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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. The wird element PNEUMO means






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






3. The divisions of the trachea which enter the lungs are called the...






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






5. Lesions of the mucous membrane of the stomach are called........... ulcers






6. A physician must have the patient's permission in writting to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?






7. The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is...






8. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged...... goes to the bottom of the tube.






9. To netermine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the......... needle






10. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






11. One who belongs to a group insurance plan is called...






12. When collecting blood for cholesterol tests use a ..... top evacuated tube






13. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ...






14. The medical term for paralysis form the waist down is...






15. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?






16. Some clinical signs for head injury could be...






17. The medical term for an involuntary movement is...






18. A special device called a 'regulator' or 'flow meter' is necessary when using...






19. The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood form a newborn heel is...... length (Note: please chack current guidelines - as this changes)






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






21. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...






22. The medical term for paralysis form the neck down is...






23. A fraudulent signature is called...






24. Testimony of a withness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is....






25. Which of the following is false?






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






27. The medical term for bending backward is...






28. ........................ values are increased in infections and inflammatory disease.






29. The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture is..... Gauge.






30. The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood form a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately......






31. When preparing a blood smear form a skin puncture you should........... the first drop....






32. Viruses can reproduce only in...






33. A drug that neutralizes acidity is called an...






34. An organization that offers health insurance at a fixed monthly premium with little or no deductible and works through a primary care is called a ...






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






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






37. To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to...






38. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called...






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






40. In insurance coding using an 'E'' code designates...






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


42. The most important step in the performance of a venipuncture is...






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






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






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






46. When listening to the brachial pulse you will use a...






47. Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?






48. 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...






49. Concerning ECG's for irregular rhythms - any method or rate calculation that depends on intervals between complex is.............






50. The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining...