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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. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called...






2. An inactive substance substitutes in place of the actual drug to satisfy the patient is called...






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






4. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...






5. When performing a venipuncture - if you have the patient...... the veins will become more prominent.






6. The word element PHLEBO means...






7. In insurance coding using an 'E'' code designates...






8. The ..............switch controls the gain or amplitude on th EKG.






9. When the physician feels with fingers or hands to determine the physical characteristics oftissues or organs it is called...






10. 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...






11. To correct a hanwritten error in a patient's chart - it is only acceptable to...






12. The abbreviation for fluid is...






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






14. The tube used to collect a blood sample for a Complete Blood Count (cbc) is.....






15. Erythema refers to...






16. An instrument used for auditory and sensory perception is called the...






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






18. The most accurate and reliable measurement of body temperature is...






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






20. Neoplasm refers to...






21. In the human body - the senses include all of the following EXCEPT...






22. The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...






23. What type of blood sample is needed when performing a PKU?






24. A drug that increases urinary output is called a...






25. The humerus is located in the....






26. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.






27. The smaller of the lower leg bones is called...






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






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






31. Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands - but by mechanical means - such as......






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






33. When mixing reagents always read the label






34. The most common type of medical tort liability is...






35. The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers.This is called...






36. 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...






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






38. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...






39. The physician has ordered 0.2 Gm of a medication. The amount on hand is 400 mg tabs. how many tablets will be given to the patient?






40. The central middle area of the abdomen is called the ....






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






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






43. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...






44. If during a venipuncture a patient has a syncopal episode what would be your best course of action?

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45. In a visual acuity reading of 20/60 - what does the 20 represent?






46. The tibia is located in the ....






47. A statement given concerning some scientific -technical - or professional matter by an expert - such as a physical is called...






48. 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....






49. The glucose tolerance test is a ...........-test






50. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...







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