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What's expected of an EMD - correct answer: Receive and process EMD calls Determine the nature and severity of the situation Coordinating and dispatching Provide Medical assistance maintain confidentiality maintain contact with the caller What is an EMD? - correct answer: It's the primary and initial point of contact for callers seeking medical assistance. Emergency medical dispatch List 4 characteristics of successful EMD's - correct answer: Effectively handles emotional s...

To receive certification as a medical assistant, you must...? - correct answer: Complete an approve medical assistant program and pass the CMA The main purpose of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to...? - correct answer: Raise standards to a high professional level. Which of the following declared medical assisting as an allied health profession? A. U.S Department of Health, Education, and Welfare B. American Association of Medical Assistants - correct answer: A. U....

What is Medical Physics? (2) - correct answer: -The application of physics principles, theories and methods to medicine or healthcare -Branch of physical science associated with the practice of medicine Different names for Medical Physics (4) - correct answer: -Clinical medical physics (work in clinical environment) -Biomedical physics (research/hospital) -Applied physics (hospital) -Medical biophysics Sub-fields of Medical Physics (4) - correct answer: -Therapeutic MP (applying MP in ...

what is the term for narrowing? - correct answer: stenosis Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - correct answer: stomach the abbreviation meaning two times a day is? - correct answer: bid which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis - correct answer: pharyngitis a trained medical assistant is able to - function as a nurse, interpret lab results, administer IV therapy or assist with minor procedures - correct answer: assist with minor pr...

_______ is defined as the "failure to act or perform" in a particular situation as any other reasonable, prudent dispatcher (with similar experience/training) would in similar situations - correct answer: Negligence __________ means that you are ultimately responsible for your actions? - correct answer: Liability Define "Actual Consent" - correct answer: Direct verbal or non-verbal communication to someone who is giving aid Define "detrimental reliance" - correct answer: when an a...

A cerebrovascular accident is commonly known as a? - correct answer: A. Convulsion B. Stroke C. Heart attack D. Seizure ANSWER: SEIZURE Adjustments are made in the forms of medication given and their routes to aid in? - correct answer: A.Absorption B. Disruption C. Biotransformation D. Excretion ANSWER: ABSORPTION Age size sex and genetics are all also factors that? - correct answer: A. Affect drug excretion B. Affect drug metabolism C. Affect drug action D. Affect drug con...

20 small boxes on an EKG strip would equal the rate of? - correct answer: 75 A BP is written in - correct answer: systolic __________ diastolic a fingerstick should never be preformed on a patient less than? - correct answer: 1 year old A heel stick should not be preformed on a patient older than? - correct answer: 1 A patient w/ TB should be in? - correct answer: airborne precautions A streptococcal test would be collected on? - correct answer: the throat A thrombus or blood...

_________ revenue arises when a business receives cash in one period, but does not provide all of the related goods or services until a later period - Correct Solution: Deferred Adjusting entries ensure that ______ balances are reported at amounts representing the economic benefits that remain at the end of the period - Correct Solution: Asset adjusting entry for expiration of prepaid rent - Correct Solution: debit rent expense credit prepaid rent adjusting entry for supplies - Correct ...

A large cell (about 50 microns) is seen in the bone marrow. The cell has an abundant cytoplasm that appears pinkish (acidophilic). The cytoplasm also has numerous granules. The nucelus is multilobed. The cell is most likely a: - Correct Solution: Granular megakaryocyte A process in which a plug or clot is formed after an injury to stop blood loss is: - Correct Solution: Coagulation Absolute vs. relative value - Correct Solution: Absolute: the number itself (raw value); relative: expressed ...

5 major intelligence tests? - correct answer: WAIS - intellectual ability by verbal skills Stanford-Binet intelligence - measures cognitive abilities K-ABC - Assess cognitive development S-FRIT - Verbal, performance and memory MSCA - General intellectual level 6 uses for neuropsychological testing? - correct answer: 1. Diagnosing 2. Distinguishing (Between conditions) 3. Assessing functional potential (Potential of an individual) 4. Assessing degenerative conditions 5. Measu...