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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. An otoscope is used for examination of the....






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






3. You should wash your hands for approximately....






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






5. A type of insurance whereby the insured pays a specific amount per unit if service and the isurer pays the rest of the cost is called...






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






7. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






8. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






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






10. A statement given concerning some scientific -technical - or professional matter by an expert - such as a physical is called...






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






12. The major artery that supplies that upper arm is called the .....






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






14. What federal agency requires the use of Sharps Containers?






15. hen using a centrifuge - make sure equal weights are...






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






17. Another term for acetone in the urine is ....






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






19. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...






20. Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is.....






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






22. The word element RHINO means...






23. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






24. Latin for 'things decided' that is - a matter already decided by judicial authority is called...






25. Conduct -courtesy -and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as...






26. ............... testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who maybe concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure.






27. Schedule 1 drugs include...






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






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






30. The liver -stomach -mouth -and pancreas are in the .........system






31. Which one of the following evacuated tubes would be drams first?






32. A patient receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other health facility without being admitted as a bed patient is called an....






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






34. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...






35. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...






36. When PVC's fall o the T wave - occurs in pairs -runs of 3 or more -or are multiform in nature -these conditions are called....






37. Ventricular depolarizarion produces an electrical force or vector with 2 components(1) Magnitude of force - and 2-...






38. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as






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






40. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...






41. The major artery that supplies the kneww is called the...






42. The physician has ordered 0.2 Gm of a medication. The amount on hand is 400 mg tabs. how many tablets will be given to the patient?






43. Use your index finger when you......... for a vein






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






45. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...






46. Chronic inflammation of the colon is called...






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






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






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






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







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