MedCA medical assistant comprehensive study set
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1. Who is the father of medicine? Hippocrates
2. What is not considered a duty of an administering local anesthesia
MA?
3. What is the most effective way to ster- boiling for 20 minutes
ilize medical equipment/supplies?
4. What can an MA do in the absence of a give emergency care (call for ambulance if patient
physician? has more serious conditions)
5. What medications are danger- narcotics
ous/habit forming and require an Rx to
obtain them?
6. What should MAs have basic knowl- the laws and ethics of medicine
edge of?
7. How should an MA present themselves be neat & well-groomed, follow good taste in
in the workplace? wardrobe when not wearing a uniform
8. When interacting with a patient, what discuss a patient's complaint with them or give
should an MA NOT do? them a prognosis (because it may be different
than that of the physician)
9. How does being neat apply to the ad- being free of clutter
ministrative field of medicine?
10. What are the main patient care duties taking vital signs
of an MA? administering medications
explaining medical procedures
11. What type of environment do bacteria hot & damp areas
grow/flourish in?
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12. What are some of the main duties 1) offering pillows for support
when caring for bed-ridden patients? 2) bed cradle
3) air rings under buttocks
13. What are some of the sites of parenter- 1) intravenous
al medication administration? 2) intra-arterial
3) intraosseous infusion (bone marrow)
4) intramuscular
5) intradermal
14. What is called when medication is ad- subcutaneous administration
ministered under the skin?
15. What are analgesics? medications used to alleviate pain
16. What is an example of an analgesic? morphine
17. What are antibiotics? medications used to treat infections caused by
bacteria
18. What antibiotics must be refrigerated? Amoxicillin and Aureomycin
19. What is an example of an antibiotic? penicillin
20. What are antifungals? medications used to treat infections caused by
fungus (like ringworm)
21. What are anesthetics? medications that cause the reversible loss of sen-
sation
22. What is an example of a local anesthet- novocaine
ic?
23.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_94hnuc
1. Who is the father of medicine? Hippocrates
2. What is not considered a duty of an administering local anesthesia
MA?
3. What is the most effective way to ster- boiling for 20 minutes
ilize medical equipment/supplies?
4. What can an MA do in the absence of a give emergency care (call for ambulance if patient
physician? has more serious conditions)
5. What medications are danger- narcotics
ous/habit forming and require an Rx to
obtain them?
6. What should MAs have basic knowl- the laws and ethics of medicine
edge of?
7. How should an MA present themselves be neat & well-groomed, follow good taste in
in the workplace? wardrobe when not wearing a uniform
8. When interacting with a patient, what discuss a patient's complaint with them or give
should an MA NOT do? them a prognosis (because it may be different
than that of the physician)
9. How does being neat apply to the ad- being free of clutter
ministrative field of medicine?
10. What are the main patient care duties taking vital signs
of an MA? administering medications
explaining medical procedures
11. What type of environment do bacteria hot & damp areas
grow/flourish in?
1/8
, MedCA medical assistant comprehensive study set
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_94hnuc
12. What are some of the main duties 1) offering pillows for support
when caring for bed-ridden patients? 2) bed cradle
3) air rings under buttocks
13. What are some of the sites of parenter- 1) intravenous
al medication administration? 2) intra-arterial
3) intraosseous infusion (bone marrow)
4) intramuscular
5) intradermal
14. What is called when medication is ad- subcutaneous administration
ministered under the skin?
15. What are analgesics? medications used to alleviate pain
16. What is an example of an analgesic? morphine
17. What are antibiotics? medications used to treat infections caused by
bacteria
18. What antibiotics must be refrigerated? Amoxicillin and Aureomycin
19. What is an example of an antibiotic? penicillin
20. What are antifungals? medications used to treat infections caused by
fungus (like ringworm)
21. What are anesthetics? medications that cause the reversible loss of sen-
sation
22. What is an example of a local anesthet- novocaine
ic?
23.
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