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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. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is...






2. When taking the pulse - you must be able to report accurately the...






3. You should wash your hands for approximately....






4. The ................ wave represents atrial depolarization...






5. A type of insurance whereby the insured pays a specific amount per unit if service and the isurer pays the rest of the cost is called...






6. What license must a physician have to dispense -prescribe -or administer controlled substances?






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






8. At the location where you are going to feel for a vein -wrap the tourniquet around the arm approximately........ above the area.






9. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...






10. Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an ............... - which hall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director OSHA upon request for examination and copying.






11. The balance between the heat produced and the heat lost is the...






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






13. The abbreviation for dressing is...






14. An accumulation of air in the pleural cavity after the lungs collapse is known as...






15. The point at wich air enters the respiratory tract is called the...






16. An apical pulse is the method of choice for...






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






18. In drug testing the............ regulates describe how evidence is to be collected and handled.






19. Inflammation of the sinus cavity is called...






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






21. The electrode site should be...






22. The major artery to the head is called the






23. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.






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






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






26. The term 'Universal Precautions' is an....






27. Contact with blood - or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply through percutaneous inoculation - or contact with an open wound - non-intact skin - or mocous membrane during the performance of normal duties' This definition(found in t






28. When the right atrium contracts it forces blood through the tricuspid valve into the...... ventricle






29. The abbreviation for discontinue is...






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






31. Which one of the following items is not needed when taking a routine phone message?


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






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






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






35. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...






36. The major vein that drains the upper arm is called the ...






37. The major vein that drains the pelvis is called the ...






38. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...






39. When performing a venipuncture of no blood flows into the tube how would you correct this situation?






40. Located between the pharynx and trachea - and containing the vocal cords is the...






41. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...






42. The medical term for the basic unit of body structute is...






43. The healthy adult excretes daily approximately.................. of urine.






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






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






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






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






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






49. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.






50. In the evacuated blood collection system the ecuated glass tubes come in different sizes - and the stroppers are..... to denote the type of additive or lack of one.