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CCPA Final Exam Review

For the final exam each section of the exam is timed.

All students will begin and the same time and be allowed a specific

time which will be announced at the beginning of each section.

You must be in the room when the section begins or you will not be

allowed to take that section.

Only a writing instrument such as pen or pencil will be allowed on

your desk. Bring extras in case you run out.

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Section # 1 Essay.

The below questions provide the types of answer I will be looking for. They do not need to be verbatim

1. Why is the patient’s view of health so important?

It determines if they follow the treatment plan

It determines if they pay for care

It determines if they do their part to stay healthy

It determines how they view health in general

2. How has health care changed?

Patients no longer have freedom of choice

Manage care dictates what doctor they can see

How often they can receive treatment

3. What factors are now influencing a patient’s health care choices?

Access,

o How easy it is to locate your office?

o Is there adequate parking space?

Hours doctors are available

o Do you offer on-call hours?

o Do you offer service on nights and weekends?

Insurance

o Does your office accept insurance?

Time Management

o How long will the patient have to wait?

4. A Chiropractors Role as a healthcare Provider

1. To provide quality care

2. To ensure patient safety

3. To abide by all legal regulations

4. Increase the patient health

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5. What is a chiropractic assistant?

The chiropractic assistant is a vital link in the health care process in a chiropractic office

The chiropractic assistant is the first and everlasting impression for the patient

The chiropractic assistant is air traffic control

The chiropractic assistant is the make-it or break-it link to practice success

All procedures must be done correctly or it will deter the success of the practice.

The chiropractic assistant is the link between the patient and the doctor

6. What is the role of a chiropractic assistant in the office?

Ensure quality care

Ensure patient safety

7. Qualities of a great chiropractic assistant?

Caring attitude

Willingness to learn

8. List the proper procedures for scheduling a new patient?

Ask their name

Ask for their phone number

Reason for the visit (new or existing patient)

Offer them the next available time

Explain where your office is located

Ask if they will be utilizing their insurance

Remind them to bring their insurance card and/or means of payment

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9. Things expected of you when you answer the phone

Answer promptly

Visualize the person to whom your talking

Develop a pleasant phone voice

Identify your office and yourself

Offer assistance

Screen incoming calls

End each call pleasantly and graciously

10. Why do patients ask questions?

To understand their condition

To know if you can help

To know what they need to do to get better

11. What is the importance of effectively answering questions?

Patient will follow the treatment plan

They will be more involved in the treatment plan

They can educate others about their condition

12. Describe what an ABN form is and how it should be used

This is a form required by Medicare that informs the patient of what may or may not be covered.

You are required to provide a copy of this form to the patient

You must have them sign it for it to be valid

It must be kept on file.

13. List the 3 things every patient files should have?

Have the patients name on it

Be marked confidential

Be secured in the file

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14. What the patient is looking for on the first visit:

From the Office:

o Clean

o Comfortable

From the staff:

o Friendly

o Greet them immediately

o Educate them

o Be professional

From the Doctor:

o Introduce themselves

o Explain care before it begins

o Listen to them

o Fully explain what is wrong with them

15. What is a patient?

A patient is the most important person in your office

A patient is not an interruption of your work...they are the purpose of it.

A patient is not someone you argue with or make feel bad.

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Section 2 Medical Terminology

Be able to list the meaning of each abbreviation

1. Abd:

2. Activities of daily living:

3. Active Range of Motion

4. Acute:

5. Adverse effect:

6. Atlas:

7. Axis:

8. Cervicalgia:

9. Chronic:

10. Contraindication:

11. Contusion:

12. Cryotherapy:

13. Duodenum:

14. Impingement:

15. Immune system:

16. Lumbalgia:

17. Myofascial Pain:

18. Neuritis:

19. Objective:

20. Prognosis:

21. Prone:

22. Subjective:

23. Anterior

24. Bilateral

25. Distal

26. Inferior

27. Midline

28. posterior

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29. Proximal

30. Superior

31. Pulse rate

32. Vital Sign

33. Diastolic

34. Systolic

35. GASTRO

36. CARDI

37. MEGAL

38. IT IS

39. DERMAT

40. PLAST

41. CEBRE

42. PATH

43. ECTOMY

44. ENTER

45. OSIS

46. OTOMY

47. ADEN

48. ANGI

49. OMA

50. NEPHR

51. HEPAT

52. ARTHR

53. BLEPHR

54. OLOGIST

55. RHIN

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56. GINGIV

57. MALACIA

58. OLOGY

59. SPASM

60. ALGIA

61. CRANI

62. END

63. HEMI

64. OID

65. HYPER

66. CYST

67. CHOLE

68. HYPO

69. SCOP

70. HYSTER

71. OSTOMY

72. PARA

73. LYSIS

74. CERVIC

75. CHONDR

76. CYAN

77. HEM

78. OST

79. PSYCHO

80. LIP

81. MY

82. LITH

83. OPTHALM

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84. PROCT

85. COST

86. GRAM

87. ACRO

88. RHEXIS

89. CARCIN

90. PENIA

91. GEN

92. BURSO

93. RETRO

94. TRIP

95. STREPT

96. DESIS

97. MANI

98. GLOSSO

99. TROPHY

100. SUPRA

101. PTOSIS

102. DYN

103. MAST

104. RRHAPHY

105. DENT

106. CEPHAL

107. AUTO

108. EPI

109. HYDRO

110. LOBO

111. EMESIS

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112. CONTRA

113. IASIS

114. TRANS

115. BRADY

116. ECTASIS

117. CYT

118. ODONT

119. LEUK

120. ESTHESIA

121. CANTHO

122. STENO

123. CHEIL

124. CELE

125. BENIGN

126. SEMEN

127. CELIO

128. CAUDA

129. LINGUA

130. MYRING

131. SPONDLYL

132. HELIO

133. ATSR

134. ASHENIA

135. FASCIA

136. MALIGN

137. ADNEXA

138. OCUL

139. LAPAR

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140. DACRY

141. MENT

142. PART

143. SCLER

144. SINUS

145. HYPNO

146. SEPT

147. SCIRR

148. ANTR

149. CRINE

150. DURA

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Section 3 History & Philosophy

1. D.D. Palmer was the founder of chiropractic

2. Chiropractic was founded September 18, 1895

3. William Ambrose Seeley was the first graduate

4. B.J. Palmer was the son of D.D. Palmer

5. BJ Palmer developed science of chiropractic

6. B.J. Palmer bought Palmer School. D.D. for 2196.79

7. Mabel Heath Palmer was the first lady of chiropractic

8. Palmer Chiropractic College was the first Chiropractic College

9. WOC stands for Wonders of chiropractic was the Palmer Radio station

10. Ronald Reagan was the radio announcer for WOC

11. The last state to gain licensure was Louisiana

12. The year Louisiana gained licensure was 1974

13. The first chiropractic patient was Harvey Lilliard

14. Charles Lemly of Texas still holds the all-time record for the number of times arrested, 67 times.

15. Between 1906 and 1975 an estimated 15,000 chiropractors were jailed for practicing without a license.

16. In 1910 B. J. Palmer introduced x-ray, a fairly new process into the curriculum of The Palmer School.

17. In 1913 the Palmer School was organizing its first homecoming which they called Lyceums

18. Cleveland Chiropractic College a prominent college after Palmer was founded December 22,

1922 by Dr. Carl S. Cleveland

19. Mabel Heath Palmer, who became a doctor of chiropractic in 1905

20. The subluxation is a misalignment of the spine thus causing loss of function or motion

21. Homeostasis, a tendency to uniformity or stability in the normal body states of the organism. Referred to

as the innate intellegence.

22. Vivication=animate or bring to life

23. Ethics are moral right and wrong

24. Florida gained licensure in 1919

25. The first two states to gain licensure in 1913 were Kansas & North Dakota

26. What is Quality Care?

a. Attempting to increasing the patients condition

b. Providing the “Appropriate” care related to the patients diagnosed condition

c. Not doing anything which could jeopardize the patients health

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d. Referring the patient to another type of specialist if results do not occur in an acceptable time

frame.

27. Chiropractic principle emphasizes that the body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism and that body

function is controlled and coordinated by the brain, spinal cord and the nerves that branch throughout

the body.

28. Define what a subluxation is

29. What are the three stages of subluxation:

a. Stage 1 of subluxation is Mild misalignment of the spine, with no degeneration

b. Stage 2 of subluxation is Mild to severe misalignment of the spine with some degeneration

c. Stage 3 of subluxation is Mild to severe misalignment of the spine with severe degeneration

and/or fusion

30. The cause and effect theory place emphasis on

a. Structure =healthy Spine

b. Interference = Subluxation

c. Malfunction = Disease

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Section 4

Diet 4 Nutrition/exercise/comm.

Short Answer 4 points each

1. Why do we communicate?

a. To be able to survive, to function and to interact with others

2. What is communication?

a. The Transactional process of creating shared meaning

3. What you must communicate the patient?

a. What you need them to do

b. To listen to the doctor’s recommendations

c. What they will experience

d. They need to pay for treatment

4. Communication is learned

a. in infancy

5. What happens if the staff and doctor fail to communicate about patient care?

a. Quality is jeopardized

b. Procedures might get done improperly

c. Increases risk and liability

6. Which form of communication is most impactful?

a. Visual

7. IN what 4 ways might a patient respond to bad news?

a. Accept-

b. Reject-

c. Question-

d. Argue-

8. List 3 of the 10 ways to effectively communicate to a patient

a. Page 156

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9. What are vitamins?

a. Organic substances derived from plants

10. All vitamins are either?

a. Either water-soluble or fat-soluble.

11. The nutrients that are essential to living organisms are

a. Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Water

12. Cholesterol is a fat like substance that is normally present where?

a. In the blood

13. LDL stands for?

a. Low Density Lipoproteins

14. List two of the four Risk factors of High Cholesterol?

a. Obesity

b. Smoking

c. History of heart disease

d. Not exercising

15. HDL stands for?

a. High density lipoproteins

16. The two types of stress are?

a. Acute Stress & Chronic Stress

17. What is Exercise?

a. Increasing your heart rate, thus forcing the body to work harder

18. RDA

a. Recommended Daily Allowance

19. 3 components of food choice include:

a. Proportion, Variety, Moderation

20. Cholesterol is a fat like substance that is normally present

a. in the blood

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21. The average person gains about ? pounds to their weight during the winter months.

a. 7.5

22. Patients should always consult

a. a doctor before starting an exercise or diet program

23. Examples wrong way to diet

24. Examples of correct way to diet

25. What put a patient at high risk for heart attack

26. What is nutrition

27. Why does the body sweat

28. What is metabolism and why is it important

29. Where does digestion begin

30. BMI stands for

a. body mass index

31. How does stress affect your diet

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Section 5

Anatomy-Skelton, muscles, nervous system, organs

Questions in multiple ways. T/F, multiple choices, Short answer and labeling

1. Motor Nerves- These nerves take messages from the brain to parts of the body.

2. Sensory Nerves-These nerves pick up information from throughout the body and takes them back to the

brain.

3. Major arteries: Brachial Artery, Carotid Artery, Radial Artery, Femoral

a. Be able to name them

b. Know where they are located as well

4. Arteries: carries blood away from the heart

5. Veins: small vessels that carry the blood from capillaries back to the heart

6. The name of the first two cervical vertebrae

a. Atlas

b. Axis

7. THREE FUNCTIONS OF THE SPINE:

a. bear weight, allow movement, protect the Nervous system

8. Know the names of the 3 sections of the small intestines:

9. Know the names of the 4 sections of the large intestines

10. Color of the liver is brownish red

11. Pancreas controls insulin function

12. The gallbladder is pear shaped and green

13. The stomach is an expandable organ, that is a J-shaped pouch

14. Anatomy: Is the branch of science that deals with the structure of body parts, their forms and

arrangements.

15. Physiology: Is concerned with the functions of the body.

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16. Difference between a paired and unpaired bone and be ready to give an example of each

17. The Axial Skeleton consists of the bony and cartilaginous parts that support and protect the

organs of the head neck and trunk.

18. The Appendicular skeleton includes:

a. Scapula, clavicle (pectoral girdle)

b. Upper limbs

c. Pelvic girdle

d. Lower limbs

e.

19. Sternum: Superior portion-Manubrium, Middle, Inferior-Xyphoid Process

20. Phalanges: Know and be able to label segments , Distal, middle, Proximal, and notate which are

phalanges and which are metacarpals and carpals

21. Stomach is a J shaped pouch and a expandable organ

22. Functions of the cranium:

a. Protects the brain

b. Provides cavities for sensory organs such as the eyes, ears and nose

c. Has openings that allow passage of food and air

23. Cervical Spine:

a. Is the top portion of the spinal column

b. Has 7 vertebrae

24. Atlas:

a. The first vertebrae are called ATLAS.

b. The atlas supports and balances the head.

25. Axis:

a. The second vertebrae are called AXIS.

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26. Ribs:

a. There are 12 sets of ribs

b. Only 10 sets attached to the spine and sternum

c. 2 sets of ribs are considered floating ribs

d. The Rib cage protects most vital organs in the body

27. Scapula (shoulder blade)

a. Is a triangular shaped bone in the posterior cavity of the thoracic spine

28. Clavicle:

a. Is a long slender bone that runs from the superior sternum to the shoulder

b. It also attaches to the scapula

29. Humerus:

a. Is a large bones that extends from the scapula to the elbow

b. It is the upper bone of the arm

30. Ulna:

a. Inside bone of the lower arm, located on the pinky side of the arm

b. Overlaps the end of the Humerus

c. The lower end articulates with the radius

31. Radius:

a. Outside bone of the lower arm, located on the thumb side of the arm

b. Begins at the elbow and ex tends from the elbow to the wrist

32. Digestion is

a. PROCESS WHERE FOOD CHANGES FORM

b. IT IS THAN ABSORBED BY MEMBRANES

c. THE ALEMENTARY CANAL EXTENDS FROM THE MOUTH TO THE ANUS

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33. Aorta

a. The main trunk of the systemic arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the

arteries of all limbs and organs except the lungs.

34. Structure of the spinal cord:

a. Brain

b. Brain stem

c. Spinal cord

35. A pulse that exceeds the normal is called Tachycardia.

36. A pulse that is lower than the normal pulse is called Bradycardia.

37. Tachypenia is rapid breathing

38. Bradypenia is slow breathing

39. Be able to list any 3 cranial nerves and their function

40. Skin layers include, subcutaneous, dermis, epidermis

41. Levels of the spine

42. Cartilage attached ribs to sternum

43. Know the functions of the 12 cranial nerves

44. Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine

45. Urinary conditions

a. Dysuria- Painful or difficult urination

b. Enuresis- Uncontrolled urination

c. Hematuria- Blood in the urine

46. The central nervous system (CNS) is comprised of the brain and spinal cord.

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47. Know all bones of the skeleton below

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48. Know 4 abdominal quadrants

49. Know where the phalanges, metacarpals and carpals are located

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50. Know the sections of the large and small intestines

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51. Be able to label the:

A. Superior vena cava

B. Inferior vena cava

C. Aorta

D. Left Atrium

E. Right Atrium

F. Interventricular septum

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53. Be able to label # 1-10 below

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54. Be able to label below

a. # 1 manubrium

b. #3 Body of Sternum

c. # 4 Xyphoid process

d. #8 costal cartilage

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55. Be able to label

Distal

Proximal

Middle

Metacarpals

Carpals

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Section 6

Part 6 Therapeutic Modalities

Short Answer 3 Points Each

1. Why are modalities used?

o Promote tissue healing

o The stimulation of the modalities stimulate involved area to

o Reduce swelling & inflammation

o Promote neuromuscular re-education & muscle strength \

o Reduce pain

2. Characteristics of Inflammation

o Swelling:

o Redness:

o Heat:

o Pain:

o Loss of Function:

3. What is the purpose of the inflammatory phase?

o Control effects of injury

o Return tissue to normal state by localizing & disposing of injury by-products to set stage for

repair

4. Types of Pain

o Acute: Injury just occurred; usually sharp

o Chronic: > 6 mths duration; may be a disease in itself

5. 4 Stages of Cold

o Uncomfortable Cold

o Burning

o Aching

o Numb

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6. Ultra Sounds is a deep penetrating modality

7. What does RICE stand for

8. EMS stands for Electric Muscle Stimulation

9. An open wound would be a contraindication for therapies

10. Patients with pace makers should not have EMS

11. Pain would be an indication for EMS or UT

12. If an area of body had inflammation, ice would be used

13. If an area of body had inflammation, heat would NOT normally be used

14. Electrodes should be cleaned after each use if used on multiple patients

15. A hydroculator is a hot pack machine

16. The minimal time for a therapeutic modality for billing purposes is 8 minutes is 1 unit

17. When performing Ultra Sound Never cross over the spine

18. Inflammation occurs when trauma bring fluid to the involved area as a protective mechanism

19. An attended modality means someone has to physical perform a procedure

20. VAS stand for Visual Analogue Scale

21. Medicare does not pay for therapeutic modalities

22. Indication for each modality

23. Contraindications for each modality

24. What to chart when performing a modalities

25. What is a hydroculator used for

26. Be able to describe to prepare a patient for electric muscle stimulation

27. List 2 problems what could occur while doing a therapy

28. Sensory receptors act as transducers, converting many forms of energy into action potentials

that the brain can interpret

29. There are 2 distinct types of pain, carried by 2 types of nerve fibers

Slow, C fibers carry pain from deep within the tissues. The pain is felt as a dull

ache which is hard to localize

o Fast, A delta fibers carry sharp, well-localized pain from the surface

30. Describe to position the patient in the 3 elbow positions

Lateral recumbent

Prone

Supine

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Section 7

Part 7 X-ray

1. Which of the following items measures the voltage provided to the x-ray machine and adjusts it to precisely

220 volts?

Line compensator

2. Which of the following console settings controls the number of electrons crossing from the cathode to the

anode per second?

5. MA

3. At what temperature does the filament have to be heated up for thermionic emission to begin?

a. 2200

4. What materiel is added to the tungsten filament to increase efficiency of thermionic emission and

prolongs the life of the tube?

a. thorium

5. Which of the following film layers does the silver halide crystals reside in?

a. emulsion

6. What type of film is most commonly used in a chiropractic office?

a. screen

7. The formula kVp x mA x seconds is used for which of the following cooling charts?

a. anode cooling

10. Who discovered x-rays?

a. Roentgen

11. What year were x-rays discovered?

a. 1895

12. Which of the following tubes was being used when x-rays were discovered?

a. Crooke

13. What is the primary function of the film base?

a. provide a rigid structure onto which the emulsion can be coated

14. 17. When using screen film combinations which of the following principles is the most important?

a. spectral matching

18. Who was the first American radiation fatality?

a. Dally

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19. What is the primary reason intensifying screens are used to produce an x-ray image?

a. decreased patient exposure

20. In a rare earth intensifying screen which of the following layers is closest to the base?

a. phosphor

21. Approximately how much of the x-ray beam interacts with the intensifying screen?

a. 30%

22. Which part of the intensifying screen is the furthest away from the film when placed in a cassette?

a. Base

24. Which of the following film processing steps is performed during hand processing but not in automatic

processing?

a. Stop bath

25. Which of the following personnel monitoring devices is used for a 1-month period and then mailed-off to be

analyzed by a densitometer?

a. photographic method

26. What material is the primary for a grid?

a. Nickel

27. What is the minimum safe distance from for a safe light to be form the film in a dark room?

a. 4 feet

28. What is the optimum KVP for a cervical spine x-ray?

a. 70 KVP

29. What device holds the intensifying screen and the film

a. Bucky

30. What material is the tube filament made of?

a. Tungsten

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Section 8

ROF/ Exam

1. What is a report of findings?

a. The art of deciding what is wrong with a patient through a series of skilled tests and evaluations

2. Importance of the Report of Findings?

a. It determines who the patient will be treated for their condition

3. Know importance of obtaining past medical history

4. Why is lifestyle important to history of present illness

5. History of Present Illness Components of exam

a. General Observations

b. Baseline vitals

c. ROM

d. Muscle testing

e. Patient comments

f. Physical assessment

6. List the top three things you need to do during an exam as a CCPA?

7. You will have a preprinted patient intake and will have to decide what questions you would need to ask

the patient during the history.

8. The reflex hammer is used to;

a. Illicit deep tendon reflexes throughout the body.

9. Tuning fork is used to;

a. Test vibration sense throughout the body, to evaluate conductive versus neurological hearing

loss.

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10. Valsalva’s Test-Procedure:

a. The Valsalva’s test is an attempt to forcibly exhale with the glottis, nose and mouth closed. To

do this have the patient holds their breath and bear down like they were having a bowel

movement.

11. Foraminal Compression Test Procedure:

a. While the patient is seated, place pressure on head.

12. Cervical Distraction Test-Procedure:

a. With patient seated, lift their head towards the ceiling.

13. Sensory Testing/Dermatomes Procedure:

a. Normally this test is conducted with a pinwheel.

14. The CCPA should review what before talking with the patient?

a. History form

15. CCPA cannot perform rectal exams

16. CCPA must have a specific General X-ray operator license to take x-rays

17. Never perform range of motion testing while a patient is under the influence of drugs or alcohol

18. List 2 reasons a pediatric exam is more challenging

19. List 2 commons mistakes a CCPA might make during the exam process

20. What is palpation

21. Know normal ranges for Blood pressure

Know how to perform these tests:

22. Valsalva’s

23. Kemps

24. Adams

25. Cervical range of motion

26. Lumbar range of motion

27. Babinski

28. Romberg’s

29. Reflexes

30. Penlight pupil check

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31. Examination techniques include:

a. Inspection

b. Palpation

c. Auscultation

d. Percussion

e. Mensuration

32. Problem Focused

a. A limited examination of the affected body area or organ system.

33. Expanded Problem Focused

a. A limited examination of the affected body area or organ system

b. And any other symptomatic or related body area(s) or organ system(s).

34. Detailed

a. An extended examination of the affected body area(s) or organ systems

b. And any other symptomatic or related body area(s) or organ system(s).

35. Comprehensive –

a. A general multi-system examination or complete examination of a single organ system

b. And other symptomatic or related body area(s) or organ system(s).

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Section 9

First Aid, CPR, HIV, Emergency Situations

1. What does HIPAA stand for

2. What is HIV

3. What is AIDS

4. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS

5. Know three ways HIV is transmitted What are 5 ways HIPAA can be violated in your office

6. Know that you MUST have a signed and dated release to give out medical records

7. What is an opportunistic infection

8. What is the proper procedure to treat a laceration

9. Describe how to put on and take of gloves

10. What is the Rule of nine

11. Describe a 1st degree burn

12. Describe a 2nd degree burn

13. Describe a 3rd

degree burn

14. Know never to put a dry cloth over a severe burn

15. Know never to bust a burn blister

16. Know to never put ointment over a burn

17. Process for burns is put out source, cool and cover

18. Know the process for an emergency is check, call and care

19. Compression ratio for adult CPR is 30 compressions to 2 breaths

20. Depth of a compression for infant CPR is ½ to an inch

21. Depth of a compression for child CPR is inch

22. Depth of a compression for adult CPR is 1½ to two inches

23. What does PHI stand for

24. What does respondent superior stand for

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25. Symptoms of a stroke

26. Symptoms of a heart attack

27. Know the difference between a puncture wound and laceration

28. What are three ways to move a victim is the scene is not safe

29. Know how blood contamination spills should be cleaned up

30. Know what a sharps container is

31. The first thing you do when you arrive at the scene is?

a. Check the scene

32. When it is safe to care for a victim you do what three things?

a. Check

b. Call

c. Care

33. Know what to do for someone who faints

34. Know what to do when someone is having a diabetic emergency with low blood sugar

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Section 10

Ethics Test

1. 20 Short Answer Questions- all will be random and nothing to study for.

2. These will all be scenarios and you will answer how you would handle them.

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Section 11

Billing and Documentation

1. What is an E & M code

a. When a significant and separate identifiable service has been performed that is different from

the routine services done within the basic

2. Know the 7 components of an E&M code

a. Patient History

b. Examination

c. Clinical Decision Making

d. Counseling

e. Co-ordination of Care

f. Nature of Presenting Problem

g. Time

3. What is a CPT code

4. What is an ICD Code

5. Be able to list the top 3 reasons claims are denied

6. Know Workers compensation claims are for employees injured on the job

7. Know Personal injury is when a patient is harmed by someone else

8. List 5 things a billing person does on a daily basis

9. Give an example of 3 ways to educate your patients about insurance

Know the CPT codes

10. 98940: One to two spinal regions

11. 98941: Three to four spinal regions

12. 98942: Five spinal regions

13. 98943: 1 or more Extra spinal regions

14. Know the term EOB

Explanation from the insurance company of why certain services were covered and

others not

15. Know top 3 reasons claims are denied

16. Charges

The amount a patient is charged for a procedure

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17. Chief complaint

Primary reason for seeking care

18. Claim

A request to an insurance company for payment for services

19. Co-pay

The part the patient is responsible for. It is either a percentage or a set amount.

20. Deductible

The part the patient is responsible for paying before the insurance company becomes

responsible for payment.

21. Proper way to correct an error in documentation

22. What does SOAP stand for

23. Common red flags in documentation

24. Know the elements of part

a. Pain/tenderness evaluated in terms of location, quality and intensity

b. Asymmetry/misalignment identified on a sectional or segmental level

c. Range of motion abnormality (changes in active, passive, and accessory joint movements

resulting in an increase or a decrease of sectional or segmental mobility)

d. Tissue, tone changes in the characteristics of contiguous or associated soft tissues,

including skin, fascia, muscle and ligament

25. Chronic

Implies the condition has existed for a longer period of time and that, in all probability,

the involved joints have already (set) and fibrotic tissue has developed.

26. Chronic

A patient’s condition is considered chronic when it is not expected to completely

resolve, but where the continued therapy can be expected to result in some functional

improvement

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Part 13 Practical Clinical

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Pulse

Respiration

Tuning fork

Pen light

Reflex hammer

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