AMCA Exam Flashcards
A physician is not required to report
Stroke
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than a year is
misdemeanor
Professional negligence is also called
malpractice
What should an assistive person keep in mind during their daily routine in medicine
confidentiality
When is it permissible to release information about a patient record
When the court requests it by means of a subpoena
Under what circumstance is it permissible to release information from a patient’s records
when patient signs a consent form
Potential infectious body fluid doesn’t include
sweat
Cleaning technique is another name for
medical asepsis
Instruments that penetrate a patient’s skin should be
sterile
Instruments that come in contact with only a patient’s mucous membrane should be
disinfected
Instruments that touch only the healthy intact skin should be
sanitized
Anything that posseses a risk to the human body or a living organism is called a
biohazard
OSHA standard requires
a written schedule for cleaning
Treating all human blood as if it were infectious is called
universal precautious
standard precautions are
used mainly in hospital
What liquid is used in an autoclave to sterilize instruments
DI water
six C’s
Client words
What suture is the largest
0-0
The position in which the patient is lying flat on their back is known as
supine
What position is used for prrineal and vaginal area examination
Lithotomy
What position requires the examination table to be raised in the middle both ends pointing down
Proctological
Surgical procedures that require less than one day to perform with no over night stay is
Outpatient surgery
What wouldn’t be the MA’s responsibility in the physical preparing of the patient
Obtaining and prescribing medication that are not expired
In what position is used to examine the rectum, where the patient lies on the left side with the left leg sightly flexed
Sims’
What thermometer is considered the most accurate indicator of the body temp.
Rectal
The artery most common used for taking pulse
Radial
A patient’s temp. was 96.9¤f, what is the temp. in ¤c
36.1¤c
What is not a vital sign
weight
What term means “difficulty breathing”
Dyspnea
When taking rectal temp. how long should the thermometer be left in the rectum
5 min
The absence of respiration for periods lasting 15 <
Apnea
What area of the body is the popliteal pulse taken
Knee
What is included in a patient’s vital signs
Respiration
What temperature is considered fatal
103.8¤f
What route is involved in administering a drug by placing it under the patient’s tongue and leaving it there until it dissolves?
Sublingual
What part of a prescription includes, patient name address date and the Rx symbol
Superscription
Sedative
Barbituate
