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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. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....






2. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






3. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.






4. The abbreviation for hour iss...






5. The mandible bone is located in the






6. The abbreviation for right ear is






7. Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?






8. The use of ultrasound to produce a picture of the structure of the heart is called...






9. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






10. The word element OSIS means...






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






12. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






13. A drug used to relieve a cough is called an...






14. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...






15. Another term for acetone in the urine is ....






16. Medications can be located in the Physician's Drug reference under all of the following categories EXCEPT...






17. The healthy adult excretes daily approximately.................. of urine.






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






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






20. The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood form a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately......






21. The large squares on the ECK paper are equal to ...






22. A signature on the reverse side of a check is called...






23. The abbreviation for both ears is...






24. Before placing a telefone caller on a hold it is appropriate to...






25. The fibula is located in the ...






26. A record of debits -credits -and balances is referred to as a patient's...






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






28. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.






29. With vital signs - any abnormal measurement must be inmediately reported to the...






30. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






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






32. The medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...






33. Prior to answering an incoming call the medical assistant should...






34. The abbreviation for solution is...






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






36. When applying leads -aply V1 lead.............






37. 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....






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






39. The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is...






40. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...






41. Failure to achieve an agreed upon result -even when the highest degree of skill has been used - is called...






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






43. A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) where QRS have the same configuration each time they appear is called...






44. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...






45. The study of bones is called...






46. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee






47. 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....






48. The major artery to the head is called the






49. To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to...






50. 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...