MedCA medical assistant comprehensive study set latest GRADED A+

Who is the father of medicine? - answer-Hippocrates What is not considered a duty of an MA? - answer-administering local anesthesia What is the most effective way to sterilize medical equipment/supplies? - answer-boiling for 20 minutes What can an MA do in the absence of a physician? - answer-give emergency care (call for ambulance if patient has more serious conditions) What medications are dangerous/habit forming and require an Rx to obtain them? - answer-narcotics What should MAs have basic knowledge of? - answer-the laws and ethics of medicine How should an MA present themselves in the workplace? - answer-be neat & well-groomed, follow good taste in wardrobe when not wearing a uniform When interacting with a patient, what should an MA NOT do? - answer-discuss a patient's complaint with them or give them a prognosis (because it may be different than that of the physician)