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MedCA final for MA Exam Questions and
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The father of medicine - Answer -Hippocrates

Administering local anesthesia is not considered to be duties of medical assistant -
Answer -

If the situation warrants it, the medical assistant is allowed to give emergency care in
absence of the physician - Answer -

Some medication are dangerous or habit forming and require a prescription in order for
pt to obtain them - Answer -

A medical assistant should not discuss pt complaint with them or give a prognosis . -
Answer -

free of clutter - Answer -Neat & tightly

Autoclave - Answer -Machine that sterilizes instruments

Ø formaldahyde - Answer -A preservative

Shock? Keep warm (person who is in shock) - Answer -

V/s administering medications, and explaining medical procedures are all part of pt care
- Answer -

Bacteri flourishes in hot and damp areas and can cause health problems - Answer -

Offering pillows for support such as when pt is uncomfortable lying on the side - Answer
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Bed cradles are used to: - Answer -To keep weight of upper beds off pt

Air rings under buttocks - Answer -If sign of pressure sores at the base of spine

Into veins - Answer -intravenous

, Administering medication by injection beneath the skin is called - Answer -
Subcutaneous administration

analegesic - Answer -Aspirin & morphine

antibiotic (need to be refrigerated - Answer -Aureomycin

Penicillin - Answer -Holds stops the growth of organizen

Anesthetics - Answer -Novicaine

vital statistics that include data relating to birth, deaths and marriage - Answer -

When obtaining record information pt should discouraged to give irrelevant info -
Answer -

Scheduling appt for pt (appt should be scheduled based on pt needs) - Answer -

Pt pay a fixed amount or periodic fee for medical care from providers belonging to HMO
- Answer -

rectal temperature can .5 to 1 F higher than oral temp - Answer -

Oral temp can be affected - Answer -Breathing

Thermometer reads 95 F, it is shaken down enough - Answer -Mercury in glass
thermometer

systolic pressure - Answer -Heart is contracting

diastolic pressure - Answer -Heart is relaxing

Normal BP - Answer -120/80

sphygmomanometer - Answer -measures blood pressure

stethoscope - Answer -an instrument used to listen to sounds of lungs and heart

Breaths Adult - Answer -12-20

The heart can be affected by medication, trauma, illness temp, exercise, stress, bp and
emotional stress - Answer -Not weight

EKG measures heart problems or heart disease - Answer -

central nervous system- spinal cord - Answer -

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