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MEDCA exam review questions and
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Father of Medicine - Answer -Hippocrates

Patients tend to identify the MA's remarks as - Answer -Being the opinion of the Dr.

HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) - Answer -A managed care organization that
provides comprehensive medical services for a predetermined annual fee per enrollee.

therapeutic radiology - Answer -use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer; also
called radiation oncology

Measles symptoms - Answer -Fever, chills, inflamed eyelids, running nose and cough

Penicillin does what? - Answer -Halts the growth of disease-producing organism

Pressure sore at base of spine - Answer -Place an air-ring under the patients buttocks

Microscopic exam of bacteria is used to - Answer -Determine their size, shape, etc.

What do you do for a patient with shock? - Answer -Keep the patient as warm as
possible

Ringworm is caused by - Answer -fungus

Protect a child's eyes who has measles from what? - Answer -Direct sunlight

Most infectious stage of measles - Answer -Coryzal

Spinach is a rich source of - Answer -Vitamin K

Argyrol is used for - Answer -Treatment of the nose

Rectal temperature range - Answer -98.6-100.6 one degree higher than oral temp

Tuberculosis must be reported to - Answer -The CDC

Normal respiratory rate - Answer -12-20 breaths per minute

, Before being able to prescribe medication - Answer -Dr. Must register with the DEA

pelvimeter - Answer -instrument used to measure the pelvis

liver secretes - Answer -bile

Certified letter w/ return receipt required when dismissing pt from practice or when
closing a practice? - Answer -When dismissing pt from practice

Bacteria flourish on - Answer -Hot and damp places

Highest incidence of tuberculosis occurs in ages of - Answer -15-30

Dishes should be boiled for 20 mins when? - Answer -That are used by a patient who
had a communicable disease

Tuberculosis is - Answer -An infectious disease that may affect almost all tissues of the
body, especially the lungs

Assault - Answer -Unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another

Air is drawn into the lungs during CPR by - Answer -The expansion of the chest cavity

Novicaine - Answer -Is a anesthetic

right to a cure - Answer -Not a patient right

AMA - Answer -Medical ethics

Slander - Answer -Civil law

Allergies - Answer -Abnormal reaction to harmless substances

Medical emergency in office before arrives - Answer -Call ambulance

10 electrodes, 12 leads - Answer -ECG has how many electrodes and leads?

pulmonary artery - Answer -Decreases O2

pericadium - Answer -tough, sacklike membrane that surrounds the heart and secretes
a fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats

epicardium - Answer -outer layer of the heart

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