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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. The abbreviation for dressing is...






2. A date on a bottle of medication that provides a ''use until'' date is the...






3. The absence of one or more complete cardiac cycles where the rhythm is interrupted is referred to as...






4. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?






5. The science of the function of cells -tissues - and organs of the body is called...






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






7. Inflammation of the pleura is called...






8. The word element ADENO means






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






10. The............. pages of the Physician's Desk Reference is where a medical assistant would be able to locate a medication by brand or genetic name.






11. High blood pressure is referred to as






12. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...






13. An amount the insures must pay before policy benefits begin is called...






14. The buccal method of administering a drug is done by ...






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






16. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...






17. A person or institution that gives medical care is a...






18. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...






19. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...






20. Which of the following is used to take an infant's rectal temperature?






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






22. The abbreviation for discontinue is...






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






24. The electrode site should be...






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






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






27. A condition of the nasal septum turning away form the midline is called a...






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






29. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.






30. The abbreviation for urinalysis is...






31. The blood Pressure should not be taken on an arm if...






32. Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called...






33. The abbreviation for suppository is...






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






35. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...






36. The abbreviation for above or high is






37. An obstruction of a coronary artery causing death of an area of the myocardium due to blockage of blood supply and oxygen supply is called...






38. The medical term for expanding or opening wider is...






39. The number on the Employees withholding exemption certificate is...






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






41. Business on hanwritten mail that weighs less than 11 ounces is known as............ class mail.






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






43. The ulna is located in the ....






44. 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...






45. The medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...






46. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee






47. The Tri-Care fiscal year is form...






48. The medical term for paralysis form the waist down is...






49. The abbreviation for right ear is






50. One who Institutes a lawsuit is ...