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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. Inflammation of the pancreas is called...






2. A specific eye -mouth -other mucous membrane -non-intact skin - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious meterials that results form the performance of an employees duties is called...






3. An unexpected event which may cause injury is called...






4. A payment for hospital charges incurred by an insured person because of injury or illness is called...






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






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






7. A request for payment under an insurance contractor bond is called a...






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






9. ........................... mean any contaminated objects that can penetrate the skin including -but not limited to needles -scalpels -broken glass -capillary tubes - and exposed ends of dental wires.






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






11. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...






12. The pubis is located in the ...






13. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






14. A condition of the nasal septum turning away form the midline is called a...






15. When you use an autoclave - fill the water reservoir with...






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






17. Blood form all individuals should be considered......






18. A medical Assistant would measure the patient's temperature -pulse - and respiration when the physician asks him or her to...






19. When working with pstients form a culture different than your own - one should...






20. The radius is located in the ...






21. The number on the Employees withholding exemption certificate is...






22. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery






23. The abbreviation for emulsion is...






24. FICA provides benefits for...






25. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...






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






27. The time established for filling law suits is...






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

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






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






31. A 'V wave' will ..................be seen in the normal ECG






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






33. The medical term for moving a body part away form the body is...






34. The major vein that drains the head and brain is called the...






35. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






36. The word element EMESIS means...






37. The medical term for loss of appetite is...






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






39. Referring to computers - the term 'use friendly' refers to...






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






41. Body temperature measured under the arm of a patient is called the..... temperature






42. The abbreviation for urinalysis is...






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






44. A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is...






45. The major artery that supplies the thorax is called the........ artery






46. The abbreviation for elixir is...






47. Which of the following is false?






48. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






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






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