Abb Flashcards
HIPAA protect?
The dissemination of specific patient information.
What is coding?
Application of numerical designations for medical diagnosis , procedures and services.
HIPAA stand for?
Health insurance portability accountability act.
ICD-9-CM?
International classification of diseases, ninth revision, clinical modification.
Universal precautions are mandated by OSHA but were developed by the?
U.S. Center for disease control.
Washing hands between patients is one example of —
Universal precautions.
Topical anesthetics?
Proparacaine and tetracaine
Color of bottle caps of prostaglandins?
Examples :Latan(Xalatan)
Travoprost(Travatan)
Bimatoprost( Lumigan)
Teal
classifications of the 3 large groups of anti- infective agents?
Antifungal, antiviral, antibiotics
Miotic drugs?
Induce contractionof the iris sphincter.
Name the three types of ophthalmic preparations place directly in the eye?
Solutions, suspensions, ointments
Name the five basic requirements for ophthalmic preparations?
Tolerance, tonicity, sterility, stability, and penetration
What is benzalkonium chloride?
A preservative commonly used in ophthalmic preparations
What is the name of the most common notorious organism found in ophthalmic preparations?
Pseudomonas aeroginosa
What does the term idiosyncrasy. Refer to with ophthalmic drugs?
A bizarre, peculiar reaction to a drug that is not commonly seen such as tremors or even collapse