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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • 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 word element POST means...






2. Foods that are mild in flavor and easy to digest (non-spicy) comprise a ....






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






4. A drug that reduces anxiety is called...






5. 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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6. Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 - Peer Review Organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness an necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as........ review






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






8. A patient positioned on her back with feet in stirrups is said to be in the ...

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9. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...






10. A drug that controls appetite is called an...






11. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...






12. Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an ............... - which hall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director OSHA upon request for examination and copying.






13. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






14. Body language -body posture -space and distance are all examples of.....






15. 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.






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






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






18. A stethoscope is used to listen to body sounds by...






19. What license must a physician have to dispense -prescribe -or administer controlled substances?






20. What licence must a physician have to dispense -precribe or administer controlled substances?






21. The word element ADENO means






22. 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...






23. Contaminated laundryy shall be........ where it was soiled.






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






25. A record of debits -credits -and balances is referred to as a patient's...






26. The least reliable measurement of body temperature is....






27. Oxygen is ordered as percentage concentration and its rate of delivery is written as...






28. Inflammation of the pleura is called...






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






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






31. The term for the technology that tells a computer what to do is known as the ...






32. When measuring bloo pressure...






33. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?






34. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






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






36. A sum of money provided in an insurance policy -payable for covered services is called...






37. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...






38. The abbreviation for cancer is...






39. Referring to computers - the term 'use friendly' refers to...






40. When taking the pulse - you must be able to report accurately the...






41. The medical term for sugar in the urine iss...






42. The abbreviation for hour iss...






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






44. The major artery that supplies the abdomen is called the.............. artery






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






46. The major vein that drains the upper arm is called the ...






47. The tube used to collect a blood sample for a Complete Blood Count (cbc) is.....






48. To prevent the insured form receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance policy is called...






49. Insurance that is meant to offset medical expenses resulting form a catastrophic illness is called...






50. When collecting blood for a hematocrit test use a ...






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