MA103 Final Review

When teaching older adults, the medical assistant should keep in mind that they do NOT have ________.

All of the following can be included when providing first aid to a person with hypothermia EXCEPT ________.

Hypothermia is a state of body temperature lower than ________°F.

All of these are roadblocks to creating a good learning environment when coaching a patient, EXCEPT ________.

A patient with full thickness burns would require care in a(n) ________.

What do the prefixes bi and bin both mean?

If heat stroke is suspected, the MA should do which after providing initial first aid to a person with hyperthermia?

All of the following are appropriate to offer a patient experiencing a diabetic emergency EXCEPT ________.

Commending a sedentary heart patient for doing even a few minutes of exercise is an example of ________.

A suffix is a word element that is added to the end of a word.

A word root that means white is ________.

Medical assistants will likely encounter the greatest number of emergency situations ________.

________ is an extreme fatigue caused by heat and occurs as the result of sodium and water depletion from the body.

Activities that call for participation, such as role-playing, will help the patient learn faster than those that do not.

When reviewing a patient's risk factors, the medical assistant is acting as a patient coach in relation to ________.

All of the following are controllable risks EXCEPT ________.

The word roots hem and hemat both mean ________.

Failure to take medication as ordered is an example of ________.

A word root that means water is ________.

A suffix that means inflammation is ________.

What does the suffix ptosis mean?

Disapproval of seeing pictures of actual body parts and excluding men from childbirth are examples of ________ ?

Best action to take when a person has a spinal column injury that was not caused by sudden acceleration or deceleration

When controlling bleeding, the affected part of the body should be elevated if possible.

The ________ region describes where the navel is found.

Tachypnea is characterized by more than ________ breaths per minute.

An example of teaching activities and techniques that call for participation and will achieve faster learning is ______.

The term stat refers to which of the following?

A word root that means speech is ________.

Which of these is NOT a wellness guideline that promotes disease prevention?

After providing initial treatment to a patient with syncope, the medical assistant may need to assess and treat what?

________ may take longer to process new information.

A patient who is ________ may experience chest tightness, deep sighing breaths, rapid pulse, or cardiac palpitations.

Preaching can be a(n) ________ to effective patient learning.

All of the following are symptoms of pulmonary edema EXCEPT ________.

The best way for the medical assistant to find out about a patient's culture is to ________.

The patient's ability to follow through on all orders given by the physician requires all of these EXCEPT ________.

Examples of patient education by a medical assistant in the patient coach role include all, EXCEPT ________.

All of the following are appropriate first aid by the medical assistant for a person experiencing shock EXCEPT ________.

A medical assistant working in the patient navigator role does all of these EXCEPT ________.

The word root athr means ________.

Providing audio-recorded instructions would best serve which type of patient?

If the medical office does not hire a medical assistant or physician with good foreign language skills they will need?

All of the following should be included when creating an emergency plan EXCEPT ________.

Patients who are hearing impaired usually know sign language but usually do not read lips.

The medical assistant provides effective health maintenance coaching by doing all of these, EXCEPT ________.

Patient who is conscious, capable of moving air through the upper airway, and can produce a strong cough likely has a...

Entering a vein to place a catheter or medication is known as a(n) ________ procedure.

The word root ________ means side.

Which of the following would be appropriate first aid for a patient having a seizure?

Fasciitis is inflammation of the ________.

A combining vowel is sometimes added when joining a word root with a suffix or another root.

The word root stoma means ________.

Hyperglycemia is also known as high blood sugar and can result in an altered level of consciousness.

Personal space, distance, facial expressions, body movements, and expressions can be misinterpreted across cultures.

A patient with a total obstructed airway will be unable to speak or cough.

Inserting a tube into the trachea is called ________.

Which of the following is NOT commonly stocked in an emergency medical box?

Which is the best method for teaching a teenager about an upcoming surgery?

During CPR, ________ fingers are adequate to compress the sternum of an infant.

Hospital emergency departments are usually open ________.

The commonly used medical abbreviation for by mouth is ________.

The term patent refers to which of the following?

A new learning situation may create ________ in patients, especially older adults.

What does the word hematuria mean?

Which of the following types of injuries only require cold application and elevation above the heart as first aid?

Refusing blood products and fasting are examples of ________ that can impact the patient's health care.

A(n) ________ is who may provide basic life-saving care while waiting for a higher-level EMS practitioner to arrive?

Circulation, Airway, Breathing (CAB) is the sequence that should be followed for providing CPR.

Medical terminology is derived mostly from Latin and Greek words.

What is the suffix that means to stop?

To help someone who is choking stand behind them and put your arms around their abdomen, between the xiphoid process and

The word root edema means ________.

Which of the following is NOT true of a crash cart?

Compliance with the treatment plan refers to the patient's ability to follow through on all orders from the physician.

Inflammation of the heart muscle is called ________.

A specialist who would treat arthritis is called a(n) ________.

________ is an indication of noncompliance with a treatment plan.

Written patient instructions should contain specialized vocabulary, such as medical abbreviations.

All of the following types of shock require immediate transport to the emergency department EXCEPT ________.

Noncompliance with instructions is a problem for all age groups, but ________ have the least problem if they have help.

A directional term that means the front side of the body is ________.

The thoracic cavity contains the heart and the ________.

A combining vowel is most often the letter "a."

Giving demonstrations, showing videos to a group of patients, and providing instructional brochures are all ________.

Patients with ________ burns should have the area irrigated with large amounts of water.

The prefix brady means ________.

Decreased mobility and dexterity are factors in teaching ________.

When giving first aid to a person who is bleeding & the blood seeps through the 1st bandage the correct action would be?

Treated by cleaning the wound, approximating the edges of the wound, and holding the edges together with small dressing

Participating in mock exposure events is important for which of the following reasons?

Cells in the ________ system are sometimes named for their color, or the color they become when stained.

Many of the medical offices that use ________ send out targeted patient education information via e-mail.

Areas that are farther from the medial or midsagittal plane are ________.

To understand the meaning of a medical term, it is helpful to break it down into its separate parts.

Ice should be applied for ________ as part of the treatment for fractures.

________ presents with coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.

Noncompliance is defined as ________.

Which term is a combining form?

Which is NOT an example of a community resource or service?