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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. An agreement by which a patient assigns to another party the right to receive payment form a third party for the service the patient has received is called...






2. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is...






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






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






5. A letter should be folded in................. using a #10 envelope?






6. In the medical office the most frequently performed pulmonay function tests is....






7. The medical term for straightening of a body part is...






8. What office instrument is designed to receive and send printed documents via the telephone?






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






10. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...






11. One of the vital functions of long bones is the formation of...






12. The electrode site should be...






13. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...






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






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






16. 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 ...






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






18. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....






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






20. The medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...






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






22. The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...






23. An obstruction of a coronary artery causing death of an area of the myocardium due to blockage of blood supply and oxygen supply is called...






24. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...






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






26. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






27. The vertebrae are located in the ...






28. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery






29. The smaller of the lower leg bones is called...






30. Painful voiding is called...






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






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






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






34. When using a fire extinguisher the hose should be directly to the...






35. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?






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






37. The ..............switch controls the gain or amplitude on th EKG.






38. Benefits that are made in the form of cash payments are known as...






39. The time established for filling law suits is...






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






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






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






43. Nitroglycerine is used for...






44. The word element CARDIO means...






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






46. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






47. To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or intention or resumption at a later date -or to ask for a continuance is called a ...






48. A liquid preparation which mixes fine droplets of an oil in water -such as castor oil - is called an...






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






50. Physicians with a narcotics license are required to register on June 30 of each year with...