RMA Exam A Flashcards
What is not considered for use on the skin for cleansing?
Acetone
What is meant by “coordination of benefits?”
One insurance plan will work with the other insurance plans to determine how much each plan pays.
When several tubes of blood are to be draw, what is drawn first?
Blood culture tubes
How can a ledger also be used for the patient?
As a statement
What instrument is sued to evaluate lung capacity?
Spirometer
What is the abbreviation used to indicate that a patient should be fasting for an examination?
NPO
CPT is a abbreviation of the reference manual used for what?
Billing insurance companies for procedures
What are pathogens called that thrive in the absence of oxygen?
Anaerobes
The abbreviation OU is no longer in use. Instead of using OU, what should be written instead?
Both eyes
What stage of grief is a person in when they refuse to acknowledge their the loss of a loved one?
Denial
What practice is used to ensure the sterility of a package?
Use a dry, undamaged sterile package
What is Respondent Superior?
A physician’s responsibility for his staff
What is Dyspepsia?
Difficult digestion
A patient with arteriosclerosis would benefit from what diet?
Low cholesterol diet
What is the listing if charges for a medical practice?
Fee schedule
What characterizes a non complaint patient?
Refuses to follow prescribed orders
What organ is located in the upper left quadrant?
Spleen
What does a patient’s implied consent usually cover?
Electrocardiogram
What causes a Diabetic coma?
Lack of insulin
What is the structure in the body that lays over the larynx like a lid and prevents food from entering the trachea?
Epiglottis
A fatty, insulating layer, or sheath that forms around nerves, including those in the brain and spinal cord>
Myelin sheath
What is the name of the urine test that compares the weight of urine to that of distilled water?
Specific gravity
What is the faint tapping sounds heard as the blood pressure cuff initially deflates called?
Systolic pressure
What is called when a certain number of patients are scheduled to come in for an appointment at the beginning of the same clock hour?
Wave scheduling
How might an MA use forceps?
To grasp tissue
What does it mean when a bank uses the term NSF?
There is not enough money to cover the amount of the check
What is the device used to check vision?
Snellen chart
Thrush, fungal infection of mucous membranes of the mouth and throat.
Candidiasis
What is the proper time and temperature for sterilizing insturments?
30 minutes at 250 F
What is the pulse point located on the top of the foot?
Dorsalis pedis
What color is the vacuum used to collect blood so the blood will clot in the tube?
Red
What is the name of the book containing procedure and service codes performed by doctors and medical personnel?
Current Procedural Terminology
What is an example of the “O” in the “SOAP” method of charting?
Blood pressure reading
What organ does a myelogram X-ray examine?
Spinal cord
What is an example of nonverbal communication?
Body language
What instrument is required on a suture tray?
Needle holder
What does Anaphylaxis refer?
Type of shock
What is the meaning of an AC interference in an ECG tracing?
There is electrical interference in the room
How do you convert milligrams to grams?
Divide by 1000
What is inflamed if a patient has enteritis?
Esophagus
What is a matrix?
Appointment book schedule with blocked out period of time
What condition would benefit from a low purine diet?
Gout
In addict to a message, what does basic communication require?
Sender and receiver
What yeast infection causes vaginitis?
Candida
What is the superior vena cava?
A vein that carries blood from the upper body back to the heart
Where are medical expenses resulting from a black injuring while at work are submitted to?
Worker’s compensation
Pain relievers are in which drug classification?
Analgesic
What is the first step when the medical assistant is dealing with a difficult caller on the phone?
Determine the problem and the appropriate solution staff that can help?
What telephone call that the medical assistant can handle?
A hospital admitting clerk with the room number for a newly admitted patient
Where is the salutation of a letter placed?
Two lines below the inside adress
What is a facsmile
Fax
For what condition are ant-hypertensive medications used?
High blood pressure
What is the abbreviation used in an appointment book to indicate a patient is coming in to see the physician about a medical problem already treated?
F/U
What is a urine specimen called that is collected after eating?
Postprandial
What is the effect of cold applied to part of the body?
Vasoconstriction
What must the individual pay to retain insurance coverage?
Copayment
What is inflamed if a patient has esophagogastritis?
Esophagus and stomach
What must be included with the inside address on a profesisonal?
The recipient’s address written without abbreviations
What patient educational training materials would be beneficial to a patient who is sight impaired?
Braille material
What causes ringworm?
Fungus
To what is the ECG grounding lead is attached?
RL
What is the cause of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome?
A virus
Who is the person covered by a benefit’s plan?
Insured
What is not covered by Medicare Part B
Hospital charges
What is the proper angels of the needle to the skin when administering a subcutaneous injection?
45 degrees
A physician orders Amoxicillin 1 g to be divided into four equal doses. Available is Amoxicillin 250/5mL. How many milliliters will the patient receive for each dose?
5 mL
What is the finer or smaller suture?
10-0
What is the average respiration rate for an adult?
20 per minute
What is the most common methos used to chart the patient’s medical record?
SOAP
What should the medical assistant do when the doctor is late and not yet at the office?
Offer waiting patients an opportunity to reschedule
What does the patient have during passive? exercise?
No joint movement without assistance
What is an intravenous pyelogram is used to examine?
Kidneys and bladder
What is the salutation of a letter?
Greeting
What is not proper interaction with pediatric patients?
Telling a child that a procedure will not hurt at all
What is the medical term meaning “inflammation of the bone?”
Osteitis
What is the emergency contact treatment for third degree burns?
Covering the victim and notify EMS
What is an example of active immunity?
Producing antibodies as a result of having the disease
What is the first action to control bleeding or hemorrhage?
Apply direct pressure
How does a laceration appear?
As a jagged cut
What is the perineum
Floor of the pelvis
How does the MA best ensure that patients pay for services?
Require payments for services at the time of the office visit
Written data is displayed on which device?
Monitor
What is the process by which nutrients transfer from the gastrointestinal system to the blood?
Absorption
When is an out guide used?
With a folder inserted in the file to hold the place of a file in use
What is the medical term that means “within a vessel?”
Instravascular
What is the clear liquid portion of whole blood?
Plasma
What is Fowler’s position used for?
Patient with difficulty breathing
A KUB X-ray examines which body part(s)?
Urinary system
What is the ECG lead that measures the difference in electrical potential between the right arm and the left arm?
Lead II
An arthrogram is the radiographic visualization of what?
A joint
What is it called when nutrients are initially taken into the body?
Ingestion
What is a proper site for a capillary puncture?
Tip of ring finger
What is the name of the injection location for the thigh?
Vastus lateralis
Scraping the skin causes which type of wound?
Abrasion
Where is the V! ECG lead is located?
At the fourth intercostal space to the right of the sternum?
What law requires the withholding from an employee’s paycheck for Social Security and Medicare?
FICA
What treatment is incorporated with the agent Diathermy?
Deep throat
What is the parenteral method of administration of medication?
It is injected
When alphabetically filing, which of the following is last?
John A. Halley
