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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 rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...






2. When the physician feels with fingers or hands to determine the physical characteristics oftissues or organs it is called...






3. The abbreviation for drops is...






4. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






5. The opposite of deep is...






6. The word element EMESIS means...






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






8. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called...






9. In cases of blood contamination shoe coverings and gloves should be disposed of in............ biohazard plastic bags.






10. The instrument used to examine the eyes is called the...






11. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...






12. The abbreviation for tablet is...






13. A statute that enforces private right and liabilities - as differentiated form criminal law is called a ....






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






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






16. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.






17. Erythema refers to...






18. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






19. Arterioles are smallest type of...






20. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...






21. The abbreviation for chief complaint is...






22. Foods that are mild in flavor and easy to digest (non-spicy) comprise a ....






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






24. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...






25. The most accurate and reliable measurement of body temperature is...






26. To prevent the insured form receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance policy is called...






27. The abbreviation for two times a day is...






28. A health care worker who unconsciously transports harmful bacteria but is not ill called a...






29. The ability to see form another person's point of view is...






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






31. Bones are...






32. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...






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






34. E/M codes are located in the ................ manual






35. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......






36. An agent of an insurance company who solits or initiates contracts for insurance coverage and and services - and is the policyholder for the insurer is called...






37. Body language -body posture -space and distance are all examples of.....






38. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






39. When the internal invironment of the body is functioning properly - a condition of............ exists.






40. The central middle area of the abdomen is called the ....






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






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






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






44. Inflammation of the nasal mucosa results in...






45. To correct a hanwritten error in a patient's chart - it is only acceptable to...






46. The primary anticoagulant additive EDTA removes calcium by forming insoluble or un-ionized calcium salts. It has an advantage of preventing platelet clumping and the formation of artifacts -therefore -good for the preparation of...






47. Which one of the following items is not needed when taking a routine phone message?


48. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?






49. Awrong committed against another person or the person's property is a...






50. The word element CENTESIS means...