Questions and Answers
AnteriorAmeansAwhat?A(AABackABAFrontACASideADATowardAhead)A-AAnswerAFront
PosteriorAmeansAwhat?A(AAFrontABASideACABackADATowardAfeet)A-AAnswerABack
WhatAdoesAHIPAAAprotect?A(AAProvidersABABillingACAPatientAprivacyADAFacilities)A-
AAnswerAPatientAprivacy
SuffixAmeaningAinflammation?A(AA-osisABA-ectomyACA-itisADA-pathy)A-AAnswerA-itis
PrimaryAenergyAsourceAforAbody?A(AAProteinABAFatACACarbohydrateADAVitamin)A-
AAnswerACarbohydrate
CellsAthatAcarryAoxygen?A(AAPlateletsABAWBCACARBCADAPlasma)A-AAnswerARedAbloodAcells
UniversalAprecautionsAapplyAto?A(AABloodAonlyABAAllApatientsACAKnownAinfectionsADAEmployees
Aonly)A-AAnswerAAllApatients
GallbladderAlocation?A(AALUQABALLQACARUQADARLQ)A-AAnswerARUQ
FunctionalAunitAofAkidney?A(AANeuronABANephronACAAlveolusADALobule)A-AAnswerANephron
SystemAthatAregulatesAhormones?A(AANervousABARespiratoryACAEndocrineADADigestive)A-
AAnswerAEndocrine
BeforeAvenipuncture,AMAAshouldAfirst?A(AATourniquetABAIdentifyApatientACALabelAtubeADADrawA
blood)A-AAnswerAIdentifyApatient
DeviceAforAoxygenAsaturation?A(AAThermometerABAPulseAoximeterACABPAcuffADASpirometer)A-
AAnswerAPulseAoximeter
TubeAforAglucoseAtesting?A(AARedABALavenderACAGreenADAGray)A-AAnswerAGray
, SterileAfieldAisAcontaminatedAwhen?A(AAAboveAwaistABASterileAgloveAtouchesACANonsterileAobjec
tAcrossesADACoveredAtoolsAused)A-AAnswerANonsterileAobjectAcrosses
PositionAforAsigmoidoscopy?A(AASupineABALithotomyACALeftAlateralADAProne)A-
AAnswerALeftAlateral
BMIAmeasures?A(AABloodApressureABABodyAfatACALungAcapacityADAGlucose)A-AAnswerABodyAfat
ElevatedABPAreading?A(AA118/76ABA128/78ACA104/60ADA90/50)A-AAnswerA128/78
FirstAstepAafterApatientAfaints?A(AASitAuprightABASupineApositionACAGiveAfoodADALeaveAroom)A
-AAnswerASupineAposition
OrderAofAdrawAbeginsAwith?A(AALavenderABALightAblueACAGrayADAGreen)A-AAnswerALightAblue
EKGAskinAprepAincludes?A(AALotionABACleanAdryAskinACAOilADABandage)A-
AAnswerACleanAdryAskin
CMS-1500AisAusedAfor?A(AAHospitalAbillingABAProviderAbillingACAEmploymentADAPharmacy)A-
AAnswerAProviderAbilling
NPIAidentifiesAthe?A(AAPatientABAProviderACAInsuranceADAEmployer)A-AAnswerAProvider
PurposeAofAincidentAreport?A(AADisciplineABADocumentationACABillingADALegalApunishment)A-
AAnswerADocumentation
PHIAstandsAfor?A(AAPublicAHealthAInfoABAProtectedAHealthAInformationACAPatientAHistoryAIndex
ADAProviderAHealthAID)A-AAnswerAProtectedAHealthAInformation
NegligenceAmeans?A(AAIntentionalAharmABAFailureAtoAuseAreasonableAcareACAConsentADARefusal
)A-AAnswerAFailureAtoAuseAreasonableAcare
InformedAconsentArequires?A(AAMAAexplanationABAProviderAexplanationACAFamilyAapprovalADAW
rittenArefusal)A-AAnswerAProviderAexplanation