The process of releasing, transferring, providing access to, or divulging information outside the entity holding the information is known as:
Disclosure
Which of the following refers to health information that has had all personal identifiers removed from the data set?
DII
All of the following is true of HIPAA EXCEPT
Intent is to limit patient access to his/her health information
Which of the following is the purpose of the insurance reform section of HIPAA?
to limit the use of preexisting condition exclusions.
Standardized electronic transaction sets include all of the following except:
common fee schedule
According to HIPAA standards, a medical office that uses an outside billing company to electronically file patient claims must consider the company a:
business associate
From which of the following Web sites might a medical assistant be able to download a sample authorization form to release health-care information?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Which of the following PHI can a patient be denied access to?
psychotherapy notes
Which of the following statements is true about patient access to their PHI?
Patients can request to receive confidential communications by alternative means.
Which of the following could be considered a HIPAA violation?
checking personal email at work
Which of the following is the HIPAA form that new patients must sign?
notice of privacy policy
Which of the following is true about the procedure for release of medical information?
information to be disclosed should be specified
Which of the following Title II standards deals with encrypting electronic data?
electronic data interchange
When a patient adheres to a plan of care, it is said he is:
compliant
The medical assistant should take all of the following into consideration when providing patient education except:
the patients ability to pay the exam fee
When a medical assistant tells a patient, "Mrs. Kursonis, I do know how you feel," she is said to be showing:
empathy
Which of the following learning domains involves the intellect and includes thinking on several levels?
cognitive
The psychomotor domain involves:
learning skills that requires the learner to use various senses and the manipulation of objects
If you were demonstrating to a patient how to use a glucose meter, you would be teaching to which learning domain
Psychomotor
Which of the following should a medical assistant do to be an effective teacher
Ask questions and listen to determine a patient's level of understanding
All of the following are factors affecting patients compliance except
Internet access
Which of the following is an example of a long-term learning objective
Insuring an obese patient adapts to permanent diet modifications
All of the following are methods of engaging learners except
Having the learner read the instructions
One key to help patients make positive behavioral changes is
Increasing the patients self efficacy
All of the following are stages of grief and loss identified by Kubler Ross except
Empathy
Which of the following is the initial stage of grief and loss
Denial
An aerobe is a
Microbe that needs oxygen to grow
Any nonliving substance that adheres to an transmits infectious material is a
Fomite
Which of the following is produced by white blood cells in response to a foreign substance invading the body
Anti-body
The process performed by white blood cells of engulfing and destroying microbes is called
Phagocytosis
The role of the medical assistant in medical asepsis includes
Frequent handwashing, understanding the cycle of infection, proper disinfection procedures
Microbes that routinely reside on the body are considered
Normal flora
The stage of disease that is known as the recovery period is the
Convalescent
During the acute stage of disease, the patient
May show the most severe symptoms
The stage of disease when a patient may begin exhibiting generalize symptoms is the
Incubation stage
The stage of disease in which the patient symptoms start to lesson is the
Prodromal stage
The stage a disease that a patient may have to take medicine is the
Acute stage
Patients are contagious and all of the following stages except
Convalescent
The body's first line of defense against invasion of pathogens is
The integumentary system
The inflammatory response
Is designed to guard against infection and promote healing
Examples of the bodies chemical defenses include all of the following except
Intact skin
Examples of the bodies mechanical defenses include all of the following except
Stomach acids
Pus is an accumulation of
Bacteria, leukocytes, cellular debris
During the inflammatory response the chemical substances, histamine, Prostaglandins, and kinins are directly responsible for
Dilation and increased permeability of blood vessels
Which of the following is true about humoral immunity
It is provided by anti-bodies
All the following statements about immunity are true except
Most vaccines contain an active, full strength form of the micro organism
If a person is said to have acquired passive immunity, he or she
Has what is considered short-term immunity
When a medical assistant is guiding a patient that to a relevant topic, it is said she is
Redirecting
All of the following are parts of the interview process except
Documentation
When a medical assistant tells a patient that she should consider putting her child and child care and get a job in order to reduce her stress at home, it is said the medical assistant is
Offering opinions and advice
Which of the following communication techniques should the medical assistant use when taking a chief complaint from a patient
Open ended question
Which of the following is an example of a closed question
How high was your temperature?
The following statement is an example of which type of interview technique? "it sounds like you were worried about the colonoscopy procedure the physician ordered
Reflecting
Which of the following is an example of a redirected statement
You mentioned earlier that your pain was mainly in your wrist. Can you show me exactly where
All of the following are indications that a person is actively listening during conversation except
Interrupting with questions
Which of the following techniques is most effective when interviewing a talkative patient
Set clear expectations for the interview and redirect the patient as needed
A self assessment questionnaire may be most useful with which type of patient
Quiet and shy
Which of the following is an example of a directive statement
Describe what your weekly diet would consist of
During the patient history interview, the medical assistant asked the patient, " you don't participate in unprotected sexual activity, do you?" this is an example of which interviewing obstacle that should be avoided?
Asking judgmental questions
All of the following are age-appropriate interview techniques except
Speak loudly to elderly patients and repeat every question
A temporary absence of breathing is known as
Apnea
Which of the following refers to a state of equilibrium in the body
Homeostasis
Which of the following is responsible for regulating body temperature
Hypothalamus
A person loses the majority of his or her body heat through which of the following organs
Skin
Which of the following can increase a persons body temperature
Hormonal fluctuation
Which of the following is true of normal body temperature
It varies depending on site of measurement
Which of the following is the normal range for body temperature
97.5-99 .5�F
All of the following affect body temperatures except
Gender
Which of the following is the medical term for fever
Pyrexia
All the following are symptoms a person with a fever may exhibit except
Feel cold to the touch
A patient with a fever may exhibit diaphoresis , otherwise known as
Having profuse sweating
Which of the following is the term for the natural cyclic fluctuation of body temperature
Diurnal rhythm
A fever that fluctuate slightly yet remains constantly above normal is known as
Continuous
What is the purpose of the probe cover for digital thermometers
To protect the patient from infection
Which of the following screening test my physician order during a 55-year-old males physical examination
Colonoscopy
All the following are main phases of the physical examination except
Counseling
All the following are examples of diagnostic test except
Pulse rate
Which of the following must be taken into consideration when scheduling a patient for a physical examination
Amount of time for the exam
Which of the following is an example of mensuration
Performing a height and weight
Went to visitation has observed a patient's general appearance and behavior, he has performed
Inspection
When a physician feels a patient's neck for enlarged glands, she is using which of the following techniques
Palpation
Listening to a patient's lung sounds would be an example of which of the following techniques
Auscultation
When the physician tabs on the patient's abdomen and listens to the sound it makes he is performing which of the following examination techniques
Percussion
Which of the following would be considered an abnormal finding during a physical examination
Deviated septum
All the following are duties of the medical assistant during a physical examination except
Confirm patients health insurance
Which of the following would be a normal finding during a physical examination
Patent nares
Which of the following is an error in preparing an exam room
Stocking room with gloves and supplies during the examination
Which of the following is the term for a diagnostic radiograph of the blood vessels using a contrast medium
Angiogram
Which of the following is the radiopaque substance that enhances an image
Contrast medium
An x-ray view in which the patient is position facing the x-ray film or lying prone would be
Posterior anterior
The physician ordered actinotherapy on Mrs. Jameson which one of the following methods will she have
Light waves
The x-ray view taken on the patient was posterior medial. In which of the following directional positions was the x-ray taken?
Toward the back and middle
Which of the following is the process of ionization
Gain or loss of an electron from an atom
A gonad shield is made up of which of the following materials
Lead