PHYSICAL EXAMS QUIZLET AES 2023/2024 verified to pass

PHYSICAL EXAMS QUIZLET AESA physical exam is. - correct answer -Examination by the physician of all or part of a patient's body. -Not performed by medical assistant, but the medical assistant will help the physician and the patient before, during, and after the exam. -Medical assistants prepares the exam room. Make sure room is clean Exam table is covered with disposable paper Gather all equipment and make sure its working -Next, medical assistants prepare the patient. This can include escorting the patient to the exam room Answering questions Taking body measurements and vital signs Instructing the patient to disrobe and don an examination gown -Medical assistants may also gather patients specimens and complete urinalysis or phlebotomy tests. -During the physical exam, a medical assistant accompanies the physician into the exam room. This provides legal protection as well as assistance to the physician. Each physician has slightly different expectations for medical assistants during the exam itself. -After a physical: A medical assistant helps the patient down from the exam table Answers any questions about follow-up appointments or when test results may be available. Assistants clean up the room after the patient leaves and completes any remaining documentation in the patient's medical record. DOCUMENTATION: Medical assistants do most, if not all, of the documentation of a physical exam appointment in the patient's medical record. Be sure to use the documentation method that is approved at your facility. EENT exam - correct answer -Focuses on the eyes, ears, nose, and throat. -This exam typically includes screenings for vision and hearing problems. CPE - correct answer -AKA a complete physical exam. -Also called a general physical exam, a physical exam (PE), a history and physical (H&P), or simply a physical. -Includes a review of the entire body and all body systems. -CPEs are usually performed by a patient's primary care physician and are documented according to the problem-oriented medical record system. Well-child visit - correct answer A routine examination of a pediatric patient GYN exam - correct answer -A gynecological exam. -It is an examination of the female reproductive organs -More likely to be performed by a specialist, who may find it more appropriate to document findings in a source-oriented system.