Final Exam Flashcards
(62 cards)
Normal Body Temperature
98.6 degrees F
Formula for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius
(°F____________-32) divided by 1.8 = _____________ °C
In vitro fertilization
A type of fertility treatment where eggs are combined with sperm outside of your body in a lab.
HIPAA term that means a reason for releasing or disclosing patient information
Disclosure
If an MA respects and provides all patients, what are they doing?
Upholding the ethical principle of justice by treating everyone equally and fairly
Moral Obligation to treat patients fairly and give them care
Justice
Privacy Rule
Protects all “individually identifiable health information” held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral
To be worthy of respect (what does it mean?)
Possessing qualities that make one deserving of consideration, admiration, and high regard
What are the stages of grief?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Orthostatic Hypotension
A sudden drop in blood pressure when a person stands up from a seated or lying position
What ethical principle is involved when the provider tells a patient the procedure’s risks?
Autonomy
What is the problem when there is a difference between radial and apical pulses?
Pulse Deficit
Euthanasia (which means to withhold the medication and let the patient die)
Passive euthanasia
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FDCA
Different types of tort
Intentional torts, negligence torts, and strict liability torts
What term describes the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine?
Urinalysis
Good Samaritan Law
Protects individuals from civil liability when they provide reasonable assistance to someone in need, especially during emergencies, without expecting compensation.
Type of adoption that occurs when the adoptive parents are allowed to stay in the child’s life
Open Adoption
Controlled Substances Act
Places all substances that were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules.
Term used when disclosing private fact without consent of patient
Invasion of privacy
What situation does not require written authorization (PHI)
Protected Health Information
National Organ Transplant Act
Established the foundation for the organ transplant system in the U.S.
Giving someone the wrong injections and they get sick… what type of negligent act is that?
Medical Malpractice
What are the positions on how to place a patient?
Supine (lying flat on the back), prone (lying face down), lateral (lying on one side), and variations like Fowler’s (semi-sitting), Trendelenburg (head lower than feet), and Sim’s (lying on the side with legs bent)
