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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Hydrocortisone is a drug used to suppress...






2. The abbreviation for tincture is ...






3. The wird element PNEUMO means






4. A QRS measurement of less than.......... seconds indicates a supraventricular pacemaker....






5. The word element PHLEBO means...






6. Testimony of a withness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is....






7. A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is...






8. The abbreviation for temperature -pulse -and respiration is






9. The word element ADENO means






10. Which one of the following items is not needed when taking a routine phone message?

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11. The common term for a decubitus ulcer;a pressure sore is...






12. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...






13. The medical term for sugar in the urine iss...






14. One of the vital functions of long bones is the formation of...






15. When the internal invironment of the body is functioning properly - a condition of............ exists.






16. ............ is the single most important sourse of HIV and HBV in the workplace.






17. Whoping cough is another name for...






18. The physician has ordered 0.2 Gm of a medication. The amount on hand is 400 mg tabs. how many tablets will be given to the patient?






19. The statement 'A physician shall respect the law' is a part of the...






20. The medical term for tube feeding is...






21. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.






22. A medical Assistant would measure the patient's temperature -pulse - and respiration when the physician asks him or her to...






23. The word elements ALGIA - ALGESIA refer tos...






24. Escape of fluid into the thoracic cavity is called...






25. The radial pulse is located in the...






26. Inflammation of the gums is called...






27. Latin for 'things done; deeds'; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called...






28. The tube used to collect a blood sample for a Complete Blood Count (cbc) is.....






29. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...






30. The major artey that supplies the bladder -rectum -and some reproductive organs is called the...






31. The term for the technology that tells a computer what to do is known as the ...






32. A drug used to control temperature is called an...






33. The word element OSIS means...






34. The humerus is located in the....






35. The radius is located in the ...






36. When Preparing a blood smear -the spreader slide must be made of...






37. Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is...






38. The major artery that supplies the kneww is called the...






39. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?






40. A record of debits -credits -and balances is referred to as a patient's...






41. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...






42. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is...






43. The abbreviation CARB means...






44. Use your index finger when you......... for a vein






45. A form of insurance paid by the employer providing cash benefitis to workers injured or disabled in the course of employment is called...

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46. The term 'Universal Precautions' is an....






47. The medical term for a decrease in size or wasting is...






48. An amount the insures must pay before policy benefits begin is called...






49. A request for payment under an insurance contractor bond is called a...






50. The abbreviation for above or high is