RMA Exam 4 Flashcards
To measure blood pressure, you would use a(n):
Sphygmomanometer
The prefix hypo-means:
Below
The prefix hypo-means:
Frontal
A medical term meaning within the main part of the brain is:
Intracerebral
When communicating with a sight-impaired patient, it is important to:
Tell the patient what you are about to do and what it involves
Which of these represents the correct spelling of the term?
Hemorrhoids
A means of protecting vulnerable populations is to:
Screen health-care staff through a fingerprinting clearance process
To report an adverse reaction to a vaccine, the correct form is:
VAERS
The flap of cartilage covering the larynx is the:
Epiglottis
A contusion is best described as:
A closed injury from blunt trauma
What is not concern when considering the appropriate type of scheduling needs for a medical practice?
The type of insurance accepted by the practice
The standard margin size for a letter is
1 inch
A health-care-acquired infection is one that is:
Contracted within a hospital setting
What abbreviations refers to a concussion or head injury:
MHI
A special policy provision that forgoes a stipulation or requirement is called a(n):
Waiver
What describes the correct flow of urine through the urinary tract?
From the ureter to the bladder to the urethra
Changing the voice pitch to avoid a monotonous tone that implies boredom is called:
Inflection
Suture materials are identified by a graduated numbering system. Which of the following statement is true?
Suture materials are identified by a graduated numbering system. Which of the following statement is true?
Generally, the first in the stages of death and dying is:
Denial
The processes to determine the period between when the service is rendered and the bill is paid is referred to as a(n):
Age analysis
The largest section in the CPT codes is:
Surgery
The term “stomatitis” means
Inflammation of the mouth
The term “hyperplasia” means:
Excessive formation of cells or tissue
When tissue is removed from the body for microscopic examination, the procedure is called:
Biopsy
What mechanism by which a practice manager will discover a problem within the practice?
Risk management
What is TRUE regarding the composition of blood?
Whole blood consists of 55% plasma and 44% red blood cells
The term “onychomycosis” means:
Condition of fungus of the nails
Pressure on the femoral artery is used to control bleeding from a laceration of the:
Thigh
When every other beat if premature and the QRS is wide and bizarre, this is called:
Bigeminy
The term “plantar” refers to the:
Sole of the foot
The suffix -genic means:
Producing
Syncope is a term for:
Fainting
Believing that all members of a certain group have the same traits is called:
Serotyping
Giardiasis is a disease caused by a:
Protozoa
The term “arteriorrhexis” means:
Rupture of an artery
The term “arthralgia” means
Pain in a joint
When designing a patient education plan, it is important to:
Consider the needs of each patient
What is most similar to an intervertebral disk?
Costal cartilage
What bony structure is typically larger and wider in females than in males?
Pelvis
If you broke your scapula, it would be most difficult for you to:
Raise your hand to answer a question in class.
There are more __________ in the body than any other type of bone.
Phalanges
If a person’s spinal cord was severed at the second lumbar nerve, he or she would:
Be able to move the upper limbs but not the lower limbs
What do the fourth cervical nerve and the first thoracic nerve have in common?
They both originate from the brachial plexus.
When you recall something that happened to you during childhood, you are primarily using which part of your brain?
Cerebrum
An injury in the area of your sciatic nerve would most likely cause you to:
Limp
You might experience some difficulty breathing if you injured which muscle?
Sternocleidomastoid
The human body has only one __________ muscle.
Frontalis
If you injured your trapezius, it would be most painful for you to:
Raise your arm
If your frontal sinuses were congested, you would most likely feel pain or discomfort in which part of your body?
Brow
Closure of the left atrial appendage is a surgical procedure performed to prevent stroke in certain patients. Which part of the body would the surgeon cut into to perform this procedure?
Left side of the heart
A rupture of the inferior vena cava would most likely cause blood to pool in the:
Abdomen
It is normal and safe for food to enter the:
Pharynx
