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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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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 medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is...
Adduction
Dorsal recumbent
AMA Code of Ethics
Saliva
2. The abbreviation for tablet is...
tab
Stertorous Respiration
Litigation
AD
3. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...
Vomiting
small punctures in the dermis
At the left hand margin
Sterilization
4. When using a fire extinguisher the hose should be directly to the...
base of the fire.
Attach the envelope to the correspondence
Diagnoses
Tachypnea
5. When caring for patients with physical disabilities all of the following must be taken into consideration except...
Muscular
Speak slowing -loudly -and in easy-to- understand language.
Oxygen
Litigation
6. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...
Comprehensive
catheter
Checkbook
At the left hand margin
7. When the right atrium contracts it forces blood through the tricuspid valve into the...... ventricle
Angina pectoris
Right
Feel
Living cells
8. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.
infective or infectious
Hematocrit.
Hearth
Benefits
9. Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called...
Usual - customary and reasonable
Cardiovascular
Epigastric Region
Percussion
10. Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is...
Carotid
Remove the needle and tourniquet and lower patient's head and arms
Glucose tolerance test
Defamation
11. With vital signs - any abnormal measurement must be inmediately reported to the...
vein
Appetite suppressor
Doctor
1-the cuff should be applied to the bare upper arm.2-room should be quiet so that blood pressure can be heard.3-sphygmomanometer needs to clearly visible.
12. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear -or face shields -be worn by laboratory technicians - or housekeeping personnel........
Skull
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
Keto-diastix
Subpoena
13. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......
Orange-red
Holder
Pleural effusion
Hemorrhoids
14. The zygomatic bone is located in the...
Pre-certification
Occupational exposure
Health maintenance organization
Head
15. The presumtion or inference of negligence when an accident is otherise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called...
Res ipsa loquitur
Flexion
Premium
Narcotic
16. To cleanse the typical venipuncture site - begin at the intende site of the draw and....
Work in a circle to the periphery
Pancreatitis
Contracture
Bagged or containerized at the location.
17. The term for the technology that tells a computer what to do is known as the ...
Software
Cell
a septal defect
Tissue
18. The sphenoid bone is located in the
Pancreatitis
Teeth
Knee-chest
Head
19. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee
Third
Medical grievance
Appendicitis
Oxygen
20. The major vein that drains the upper arm is called the ...
Brachial
Head
Jugular
Serologic
21. With measuring blood pressure -the bottom number is called...
Narcotics
Cultures
Apical-radial pulse
Diastolic pressure
22. The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture is..... Gauge.
Nervous
sourse individual
Hepatic
22
23. Which of the following is not a criteria for skin preparation for lead placement?
Palpitation
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
Defendant
Wrist
24. A statute that enforces private right and liabilities - as differentiated form criminal law is called a ....
Renal
CPT
Civil War
Intervals
25. The medical abbreviation for by mouth is...
Remove the needle and tourniquet and lower patient's head and arms
po
Hypogastric region
Major medical
26. Low income patients can be covered by what type of insurance?
Medicaid
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
Sinus arrest
Timed
27. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...
Keto-diastix
an EPA
Defribillation
mydriatic
28. What type of blood sample will be needed to perform a hemoglobin test?
Peer review
Glass
sol
EDTA added
29. The science of the function of cells -tissues - and organs of the body is called...
fl or fld
Physiology
Backup
decongestant
30. Hydrocortisone is a drug used to suppress...
inj
inflammation
Diagnoses
Oxygen
31. Aserious chronic disease of the liver is called...
Leg
Coordination of benefits
Cirrhosis
Health maintenance organization
32. An otoscope is used for examination of the....
Sterilize
1-clean-voided speimen 2- mid-stream Specimen
Major medical
Ears
33. Prior to answering an incoming call the medical assistant should...
Closed
1-regularly scheduled check-ups 2-daily examination of equipment for frayed cords or broken parts.3- routine cleaning of the outside of the equipment with a damp cloth.
Menarche
Smile
34. Failure to achieve an agreed upon result -even when the highest degree of skill has been used - is called...
Vaginitis
Civil War
Breach of contract
2
35. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...
1 MINUTE
Pink
Veins pulsate
Pleurisy
36. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?
90-130
0.5 cc
tab
Prone
37. In drug testing the............ regulates describe how evidence is to be collected and handled.
Ectopic
diuretic
po
Chain of custody
38. Which codes can be modifiers be added to - indicate that a procedure has been altered in some way?
Palpitation
CPT
The use of a fetal transplantation for research
Blood films
39. Inflammation of the pancreas is called...
Ethics
Preexisting condition
22
Pancreatitis
40. The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining...
Sim's position
Uniform
Heat eith steam under pressure
Non compus mentis
41. When Preparing a blood smear -the spreader slide must be made of...
Glass
Endorsement
pneumothorax
popliteal
42. Chronic inflammation of the colon is called...
PPBS
Coding
Sensitivity
Colitis
43. The most important step in the performance of a venipuncture is...
Extension
Prenatal
Positively identifying the patient
Three to four inches
44. Erythema refers to...
Software
Red skin
Assumption of risk
Primarily
45. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...
Surgical removal
contributory negligence
Antacid
PPBS
46. The computer key DEL command means...
Delete
The use of a fetal transplantation for research
Claim
Statute of limitations
47. Business on hanwritten mail that weighs less than 11 ounces is known as............ class mail.
Litigation
First
Hypnotic
inflammation
48. A drug that decreases congestion is calleg a...
Tibia
Outpatient
decongestant
Negative
49. The medical term for moving a body part away form the body is...
Quality control
Red
Abduction
tinc
50. The opposite of deep is...
Superficial
Not use alcohol to clean the site
Remote
Consent