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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • 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. The abbreviation for injection is...






2. The reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA is called a....






3. Arterioles are smallest type of...






4. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...






5. When a patient is positioned on the abdomen -arms under the head -with the head turned to one side the patient is in the ......... position






6. The abbreviation for suppository is...






7. Information given by a patient to a medical personnel which cannot be disclosed witout consent of the person who gave it is...






8. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...






9. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called...






10. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?






11. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...






12. 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...






13. The word element ADENO means






14. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...






15. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.






16. To netermine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the......... needle






17. The abbreviation for laboratory is...






18. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...






19. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.






20. A drug that causes urination is called a...






21. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...






22. The heart -lymphatic organs -and blood vessels are in the .......... system






23. Viruses can reproduce only in...






24. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...






25. The abbreviation for two times a day is...






26. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...






27. Physicians with a narcotics license are required to register on June 30 of each year with...






28. The presumtion or inference of negligence when an accident is otherise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called...






29. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...






30. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.






31. The pubis is located in the ...






32. The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...






33. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...






34. Wgen a drop of blood is placed on a slide -place a second slide............ the first slide.






35. What license must a physician have to dispense -prescribe -or administer controlled substances?






36. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...






37. The patella is located in the...






38. When taking the pulse - you must be able to report accurately the...






39. The abbreviation for both ears is...






40. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?






41. In a visual acuity reading of 20/60 - what does the 20 represent?






42. A drug used to relieve a cough is called an...






43. Nitroglycerine is used for...






44. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






45. The abbreviation for grain is...






46. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






47. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






48. The abbreviation for emulsion is...






49. A drug that produces sleed is called a...






50. Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called...







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