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A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding? ✔✔Have the patient repeat information Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a wound? ✔✔Wrap the wound from distal to proximal A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the following documents should the assistant locate information about provider referrals or follow up appointment request for the patient? ✔✔Encounter form also known as super bill it contains information about any and all services provided by Clinic staff including referrals a follow up appointments A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor. which of the following instructions should the assistant include? ✔✔You should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring.
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A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding? ✔✔Have the patient repeat information Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a wound? ✔✔Wrap the wound from distal to proximal A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the following documents should the assistant locate information about provider referrals or follow up appointment request for the patient? ✔✔Encounter form also known as super bill it contains information about any and all services provided by Clinic staff including referrals a follow up appointments A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor. which of the following instructions should the assistant include? ✔✔You should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring.
Medical system is preparing to reply appointments for several abrasions on a patient's leg. which of the following supply should the medical assistant use to remove the medication from the jar? ✔✔A tongue blade Prior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information should the medical system report to the provider? ✔✔Recent laboratory results A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has Epstein-barr virus.The assistant should identify that the micro-organisms can cause which of the following conditions? ✔✔Mononucleosis The medical assistant is adding information to a patient computerized problem-oriented medical record (POMR). into which of the following sections of the POMR should the assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results? ✔✔Database A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is requesting the total cost of a surgical procedure. which of the following is an appropriate response by the assistant? ✔✔Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the procedure
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has come in contact with concrete debris. upon inspection of the eye the assistant sees debris on the surface of the sclera which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Irrigate that I starting at the inner canthus and following to the outer canthus. when preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? ✔✔Vigorously dry the patient skin prior to electrode placement A medical assistant is measuring the vital signs of an adult patient. the assistant should identify which of the following blood pressure readings as stage two hypertension? ✔✔150/95 mm Hg A medical system is talking with an older adult patient who sustained a foot fracture in the fall. she reports managing most tasks at home well but has difficulty navigating with her crutches and is currently homebound. to which of the following resources should the assistant refer the patient? ✔✔Meals on wheels A patient arrives at a clinic with a bill for x-rays the required due to an injury at the patient's place of employment. The patient has private insurance and is eligible for Worker's
Compensation. The system should recognize that which of the following part is responsible for the payment of this bill? ✔✔Paid in full by workers compensation A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about lifestyle modifications to help regulate his hypertension. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the teaching? ✔✔"I only smoked half a pack a day, so I'll just cut it out completely" Which of the following groups of EKG leads are bipolar? ✔✔Leads I, II, and III In which of the following positions should a medical assistant place a patient when obtaining rectal temperature? ✔✔Sims' A medical assistant is preparing 1 g/kg of activated charcoal for a patient who weighs 176lbs. How many grams of charcoal should the assistant prepare? ✔✔79 g (176x0.45=79.2=79) A medical assistant is making a new sign in sheet for the patients who have appointments that day. Which of the following information should the sign in sheet included? ✔✔Providers name
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has a body mass index BMI of 23 the patient should be categorized as which of the following? ✔✔Normal weight A medical assistant is preparing a patient for physical examination when he notices that the patient's eyes are moving back-and-forth in a constant, involuntary manner. Which of the following terms of the assistant use when documenting this finding in a patient's medical record? ✔✔Nystagmus The provider orders the medical assistant to prepare a tablespoon of medication for a patient. How many milliliters of medication should the assistant draw up? ✔✔15 mL A medical assistant received a telephone call from a patient who seems anxious about the Results of a test. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? ✔✔" I know you're concerned about your test results. Will call you as soon as your results come in." The primary code in the CPT coding system consists of how many digits? ✔✔five digits We shut the following stages of the cardiac cycle and an EKG strip for represents ventricular depolarization? ✔✔QRS complex
A patient contact the facility to report a burn injury to her right arm. A medical assistant should identify which of the following pieces of information as necessary with screening for a possible emergency situation? ✔✔The cause of the patients burn A medical system is checking a patient's hearing using the Rinne test. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Ask the patient to raise his hand when he no longer has any sound The medical system is preparing to perform a capillary collection from an older adult patient who has poor circulation in his hands. Which of the following techniques should the assistant yours to increase circulation at the collection site? ✔✔Warm the patient's hand Which of the following types of appointments systems allow flexibility to allow for the most consistent patient flow? ✔✔Wave scheduling America sister is using a butterfly needle set to obtain a blood sample from a vein in a patient's hand. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Hold the needle it swings
A patient at an urgent care facility reports that she vomited and saw blood in the vomit. Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to document the patient to report? ✔✔Hematemesis Which of the following methods is used to notify the provider of the denial of a claim by the insurer? ✔✔Remittance advice A medical assistant observes a provider failing to perform hand hygiene before beginning to remove sutures from a patient's head. The patient's hand later because affected. The assistant should identify that which of the following legal torts has occurred? ✔✔Negligence The first time patient is late arriving to the office. Which of the following should the medical assistant say first? ✔✔" hello. Welcome to our office." The providers performed your routine rectal examination on a patient. We should the following supplies to the medical system and have available during the examination? ✔✔Lubricating jelly A medical assistant is Administering and intradermal injection for allergy testing. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Locate the area 2 to 3 finger width below the antecubital space
A medical assistant asked to assist and provide her with an orthopedic examination. Which of the following instruments should the assistant prepare for the examination? ✔✔Goniometer American assistant should recognize which of the following blood pressure readings as indicative of an adult patient whose blood pressure level is classified as elevated? ✔✔128/ mm Hg Which of the following EKG artifacts is caused by a disconnect electrode in results in the tracing going into the Margins of the paper? ✔✔Interrupted baseline A pulse oximeter Can register an artificially Hello oxygen saturation measurement for a patient who has which of the following conditions? ✔✔Cold fingers A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about self administration of insulin injections. Which of the following patient status indicates an understanding of the teaching? ✔✔" I will roll the bottle between my hand before drawing the medication."
A medical assistant is collecting multiple blood samples from a patient. Which of the following vacuum tube should the assistant fill first? ✔✔Yellow A medical assistant received a phone call from a parent of a child who has possibly interested in a household cleaner. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Contact the local poison control center Which of the following tasks is within the scope of practice for a medical assistant in a clinical setting? ✔✔Removing sutures from a healing laceration A medical assistant is examining the scan on a patient forearm where the patient reports developing a rash. This system notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm in the diameter. Which of the following terms should he use to document his observations in the patient's medical record? ✔✔Papules A medical assistant in an acute care facility is checking in a patient who has a deep laceration. The patient is the assistant that he cannot except blood transfusions due to his religious beliefs. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Document the statement in the patient's chart
A patient requires a female provider to perform her examination due to a religious conviction. The female provider is not available. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the medical assistant? ✔✔Assist a patient in locating a provider to accommodate the patient's needs A patient arrives at a clinic with a tick bite on his leg. The provider as a medical assistant to remove the tick. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Use tweezers to pull the ticket away from the skin slowly A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a procedure to have a more excised. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Cleanse the site with surgical soap and antiseptic A medical assistant in an outpatient facility is preparing a patient for vina puncture. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to confirm the patients identify? ✔✔Ask the patient to stay in spell her full name and provide their date of birth A provider asked a medical assistant to reinforce teaching with the patient about her new diagnosis. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Document the patient's response to the teaching
✔✔"Let's see if there something we can do at our end. I'll ask our claims specialist to review the claim" A patient reports getting a bill that includes Services she did not receive. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant make to reconcile these charges? ✔✔Review today's encounter forms to determine if another patient receive the services Which of the following terms of medical assisting used to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? ✔✔Dyspnea A medical assistant is reviewing the providers instructions as the patient is preparing to leave the office. The provider recommends that the patient purchase an over the counter antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does not know what antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? ✔✔"It is a medication that suppresses the cough reflex" Which of the following information should the medical assistant enter into the appointment calendar with scheduling a patient for skin rash? ✔✔Daytime phone number When assisting a provider with a vaginal examination and Pap test, A medical assistant should identify that which of the following instruments is necessary? ✔✔Cytobrush
Which of the following cell structures is the source of energy for cell? ✔✔mitochondria A medical assistance preparing to use a glucometer to measure a patient's blood glucose level. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? ✔✔Obtain a blood sample after inserting the test strip into the glucometer A medical assistant is observing a patient after administrating an antibiotic injection. The patient develops an itchy rash with pinkish, raised lesions. Which of the following terms should be assistant girls were documenting this finding in the patient's medical record? ✔✔Urticaria Which of the following organs is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen? ✔✔gallbladder A medical assistant is collecting data for a patient who is experiencing heat stroke. Which of the following manifestations should the assistant expect to find? ✔✔Hot skin
A medical assistant has requested a preauthorization for a patient referral to a specialist. Which of the following is a reason for the claim submitted by the specialist to be denied? ✔✔Service is provided after the expiration date A medical assistant has a request to collect the routine CBC from a healthy tomato infant. So the following is the most appropriate collection ✔✔Left heel A medical assistant is preparing sterilization for hemostats before an invasive procedure. Which of the following techniques to the assistant use? ✔✔Autoclave A provider prescribes oxycodone for a patient after abdominal surgery. Which of the following describes this type of medication? ✔✔Oxycodone is a schedule to controlled substance and has high potential for abuse A medical assistant is preparing to draw venous blood samples. The sister is required by OSHA regulations to wear which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment while performing the procedure? ✔✔Gloves
When informed consent is required for procedure, which of the following steps should occur prior to the patient signing the form? ✔✔The provider should review alternative procedures with the patient A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at which of the following times? ✔✔Immediately following the procedure Medical assistance preparing to sanitize contaminated equipment. Which of the following pieces if you could make him a medical assistant sanitize and reuse without needing to disinfect or sterilize it? ✔✔Otoscope Which of the following medical record documentation is organized by the entity that supplied the data? ✔✔Source oriented A medical assistant has a blood pressure cuff and flight in a partially opened the valve to deflate as he listens with a stethoscope. When should he read the diastolic pressure? ✔✔When the sound disappears