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48 Cards in this Set

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A reaction to a threat
Defensive reaction
RMA Credentialing is through?
AMT(American Medical Technologists)
DO=
Doctor od Osteopathy
Developing cells is related to?
Stem Cell Research
Stereotype=
Negative ideas towards a group of people
When communicating Consider....
The patients learning style
When dealing with Angry patient's you must?
Remain calm
When you are getting a patient's chief complaint you.....
First identify the patient
Medical assistants can only work....
Within the scope of practice
To keep credential active you.....
need to obtain continuing education units
CMA credentialing is through?
American Association of Medical Assistants
Hippocrates is known as?
The father of medicine
Medical assistants may work?
In a variety of facilities
Healthcare professionals need to...
Keep up with changes/updates in the medical field
If a patient is hard of hearing it is not appropriate to.....
Shout at them. Instead speak slowly, use writing, reduce noise, make eye contact, ect
Medical Assistants should care about?
The patient's well being
Professionalism will .......
Affect people's impression of you
Do not share your......
Personal beliefs or opinions with the patient
Podiatry=
Feet
Pediatrics=
Children
Human Genome Project=
Research of genetics
Geriatrics=
elderly
Nonverbal communication=
body language/ expressions
Communication cycle=
sender, receiver, message
Florence Nightingale=
Founder of modern nursing
Holistic medicine-
patient addresses all needs
The MA represents-
The facility and the doctor when working with patients
Accreditation-
Standards are met/exceeded
Louis Pasteur-
Established Bacteriology
*Characteristics of a good medical assistant
Honest, punctual, responsible
*Administrative Functions of a MA
Scheduling, computer skills
Active listening-
paying attention
Bariatrics-
treating obese

Verbal communication-
tone of voice, words
when dealing with a special needs patient-
determine the best route of communication
Surgical Asepsis was created by...
Joseph Lister
Medical Assistants may come in contact with various other professionals such as.....
Nurses, EMT's, Therapists, X-ray techs
People learn in various ways-
visual-seeing, auditory-hearing, kinesthetic-hands on
*Clinical job duties of a MA
Venipuncture, vitals, EKGs, drug refills, obtaining histories
Future hopes for medicine:
Cure for AIDS, cure for Cancer, cloning organs, cure for heart disease or obesity
Open ended question-
not just a yes or no answer(Ex: asking patient to describe something)
Oncology-
Cancer treatment
Empathy-
Putting yourself in the pt's shoes, identifying w/them
Sympathy-
Feeling of sorrow for someone else's misfortune
Risk Management is....
The responsibility of the MA

Externship-
Is part of the MA's education
Licensure-
Examination, endorsement
Certification-
Exam through a professional organization