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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 medical term for sugar in the urine iss...






2. The brain -nerves -and spinal cord are in the ........ system






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






4. The major artery that supplies the kneww is called the...






5. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






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






7. Painful voiding is called...






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






9. Which of the following is false?






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






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






12. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...






13. The cephalic - medial cubital -and basilic veins are..................... used for venipuncture.






14. When performing any CLIA waived test it is important do to which one of the following?






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






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






17. The word element STOMATO means






18. One of the vital functions of long bones is the formation of...






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






20. A form of insurance paid by the employer providing cash benefitis to workers injured or disabled in the course of employment is called...

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21. An agent of an insurance company who solits or initiates contracts for insurance coverage and and services - and is the policyholder for the insurer is called...






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






23. Any indibidual -living or dead -whose blood -or other potentially infectious materials nay be a sourse of occupational exposure to the employee is called a ...






24. The wird element PNEUMO means






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






26. Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in...






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






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






29. Awrong committed against another person or the person's property is a...






30. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






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






32. Oxygen is a administered to the patient by way of a ...............






33. The patient with an infection may have...






34. The abbreviation for discontinue is...






35. Nitroglycerine is used for...






36. A fraudulent signature is called...






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






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






39. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...






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






41. The radial pulse is located in the...






42. ............... testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who maybe concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure.






43. As part of the office bookkeping procedures -the physician's bank statement should be reconciled with the....






44. The medical term for an involuntary movement is...






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






46. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............






47. The word elements ALGIA - ALGESIA refer tos...






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






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






50. The abbreviation for both ears is...