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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....
Current procedural terminology
Pro-coagulation
Atrophy
Cardiovascular
2. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.
Smaller
Knee-chest
Dorsal recumbent
Inpatient
3. The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood form a newborn heel is...... length (Note: please chack current guidelines - as this changes)
Tachypnea
2.4 mm
1-Rhythm of pulse beats.2-Rate(number of pulse beats per minute) 3-force of the beat.
Opposite each other
4. Failure to do something hat a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is...
22
liters per minute
Time
Negligence
5. The muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm is called.....
Biceps brachii
At the left hand margin
Three to four inches
Absence of oxygen
6. A person who represents either party of an insurance claims is the...
Nasopharynx and tonsillar area
Adjuster
Microbiological Agents
contributory negligence
7. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.
Suspension
Nasopharynx and tonsillar area
Co-payment
Skin preparation
8. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...
Systolic pressure
GI or G.I
Extended care facility
Backup
9. To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or intention or resumption at a later date -or to ask for a continuance is called a ...
Suspension
Consent
Carrier
Agonal
10. The computer key DEL command means...
Delete
Contracture
Sugar
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
11. Whoping cough is another name for...
cut
Security thermomether
Pertussis
Partial disability
12. The medical term for circular movement around a central point is...
Leg
Pain
Physician
Rotation
13. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............
Glucose tolerance test
Percussion
small
Red skin
14. An otoscope is used for examination of the....
Unethical
Menarche
Palpate
Ears
15. The vertebrae are located in the ...
Health maintenance organization
Felony
lab
Back
16. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged....... goes to the tope of the tube.
Percussion
Head
Plasma
Assignment of benefits
17. When measuring bloo pressure...
Knee
1-the cuff should be applied to the bare upper arm.2-room should be quiet so that blood pressure can be heard.3-sphygmomanometer needs to clearly visible.
Doctor
Overall approach to infection control
18. The abbreviation for emulsion is...
emul
Pleural effusion
Lavage
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
19. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...
Partial disability
Non compus mentis
Distance between patient and test chart
punkinje fibers
20. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...
Show respect for thei culture
Attach the envelope to the correspondence
Trachea
emulsion
21. The sphenoid bone is located in the
hyper
Time limit
Air dry
Head
22. Which one of the following items is not needed when taking a routine phone message?
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23. The computer's directional arrow keys...
Menarche
Puncture-resistant
Lavander-top evacuated tube
Move the cursor -right -left -up or down
24. The most common type of medical tort liability is...
Vasodilator
Negligence
Current procedural terminology
Cholecystitis
25. The word element CARDIO means...
loss of appetite and fatigue 2-fever -nause -rash -and vomiting. 3- pain -redness or swelling.
Heart
Pro-coagulation
Sugar
26. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...
Indenmities
fl or fld
Human chrionic gonadotropin
Deposit slip
27. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...
pap smear
Wipe away
Mouth or the ostium uteri
Red
28. Bones are...
Built to provide support & structure
Blood films
PT and PTT
syr
29. The humerus is located in the....
Arm
Teeth
Myocardial infarction
Defamation
30. A person who is no longer under the care -custody -or supervision of a parent is called...
Emancipated minor
Stertorous Respiration
Mouth or the ostium uteri
hemiplegia
31. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...
Red Blood Cells
auxillary
Jugular
hs
32. You should wash your hands for approximately....
1 to 2 minutes
Muscular
Supiration
Smile
33. A drug that controls appetite is called an...
Appetite suppressor
Hypertension
Assault
Left arm -right arm
34. Parcel post or......... class mail is used for bound printed matter -film - & sound recordings.
Fourth
Assault
Pelvis
Primarily
35. Concerning ECG's for irregular rhythms - any method or rate calculation that depends on intervals between complex is.............
unreliable
Pain
Uniform
Anorexia
36. That which in natural and continous sequence -unbroken by any new independent cause - produces an event - and without wich the injury would not have occurred is called...
Air dry
Proximate cause
Saliva
Nasal cavity
37. Blood form all individuals should be considered......
Red
antitussive
Privileged communication
infective or infectious
38. ......................... is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patient's health information.
Hematocrit.
Living cells
HIPAA
villi
39. The tube to collect whole blood with an additive in it has a ....... stopper
Lavender
Statute of limitations
Partial disability
PPBS
40. FICA provides benefits for...
Social Security
Outpatient
Inpatient
Palpate
41. When performing a venipuncture - if you have the patient...... the veins will become more prominent.
Sugar
Dark and warm
Attach the envelope to the correspondence
Make a fist
42. The abbreviation for injection is...
inj
Dysuris
Sterilize
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
43. In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for...
exposure control plan
Chain of custody
Forgery
Health Insure Portability and Accountability Act
44. Infected Pressure sores on the skin are called...
A brush and dust pan
Carrier
decubitus ulcers
Living cells
45. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...
Lavander top -ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid additive
hyper
Hypertension
Leg
46. A small adhesive patch or disc used for administration of drugs is called...
Direction or shape
Pro-coagulation
Transdermal System
Blood
47. ............................ are defined as what are right and wrong.
Ethics
Benefits
CPT
Fraud
48. A weakness in the walls of the muscle that allows underlying tissue to push through it is called .....
a hernia
liters per minute
0.50%
Pancreatitis
49. A terminal lethal dysrhythmia - a dying heart - is called...
Agonal
An infection
Epigastric Region
1-clean-voided speimen 2- mid-stream Specimen
50. The central middle area of the abdomen is called the ....
Dread disease rider
Brachial
GI or G.I
umbilical region