today's medical assistant

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Ch # 3 : Ethics & Law
Abandonment,
A bill or measure that has become...,
A person who intercedes on anothe...
97  cards
CH # 20: The Phsical Examination
Position and drape the patient in...,
Laying down w face up used 2 exam...,
To lay down face down used 2 exam...
25  cards
CH # 17: OSHA Standerd
When the hands r visably soiled w...,
B4 having direct patient contact ...,
They assist employers in providin...
42  cards
CH # 19: Vital Signs
Normal 97 f 99 f fever pyrexia 99...,
Sound caused by the heart contrac...,
Can effect frequency age inverse ...
83  cards
CH # 44: Written Comuncations
1 heading 2 inside address 3 salu...,
Letterhead is centered but everyt...,
All lines of the salutation and b...
40  cards
CH # 45: Mail
Type of domestic mail overnight d...,
Type of domestic mail,
Mail weighing 13 ounces 70 pounds
39  cards
CH # 1: The Health Care System
Medical care that is provided on ...,
When the patient comes 2 the faci...,
A set payment provided by managed...
71  cards
CH # 2: The Professional Medical Assistant
Credit or recognition from a regi...,
A standard unit of measure of con...,
The practice of sharing fees w co...
38  cards
Ch # 38: The Medical Record
The name 4 a physician who is res...,
The statement of the most importa...,
A narrative report of an opinion ...
51  cards
CH # 5: Introduction To Anatomy & Physiology
Process that moves substances acr...,
Standard reference for the body,
Efferent process of a neuron
81  cards
CH #6: Integumentary System
Muscle associated with hair folli...,
Glands in the ear canal that prod...,
Another name 4 the skin
15  cards
CH # 39: Patient Reception
Authorization given by the patien...,
Blocks of time when a physician a...,
A fixed amount of money that the ...
5  cards
CH # 40: Medical Office Computerization
A specialized program often small...,
3 names 4 software designed 2 acc...,
A duplicate copy of a program or ...
54  cards
CH # 41: Telephone Techniques
The act of speaking clearly and c...,
An electronic device that notifie...,
A cell phone w computer capabilities
4  cards
CH # 15: Urinary System
The smooth muscle in the wall of ...,
A hormone released by the kidneys...,
2 names 4 the double layered cup ...
22  cards
CH # 30: Urinanalysis
Failure of the kidneys 2 produce ...,
The presence of bilirubin in the ...,
The passing of a sterile catheter...
39  cards
CH # 27: Cardiopulmonary Procedures
Refers 2 amount extent size abund...,
Additional electrical activity pi...,
Buildup of fibrous plaques of fat...
61  cards
CH # 26: Adminstration Of Medication & Intravenous Therapy
An unintended and undesirable eff...,
A substance that is capable of ca...,
An abnormal hypersensitivity of t...
47  cards
CH # 42: Scheduling Appointments
Basic pattern of available appoin...,
Times in the appointment schedule...,
Scheduling similar types of patie...
52  cards
CH # 7: Skeletal System
Slightly moveable joints,
Bones that r attached 2 the body ...,
Growth resulting from material be...
90  cards
CH # 8: Muscular System
A neurotransmitter at the neuromu...,
An enzyme that inactivates acetyl...,
A broad flat sheet of connective ...
98  cards
CH # 9: Nervous System
A nerve impulse a rapid change in...,
The efferent process of neurons t...,
Paired regions of grey matter loc...
106  cards
CH # 31: Phlebotomy
The surface of the arm in front o...,
A substance that inhibits blood c...,
A thin light covered layer of wbc...
32  cards
CH # 32: Hematology
A condition in which there is a d...,
A substance that inhibits blood c...,
The study of blood and blood form...
16  cards
CH # 33: Blood Chemistry & Immunology
Clumping of blood cells,
A substance that is being identif...,
A substance that is capable of co...
13  cards
Spelling & Pronuncenation Ch 1 & 2
Ad dik tiv,
Dy ag naw stick,
Nar kaw tik
20  cards
CH # 4: Interacting w/Patients
Paying close attention 2 a speake...,
A vague unpleasant emotion of fea...,
Communication that is expressed t...
24  cards
Spelling & Pronunucation Ch 3 & 4
Am pyool,
Aa kwee uhs,
Eh fer veh sent tab let
20  cards
A&P Final Questions
The study of the shape and struct...,
What is the basic living unit of ...,
What is the term 4 a group of cel...
124  cards
Clinic Final Questions
What name is given 2 the heat reg...,
What is the normal range 4 body t...,
A temperature of 100 f is classif...
192  cards
Final Quiz Questions: Admin
What r the uses of hand gestures ...,
Whic aspect of our communication ...,
The type of listening when the ma...
150  cards
CH # 10: The Senses
Mechanism that allows the eye to ...,
The eyeball,
A sensory receptor that detects t...
55  cards
CH # 12: Circulatory System
Wbc s that lack granules in the c...,
Substances produced by the body t...,
2 names 4 immunity that is the re...
153  cards
CH # 21: Eye & Ear Assessment & Procedures
A refractive error that causes di...,
An instrument used 2 measure hear...,
The junction of the eyelids at ei...
18  cards
CH # 22: Physical Agents 2 Promote Tissue Healing
Walking or moving from 1 place 2 ...,
Able 2 walk as opposed 2 being co...,
A soft absorbent cloth that is fo...
10  cards
Q3 Clinic Final Questions
What does near visual acuity chec...,
Refraction refers 2 the bending o...,
Which type of hearing loss is due...
120  cards
CH # 46: Managing Practice Finances
A 9 digit number that identifies ...,
Systematic recording and reportin...,
The outstanding bills of a business
25  cards
CH # 29: Introduction 2 The Clinical Labratory
A substance that is being identif...,
A mechanism 2 check the precision...,
A tentative diagnosis of a patien...
30  cards
CH # 13: Respiratory System
Microscopic dilations of terminal...,
The airways that r formed when th...,
The bronchi and all their branche...
34  cards
CH # 25: Minor Office Surgery
A wound in which the outer layers...,
A collection of pus in a cavity s...,
Suture material that is gradually...
55  cards
CH # 47: Medical Coding
A patient who has been seen by 1 ...,
A patient who has been formally a...,
Healthcare that is reasonable and...
23  cards
A & P 2 Questions
Eustachian tubes a equalizes the ...,
Cerumen helps prevent foreign sub...,
Which of the following part of th...
212  cards
CH # 28: Speciality Examinations & Procedures
A black tar like color to the sto...,
Non visible blood in the stools,
A chemical test used 2 screen 4 f...
14  cards
Ch # 49: Billings & Collections
The process of finding out how lo...,
Total amount owed,
Legal process by which the debts ...
18  cards
Ch # 48: Medical Insurance
T or f if a patient has met their...,
T or f a physician is contracted ...,
T or f medicare sets allowable ch...
61  cards
Ch # 35: Nutrition
A molecule that inhibits the oxid...,
Buildup of fibrous plaques of fat...,
The branch of medicine that deals...
29  cards

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