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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. While the duration of the ST segment is not generally of clinical significance - it is an exceedingly important portion of the ECG because of...






2. The word element SUPER means...






3. How many hematocrit tubes should be collected form the patient?






4. Contaminated laundryy shall be........ where it was soiled.






5. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............






6. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...






7. The bladder -urethra -kidneys - and erethers are in the ................system






8. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...






9. Oxygen is ordered as percentage concentration and its rate of delivery is written as...






10. The medical term for paralysis form the waist down is...






11. When caring for patients with physical disabilities all of the following must be taken into consideration except...






12. The abbreviation CARB means...






13. The instrument used to examine the eyes is called the...






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






15. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....






16. The liver -stomach -mouth -and pancreas are in the .........system






17. The medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...






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






19. The cephalic - medial cubital -and basilic veins are..................... used for venipuncture.






20. A rule of conduct made by a govenment body is...






21. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






22. When performing a venipuncture -the tourniquet should be wrapped around the arm about three to four inches form where you are going to ..... for a vein.






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






24. Inflammation of the pancreas is called...






25. A disease state that results form the invasion and greowth of microorganisms in the body is....






26. The major vein that drains the kidneys is called the...






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






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






29. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...






30. A rapid -irregular succession of chaotic bizarre waves;wide -irregular oscillations of the baseline is called ventricular....






31. Located between the pharynx and trachea - and containing the vocal cords is the...






32. The mandible bone is located in the






33. The abbreviation for drops is...






34. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....






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






36. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






37. A stethoscope is used to listen to body sounds by...






38. The abbreviation for dressing is...






39. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






40. A date on a bottle of medication that provides a ''use until'' date is the...






41. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called...






42. ........................ values are increased in infections and inflammatory disease.






43. Lesions of the mucous membrane of the stomach are called........... ulcers






44. Benefits that are made in the form of cash payments are known as...






45. The word element STOMATO means






46. 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






47. Inflammation of the sinus cavity is called...






48. A......... report includes information relating to the patien's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.






49. The major vein that drains the pelvis is called the ...






50. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...