CCMA Final Exam Study Guide
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what|term|is|used|to|describe|a|patient|who|has|been|admitted|to|the|hospital|for|at|least|one|
overnight|stay?|-|ANS|-inpatient
Who|receives|a|copy|of|the|pt's|ER|report?|-|ANS|-pt's|primary|care|physician
when|is|the|health|history|taken?|-|ANS|-initial|visit|(new|pt|visit)
why|should|a|recording|in|the|medical|record|not|be|erased|or|obliterated?|-|ANS|-reduces|
credibility|of|the|physcian
what|is|the|purpose|of|the|progress|notes|-|ANS|-documents|pt's|health|status,|care,|and|
treatment|being|received|in|chronological|order.|Also|provides|effective|communication|among|
medical|personnel.
What|is|a|SUBjective|symptom?|Example.|-|ANS|-what|the|patient|thinks|is|wrong|with|them.|
symptom|felt|and|described|by|patient|(exp:|pain,|vertigo,|nausea)
what|is|an|OBjective|symptom?|Examples.|-|ANS|-symptom|that|can|be|OBserved|by|a|medical|
professional.|(exp:|Rash,|coughing,|cyanosis,|Jaundice)
Term|used|to|describe|excessive|perspiration?|-|ANS|-Diaphoresis
, what|is|surgical|asepsis?|procedures/treatments|that|require.|-|ANS|-keeping|objects|and|areas|
sterile,|or|free|from|all|living|microorganisms|and|spores.|"aka|sterile|technique"
Uses:|
-broken|skin|(open|wounds|or|suture|punctures)|
-skin|surface|penetration|(mole|removal,|injection)
-when|entering|a|body|cavity
-sterilization|of|instruments|or|supplies
**|insertion|of|sutures|**
when|is|a|tetanus|booster|required?|-|ANS|--|between|ages|11|through|12
-|when|pt|receives|a|puncture|wound
body's|protective|response|to|trauma|and|entrance|of|a|foreign|substance?|-|ANS|-inflammation
**|local|signs|of|inflammation:|redness,|swelling,|pain,|heat|**
-|bloody|supply|to|wound|increases,|which|brings|WBCs|and|nutrients|to|site|to|assist|in|the|
healing|process
what|is|the|function|of|the|healing|process|of|a|wound?|-|ANS|-destroys|invading|microorganisms|
and|restores|the|structure|&|function|of|damaged|tissues
function|of|sutures|-|ANS|-approximates|a|wound
what|type|of|suture|needle|has|a|sharp|point?|-|ANS|-cutting|needle
characteristics|of|local|anesthetic:|-|ANS|--|produces|loss|of|feeling
-|brief|burning/stinging
Questions and Answers Latest
Edition.
what|term|is|used|to|describe|a|patient|who|has|been|admitted|to|the|hospital|for|at|least|one|
overnight|stay?|-|ANS|-inpatient
Who|receives|a|copy|of|the|pt's|ER|report?|-|ANS|-pt's|primary|care|physician
when|is|the|health|history|taken?|-|ANS|-initial|visit|(new|pt|visit)
why|should|a|recording|in|the|medical|record|not|be|erased|or|obliterated?|-|ANS|-reduces|
credibility|of|the|physcian
what|is|the|purpose|of|the|progress|notes|-|ANS|-documents|pt's|health|status,|care,|and|
treatment|being|received|in|chronological|order.|Also|provides|effective|communication|among|
medical|personnel.
What|is|a|SUBjective|symptom?|Example.|-|ANS|-what|the|patient|thinks|is|wrong|with|them.|
symptom|felt|and|described|by|patient|(exp:|pain,|vertigo,|nausea)
what|is|an|OBjective|symptom?|Examples.|-|ANS|-symptom|that|can|be|OBserved|by|a|medical|
professional.|(exp:|Rash,|coughing,|cyanosis,|Jaundice)
Term|used|to|describe|excessive|perspiration?|-|ANS|-Diaphoresis
, what|is|surgical|asepsis?|procedures/treatments|that|require.|-|ANS|-keeping|objects|and|areas|
sterile,|or|free|from|all|living|microorganisms|and|spores.|"aka|sterile|technique"
Uses:|
-broken|skin|(open|wounds|or|suture|punctures)|
-skin|surface|penetration|(mole|removal,|injection)
-when|entering|a|body|cavity
-sterilization|of|instruments|or|supplies
**|insertion|of|sutures|**
when|is|a|tetanus|booster|required?|-|ANS|--|between|ages|11|through|12
-|when|pt|receives|a|puncture|wound
body's|protective|response|to|trauma|and|entrance|of|a|foreign|substance?|-|ANS|-inflammation
**|local|signs|of|inflammation:|redness,|swelling,|pain,|heat|**
-|bloody|supply|to|wound|increases,|which|brings|WBCs|and|nutrients|to|site|to|assist|in|the|
healing|process
what|is|the|function|of|the|healing|process|of|a|wound?|-|ANS|-destroys|invading|microorganisms|
and|restores|the|structure|&|function|of|damaged|tissues
function|of|sutures|-|ANS|-approximates|a|wound
what|type|of|suture|needle|has|a|sharp|point?|-|ANS|-cutting|needle
characteristics|of|local|anesthetic:|-|ANS|--|produces|loss|of|feeling
-|brief|burning/stinging
