. mailing adress should be verified to protect the patient PHI

  45. 128/78 is considered in the elevated stage

  46. “col” is a root word