KINN'S MEDICAL ASSISTING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process by which an organization is recognized for
adherence to a group of standards that meet or exceed the expectations of the accrediting agency.
Allopathic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A system of medical practice that treats disease by the use of
remedies, such as medications and surgery, to produce effects different from those caused by the
disease under treatment; medical doctors (MDs) and osteopaths (DOs) practice allopathic medicine; also
called conventional medicine.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A group of diverse
medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of
conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is used in combination with conventional medicine
(allopathic or osteopathic); alternative medicine is used instead of conventional medicine.
Contamination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process by which something becomes harmful or
unusable through contact with something unclean.
Holistic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A form of healing that considers the whole person (i.e., body,
mind, spirit, and emotions) in individual treatment plans.
Hospice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A concept of care that involves health professionals and
volunteers who provide medical, psychological, and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their
loved ones.
Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An important point or group of statistical values that, when
evaluated, indicates the quality of care provided in a healthcare facility.
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Conduct that falls below the standards of behavior established
by law; a negligent act is one that does not meet the standards of what is expected of a reasonably
prudent person acting under similar circumstances.
Subluxations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Slight misalignments of the vertebrae or a partial dislocation.
, Triage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process of sorting patients to determine medical need and the
priority of care.
Department of Health and Human services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Works for the well-being and
health of all Americans
Centers for disease control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅protecting health and promoting quality of life
through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor.
Administrative Skills MAS can do - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Adept in Technology
Verbal & Written Communication
Organization
Time Management
Strategic Planning
Resourcefulness
Detail-Oriented
Anticipates Needs
Tasks beyond a MAS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅placing the needle or starting and disconnecting the
infusion tube of an IV.
administering medications or injections into the IV line.
charting the pupillary responses.
inserting a urine catheter.
independently performing telephone triage.
injecting collagen.
using lasers to remove hair, wrinkles, scars, moles or other blemishes.
administering chemotherapy.
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process by which an organization is recognized for
adherence to a group of standards that meet or exceed the expectations of the accrediting agency.
Allopathic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A system of medical practice that treats disease by the use of
remedies, such as medications and surgery, to produce effects different from those caused by the
disease under treatment; medical doctors (MDs) and osteopaths (DOs) practice allopathic medicine; also
called conventional medicine.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A group of diverse
medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of
conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is used in combination with conventional medicine
(allopathic or osteopathic); alternative medicine is used instead of conventional medicine.
Contamination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process by which something becomes harmful or
unusable through contact with something unclean.
Holistic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A form of healing that considers the whole person (i.e., body,
mind, spirit, and emotions) in individual treatment plans.
Hospice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A concept of care that involves health professionals and
volunteers who provide medical, psychological, and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their
loved ones.
Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An important point or group of statistical values that, when
evaluated, indicates the quality of care provided in a healthcare facility.
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Conduct that falls below the standards of behavior established
by law; a negligent act is one that does not meet the standards of what is expected of a reasonably
prudent person acting under similar circumstances.
Subluxations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Slight misalignments of the vertebrae or a partial dislocation.
, Triage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The process of sorting patients to determine medical need and the
priority of care.
Department of Health and Human services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Works for the well-being and
health of all Americans
Centers for disease control - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅protecting health and promoting quality of life
through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor.
Administrative Skills MAS can do - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Adept in Technology
Verbal & Written Communication
Organization
Time Management
Strategic Planning
Resourcefulness
Detail-Oriented
Anticipates Needs
Tasks beyond a MAS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅placing the needle or starting and disconnecting the
infusion tube of an IV.
administering medications or injections into the IV line.
charting the pupillary responses.
inserting a urine catheter.
independently performing telephone triage.
injecting collagen.
using lasers to remove hair, wrinkles, scars, moles or other blemishes.
administering chemotherapy.
