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Study Notes
Medical Assistant Exam Breakdown
- The Medical Assistant exam consists of 7 main categories.
Foundational Knowledge and Basic Science
- This category accounts for 15% of the exam.
Anatomy and Physiology
- This category accounts for 8% of the exam.
Clinical Patient Care
- This category is divided into 6 subtopics:
Patient Intake and Vitals
- Covers 14 items related to patient intake and vitals.
General Patient Care
- Covers 28 items related to general patient care.
Infection Control and Safety
- Covers 15 items related to infection control and safety.
Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures
- Covers 9 items related to point of care testing and laboratory procedures.
Phlebotomy
- Covers 12 items related to phlebotomy.
EKG and Cardiovascular Testing
- Covers 6 items related to EKG and cardiovascular testing.
Patient Care Coordination and Education
- This category accounts for 12% of the exam.
Administrative Assisting
- This category accounts for 12% of the exam.
Communication and Customer Service
- This category accounts for 12% of the exam.
Medical Law and Ethics
- This category accounts for the remaining percentage of the exam.
Medical Abbreviations
- BP stands for Blood Pressure
- c/o stands for Complains of
- EHR and EMR are interchangeable terms that refer to Electronic Health Record and Electronic Medical Record respectively
- ESL stands for English as Secondary Language
- FU or f/u stands for Follow up
- I & D stands for Incision and Drainage
- inj stands for Injection
- lab stands for Laboratory studies
- NP stands for New Patient
- NS stands for No Show
- NSF stands for Nonsufficient Funds
- PCP stands for Primary Care Provider
- pt stands for Patient
- re stands for Recheck
- ref stands for Referral
- Rx stands for Prescription
- S/R stands for Suture removal
- TC stands for Telephone call
- US stands for Ultrasound
- w/o stands for Without
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Assess your knowledge of medical assisting with this comprehensive review covering foundational knowledge, anatomy, patient care, and administrative tasks.
