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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. The abbreviation for below or low is...






2. ......................... is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patient's health information.






3. A tube inserted into one of the patient's nostrils and down the back of the throat - through the esophagus - until the end reaches the patien's stomach is a...






4. Hydrocortisone is a drug used to suppress...






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






6. A coronary occlusion causing a condition that produces chest pain which may radiate to the left arm - shoulder -jaw or neck due to lack of blood supply to the hearth is called...






7. Another term for acetone in the urine is ....






8. Prior to answering an incoming call the medical assistant should...






9. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






10. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






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






12. The muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm is called.....






13. Oxygen is ordered as percentage concentration and its rate of delivery is written as...






14. The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is...






15. One who Institutes a lawsuit is ...






16. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.






17. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.






18. The abbreviation for right ear is






19. When the hearth is contracting - the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the....






20. The abbreviation for dressing is...






21. Arterioles are smallest type of...






22. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...






23. Painful voiding is called...






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






25. The abbreviation for suppository is...






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






27. A business letter written in a full block style will have all lines...






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






29. The abbreviation for two times a day is...






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






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






32. ........................... 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.






33. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?






34. The abbreviation for above or high is






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






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






37. When the internal invironment of the body is functioning properly - a condition of............ exists.






38. The metatarsals are located in the ...






39. The instrument used to examine the eyes is called the...






40. A drug used to relieve a cough is called an...






41. Neoplasm refers to...






42. The science of the function of cells -tissues - and organs of the body is called...






43. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...






44. Which of the following is false?






45. A respiratory rate greater han 24 per minute is called...






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






47. Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is...






48. An incoming call should be answered by the ..... ring.






49. The ability to see form another person's point of view is...






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







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