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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. Biohazard labels must be colored...






2. At the location where you are going to feel for a vein -wrap the tourniquet around the arm approximately........ above the area.






3. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...






4. The vertebrae are located in the ...






5. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called...






6. Never clean a glass thermometer with...






7. The major artery that supplies the thorax is called the........ artery






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


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






10. 'HIV' means...






11. The upper middle area of the abdomen is called the....






12. The abbreviation for hour iss...






13. An otoscope is used for examination of the....






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






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






16. The............. pages of the Physician's Desk Reference is where a medical assistant would be able to locate a medication by brand or genetic name.






17. Which of the following is used to take an infant's rectal temperature?






18. The abbreviation for cancer is...






19. When measuring bloo pressure...






20. Reasonable anticipated skin -eye -mucous membrane - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious materials that may result form the performance of an employee's duties is called....






21. An organization that offers health insurance at a fixed monthly premium with little or no deductible and works through a primary care is called a ...






22. An apical pulse is the method of choice for...






23. The abbreviation for drops is...






24. Referring to computers - the term 'use friendly' refers to...






25. hich of there lab tests monitos anticoagulation therapy?






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






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






28. Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called....






29. An inactive substance substitutes in place of the actual drug to satisfy the patient is called...






30. Inflammation of the pleura is called...






31. When a patient has health insurance - the percentage of covered services that is the responsibility of the patient to pay is known as...






32. The radius is located in the ...






33. which one of the following might involve a decision based upon biothics?






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






35. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....






36. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...






37. The opposite of deep is...






38. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....






39. When preparing a blood smear form a skin puncture you should........... the first drop....






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






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






42. The femur is located in the...






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






44. The major vein that drains the head and brain is called the...






45. The medical term for bending backward is...






46. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...






47. Arterioles are smallest type of...






48. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...






49. The physician has ordered 50 mg of Demerol be given to a patient. The amount of hand is 100mg/ml. How many cc's of demerol will be injected?






50. A payment for hospital charges incurred by an insured person because of injury or illness is called...