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MEDCA Medical AssistantThe "Father of Medicine" is -ANS Hippocrates 460BC
Joseph Lister developed? -ANS the use of antiseptic surgical methods in 1867
In 1953 Francis Crick and _____________ work on structure of DNA molecules -ANS James Watson
Of the following, the one that is NOT considered to be THE DUTY OF THE MA?
Interview the patient
Administer local anesthesia to the patient
Take a patient's temperature
Aid the patient in preparing for a medical exam -ANS Administer local anesthesia to the patient
If you are alone in the clinic and a patient to have an serious medical emergency, the best procedure to
follow is to -ANS call 911
A MA can give emergency care to patient if the DR is not available
True or False -ANS True
Prescriptions are necessary for a patient to obtain certain drugs because some drugs can be -ANS habit-
forming
The MA must have BASIC KNOWLEDGE of __________ -ANS Law and Ethics of medicine
A medical assistant should always follow good manners, be neat, well groomed and be in? -ANS proper
uniform (scrubs)
,It is NOT good policy for a medical assistant to discuss patient complaints with them or give prognosis
because -ANS a patient can identify the MA's remarks as being the opinion of the DR
If the medical assistant desk is in open view of a patient, it should -ANS Be free of clutter
BACTERIA is known to FLOURISH best in places that are -ANS Hot and Damp
It is Illegal for a medical assistant to call in a prescription to a pharmacy, only the DR can call in
medications to the pharmacy
True or False -ANS False
If a patient is laying on their side and is uncomfortable you may give the patient a? -ANS pillow to
support the lumbar region
If a patient shows signs of a pressure sore/bed sore at the base of the spine or on the buttocks you can
give the patient a -ANS Air-ring
A BED CRADDLE is used to? -ANS keep the weight of upper beds off patients
Vital statistics include data relating to -ANS Births, deaths, and marriages
The branch of medicine that deals with people of OLD AGE is called -ANS Geriatrics
A BRONCHOSCOPE is usually used in the examination of the
(bronch-lungs) -ANS Lungs
,The AORTA is a -ANS Artery
what ORGAN of the body SECRETES BILE? -ANS liver
Body temperature taken through the rectum is _______________ body temperature taken orally -ANS 1
degree higher
The branch of medicine that deals with diseases pertaining to WOMEN is -ANS Gynecology
_______________ is the SCIENCE that deals with the causes mechanisms of development and effects of
disease -ANS Pathology
A BAND of FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE that extends from a MUSCLE TO A BONE is known as a -ANS
Tendon
The measurement of blood pressure involves two reading known as -ANS Systolic and Diastolic
A STETHOSCOPE is an instrument used for -ANS determining the blood pressure
INCONTINENCE is a term used to describe for -ANS Involuntary passage of urine
GLAUCOMA is a disease of the -ANS Eye
which of the following conditions is an infectious
Diabetes
Tuberculosis
Appendicitis
, Hypertension -ANS Tuberculosis
A BIOPSY is best described as a -ANS Examination of tissue removed from a living organism
The instrument used to MEASURE BLOOD is the -ANS Sphygmomanometer
DYSPEPSIA is a condition in which there is -ANS A disturbance of digestion
The NORMAL RESPIRATION RATE of an adult is ___________________ respirations per minute -ANS 12-
20
which of the following is a vision defect
Aphasia
Astigmatism
Caries
Toxemia -ANS Astigmatism
A CATARACT is a condition of the -ANS Eyes
________________ Specialty devoted to medical and surgical treatment of diseases in WOMEN,
especially those of the REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS & FUNCTIONS -ANS Gynecology
Which of the following is NOT a BLOOD VESSEL
Vein
Capillary
Ganglion
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