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CHAPTER ONE Flashcards

1
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What are the MA responsibilities?

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Clinical & Administrative!
Clinical : Labs, procedures, prepare exam rooms
Admin : Registering pts, sending claims, charts

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What are the 2 primary doctors?

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MD - Doctor of medicine, just symptoms approach
DO - Doctor of osteopathy, holistic approach

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What are the 2 mid level providers?

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NP - Nurse practitioner, nursing model
PA - Physician assistant, medical model

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4
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What is the scope of practice & its variables?

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Describes the delegates duties & an MA can only provide supportive services.

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RN vs NURSE?

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RN - registered nurse, much broader scope of practice
NURSE - licensed in their state, role is assisted

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6
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Occupational vs Physical therapist?

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OCCU: for patients with disabilities
PHYS: for patients trying to improve their mobility, motion & strength

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7
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Certification

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Valid for 2 years, passed the NHA exam

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Reciprocity

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Agreement that allows residents to preform from on reciprocal state to another

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9
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Radiology tech?

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Uses imaging equipment

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What are the 5 different in/out patient clinics?

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-Specialty, primary, mobile health, home health & hospice

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PCMH?

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Patient care medical home.
Just a plan for all medical needs that the PCP makes

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Fee For Service?

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Where’s patients pay ONLY for services used, after insurance.

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Value Based Plan

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Improves patients outcomes & satisfactions, lower costs as well

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Capitation

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Insurance only pays for per patient.
Co pay has to be paid

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POS - Point of service

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Lower medical costs for exchange for more limited choice

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GP?

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General Practitioner, Take a more holistic approach, treats acute & chronic illnesses

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FP?

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Family practitioner, preventative care is their only concern.

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18
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Internist?

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Comprehensive Care for adults, often treating chronic conditions

19
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Specialty health care services?

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Used when a disease/ex is beyond the area of expertise for a PCP

20
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Ancillary Services

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Occupational & physical therapists

21
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Complementary therapists?

A

Dietary supplements

22
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Drug classifications— Antihypertensives

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Lowers blood pressure

23
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CSA?

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Controlled substance act, identifies all regulated substances into one of the 5 schedules depending on potential abuse/addiction.

24
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CSA?

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Controlled substance act, identifies all regulated substances into one of the 5 schedules depending on potential abuse/addiction.

25
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Therapeutic meds?

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Good effect, prescribed to feel better

26
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Adverse Effects

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Unintended, harmful actions of the meds

27
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Indications

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Problems for which the provider prescribes a particular Rx

28
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Contraindications

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Symptoms that make a special treatment/rx dangerous.

29
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Metric systems : weight?

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Quantifies Weight - kilograms (kg), grams (g), milligrams (mg) & micrograms (mcg).

30
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Metric systems : volume in?

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Measures volume in… deciliters (dL), liters (L), milliliters (mL)

31
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Metric systems : length in?

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Measures length in… kilometers (km), meters (m), centimeters (cm), millimeters (mm).

32
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GTT vs gtt?

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GTT (upper) glucose tolerance test
gtt (lower) drops for meds

33
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BSA, body surface area

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Consider the measurements for medication based off of weight.

34
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Lineaments vs Buccal?

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Topical cream vs inside is the cheek

35
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3 checks before giving meds?

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Check - the meds against the rx when selected
Check - the meds & rx when preparing the dose
Check - the meds before restocking the bottle

36
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Strategies to avoid errors w/Meds?

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Don’t use abbreviations
Use TALL MAN (mixed case) letters
Change the appearance

37
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2 most common routes of meds?

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Enternal : through the gastrointestinal tract
Parenteral : outside the gastrointestinal tract

38
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Common Routes for noninjectables ?

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Topical, on skin, gels, tinctures, vaginal/rectal

39
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What is pharmacokinetics & actions it involves?

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Study of how meds move through the body.
Actions: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

40
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Absorption with meds?

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Body converts meds into a form the body can use & moves it into the blood stream.

41
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Metabolism with meds?

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The liver is the primary organ, but the kidneys also metabolize.

42
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Excretion with meds?

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Removal of the meds metabolites from the body.

43
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Five Rights for meds safety check?

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Right patient,
Right medicine,
Right dosage,
Right time,
Right route.

44
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Dietary nutrients & Food labels:
The 6 primary nutrients are?

A

Water, carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, vitamins.

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