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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of changing words into numbers so that computers can be in processing insurance claims is called...






2. The area between waves is referred to as...






3. A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a...






4. The abbreviation for fluid is...






5. Awrong committed against another person or the person's property is a...






6. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






7. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...






8. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......






9. 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 ...






10. Which of the following is false?






11. The patella is located in the...






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






13. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...






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






15. The abbreviation for urinalysis is...






16. ................... is a method used for determining whether a particular service or procedure is covered under a patient's policy.






17. The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is...






18. With vital signs -any abnormal measurement must be immediatly reported to the ....






19. When the presure is lowest - this pressure is called...






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






21. Parcel post or......... class mail is used for bound printed matter -film - & sound recordings.






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






23. Which degree of burn is the most serious?






24. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....






25. The presumtion or inference of negligence when an accident is otherise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called...






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






27. The medical term for moving a body part away form the body is...






28. A form of insurance paid by the employer providing cash benefitis to workers injured or disabled in the course of employment is called...

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29. The ................ wave represents atrial depolarization...






30. The reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA is called a....






31. Lating for 'he who acts through another acts for himself' is called...






32. 'HIV' means...






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






34. The radius is located in the ...






35. To help classify bacteria into two groups;gram-positive and gram-negative is a special stain called...






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






37. 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






38. When a patient's feet are placed in stirrups and the buttocks are positioned at the edge of the exam table - the patient is in the...... position






39. When doing a venipuncture th syringe or tube should be ....... the venipuncture site to prevent back-flow.






40. Low income patients can be covered by what type of insurance?






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






42. A......... report includes information relating to the patien's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.






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






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






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






46. The physician has ordered 50 mg of Demerol be given to a patient. The amount of hand is 100mg/ml. How many cc's of demerol will be injected?






47. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...






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






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






50. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...







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