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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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certifications
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health-sciences
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...
Social Security
Caller's divers licence #
Wipe away
mydriatic
2. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....
Hypogastric region
carbohydrate
Brachial
Third
3. Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in...
Invasion of privacy
1-regularly scheduled check-ups 2-daily examination of equipment for frayed cords or broken parts.3- routine cleaning of the outside of the equipment with a damp cloth.
Colitis
An infection
4. A signature on the reverse side of a check is called...
glucosuria
gram stain
Tibia
Endorsement
5. The faucet is turned off with...
an EPA
Red
a paper towel
Blood films
6. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...
Proximate cause
Breach of duty
small punctures in the dermis
1-the patient has had brest surgery on that side. 2-On an arm with an IV infusion.3- on an arm with a cast.
7. An otoscope is used for examination of the....
Prenatal
Co-payment
Ears
Hardware
8. ................... is a method used for determining whether a particular service or procedure is covered under a patient's policy.
Pre-certification
Security thermomether
inflammation
Sim's position
9. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...
History and physical examination
Fraud
Primarily
Diagnoses
10. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as
Fourth
Ectopic
14 to 20
Clean technique
11. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery
Long
Pulmonay
Fourth
2.4 mm
12. The upper middle area of the abdomen is called the....
22
Epigastric Region
Leg
Irregular Respiration
13. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?
P
Flexion
Admissions
2 to 60 seconds
14. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...
Adhesive
CMS-1500
Body temperature
Hypertension
15. The reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA is called a....
Current procedural terminology
exposure incident
Biceps brachii
iliac
16. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...
sourse individual
Supiration
Rotation
2.4 mm
17. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...
The use of a fetal transplantation for research
Head
inflammation
Contracture
18. When using a fire extinguisher the hose should be directly to the...
1-the cuff should be applied to the bare upper arm.2-room should be quiet so that blood pressure can be heard.3-sphygmomanometer needs to clearly visible.
Capillary
base of the fire.
Assumption of risk
19. Arterioles are smallest type of...
arteries
ECG
Arm
Appendicitis
20. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......
Holder
Invasion of privacy
False imprisonment
hemiplegia
21. Biohazard labels must be colored...
Orange-red
Stertorous Respiration
Dark and warm
Medical grievance
22. In insurance coding using an 'E'' code designates...
hs
Apical-radial pulse
Classification of environmental events -such as poisoning
emulsion
23. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...
Ketone bodies (ketones)
Dread disease rider
Major medical
Vasodilator
24. A drug that controls appetite is called an...
exposure control plan
Great toe
Appetite suppressor
Hypertension
25. 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...
Grace period
1-the patient has had brest surgery on that side. 2-On an arm with an IV infusion.3- on an arm with a cast.
Plaintiff
Shallow respiration
26. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes
after
Fraud
ALCOHOL
27. The major vein that drains the pelvis is called the ...
Jejenum
Common iliac
UA
Hypo
28. 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?
Dread disease rider
infective or infectious
0.5 cc
Diagnoses
29. ................is the study of words and their relaionship to other words in a sentence.
Gingivitis
Holder
Grammar
liters per minute
30. The word element RHINO means...
nose
Physiology
Larynx
Infants and young children
31. The wird element PNEUMO means
Red
Statute of limitations
Backup
Air -lungs
32. The computer's directional arrow keys...
Litigation
Move the cursor -right -left -up or down
Muscular
Red
33. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...
Partial disability
Carrier
Echocardiography
Seven
34. The word element PHLEBO means...
Paraplegia
Pleural effusion
Lavender
vein
35. In drug testing the............ regulates describe how evidence is to be collected and handled.
Ten
Malpractice
Head
Chain of custody
36. Lying flat on one's back with arms at one's side is the.......... position
base of the fire.
Dorsal recumbent
Pertussis
decubitus ulcers
37. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....
Grace period
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Coinsurance
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
38. 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.
exposure control plan
Inpatient
contamination
Intervals
39. A liquid preparation which mixes fine droplets of an oil in water -such as castor oil - is called an...
Holder
Invasion of privacy
emulsion
Distance between patient and test chart
40. When the patient makes abnormal noises like snoring sounds when he/she is breathing - it is called.......
Nervous
Human chrionic gonadotropin
Stertorous Respiration
Trachea
41. Which of the following is false?
Serologic
Veins pulsate
Show respect for thei culture
Defamation
42. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.
Leg
Hemorrhoids
Time
loss of appetite and fatigue 2-fever -nause -rash -and vomiting. 3- pain -redness or swelling.
43. A rapid -irregular succession of chaotic bizarre waves;wide -irregular oscillations of the baseline is called ventricular....
Claim
Dread disease rider
sourse individual
Fibrillation
44. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...
Human Exposure
Pronation
Knee
Hypnotic
45. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...
Appetite suppressor
Sinus arrest
Vaginitis
Jugular
46. The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is...
Capillary
Medicare
Hemiplegia
GI or G.I
47. When working with pstients form a culture different than your own - one should...
Defribillation
Composition
Show respect for thei culture
Antacid
48. The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood form a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately......
Sim's position
Dark and warm
Usual - customary and reasonable
0.50%
49. Heath insurance that proides protection against the high cost of treating severe or lengthy illnesses or disabilities is called...
Direction or shape
digestive
Catastrophic
Ethics
50. The ulna is located in the ....
Arm
Absolute regular
Spirometry.
umbilical region