meTamara Stanger HS-210 Unit 1 Seminar Option 2 *Discuss the reasons you considered when choosing the medical assisting and/or medical office management profession other than financial compensation. Include a minimum of three reasons with explanations. First I decided on on-line schooling. I knew I wanted to do something in the medical field. But I also needed the on-line route because of my children‚ especially the boys as they are disabled‚ and because of my daycare I run from my home
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medication errors is the use of ambiguous medical notations. Some abbreviations‚ symbols‚ and dose designations are frequently misinterpreted and lead to mistakes that result in patient harm. They can also delay the start of therapy and waste time spent in clarification. Eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors but if abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals who would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. That’s why many organizations
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Question 1 A prefix that means outside of or outward: Selected Answer: exo- Response Feedback: Rationale: This one is simply a case of knowing the meanings of the prefixes. Exo- means outside of or outward. Objective: Learn the meanings of common combining forms‚ prefixes‚ and suffixes in the language of medicine. Text page: 14 MTO: Section II‚ Listen and Spell Question 2 ____al means pertaining to the kidneys. The word part you choose is a _____. Selected Answer: Ren‚ word root Response
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Medical Malpractice The doctor-patient relationship has been defined differently through the years. In the beginning it developed into a "common calling" which meant doctors practiced medicine as a duty to their patients. Laws were developed to protect patients‚ therefore doctors used proper care and expert skill. In the past six centuries‚ medical malpractice has increased‚ which lead to revision and addition to the law. Liability was introduced along with the "GIANT of all torts"‚ negligence
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Medical Terminology 1 Medical Terminology words/terms which make up the language of medicine Majority of terms are based in Latin or Greek Serves as a Universal Language Medical terms are broken down into FOUR word parts: 1. Stem/Root = gives the essential meaning of the term 2. Prefix = added to the beginning of the term 3. Suffix = placed after a word 4. Linking or Combining Vowels = connects roots to suffixes or roots to other words Word Building Involves two steps: 1
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Associate Level Material Medical Report This assignment is for you to create a screening tool for potential hires in your health care facility. As the health care administrator‚ you would want to ensure that your future employees have a strong understanding of medical reports and medical terminology. You are writing these reports for the applicants to read‚ interpret‚ and answer a set of questions you have developed. Refer to the samples of medical records reports on pages (142-144‚ 196‚ & 261-263)
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Sylvan Learning Center I visited Sylvan Learning Center to inquire about how they help people learn‚ study and perform better academically. I found them to be very knowledgeable in the different learning styles of students and the different problems that each child can face. I liked that they didn’t try to use the same technique on every child‚ because we all learn differently. When a student is first brought in to start being tutored‚ instead of guessing their ability and knowledge
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Introduction : A medical microbiology lab performs testing on human samples collected from different body sites. The tests are used to detect and identify any microorganisms capable of causing disease. Knowing of unknown microorganism is important on how this microorganism works and how it is structured‚ means knowing how it can affect humans. The purpose of this study was to identify an unknown bacterium by applying all methods that were previously conducted and learned in the medical microbiology
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My 4 hour observation was conducted on October 16th at Monmouth County Career Center located in Freehold‚ NJ. The career center is a public school system in Monmouth County that takes in 9 through 12 graders that all have some sort of an IEP condition. Once admitted to the school the students learn certain career skills‚ such as nursing‚ culinary‚ auto mechanic to turfgrass management. so when the time comes for the students to graduate from high school they will be able to obtain a job in the
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The Heart • What does it generate? • Why is that so important? • Found in the… • Apex points at… • Base points at… • Sits atop the… • Medial to… • Anterior to the… • Posterior to the… Fibrous Pericardium • Made of… • Encloses. • Stabilizes. • Prevents... Serous Pericardium • Deep to the… • 2 layers • Parietal pericardium • Visceral pericardium • Pericardial cavity. 3 Layers of the Heart Wall • Epicardium • Myocardium • Endocardium. Heart Chambers
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