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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 buccal method of administering a drug is done by ...
A brush and dust pan
Rectal
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2. The word element RHINO means...
Dorsal recumbent
Third
nose
P
3. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee
Breach of duty
0.50%
Medical grievance
Vomiting
4. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...
Stertorous Respiration
Air dry
2.4 mm
A stethoscope and shygmomanometer
5. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
an arrhythmia
Incompetence
Left arm -right arm
6. Oxygen is a administered to the patient by way of a ...............
fl or fld
Abduction
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
Below
7. The ulna is located in the ....
small punctures in the dermis
Arm
Nervous
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
8. A 'V wave' will ..................be seen in the normal ECG
Sinusitis
Auxilliary
Wrist
Never
9. It is very important when performing a capillary stick to do with one of the following?
Sterilization
Orange-red
Blood
Not use alcohol to clean the site
10. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?
A brush and dust pan
Myocardial infarction
90-130
Living cells
11. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.
Reflex
1-the patient has had brest surgery on that side. 2-On an arm with an IV infusion.3- on an arm with a cast.
Seven
Tunning fork
12. When performing a venipuncture -the tourniquet should be wrapped around the arm about three to four inches form where you are going to ..... for a vein.
Major medical
Diastolic pressure
Feel
A stethoscope and shygmomanometer
13. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...
Shallow respiration
auxillary
Capillary
Litigation
14. Insurance plans that pay a physician's full charge if it does not exceed his normal charge or does not exceed the amount normally charged for the service is called...
Timed
arteries
Usual - customary and reasonable
oint -ung
15. 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...
CA
Sim's position
Grace period
Extended care facility
16. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?
Prenatal
14 to 20
Vaginitis
Vomiting
17. FICA provides benefits for...
Superficial
Reflex
Smile
Social Security
18. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.
Current procedural terminology
Puncture-resistant
Cirrhosis
Deposition
19. The second portion of the small intestine is called the...
Defribillation
Jejenum
Claim
liters per minute
20. A drug that decreases congestion is calleg a...
Arm
bronchi
Narcotic
decongestant
21. The maxilla is located in the ...
emul
2
Renal
Head
22. 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...
Contaminated Sharps
Hardware
Angina pectoris
14 to 20
23. A person who is no longer under the care -custody -or supervision of a parent is called...
Grace period
Make a fist
October 1 to September 30
Emancipated minor
24. A rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...
Q wave
Dread disease rider
October 1 to September 30
Will
25. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...
Grammar
Rotation
a septal defect
Arm
26. A ............... requires the patient to be fasting and then blood is taken every hour for a predetermined time..
Leg
Blood films
Glucose tolerance test
bronchi
27. The balance between the heat produced and the heat lost is the...
Software
Deviated septum
Contaminated Sharps
Body temperature
28. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...
AU
Red
catheter
CA
29. The major artery that supplies the kneww is called the...
antipyretic
0.5 cc
popliteal
Contract
30. ........................ values are increased in infections and inflammatory disease.
Ketone bodies (ketones)
Classification of environmental events -such as poisoning
Colon
Erythrocyte sedimentation rates
31. The abbreviation for both ears is...
Diastolic pressure
Epigastric Region
AU
Sugar
32. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?
Arm
Abandonment
Absence of oxygen
The use of a fetal transplantation for research
33. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...
Red blood cells
Premium
Comprehensive
Hemiplegia
34. While the duration of the ST segment is not generally of clinical significance - it is an exceedingly important portion of the ECG because of...
Fax machine
Claim
Shifts up or down form baseline
Opposite each other
35. The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood form a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately......
Back
Hepatitis B
Pre-certification
0.50%
36. The large squares on the ECK paper are equal to ...
Air dry
Current procedural terminology
0.20 sec
Contracture
37. A drug used to control temperature is called an...
Coordination of benefits
Pancreatitis
antipyretic
Below
38. An international perversion of thuth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance uopm it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called...
Fraud
Living cells
Res ipsa loquitur
Insurance agent
39. To prevent the insured form receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance policy is called...
Shifts up or down form baseline
Coordination of benefits
2 to 60 seconds
Saliva
40. A......... report includes information relating to the patien's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.
PT and PTT
History and physical examination
Irregular Respiration
Teeth
41. An incoming call should be answered by the ..... ring.
Abduction
Third
0.20 sec
Adhesive
42. The abbreviation for hour iss...
a septal defect
hr or h
Air -lungs
tranquilizer
43. The ................ wave represents atrial depolarization...
Systolic pressure
P
Bland diet
catheter
44. A QRS measurement of less than.......... seconds indicates a supraventricular pacemaker....
Accident
0.12
Paraplegia
Comprehensive
45. The medical term for loss of appetite is...
Palpitation
Lavander top -ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid additive
Anorexia
History and physical examination
46. When Preparing a blood smear -the spreader slide must be made of...
Pelvis
Stool sample
Glass
hs
47. 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...
Antacid
Work in a circle to the periphery
Negligence
Nasogastric tube
48. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?
catheter
Teeth
Breach of confidentiality
False imprisonment
49. A drug that controls appetite is called an...
Wipe away
Appetite suppressor
Time limit
Atrophy
50. What type of blood sample is needed when performing a PKU?
Uniform
Consent
Breach of confidentiality
Capillary