FINAL REVIEW Flashcards
Who determines the scope of practice of an MA?
The state
The two primary types of physcians
MD and DO
What is a MD, what can they do?
Treat patients through traditional means, diagnose illness, provide treatment, perform procedures, and write prescriptions
What us a DO, what can they do?
Treat patients through traditional means, use osteopathic manipulative therapy, to treat patients, diagnose illness, provide treatment, perform procedures, and write perscriptions
What is an endorsement?
State/territory granting a license to an application licensed or certification, or a signature agreeing
What is reciprocity?
Receiving license/certification from another state
What is a Patient Care Medical Home (PCMH)?
Providers/specialties work together for the patient. No specific illness treated.
Endocrinologist
Diagnosing and treating hormonal and glandular conditions. Often work with patients with diabetes.
Hepatologist
Diagnose and treat liver,biliary tree, gallbladder, and pancreas condition
Oncologist
Treats and provides patients with cancer
Otolaryngologist
Ear, nose, throat specialist
Schedule 1 substance
High potential of abuse, illegal, no medical use, no prescription.
Examples:
Heroin, hallucinogens, LSD, Marijuana(unless for cancer)
Schedule 2 substance
High potential abuse, legal, used for medical, can be prescribed
Examples:
Opium, Morphine, Fentanyl, Methadone, Cocaine, and Oxycodone
Schedule 3 substance
Some potential for abuse and currently accepted for medical uses. Low physical dependence. High psychological dependence
Examples:
Codeine, Ketamine, Anabolic Steroids, Opium or Morphine Mixtures
Schedule 4(IV) substance
Low potential for abuse/dependence. No more than 5 refills in a month
Example:
Diazephram, Zolpidem, Eszopicline, alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, and clonazepam.
Schedule 5(V) substance
Substance with very low potential for abuse and accepted in medical uses. Very limited physical or psychological dependence.
Example:
Codeine mixtures, epinephrine
Erikson’s Model: Trust vs Mistrust
1st stage, infant, trusting the world and parents
Erikson’s Model: Autonomy vs shame and doubt
2nd stage, toddlers, exercise independence
Erikson’s Model: Initiative vs Guilt
3rd stage, preschoolers, learn to start creating task, guilt for asserting themselves
Erikson’s Model: Industry vs Inferiority
4th stage, children, social norms
Erikson’s Model: Identity vs role confusion
5th stage, teens
Erikson’s Model: Intimacy vs confusion
6th stage, young adult(20) to early adults(40’s), close relationships
Erikson’s Model: Generativity vs stagnation
7th stage, middle age, want to find a purpose
Erikson’s Model: Ego integrity vs despair
8th stage, late adulthood, self acceptance of life or feeling of wasted life
Stages of grief
DABDA
Denial, acceptance, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Antiemetic
Medication for nausea and vomiting
Analgesic
Pain relievers
Antilipemics
Medication lower cholesterol
Anti-osteoporosis agents
Improve bone density
Antipyretic
Reduces fever
Nonparenteral routes
Oral, nasogastric, enteric, eye and ear, gastric, rectal, vaginal, skin
Parenteral routes
Intradermal, SubQ, Intramuscular, Intravenous
Intermuscular injection
90 degrees
20-23 gauge
1-3 needle length
Deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal
(for babies vastus lateralis)
Intradermal injection
5-15 degrees
25-27 gauge
1/4-1/2’’ needle length
Forearm,upper back, upper chest
SubQ injections
45 degrees
23-25 gauge
5/8 in’’ needle length
upper arm, abdominal, buttocks (fatty area)
Pharmocakentic
AADBIE
Administration, absorption, distribution, binding, inactivation, and excretion of a drug
Absorption
Medication goes to blood stream
Distribution
Medication go to site of action by the power of body fluid
Metabolism
Change active medication to metabodies
Excretion
Removal of medication from the body
9 rights of medication administration
right patient
right medication
right form
right dose
right route
right time
right technique
right education
right documentation
Demographic data about a patient should include…
Name, sex, address, insurance, birthday, sex, ssn, phone#
Social info of a patient should include…
Living environment, occupation, lifestyle choices
Correspondance data
Legal matter, insurance matter
How long are multidose vials good after opened
28 days
What can the clinical decision support system do?
Check for medication
E-prescribe
Providers use electronic software to submit prescriptions electronically
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
Allows providers to enter orders for lab test, diagnostic test, and medication into computer system
Remote patient monitoring (RPM)
Allows patient to perform testing at home and submit test results vis telehealth to providers
What does a medical scribe do?
Enter patient data into the EHR while provider examines and treats the patients
What does Center for Medicare and Medicaid service regulate?
Lab testing through CLIA
What does Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment do? (CLIA)?
Provides low complexity testing
Mitochondria
Power plant, generate ATP (energy) and cellular respiration
Ribosome
Proteins are assembled
Cytoplasm
Fluid inside the cell
Nucleus
Control center of the cell
Cilia
Hairlike structures that move substances on the surface
Centrioles function
Help in cell division and distribute chromosomes
Plasma membrane
Selective barrier that allows sufficient oxygen, nutrients, and waste to service the volume of every cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
Transport materials throughout the cell
Golgi apparatus
Flattened stacks that process, package, and deliver proteins, and lipids from the ER
Lysosomes
The digestive system of cell, hold enzymes that are used to break down molecules
Order of Draw
YBRGLG
Yellow
Blue
Red
Marble red
Green
Marble green
Lavender
Grey
Yellow tube
Body fluid culture or blood
Light blue tube
Coagulation test 3-4 inversions
Red tube
Serum test, chemistry study, blood bank, immunology 5 inversion
Red marble tube
Serum test, chemistry study, immunology 5 inversion
Green tube
Chemistry test, 8 inversion, prevents clotting
Green marble tube
Plasma determinations in chemistry studies 8 inversion
Lavender tube
Hematology test 8 inversion
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
Gray tube
Chemistry testing, glucose and alcohol level
Energy from fat is determined by multiplying calories by
9
Drug screen urine sample should be at what temp?
32-38 degrees celsius
90-100 degrees fahrenheit
Abbreviation for twice a day
BID
Abbreviation for nothing by mouth
NPO
Abbreviation for as needed
PRN
Abbreviation for before eating
AC
Abbreviation for every hour
QH
How to administer ear drops over the age of 3
Ear facing up, grab pinna then pull up and back
How to administer ear drops under the age of 3
Ear facing up, grab the earlobe then pull down and back
Hematology department is responsible for
Reviewing blood cell cunt, morphologic studies, and coagulation test
Chemistry department is responsible for
Analyzing chemicals found in the blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine
Microbiology department is responsible for
Studying very small infectious organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and yeast
Immunohematology department is responsible for
Blood typing
Bio Waste should not stay in a medical hospital for how many days?
30 days
Hemolyzed blood
Destruction cells
When trying to get the best vein for a venipuncture what should the assistant do?
Palpate the vein
How longs should you wait for a Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test
5 minutes
Rheumatologist specializes in
Treating patients who have diseases of the joint, muscles, and bones
Papules
Solid elevations that are less than 0.5cm (0.2 in) in diameter, commonly caused by eczema
Macules
Flat areas of skin that are different color then normal skin (like freckles)
Vesicles
Small fluid-filled blisters. A common cause is herpal viral infection