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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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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 study of bones is called...
po
Osteology
cut
Draw a line through the error -insert the correct information -date and initial it.
2. A patient positioned on her back with feet in stirrups is said to be in the ...
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3. Which one of the following evacuated tubes would be drams first?
Contracture
Overall approach to infection control
Red
A stethoscope and shygmomanometer
4. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...
Auxilliary
Peer review
Security thermomether
Gingivitis
5. The abbreviation for elixir is...
elix
Fraud
Red Blood Cells
Long
6. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.
Respiration
Admissions
Puncture-resistant
Glucose tolerance test
7. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...
abduction
Positively identifying the patient
Lavage
Auxilliary
8. Inflammation of the appendix is called...
Jugular
Appendicitis
Subscriber
Flexion
9. A disease state that results form the invasion and greowth of microorganisms in the body is....
IM
An infection
Co-payment
Hepatic
10. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...
Common iliac
Explanation of benefits
Contract
Clavicle
11. The abbreviation for above or high is
Glucose tolerance test
Non-verbal communication
Feel
hyper
12. The central middle area of the abdomen is called the ....
Spirometry.
iliac
umbilical region
Plasma
13. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?
contamination
Premium
pneumothorax
Breach of confidentiality
14. Lesions of the mucous membrane of the stomach are called........... ulcers
above
Gastric
Menarche
Provider
15. The abbreviation for both ears is...
inj
Teeth
AU
Hematocrit.
16. Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 - Peer Review Organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness an necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as........ review
Coinsurance
Lavander top -ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid additive
Wipe away
Admissions
17. The wird element PNEUMO means
Jejenum
Nasopharynx and tonsillar area
Air -lungs
Serologic
18. The ulna is located in the ....
AMA Code of Ethics
Abandonment
Coinsurance
Arm
19. The medical term for paralysis form the waist down is...
Paraplegia
after
Abandonment
base of the fire.
20. The medical term for expanding or opening wider is...
Echocardiography
Biceps brachii
Dilate
Contract
21. The abbreviation for dressing is...
Placebo
puncture
Medicaid
dsg
22. The abbreviation for solution is...
tab
Classification of environmental events -such as poisoning
sol
Speak slowing -loudly -and in easy-to- understand language.
23. Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?
The point where the first sound is heard.
umbilical region
Usual - customary and reasonable
Tort
24. The word element CENTESIS means...
Speak slowing -loudly -and in easy-to- understand language.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Built to provide support & structure
puncture
25. When preparing for lead placement you should first care for...
Skin preparation
antipyretic
Extended care facility
Breach of confidentiality
26. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...
hs
Vaginitis
Overall approach to infection control
carbohydrate
27. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...
Serologic
Feel
Atrophy
Hypogastric region
28. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...
a septal defect
Diastolic pressure
Grace period
Stertorous Respiration
29. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...
Diastolic pressure
Dorsal recumbent
a paper towel
catheter
30. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...
an EPA
Hypertension
Vomiting
Skin puncture
31. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......
Subscriber
Remove the needle and tourniquet and lower patient's head and arms
Coordination of benefits
Red
32. A drug that neutralizes acidity is called an...
Antacid
Knee
Back
Glucose tolerance test
33. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...
Positively identifying the patient
contributory negligence
gavae
a hernia
34. Inflammation of the pancreas is called...
Pancreatitis
Breach of confidentiality
bedsore
Great toe
35. A rapid -irregular succession of chaotic bizarre waves;wide -irregular oscillations of the baseline is called ventricular....
Fibrillation
Crime
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
Blood
36. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...
punkinje fibers
Ectopic
2 to 60 seconds
Vasodilator
37. The word element POST means...
after
Hypogastric region
Systolic pressure
Extended care facility
38. The major vein that drains the kidneys is called the...
elix
Direction or shape
Hepatic
lancet
39. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery
A stethoscope and shygmomanometer
Pulmonay
Below
Move the cursor -right -left -up or down
40. The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture is..... Gauge.
22
Positively identifying the patient
Tri-care
On top
41. The glucose tolerance test is a ...........-test
Extension
Timed
Law
Preexisting condition
42. The medical term for bending backward is...
Dorsiflexion
Ten
Closed
Jugular
43. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is...
Colon
Hemorrhoids
Serologic
Non compus mentis
44. When collecting blood by skin puncture on an infant - you should use a ....
W-4
Clean technique
Caller's divers licence #
lancet
45. Some clinical signs for head injury could be...
gram stain
Current procedural terminology
Superficial
1-vomiting.2-headache.3-confusion.
46. Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is.....
Deductible
Absolute regular
Lavender
Remote
47. 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 ...
Fourth
sourse individual
Insurance agent
Body temperature
48. The statement 'A physician shall respect the law' is a part of the...
lab
Hot water
AMA Code of Ethics
Gland
49. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...
Lavage
On top
Hardware
Smile
50. Diseases that can be communicated form one person to another are called.....
Hot water
Menarche
Medical grievance
Contagious