General Practice Flashcards
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Which position places the patient flat on their back with knees flexed and feet flat on the table?
Answer: Dorsal recumbent position
The dorsal recumbent position has the patient supine with knees bent, used for abdominal and pelvic exams.
Which of the following lab values indicates hypoglycemia?
Answer: Random blood glucose of 45 mg/dL
Hypoglycemia is defined as blood glucose below 70 mg/dL; 45 mg/dL is dangerously low.
A medical assistant suspects a patient is experiencing a myocardial infarction. The correct immediate action is to:
Answer: Administer aspirin and call 911
For suspected MI, give aspirin (if not contraindicated) and activate emergency services immediately.
Under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, hepatitis B vaccination must be offered to employees:
Answer: Within 10 days of initial assignment with occupational exposure
OSHA requires employers to offer HBV vaccine within 10 working days of initial assignment to tasks with potential exposure.
When documenting a correction to a handwritten medical record, the medical assistant should:
Answer: Draw one line through the error, initial and date it
Legal medical record corrections require a single line through the error with initials, date, and optionally 'error' noted — the original entry must remain legible.
Which of the following describes the anatomical position?
Answer: Body erect, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward
Anatomical position is standing upright, facing forward, arms at sides with palms facing anteriorly (forward).
A patient is allergic to penicillin. The medical assistant should alert the provider before the patient receives:
Answer: Amoxicillin-clavulanate
Amoxicillin-clavulanate is a penicillin-class antibiotic and shares cross-reactivity risk with penicillin-allergic patients.