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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 statute that enforces private right and liabilities - as differentiated form criminal law is called a ....






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






3. The process of inserting a catheter is called...






4. Holding or detaining a person against his will is...






5. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...






6. The abbreviation for solution is...






7. An interval after a payment is due to the insurance company in which the policy holder may make payments - and still the policy remains in effect is called...






8. Washing out the stomach through a nasogastric tube is called...






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






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






11. The major artery that supplies that upper arm is called the .....






12. High blood pressure is referred to as






13. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...






14. Failure to do something hat a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is...






15. Arterioles are smallest type of...






16. Before placing a telefone caller on a hold it is appropriate to...






17. The major artey that supplies the bladder -rectum -and some reproductive organs is called the...






18. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?






19. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...






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






21. hen using a centrifuge - make sure equal weights are...






22. A drug that decreases congestion is calleg a...






23. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






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






25. 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...






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






27. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...






28. Conduct -courtesy -and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as...






29. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?






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






31. A downward or negative wave of an electrocariogram following the P-wave is the...






32. The upper middle area of the abdomen is called the....






33. Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in...






34. The process of inhaling and exhaling is called...






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






36. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...






37. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...






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

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39. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......






40. Inflammation of the nasal mucosa results in...






41. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....






42. The abbreviation CARB means...






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






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






45. When collecting blood by skin puncture on an infant - you should use a ....






46. The radius is located in the ...






47. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...






48. Digestion begins in the mouth - where food is chewed and mixed with a substance called...






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






50. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is...