MedCA medical assistant
comprehensive study set verified 100%
correct!!
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)
How does being neat apply to the administrative field of medicine? - Answer being
free of clutter
What are the main patient care duties of an MA? - Answer taking vital signs
administering medications
explaining medical procedures
What type of environment do bacteria grow/flourish in? - Answer hot & damp areas
What are some of the main duties when caring for bed-ridden patients? - Answer 1)
offering pillows for support
2) bed cradle
3) air rings under buttocks
What are some of the sites of parenteral medication administration? - Answer 1)
intravenous
2) intra-arterial
3) intraosseous infusion (bone marrow)
4) intramuscular
5) intradermal
, What is called when medication is administered under the skin? - Answer
subcutaneous administration
What are analgesics? - Answer medications used to alleviate pain
What is an example of an analgesic? - Answer morphine
What are antibiotics? - Answer medications used to treat infections caused by
bacteria
What antibiotics must be refrigerated? - Answer Amoxicillin and Aureomycin
What is an example of an antibiotic? - Answer penicillin
What are antifungals? - Answer medications used to treat infections caused by
fungus (like ringworm)
What are anesthetics? - Answer medications that cause the reversible loss of
sensation
What is an example of a local anesthetic? - Answer novocaine
What are some administrative duties of an MA? - Answer 1) the keeping, filing, and
updating of patients' medical records
2) when obtaining medical record info, patients should be discouraged from giving
irrelevant info
3) scheduling appointments for patients (based on patient needs)
What are the primary methods of filing in a medical office? - Answer by subject
by date (newest first)
What is an HMO? - Answer a health maintenance organization
patients pay a fixed amount/periodic fee for medical care from providers who belong
to the HMO
How do rectal temperatures differ from oral temperatures? - Answer rectal
temperatures are 0.5-1 degree F higher than oral temperatures
What is "shaking down"? (mercury thermometer) - Answer the method of pushing the
mercury back into the bulb from the stem; once the thermometer reads 95 degrees
F, it's shaken down enough and is available for use again
What is the systolic BP? - Answer when the heart is contracting
What is the diastolic BP? - Answer when the heart is in
relaxation/dilatation/expansion period
What is normal BP of an adult considered to be? - Answer 120/80 mm Hg
comprehensive study set verified 100%
correct!!
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)
How does being neat apply to the administrative field of medicine? - Answer being
free of clutter
What are the main patient care duties of an MA? - Answer taking vital signs
administering medications
explaining medical procedures
What type of environment do bacteria grow/flourish in? - Answer hot & damp areas
What are some of the main duties when caring for bed-ridden patients? - Answer 1)
offering pillows for support
2) bed cradle
3) air rings under buttocks
What are some of the sites of parenteral medication administration? - Answer 1)
intravenous
2) intra-arterial
3) intraosseous infusion (bone marrow)
4) intramuscular
5) intradermal
, What is called when medication is administered under the skin? - Answer
subcutaneous administration
What are analgesics? - Answer medications used to alleviate pain
What is an example of an analgesic? - Answer morphine
What are antibiotics? - Answer medications used to treat infections caused by
bacteria
What antibiotics must be refrigerated? - Answer Amoxicillin and Aureomycin
What is an example of an antibiotic? - Answer penicillin
What are antifungals? - Answer medications used to treat infections caused by
fungus (like ringworm)
What are anesthetics? - Answer medications that cause the reversible loss of
sensation
What is an example of a local anesthetic? - Answer novocaine
What are some administrative duties of an MA? - Answer 1) the keeping, filing, and
updating of patients' medical records
2) when obtaining medical record info, patients should be discouraged from giving
irrelevant info
3) scheduling appointments for patients (based on patient needs)
What are the primary methods of filing in a medical office? - Answer by subject
by date (newest first)
What is an HMO? - Answer a health maintenance organization
patients pay a fixed amount/periodic fee for medical care from providers who belong
to the HMO
How do rectal temperatures differ from oral temperatures? - Answer rectal
temperatures are 0.5-1 degree F higher than oral temperatures
What is "shaking down"? (mercury thermometer) - Answer the method of pushing the
mercury back into the bulb from the stem; once the thermometer reads 95 degrees
F, it's shaken down enough and is available for use again
What is the systolic BP? - Answer when the heart is contracting
What is the diastolic BP? - Answer when the heart is in
relaxation/dilatation/expansion period
What is normal BP of an adult considered to be? - Answer 120/80 mm Hg
