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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. Right and wrong conduct is known as...






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






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






4. The abbreviation for below or low is...






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






6. A drug that controls appetite is called an...






7. Erythema refers to...






8. The process of inserting a catheter is called...






9. ........................ values are increased in infections and inflammatory disease.






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






11. A drug that produces sleed is called a...






12. hen using a centrifuge - make sure equal weights are...






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






14. Rubber sleeves for a glucose tolerance test...... hours before or during the test - the patient should not eat -smoke -drink coffee or alcohol.






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






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






17. The absence of one or more complete cardiac cycles where the rhythm is interrupted is referred to as...






18. Some clinical signs for head injury could be...






19. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?






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






21. A stethoscope is used to listen to body sounds by...






22. One who Institutes a lawsuit is ...






23. With vital signs -any abnormal measurement must be immediatly reported to the ....






24. A liquid preparation which mixes fine droplets of an oil in water -such as castor oil - is called an...






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






26. A weakness in the walls of the muscle that allows underlying tissue to push through it is called .....






27. A physician must have the patient's permission in writting to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?






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






29. High blood pressure is referred to as






30. The computer's directional arrow keys...






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






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






33. Branches of the bundle branches - which transmit the impluses to the walls of the ventricles - causing the ventricles to the contract are called...






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






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






36. The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is...






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






38. An act that violates criminal law i called...






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






40. What licence must a physician have to dispense -precribe or administer controlled substances?






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






42. An amount the insures must pay before policy benefits begin is called...






43. When a patient's feet are placed in stirrups and the buttocks are positioned at the edge of the exam table - the patient is in the...... position






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






45. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...






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






47. A date on a bottle of medication that provides a ''use until'' date is the...






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






49. Which one of the following evacuated tubes would be drams first?






50. 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.