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MEDCA exam review questions andanswers
Father of Medicine - Answer -Hippocrates
Patients tend to identify the MA's remarks as - Answer -Being the opinion of the Dr.
HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) - Answer -A managed care organization that
provides comprehensive medical services for a predetermined annual fee per enrollee.
therapeutic radiology - Answer -use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer; also
called radiation oncology
Measles symptoms - Answer -Fever, chills, inflamed eyelids, running nose and cough
Penicillin does what? - Answer -Halts the growth of disease-producing organism
Pressure sore at base of spine - Answer -Place an air-ring under the patients buttocks
Microscopic exam of bacteria is used to - Answer -Determine their size, shape, etc.
What do you do for a patient with shock? - Answer -Keep the patient as warm as
possible
Ringworm is caused by - Answer -fungus
Protect a child's eyes who has measles from what? - Answer -Direct sunlight
Most infectious stage of measles - Answer -Coryzal
Spinach is a rich source of - Answer -Vitamin K
Argyrol is used for - Answer -Treatment of the nose
Rectal temperature range - Answer -98.6-100.6 one degree higher than oral temp
Tuberculosis must be reported to - Answer -The CDC
Normal respiratory rate - Answer -12-20 breaths per minute
, Before being able to prescribe medication - Answer -Dr. Must register with the DEA
pelvimeter - Answer -instrument used to measure the pelvis
liver secretes - Answer -bile
Certified letter w/ return receipt required when dismissing pt from practice or when
closing a practice? - Answer -When dismissing pt from practice
Bacteria flourish on - Answer -Hot and damp places
Highest incidence of tuberculosis occurs in ages of - Answer -15-30
Dishes should be boiled for 20 mins when? - Answer -That are used by a patient who
had a communicable disease
Tuberculosis is - Answer -An infectious disease that may affect almost all tissues of the
body, especially the lungs
Assault - Answer -Unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another
Air is drawn into the lungs during CPR by - Answer -The expansion of the chest cavity
Novicaine - Answer -Is a anesthetic
right to a cure - Answer -Not a patient right
AMA - Answer -Medical ethics
Slander - Answer -Civil law
Allergies - Answer -Abnormal reaction to harmless substances
Medical emergency in office before arrives - Answer -Call ambulance
10 electrodes, 12 leads - Answer -ECG has how many electrodes and leads?
pulmonary artery - Answer -Decreases O2
pericadium - Answer -tough, sacklike membrane that surrounds the heart and secretes
a fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats
epicardium - Answer -outer layer of the heart
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