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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers.This is called...






2. When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady - it is called....






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. Nitroglycerine is used for...






8. The abbreviation for laboratory is...






9. Groups or clusters of bacteria taken for laboratory study are called...






10. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






11. When the hearth is contracting - the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the....






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






13. Oxygen is a administered to the patient by way of a ...............






14. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is...






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






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






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






18. Medications can be located in the Physician's Drug reference under all of the following categories EXCEPT...






19. The mandible bone is located in the






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






21. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....






22. What type of blood sample is needed when performing a PKU?






23. Blood form all individuals should be considered......






24. The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is...






25. When mixing reagents always read the label






26. The abbreviation for suppository is...






27. The process of changing words into numbers so that computers can be in processing insurance claims is called...






28. A drug that produces sleed is called a...






29. When collecting blood by skin puncture on an infant - you should use a ....






30. 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






31. The tube to collect whole blood with an additive in it has a ....... stopper






32. The ulna is located in the ....






33. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.






34. In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for...






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






36. The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is...






37. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...






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






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






40. The major vein that drains the pelvis is called the ...






41. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...






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






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






44. The abbreviation for drops is...






45. The word element CRANIO means...






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






47. The radius is located in the ...






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






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






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







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