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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • 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. Use your index finger when you......... for a vein






2. Arterioles are smallest type of...






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






4. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...






5. To prevent the insured form receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance policy is called...






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






7. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...






8. A person or institution that gives medical care is a...






9. Right and wrong conduct is known as...






10. Dilated veins that occur in the rectum are known as...






11. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?






12. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.






13. Which codes can be modifiers be added to - indicate that a procedure has been altered in some way?






14. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...






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






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






17. The sphenoid bone is located in the






18. A drug that causes urination is called a...






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






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






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






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






23. Heath insurance that proides protection against the high cost of treating severe or lengthy illnesses or disabilities is called...






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






25. The medical term for a decrease in size or wasting is...






26. An international perversion of thuth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance uopm it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called...






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






28. The word element STOMATO means






29. The abbreviation for two times a day is...






30. The least reliable measurement of body temperature is....






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






32. To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or intention or resumption at a later date -or to ask for a continuance is called a ...






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






34. When you use an autoclave - fill the water reservoir with...






35. A bed patient in a hospital is called an....






36. When testing for occult blood which of the following speciments would be required?






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






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






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






40. The blood Pressure should not be taken on an arm if...






41. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...






42. The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is...






43. The abbreviation for injection is...






44. Holding or detaining a person against his will is...






45. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.






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






47. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...






48. An accumulation of air in the pleural cavity after the lungs collapse is known as...






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






50. What federal agency requires the use of Sharps Containers?






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