PTTC EXAM ALL CHAPTERS ACTUAL EXAM 140 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED A+
Narrative - ANSWER: written description of patients visit in chronological order SOAP
note.
Charting - ANSWER: method that tracks subjective, objective assessment and plan
for a patient's visit.
Objective - ANSWER: observations made by the medical assistant, examination
findings and vital signs.
Assessment - ANSWER: doctor's diagnosis
Plan - ANSWER: health care providers prescribed plan of action
POMR Note Charting - ANSWER: tracks a patient's problems throughout medical
care. Each problem is assigned a number and the number is referenced when the
patient comes in for care.
Flow Charts - ANSWER: visual tools that help track certain information in patient's
medical records like an infant's/child's growth.
Progress Notes - ANSWER: daily chart notes made during patient's visits to document
patient progress with certain conditions.
Reporting - ANSWER: is the oral account of care and recording is the written account
of care and observations •
Assessment #2 - ANSWER: involves collecting information about the person and
observation is using the sense of sight, hearing, touch and smell to collect
information.
Objective Data - ANSWER: is information that is heard, felt or smelled.
Subjective data - ANSWER: are things a person tells you about that you cannot
observe through your senses.
Tort - ANSWER: is a wrong committed against a person or the person's property.
Torts may be intentional or unintentional.
Liable - ANSWER: is being held accountable under law
, Negligence - ANSWER: Unintentional wrong and must be proven
Malpractice - ANSWER: is negligence by professional person (unintentional)
Intentional Torts - ANSWER: are acts that are meant to be harmful.
Deformation - ANSWER: is injuring a person's name and reputation by making false
statements to a third person.
Libel - ANSWER: is making false statements in print, writing or through pictures.
Slander - ANSWER: is making false statements orally • Invasion of privacy is violating
a person's right not to have his or her private affairs exposed.
Invasion - ANSWER: of privacy is violating a person's right not to have his or her
private affairs exposed.
Fraud - ANSWER: is saying or doing something to trick, fool or deceive a person.
Assault - ANSWER: is intentionally attempting to touch or threaten a person's body
without their consent.
Battery - ANSWER: is touching a person's body without their consent.
Misdemeanor - ANSWER: is a crime punishable by one year or less.
Felony - ANSWER: is a crime punishable by more than one year .
Informed Consent - ANSWER: is when the person clearly understands what is going
to be done.
Five Titles of HIPPA - ANSWER: Title I: Healthcare Access, Portability and
Renewability.
Title II: Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse • Title III: Tax - Related Health
Provisions
• Title IV: Application and Enforcement of Group Health Plan Requirements
• Title V: Revenue Offsets
Word Elements - ANSWER: 1.) Prefix - comes before the root word
2.) Root word - relating to specific body parts
3.) Suffix - comes after the root word
4.) Combining vowel- makes the word easier to say
Body Direction Terms - ANSWER: 1.) Ventral - front part of body
2.) Dorsal - back part of body
3.) Anterior - in front of
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