Assisting a provider with the removal of a cyst.
According to OSHA
guidelines for universal
precautions, which of the
OSHA designates assisting with minor surgical
following types of patient
procedures as a Category I task, which means the
contact would require a
assistant is at risk for exposure to blood, bodily fluids,
medical assistant to work
body tissues, and the possibility of splashes and spills.
gloves, a mask, face shield,
These tasks require an assistant to wear complete
and protective apparel?
personal protective equipment.
An adolescent is covered The policy of the parent who has the earliest birth
by two insurance policies month.
under her divorced parents
who have birthdays in May
and August and have joint According to the third-party payer guidelines, the
custody. Which policy is the primary insurance policy is determined by which parent
primary policy for the has the earliest birth month. This is also known as "the
adolescent? birthday rule."
American assistant is Place the zero mark of the measuring tape against the
measuring the infant's forehead.
circumference of an infants
head. What are the
following action should the The assistant should place the zero mark of the
assistant take? measuring tape on the infant's forehead.
In the morning
At what time of day will a
patient's body temperature
The patient's body temperature is at its lowest in the
be at its lowest?
morning and increases throughout the day, reaching its
highest temperature in the late afternoon.
,At work, a medical assistant "I can't share any information about what happens at my
cared for a neighbor who job."
sustained multiple injuries in
a fall. After work, another
neighbor asks the assistant It is the assistant's responsibility to remain within the
what happened to the legal scope of practice both within and outside of the
neighbor who fell. clinical setting. This response by the assistant follows the
Following the American AAMA Code of Ethics by maintaining patient
Association of Medical confidentiality.
Assistants (AAMA) Code of
Ethics, which of the
following responses should
the assistant make?
The clinic schedules all Cluster scheduling
cardiac patients on
Mondays and Wednesdays
and all oncology patients Cluster scheduling is grouping patients who have similar
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. conditions into specific time slots or days.
Which of the following
types of scheduling is the Last question I reviewed
clinic using?
syncope
During a routine
venipuncture, the patient
becomes pale and
diaphoretic. What condition
The assistant should recognize these manifestations as
is most likely to occur in this
the onset of syncope and should take the necessary
patient?
precautions in case the patient faints.
"hello welcome to our office"
A first-time patient is late
arriving to the office. Which
of the following should the The assistant should greet and welcome the patient
medical assistant say first? before checking him in, making appointments, or
checking on a bill.
, If fission was on a clinic with Paid in full by workers' compensation.
a bill for x-rays that required
due to an injury at the
patient's please The assistant should recognize that in instances in which
employment. The patient a patient is eligible for workers' compensation, the
has private insurance and is workers' compensation should be accepted as payment
eligible for Worker's in full by the clinic. Any remaining balance should be
compensation. Assistant written off by the clinic. Therefore, neither the patient
should recognize that which nor the patient's private insurance should be billed.
of the following parties is
responsible for payment of
this bill?
In medical system is Adjust the patient's account to reflect no unpaid charges
reviewing a Medicare claim and write off the balance.
denial. The assistant
determines that there are
charges that exceed the According to Medicare guidelines, the fee schedule
usual, customary, and must follow the usual, customary, and reasonable
reasonable fees. Which of requirements for repayment. The charges on the patient's
the following actions should account should be written off.
the assistant take?
In which of the following Fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
locations should a medical
assistant place the
electrode for lead V4? This is the correct location to place electrode V4.
In which of the following Sims'
positions should a medical
assistant place a healthy
patient in preparation for a The Sims' position is appropriate for a rectal examination.
rectal examination.
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