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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............
small
Res ipsa loquitur
Paraplegia
Pertussis
2. ................... is a method used for determining whether a particular service or procedure is covered under a patient's policy.
Pre-certification
IM
Civil War
Felony
3. When performing a venipuncture of no blood flows into the tube how would you correct this situation?
Stool sample
1-Gently insert the needle a little deeper.2-Gently pull the needle or just a little.3-Remove the needle and tourniquet and prepare another site.
Tissue
Apical-radial pulse
4. When mixing reagents always read the label
lancet
Twice
Human chrionic gonadotropin
Pleurisy
5. The lining of the duodenum is composed of thousands of tiny finger-like projections called....
villi
PPBS
exposure control plan
emul
6. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.
Tri-care
hs
Puncture-resistant
Sterilize
7. The abbreviation for hour iss...
contamination
Assumption of risk
Muscular
hr or h
8. The sebaceous glands -skin -hair -and nails make up the............ system
Pre-certification
W-4
Nervous
Coding
9. Inflammation of the sinus cavity is called...
0.50%
Sinusitis
antipyretic
Stertorous Respiration
10. The abbreviation for grain is...
HIPAA
Tibia
gr
Respiration
11. The major artery that supplies the kidney is called the.......... artery
Stertorous Respiration
Renal
Time limit
Erythrocyte sedimentation rates
12. The metacarpals are located in the ...
1-the patient has had brest surgery on that side. 2-On an arm with an IV infusion.3- on an arm with a cast.
Orange-red
Worker's compensation
Hand
13. The abbreviation for ointment is...
carbohydrate
Sinus arrest
oint -ung
inj
14. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...
Hypogastric region
Body temperature
Insurance agent
Opposite each other
15. Whoping cough is another name for...
Clavicle
Pertussis
emul
Caller's divers licence #
16. Inflammation of the pleura is called...
Respondeat superior
Pleurisy
Lavander-top evacuated tube
Carrier
17. In the evacuated blood collection system the ecuated glass tubes come in different sizes - and the stroppers are..... to denote the type of additive or lack of one.
Spirometry.
Caller's divers licence #
sourse individual
Color Coded
18. The process of inhaling and exhaling is called...
Respiration
Fourth
Hospital Benefits
Closed
19. When performing a venipuncture - if you have the patient...... the veins will become more prominent.
Make a fist
Long
Indenmities
Backup
20. When measuring bloo pressure...
gtt
Ears
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.
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
21. A medical Assistant would measure the patient's temperature -pulse - and respiration when the physician asks him or her to...
1-clean-voided speimen 2- mid-stream Specimen
2
The fourth intercostal spce right sternal border
Take vital signs
22. When a patient has health insurance - the percentage of covered services that is the responsibility of the patient to pay is known as...
Bagged or containerized at the location.
Coinsurance
Perform quality control testing with every new kit and routinely thereafter.
sol
23. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...
Incompetence
Breach of contract
Coordination of benefits
Leg
24. Performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment is critical. The maintenance plan should inclde...
Grace period
Narcotics
abduction
1-regularly scheduled check-ups 2-daily examination of equipment for frayed cords or broken parts.3- routine cleaning of the outside of the equipment with a damp cloth.
25. A person who represents either party of an insurance claims is the...
Adjuster
Infants and young children
Echocardiography
Suspension
26. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?
Veins pulsate
Carrier
14 to 20
Hearth
27. FICA provides benefits for...
New growth
False imprisonment
Social Security
Knee-chest
28. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...
Speak slowing -loudly -and in easy-to- understand language.
Human chrionic gonadotropin
pap smear
Outdate or expiration date
29. With measuring blood pressure -the bottom number is called...
Diastolic pressure
tab
Vomiting
a hernia
30. The Tri-Care fiscal year is form...
October 1 to September 30
0.20 sec
Reasonable care
hemiplegia
31. Foods that are mild in flavor and easy to digest (non-spicy) comprise a ....
Law
Comprehensive
Extension
Bland diet
32. The word element POST means...
Agonal
hyper
after
Lavander top -ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid additive
33. A physician must have the patient's permission in writting to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?
Extension
Leg
Gunshot wound
Orange-red
34. Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called...
Percussion
Living cells
Sinusitis
Myocardial infarction
35. A violations of a person's right not to have his or her name -photograph -or private affairs exposed od made public without consent is...
UA
Short
Invasion of privacy
Homeostasis
36. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...
small punctures in the dermis
Negative
PT and PTT
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes
37. A coronary occlusion causing a condition that produces chest pain which may radiate to the left arm - shoulder -jaw or neck due to lack of blood supply to the hearth is called...
decongestant
Angina pectoris
Dilate
Skull
38. The word element ECTOMY means...
Surgical removal
Make a fist
Veins pulsate
Palpate
39. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called...
Hypnotic
Microbiological Agents
Wrist
Breach of duty
40. A drug used to control temperature is called an...
Hepatitis B
antipyretic
antitussive
Primarily
41. A ............... requires the patient to be fasting and then blood is taken every hour for a predetermined time..
Glucose tolerance test
Wrist
Respondeat superior
Vasodilator
42. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...
Extended care facility
Overall approach to infection control
hyper
Spirometry.
43. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...
Hematocrit.
Software
Indemnities
Hearth
44. Escape of fluid into the thoracic cavity is called...
Pulmonay
So your clothes do not touch the sink.
oint -ung
Pleural effusion
45. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.
Partial disability
Knee-chest
Invasion of privacy
Checkbook
46. ............ is the single most important sourse of HIV and HBV in the workplace.
Thirds face up
Security thermomether
small punctures in the dermis
Blood
47. Negligence by a professional person is called...
Unethical
Malpractice
Defamation
Forgery
48. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......
Red
Participating physician
Skin preparation
Twice
49. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...
Uniform
Occupational exposure
Will
a paper towel
50. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.
Percussion
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes
Bid
Quality control