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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. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.






2. A weakness in the walls of the muscle that allows underlying tissue to push through it is called .....






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






4. The word element EMESIS means...






5. The major vein that drains the kidneys is called the...






6. Latin for 'things decided' that is - a matter already decided by judicial authority is called...






7. The second portion of the small intestine is called the...






8. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called...






9. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.






10. The process of inserting a catheter is called...






11. The muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm is called.....






12. Arterioles are smallest type of...






13. The word element RHINO means...






14. Oxygen is ordered as percentage concentration and its rate of delivery is written as...






15. The medical term for a decrease in size or wasting is...






16. The abbreviation for cancer is...






17. Neoplasm refers to...






18. A respiratory rate greater han 24 per minute is called...






19. Referring to computers - the term 'use friendly' refers to...






20. The statement 'A physician shall respect the law' is a part of the...






21. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






22. The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...






23. A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a...






24. Hydrocortisone is a drug used to suppress...






25. The word element ADENO means






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






27. The major artery that supplies the kidney is called the.......... artery






28. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?






29. A special device called a 'regulator' or 'flow meter' is necessary when using...






30. A stethoscope is used to listen to body sounds by...






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






32. The word element ECTOMY means...






33. Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?






34. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is...






35. A person who represents either party of an insurance claims is the...






36. Testimony of a withness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is....






37. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?






38. With measuring blood pressure -the bottom number is called...






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






40. Inflammation of the gums is called...






41. While the duration of the ST segment is not generally of clinical significance - it is an exceedingly important portion of the ECG because of...






42. Never clean a glass thermometer with...






43. hich of there lab tests monitos anticoagulation therapy?






44. The word element CRANIO means...






45. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...






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






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






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






49. An accumulation of air in the pleural cavity after the lungs collapse is known as...






50. The point at wich air enters the respiratory tract is called the...