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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. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...






2. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....






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






4. A signature on the reverse side of a check is called...






5. The faucet is turned off with...






6. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...






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






8. ................... is a method used for determining whether a particular service or procedure is covered under a patient's policy.






9. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...






10. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as






11. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery






12. The upper middle area of the abdomen is called the....






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






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






15. The reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA is called a....






16. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...






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






18. When using a fire extinguisher the hose should be directly to the...






19. Arterioles are smallest type of...






20. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......






21. Biohazard labels must be colored...






22. In insurance coding using an 'E'' code designates...






23. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...






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






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...






26. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?






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






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?






29. ................is the study of words and their relaionship to other words in a sentence.






30. The word element RHINO means...






31. The wird element PNEUMO means






32. The computer's directional arrow keys...






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






34. The word element PHLEBO means...






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






36. Lying flat on one's back with arms at one's side is the.......... position






37. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....






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.






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






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






41. Which of the following is false?






42. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.






43. A rapid -irregular succession of chaotic bizarre waves;wide -irregular oscillations of the baseline is called ventricular....






44. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...






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






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






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






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......






49. Heath insurance that proides protection against the high cost of treating severe or lengthy illnesses or disabilities is called...






50. The ulna is located in the ....