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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The cephalic - medial cubital -and basilic veins are..................... used for venipuncture.






2. Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is...






3. 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






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






5. The abbreviation for both ears is...






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






7. The common term for a decubitus ulcer;a pressure sore is...






8. The abbreviation for grain is...






9. The tibia is located in the ....






10. Performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment is critical. The maintenance plan should inclde...






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






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






13. To cleanse the typical venipuncture site - begin at the intende site of the draw and....






14. Nitroglycerine is used for...






15. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...






16. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?






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.






18. Erythema refers to...






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






20. Body language -body posture -space and distance are all examples of.....






21. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...






22. Schedule 1 drugs include...






23. Painful voiding is called...






24. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear -or face shields -be worn by laboratory technicians - or housekeeping personnel........






25. A downward or negative wave of an electrocariogram following the P-wave is the...






26. A drug that reduces anxiety is called...






27. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is...






28. The word element CISE means...






29. When cleansing the venipuncture site - it is good practice to...






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






31. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged....... goes to the tope of the tube.






32. The freh-fractional urine specimen is used to test urine for...






33. The major artery to the head is called the






34. A special device called a 'regulator' or 'flow meter' is necessary when using...






35. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged...... goes to the bottom of the tube.






36. The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining...






37. The First line of defence in preventing disease is...






38. A terminal lethal dysrhythmia - a dying heart - is called...






39. The opposite of deep is...






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






41. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?






42. 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...






43. The second portion of the small intestine is called the...






44. The abbreviation CARB means...






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






46. The proccess of killing all microorganisms in a certain area is called...






47. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?






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






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






50. The femur is located in the...






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