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Test Bank For Kinn’s The Clinical Medical Assistant, 15th Edition Chapter 01: The Professional Medical As sistant and the Healthcare Team MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is a characteristic of stage 1 learners according to the learning style inventory? a. Want to practice what you are learning. b. Learn best with hands -on practice. c. Like to create ways of thinking about the material. d. Comfortable watching rather than doing. e. Want to practice what you are learning and learn best with hands -on practice. ANS: D Stage 1 learners have a concrete reflective style. These students want to know the purpose of the information and have a personal connection to the content. They like to consider a situation from many points of view, observe others, and plan before taking action. They feel most comfortable watching rather than doing. REF: p. 9 OBJ: 5 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Roles of Allied Health Personnel MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.5 | ABHES: 1.c. 2. Which of the following mind maps would display the cause and effect of events? a. Spider map b. Fishbone map c. Chain-of-events map d. Cycle map ANS: C The chain-of-events map displays the cause and effect of events, such as infection control or the history of medicine. REF: p. 11 OBJ: 5 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Roles of Allied Health Personnel MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.5 | ABHES: 1.c. 3. Which of the followi ng is NOT part of critical thinking? a. Sorting out conflicting information b. Weighing your knowledge about the information c. Deciding on a reasonable belief or action d. Incorporating personal beliefs ANS: D The process of critical thinking involves: (1) sorting out conflicting information, (2) weighing your knowledge about that information, (3) ignoring or letting go of personal biases, and (4) deciding on a reasonable belief or action. Critical thinking is actually an ac tive search for the truth. REF: p. 12 OBJ: 5 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Roles of Allied Health Personnel 1 Test Bank For Kinn’s The Clinical Medical Assistant, 15th Edition Chapter 01: The Professional Medical As sistant and the Healthcare Team MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.5 | ABHES: 1.c. 4. Which scientist first described circulatory system? a. Edward Jenner b. William Harvey c. John Hunter d. Andreas Vesalius ANS: B William Harvey announced in 1628 that the heart acts as a muscular pump, forcing and propelling the blood throughout the body. REF: p. 14 OBJ: 6 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Interdisciplinary relationships MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 5. What contribution made by Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis drastically reduced deaths that commonly took place in hospitals? a. Promotion of the use of vaccinations in Hungary b. Insistence on the disinfection of physicians’ hands before they assisted with childbirth c. Encouragement of better educational methods for hospital personnel d. Discovery that heat killed disease -causing microorganisms in contaminated water ANS: B Semmelweis realized that infections were caused by physicians who did not wash and disinfect their hands before assisting with childbirth. REF: p. 14 OBJ: 6 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Interdisciplinary relationships MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 6. Which two scientists developed a vaccine that brought polio under control? a. Helen Taussig and Alfred Blalock b. Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk c. Alexander Fleming and Howard Florey d. Walter Reed and Sir Frederick Grant Banting ANS: B Sabin and Salk developed the vaccination that brought polio under control. REF: p. 14 OBJ: 6 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Interdisciplinary relationships MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 7. Which procedure was first performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard? a. Operation to save babies born with malformed hearts b. Heart transplant from one human to another c. Catheterization for diagnosis of heart disease d. Injection of penicillin to cure infectious diseases 2 Test Bank For Kinn’s The Clinical Medical Assistant, 15th Edition Chapter 01: The Professional Medical As sistant and the Healthcare Team ANS: B Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplant from one human to another. REF: p. 14 OBJ: 6 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Interdisciplinary relationships MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 8. Which statement best describes the main differe nce between the DO and the MD? a. The training for the DO includes more courses and a longer residency. b. Only the MD can prescribe drugs for the prevention and treatment of disease. c. The DO places more emphasis on the relationship of the musculos keletal structure to the function of organs and tissues in the body. d. The license for the MD has more requirements and is more difficult to earn. ANS: C Doctors of osteopathy stress preventi ve medicine and holistic patient care. They also place a special emphasis on the musculoskeletal system and osteopathic manipulative therapy. REF: p. 13 OBJ: 7 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Interdisciplinary relationships MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 9. The allied health specialist who performs ultrasound diagnostic procedures under the supervision of a physician is called a(n): a. cytotechnologist. b. diagnostic medical sonographer. c. electroneurodiagnostic technologist. d. perfusionist. ANS: B A diagnostic medical sonographer performs ultrasound diagnostic procedures under the order and supervision of a physician. REF: pp. 18-19 OBJ: 8 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Roles of Allied Health Personnel MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 10. A medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of disorders of the eye is called an: a. otolaryngologist. b. optometrist. c. obstetrician. d. ophthalmologist. ANS: D The medical doctor who specializes in eye disorders is an ophthalmologist. An op tometrist is not a medical doctor. REF: p. 15 OBJ: 7 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Interdisciplinary relationships MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 3 Test Bank For Kinn’s The Clinical Medical Assistant, 15th Edition Chapter 01: The Professional Medical As sistant and the Healthcare Team 11. Which legislation most affects the which laboratory tests can be performed in a physician’s office lab? a. OSHA b. CLIA c. CDC d. WHO ANS: B CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) stipulates that only CLIA -waived tests can be performed in a physician’s office. REF: p. 20 OBJ: 8 TOP: Law and Ethics: Acts and Legislation MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 12. What type of registered nurse has advanced training to diagnose and treat common illnesses? a. Anesthetist b. Practitioner c. Dietician d. Practical ANS: B Nurse practitioners are trained to diag nose and treat common illnesses under the supervision of a physician. REF: p. 16 OBJ: 7 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Roles of Allied Health Personnel MSC: CAAHEP: X.C.2 | ABHES: 1.b. 13. A method of prioritizing patients so that the most urgent cases rece ive care first is called: a. case management. b. accreditation. c. triage. d. quality control. ANS: C Triage is the sorting and allocation of treatment to patients according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors and treat the sickest patients first. REF: p. 2 OBJ: 8 TOP: Healthcare Systems: Roles of Allied Health Personnel MSC: CAAHEP: N/A | ABHES: 5.f. 14. The Father of Medicine contributed which of the following to medicine? a. Dissection techniques b. More than 500 treatises c. Hippocratic Oath d. Robotics 4