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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. When the patient makes abnormal noises like snoring sounds when he/she is breathing - it is called.......






2. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...






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






4. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?






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






6. How many hematocrit tubes should be collected form the patient?






7. The common term for a decubitus ulcer;a pressure sore is...






8. A system whereby large quantities of data can be accessed -searched -sorted -and arranged very rapidly by computer is called a............... system






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


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






11. Infected Pressure sores on the skin are called...






12. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....






13. The abbreviation for temperature -pulse -and respiration is






14. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...






15. The most common type of medical tort liability is...






16. ............................ are defined as what are right and wrong.






17. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged....... goes to the tope of the tube.






18. 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...






19. Inflammation of the pleura is called...






20. 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...






21. The vertebrae are located in the ...






22. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.






23. A violations of a person's right not to have his or her name -photograph -or private affairs exposed od made public without consent is...






24. The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...






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






26. The lid to the centrifuge should be kept....... when in use.






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






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






29. In the evacuated blood collection system the ecuated glass tubes come in different sizes - and the stroppers are..... to denote the type of additive or lack of one.






30. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is...






31. ......................... is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patient's health information.






32. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.






33. The word element PHLEBO means...






34. 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...






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


36. In drug testing the............ regulates describe how evidence is to be collected and handled.






37. When the right atrium contracts it forces blood through the tricuspid valve into the...... ventricle






38. While ordering procedures may vay -generallly a type a tepe and RH are ordered on all pregnant women.






39. Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands - but by mechanical means - such as......






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






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






42. When performing any CLIA waived test it is important do to which one of the following?






43. A person who represents either party of an insurance claims is the...






44. All workers whose jobs involve participation in tasks - or activities with exposure to blood -or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply -should be vaccinated with................... vaccine.






45. The humerus is located in the....






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






47. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...






48. When working with pstients form a culture different than your own - one should...






49. The word element CARDIO means...






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