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| The ____ routinely completes an occupational analysis, which identifies three broad areas for certified medical assistants. |
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| Mastery of the three skills identified as ____, _____, and ____ are an integral part of a medical assistant's job. |
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| Another very important role of the medical assistant is to be an ____ for the patient because it is important for patients to know that they have someone looking out for them. |
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| List four areas of administrative skills that are key for MA's to possess. |
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| Many medical assistants work as ____, meaning that they perform both clinical and administrative duties in addition to general responsibilities. |
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| Medical assistants much known the boundaries, or ____ of ____. In general, MA's cannot examine, diagnose, or prescribe treatment, but can perform other duties. |
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| MAs work in a variety of settings, although the majority of them work in ____ care environments. |
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| ____ businesses are rare today because of the expenses involved in running a business. |
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| In a ____, two or more physicians have a legal agreement to share in the total business operation of the practice. |
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| ____ ____ clinics are group practices, which consist of three or more providers who share a facility for the purpose of practicing medicine. |
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| Webster defines ____ as "the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a professional or a professional person." |
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| Brushing and flossing your teeth at least twice a day, using mouth wash or breath mints when necessary are part of ____ for a professional appearance. |
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| Not only does ____ look out of place, it is a great collector of microorganisms. |
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| Some ____ can be offensive to some patients, especially if they have allergies or are suffering from nausea. These should be kept to an absolute minimum. |
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| Being ____ means you are detailed and can make certain that information is correct. |
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| Being ____ means you are polite and well-mannered. |
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| Being ____ means you are prudent and conscious - especially in your speech. |
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| Being ____ means you are reliable and responsible. |
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| Being ____, means you put yourself in another person's shoes. |
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| Being ____ says you are trustworthy and truthful. |
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| Taking ____ shows ambition. |
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| Being ____ means you remain calm when things don't go necessarily as planned. |
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| Being ____ means you are on time, and in exact agreement with time. |
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| Being ____ shows regard for others even if you disagree with their message. |
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| Being ____ means you know the right thing to say and do. |
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| Don't be a ____ for tasks that don't require your best effort. |
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| As part of floor management priorities, the ____ priority is working on pending files that have tasks (ex: calling back patients with test results). |
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| The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) is an example of a ____ accreditation. |
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| Programmatic accreditation |
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| The Accreditiing Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) is an example of an ____ institution. |
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| The ____ ____ ____ (AMT) organization was founded in 1939 and is a certification and membership society for several allied health professionals. |
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| American Medical Technologists |
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| For MAs, the ____ offers certification exams for NCMA (National Certified Medical Assistant) and NCMOA (National Certified Medical Office Assistant). |
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| There are ____ certification exams for several health care areas, including Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) and Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA). |
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| The ____ (AAPC) offers continuing education through Coding Edge magazine, EdgeBlast e-Newsletter, Billing Insider e-Newsletter, and ICD-10 Connect e-Newsletter. |
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| AAPC offers several types of certifications, including ____ (provider practice). |
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| ____ go through extensive training, education, and practical experience and include a four-year undergraduate degree, four years in medical school, and three to eight years of internship and residency. |
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| A physician may lose the ____ to practice medicine if convicted of a crime such as murder, rape, violation of narcotic laws, or income tax evasion. |
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| ____ work with patients with hearing and balance disorders. |
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| ____ assist patients in regulating their diets. |
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| ____ ____ ____ or EMTs transport patients to a medical facility and administer specialized emergency care. |
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| Emergency Medical Technicians |
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| ____ ____ create a billing statement listing all charges the patient has incurred for services. |
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| ____ ____ use an alphanumeric coding system for all diagnoses. |
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| ____ ____ assist licenses pharmacists in preparing medications for patients and, in certain cases, administering the medicine. |
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| A _____ has a responsibility of obtaining blood samples. |
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| ____ ____ perform procedures of treatment that maintain or improve the ventilatory function of the respiratory tract. |
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| ____ create images of structures within the body by using sound waves instead of x-rays. |
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| ____ ____ assist the surgeon and surgical team before, during, and after a procedure. |
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| Asklepios would rely on yellow snakes to ____ the wounds of drug-induced patients overnight, and he would apply salves. |
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| The story of the snake is probably the origin of the medical symbol known as ____. |
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| ____ was the founder of scientific medicine, and was a Greek physician born in about 460 BCE on the Island of Cos. |
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| Hippocrates stressed the importance of ____ and ____. |
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| The ____ established superior methods of sanitation and water supply. |
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| The union of medical knowledge from both the East and the West produced an outstanding ____ ____ in Salerno, Italy around 850 CE. Because it was not a church school, it could teach medicine using a sound basis. |
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| ____ is known as the father of medicine. |
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| ____ ____ was a physician, surgeon, and anatomist. His theories were flawed because he studied the anatomy of pigs, dogs and Barbery apes. He believed the body was composed of blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. |
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| ____ major contribution was distinguishing smallpox from measles. He is also credited with the use of animal gut sutures to sew wounds. |
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| ____ ____ was the earliest known female physician. |
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| ____ ____ invented special forceps to grasp arteries, and developed new techniques for treating fractures and dislocations. He was also the "father of modern surgery". |
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| ____ ____ wrote one of the most influential anatomy books of its time. |
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| ____ ____ observed that blood in the arteries always flowed away from the heart while blood in the veins flowed toward it, with valves that prevented it from changing direction. |
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| ____ ____ ____ built more than 200 microscopes which allowed him to see RBC's for the first time. |
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| ____ ____ gave the first vaccination to an 8-yr old boy. |
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| ____ ____ invented the stethoscope because he could not hear the heart and lungs of an obese patient with his ear. |
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| W T G ____ introduced the use of ether to make his patients more comfortable during surgery. |
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| ____ ____ was the founder of modern nursing. |
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| ____ ____ was a Civil War nurse, and recognized the need for support services for soldiers. |
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| ____ ____ was the first woman physician in the United States. |
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| ____ ____ was a chemist who discovered microorganisms could be destroyed by heating. He also discovered a vaccine to prevent and treat rabies. |
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| ____ ____ was a surgeon who realized microbes in the air caused infections after surgery. This was the foundation for medical asepsis. |
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| ____ ____ ____ discovered X-rays. |
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| ____ ____ discovered how white blood cells protect the body from disease. |
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| ____ ____ discovered the cause of yellow fever was a virus carried by mosquitoes. |
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| ____ ____'s work led to the use of radium in the treatment of cancer. |
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| ____ ____ discovered severed arteries could be joined and again be functional. |
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| ____ ____ _____ had a concern for early cancer detection and established the Strang Clinic. |
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| Sir ____ ____ discovered penicillin because a mold accidentally drifted onto a culture and prevented the bacteria from growing. |
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| ____ ____ discovered the Pap test. |
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| Sir ____ ____ discovered and isolated insulin. |
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| ____ ____ discovered a red dye called prontosil killed the coccus family organisms. |
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| ____ ____ successfully isolated the polio virus and developed the first vaccine for polio. |
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| ___ ___ ____ developed an attenuated oral vaccine for polio. |
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| ____ ____ was the first to use an external heart pump successfully in a patient. |
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| ____ ____ invented the first artificial kidney. |
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| ____ ____ replaced a heart valve with the first artificial one in 1953. |
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| ____ ____ ____ pioneered open-heart surgery, and perfected a pacemaker. |
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| ____ ____ was the first to implant a pacemaker. |
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| ____ ____ developed the first oral contraceptive. |
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| ____ ____ and Dr. Robert Edwards were credited with the world's first successful in vitro fertilization. |
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| ____ legislation is intended to limit health administration costs, provide for patient information privacy, and prevent fraud and abuse. |
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| HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) |
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| ____ medicine addresses mental and spiritual well-being and physical health. Three types of energies that are present in all things: vata, pitta, and kapha. |
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| ____ therapy was especially popular for pain relief. |
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| ____ and guided imagery is visualization refering to what you see in your mind's eye. |
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| Visualization and guided imagery |
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