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






2. It is........................ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patients






3. A 224-hr urine specimen should be...






4. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...






5. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...






6. The major artery that supplies the kidney is called the.......... artery






7. When PVC's fall o the T wave - occurs in pairs -runs of 3 or more -or are multiform in nature -these conditions are called....






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






9. Arterioles are smallest type of...






10. What type of blood sample will be needed to perform a hemoglobin test?






11. Testimony of a withness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is....






12. The word element CENTESIS means...






13. When collecting blood for cholesterol tests use a ..... top evacuated tube






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






15. The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture is..... Gauge.






16. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






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






18. 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.






19. In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for...






20. When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady - it is called....






21. The process of inhaling and exhaling is called...






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






23. A medical Assistant would measure the patient's temperature -pulse - and respiration when the physician asks him or her to...






24. The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers.This is called...






25. The Tri-Care fiscal year is form...






26. The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...






27. The abbreviation for intramuscular is...






28. The medical abbreviation for by mouth is...






29. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...






30. In insurance coding using an 'E'' code designates...






31. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as






32. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is...






33. When you wash your hands you should stand.....






34. The medical name for the nose bleed is called...






35. Insurance plans that pay a physician's full charge if it does not exceed his normal charge or does not exceed the amount normally charged for the service is called...






36. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.






37. The word element ADENO means






38. When collecting blood for a hematocrit test use a ...






39. The tube to collect whole blood with an additive in it has a ....... stopper






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






41. ............................ are defined as what are right and wrong.






42. Latin for 'things done; deeds'; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called...






43. Nitroglycerine is used for...






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






45. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is...






46. The zygomatic bone is located in the...






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






48. Which of the following is not a criteria for skin preparation for lead placement?






49. The physician has ordered 0.2 Gm of a medication. The amount on hand is 400 mg tabs. how many tablets will be given to the patient?






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