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Question | Answer |
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What information should a requisition include? DHPTITMSD | - Demographics - Health card # - Physician - Test required - Any additional information required - Name of doctor who should receive test results - Medications - If booked for surgery, date & time - Specific reporting instructions |
What duties must an MOA perform to ensure that a patient understands everything they need to know about a diagnostic test that has been ordered? | - Where to go - How to prepare - What to expect - How long it will take - What will happen - Should someone go with them - If any sedation is required - How much discomfort is involved - If they can drive after, if any special instructions afte |
What is the standard protocol when taking results over the telephone? | - Repeat all recorded information back to caller - Repeat patients name - Type of test and values - Do not rush - Read the values back - Get phone number and name of caller - If abnormal/critical values report to physician immediately |
Why is diagnostic testing a useful tool for physicians ? | - Establish a diagnosis - Monitors a client's progress/ Response to treatment - Health promotion - Disease prevention - Detect problems early - Facilitate prompt treatment - Establish baseline results - Legal purposes |
What is positioning and draping used for ? | - Facilitate an examination - Modesty - Spare the client embarrassment - Allows access to a specific area |
What are the MOA's duties in diagnostic testing ? | - Giving out requisitions - Reporting and filing results - Educating clients - Recognize and understand the lab tests commonly ordered |
List 3 trays used for examination | - CPE ( Complete physical examination) - Gynecological - Proctologist examination |
List 8 pieces of equipment used for CPE | - Gloves - Gauze, cotton balls - Specimen container - Tissues - Thermometer - Measuring tape - Tongue depressor - Percussion hammer (reflex) |