Medical assistants (MAs) play a valuable role in the day-to-day operations of hospitals‚ and healthcare facilities. Medical assistants possess a diverse set of specialized skills‚ allowing them to treat patients with various ailments‚ injuries‚ and chronic conditions. Medical assistants are not qualified to perform the same procedures as primary physicians‚ surgeons‚ RNs‚ or other higher-level healthcare providers. However‚ medical assistant training prepares these individuals to perform non-invasive
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Consider the six major ethical principles of autonomy‚ veracity‚ confidentiality‚ nonmalfeasance‚ beneficence‚ and justice. Think back over your many years of educational experiences. Provide examples from your past (either recent or distant—your choice) that illustrate the importance of these 6 major ethical principles. The experiences you recount may have happened to you personally‚ you may have witnessed them‚ or you may have read about or heard about them from others. Any of these types of examples
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the specific judges from CNN and the director in surgeon medical. The author ’s opinions are given with to make it both objective and subjective. In addition‚ some words are quite difficult for reader to understand such as “red flags”‚ “pre-operation EKG”‚ “massive blood transfusion protocol” (2)‚ etc. However‚ it might have been better for the author to have written this article as a commentary with more than comments by yourself about this topic‚ should have just been two value evidences to make the
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symptom of heartburn can also be caused by other unusual things such as intestinal motility problems. Cardiac problems can also mimic heartburn and you should not confuse the two. Unexplained chest pain should be evaluated by an exercise stress test or EKG prior to an evaluation for gastrointestinal
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390 -459. Ischemic heart disease conditions- those caused by reduced blood flow to the heart- are coded under categories 410-414. o A 44-year-old male presents to the office complaining of intermittent chest pain. The physician orders an EKG to rule out a possible cardiac event. This would be under the Symptoms‚ Signs‚ and Ill-Defined Conditions – Codes 780-799 Codes in this chapter classify patient’s signs‚ symptoms‚ and ill-defined conditions for which a definitive diagnosis cannot
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Pulse rate of 60‚ and regular. Weight is _____(146.25) pounds‚ BMI is 22.3. EKG reveals left anterior fascicular block‚ previous anterior _____(s/l cervical) myocardial infarction. Neck had no bruits‚ no _____. Lungs are clear. Heart: Single‚ first‚ and secondary sound without murmurs or gallops. Abdomen: No _____‚ and _____
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EMTALA: The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) was enacted in 1986 as a part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985. EMTALA was enacted to prevent hospitals with Emergency Departments from refusing to treat or transferring patients with emergency medical conditions (EMC) due to an inability to pay for their services. This act also applies to satellite locations whom advertise titles such as
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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy In 409 B.C. Pheidippides‚ a Greek soldier and a conditioned runner ran from Marathon to Athens‚ a distance of 26 miles‚ to announce military victory over Persia. After delivering his message he collapsed and died. Pheidippides is the earliest athlete documented to die from sudden cardiac death. Today heart diseases such as‚ hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ‚ idiopathic left ventricular hypertrophy and congenital coronary artery anomalies‚ are the most common diseases that
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It was a beautiful day. The sun was shined brightly in my eyes and all was seemingly normal. I was in the car on the way to my yearly doctor’s appointment. My mom pulled into the parking lot‚ I hopped out of the car and shut the door. I could smell freshly cut grass and the wind whispered in my ear as we headed towards the entrance. We walked in and while my mom was checking us in I set myself down and played with one of the toys they had there. Soon enough the nurse lead us back to the room
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Abbreviations that support Jane Dare’s treatments and diagnosis would be dosages for her medications. Also‚ the HEENT for the head‚ eyes‚ ears‚ nose‚ and throats exam which showed the doctors difficulty in examining her. Knowing that Jane Dare had an EKG and a CBC prior to being released into a skilled nursing
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