Amount you must pay for medical services which is not covered by the insurance plan.

Punctuality

Integrity

Providing comprehensive care for adults, often diagnosing and treating chronic, long-term conditions

Skills, care, and judgments required by a health team member under similar circumstances

Considered allopathic providers and are the most widely recognized type of doctor. They diagnose illness, provide treatments, and perform procedures.

Complete requirements similar to MDs to graduate and practice medicine. use modern medicine and surgical procedures and osteopathic manipulative therapies to treat their patients.

An insured person doesn't need a PCP, but can go directly to a specialist without referrals.

A statement from the insurance carrier detailing what was paid, denied, or reduced in payment; also contains information about amounts applied to the deductible, coinsurance, and allowed amounts.

fever

phleb-

R/O

Fibromyalgia

auto-

Pneumonia

Mammography

Appendicectomy

FBS

2 tab ac OJ q.o.d.

Assigned by the medication's manufacturer, identifies the medication as the property of the company

A device for creating and delivering an aerosol spray for inhalation

A hypersensitivity response to a medication, food, or other substance, ranging in intensity from mild to severe rash to anaphylaxis

Containing an outer shell that prevents an oral tablet from dissolving until it reaches the intestines, often to prevent stomach irritaion

A small, single-use glass or plastic container containing sterile parenteral medications or solutions

The amount of medication the body must have available to produce the desirable effects for which the provider prescribed it

A small, solid, cylinder-shaped medication for insertion into the rectum or vagina, solid at room temperature, dissolves at body temperature

Enteral route of administration is

When you are going to deliver a medication to a patient how many times should you check to make sure it is correct?

Functions to transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the body, helping remove wastes, regulating body temp through perspiration, and providing the basic component of blood and other bodily fluids

Humans can not digest this; functions to slow the time food takes to pass through the stomach, adds bulk to stool to promote normal defecation, absorbs some wastes for easier elimination, lowers cholesterol levels, slows glucose absorption

Includes nuts, seeds, seafood, meat, poultry, beans, peas, eggs, and soy products. Considered the building blocks for bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, blood, enzymes, hormones, and vitamins

A food label must contain all of the following BUT

Waring signs for this disorder are: self-starvation, perfectionism, excessive fear of weight gain, amenorrhea, unrealistic image of the self as obese

A common dietary modification for cardiovascular disease would be all BUT which of the following

A common dietary modification for diabetes mellitus would be

Organic substances the body needs for various cellular functions; fat-soluble or water-soluble

Formation of hemoglobin in RBC for O2 transport; food sources are meat, green, leafy vegetables, legumes, fortified cereals

Major functions of this vitamin are calcium absorption, bone and tooth structure, support of heart and nerve function. Sources are sunlight, fortified mild, eggs, fish, butter, liver

In Maslow's theory what is the most important need

Based off of Maslow's theory, which of the following is incorrect

The grief cycle is

In this stage of grief people attempt to avoid the loss by making a deal

During the stage of grief known as "acceptance" the person

A defense mechanism in which a person keeps away from any person, place, or object that evokes memories of something unpleasant

A medical assistant's role in mental health screening is

A medical assistant is preparing a referral slip for a patient who reports symptoms of vertigo. The CCMA should refer the patient to which of the following specialist?

A patient has had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Which of the following types of therapy will assist the patient with regaining motor functions and independence?

Which of the following abbreviations should a medical assistant use when documenting initial assessment data collected prior to a patient's wellness examination?

Using knowledge of positional and directional prefixes and terms, a medical assistant should identify that the term "contralateral" has which of the following meanings?

A medical assistant is arranging medication in a storage cabinet according to the routes of administration. The medical assistant should categorize methyl salicylate liniment in which of the following routes?

A medical assistant is preparing to administer a medication that should be taken at least 2 hours after a meal. The medical assistant asks when the patient last ate. Which of the following rights of medication administration is the medical assistant demonstrating?

A medical assistant is encouraging a patient to increase fiber intake. Which of the following foods should the medical assistant recommend?

A medical assistant is collecting information from a patient prior to a physical examination. Which of the following details disclosed by the patient should the medical assistant recognize as an indication of bulimia nervosa?

A patient who uses a wheelchair arrives at the office for an appointment and is visibly upset. Which of the following methods should the medical assistant use to establish positive therapeutic communication with the patient?

A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a physical exam. The patient tells the CCMA that she is having serious problems at work, and that she feels so much stress that she cannot focus on anything at work or at home. Based on the patient's anxiety level, which of the following findings should the medical assistant expect?