MedCA medical assistant comprehensive study set with complete verified solutions

1. Who is the father of medicine? Hippocrates 2. What is not considered a duty of an MA? 3. What is the most effective way to ster- ilize medical equipment/supplies? 4. What can an MA do in the absence of a physician? 5. What medications are danger- ous/habit forming and require an Rx to obtain them? 6. What should MAs have basic knowl- edge of? 7. How should an MA present them- selves in the workplace? 8. When interacting with a patient, what should an MA NOT do? 9. How does being neat apply to the ad- ministrative field of medicine? 10. What are the main patient care duties of an MA? 11. What type of environment do bacteria grow/flourish in? 12. What are some of the main duties when caring for bed-ridden patients? administering local anesthesia boiling for 20 minutes give emergency care (call for am- bulance if patient has more serious conditions) narcotics the laws and ethics of medicine be neat & well-groomed, follow good taste in wardrobe when not wearing a uniform discuss a patient's complaint with them or give them a prognosis (be- cause it may be different than that of the physician) being free of clutter taking vital signs administering medications explaining medical procedures hot & damp areas 13. What are some of the sites of parenter- al medication administration? 14. What is called when medication is ad- ministered under the skin? 1) offering pillows for support 2) bed cradle 3) air rings under buttocks 1) intravenous 2) intra-arterial 3) intraosseous infusion (bone mar- row) 4) intramuscular 5) intradermal subcutaneous administration 15. What are analgesics? medications used to alleviate pain 16. What is an example of an analgesic? morphine 17. What are antibiotics? medications used to treat infections caused by bacteria 18. What antibiotics must be refrigerated? Amoxicillin and Aureomycin 19. What is an example of an antibiotic? penicillin 20. What are antifungals? medications used to treat infections caused by fungus (like ringworm) 21. What are anesthetics? medications that cause the re- versible loss of sensation 22. What is an example of a local anesthet- ic? 23. What are some administrative duties of an MA? novocaine 1) the keeping, filing, and updating of patients' medical records 2) when obtaining medical record info, patients should be discour- aged from giving irrelevant info 3) scheduling appointments for pa- tients (based on patient needs) 24. What are the primary methods of filing in a medical office? by subject by date (newest first) 25. What is an HMO? a health maintenance organization patients pay a fixed amount/pe- riodic fee for medical care from providers who belong to the HMO 26. How do rectal temperatures differ from rectal temperatures are 0.5-1 de- oral temperatures? gree F higher than oral tempera- tures 27. What is "shaking down"? (mercury the method of pushing the mercury thermometer) back into the bulb from the stem; once the thermometer reads 95 de- grees F, it's shaken down enough and is available for use again 28. What is the systolic BP? when the heart is contracting 29. What is the diastolic BP? when the heart is in relaxation/di- latation/expansion period 30. What is normal BP of an adult consid- 120/80 mm Hg ered to be? 31. What is a sphygmomanometer? a medical device used to measure blood pressure that is made up of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow and a mercury or mechanical manometer to measure the pres- sure 32. What is the function of a stethocope? used to listen to the sounds of the lungs and heart (chest) 33. 12-20 breaths per minute What is the normal respiration rate for adults considered to be? 34. What are some of the factors that af- fect heart rate? 35. What is a factor that does NOT affect heart rate? 36. What procedure is done to measure heart problems or heart disease? 37. What is the main part of the central nervous system? 38. What is used to determine a person's vision? 39. What is normal vision considered to be for the average person? medication, trauma, illness, tem- perature, exercise, stress, blood pressure, emotional stress a person's weight an EKG/ECG the spinal cord a Snellen Chart 20/20 40. What are cataracts? the clouding of the eye lens 41. What are petit mal seizures? (epilepsy) a type of seizure that involves brief, sudden lapses in attention (ab- sence) 42. What test is done to determine immu- nity to diptheria? 43. What is the most infectious stage of measles? 44. What are some of the symptoms of measles? 45. What test is used to determine suscep- tibility to scarlet fever?