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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.






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






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






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






5. When testing for occult blood which of the following speciments would be required?






6. The abbreviation for syrup is...






7. The pubis is located in the ...






8. The abbreviation for drops is...






9. A terminal lethal dysrhythmia - a dying heart - is called...






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






11. Aserious chronic disease of the liver is called...






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






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






14. To measure a blood pressure -the medical assistant will need..






15. The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture is..... Gauge.






16. The major vein that drains the upper arm is called the ...






17. Nitroglycerine is used for...






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






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






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






21. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?






22. The abbreviation for below or low is...






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






24. The patient with an infection may have...






25. A patient positioned on her back with feet in stirrups is said to be in the ...

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26. The First line of defence in preventing disease is...






27. What license must a physician have to dispense -prescribe -or administer controlled substances?






28. Arterioles are smallest type of...






29. When the right atrium contracts it forces blood through the tricuspid valve into the...... ventricle






30. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?






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






32. 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...






33. The humerus is located in the....






34. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?






35. The word element SUPER means...






36. The medical abbreviation for by mouth is...






37. ............ is the single most important sourse of HIV and HBV in the workplace.






38. A record of debits -credits -and balances is referred to as a patient's...






39. Biohazard labels must be colored...






40. Washing out the stomach through a nasogastric tube is called...






41. The ..............switch controls the gain or amplitude on th EKG.






42. Any indibidual -living or dead -whose blood -or other potentially infectious materials nay be a sourse of occupational exposure to the employee is called a ...






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






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






45. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.






46. The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...






47. A method of charching whereby a physician presents a bill for each service render is called...






48. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






49. The medical term for loss of appetite is...






50. The wird element PNEUMO means