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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The abbreviation for injection is...
Nasal cavity
Benefits
Prenatal
inj
2. The reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA is called a....
Hemorrhoids
urinary
Current procedural terminology
Judgment
3. Arterioles are smallest type of...
arteries
pneumothorax
Anorexia
Contaminated Sharps
4. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...
a septal defect
elix
Hemorrhoids
unreliable
5. When a patient is positioned on the abdomen -arms under the head -with the head turned to one side the patient is in the ......... position
Red blood cells
Clean -smooth - and dry
Prone
Knee-chest
6. The abbreviation for suppository is...
Smaller
Dread disease rider
supp
Tort
7. Information given by a patient to a medical personnel which cannot be disclosed witout consent of the person who gave it is...
Hypnotic
Skin puncture
Red blood cells
Privileged communication
8. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...
Quadriplegia
Contracture
Tort
1-Rhythm of pulse beats.2-Rate(number of pulse beats per minute) 3-force of the beat.
9. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called...
Orange-red
Cholecystitis
Major medical
Arm
10. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?
Sim's position
Suspension
Proximate cause
Absence of oxygen
11. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...
Security thermomether
Peer review
Pronation
Shifts up or down form baseline
12. That which in natural and continous sequence -unbroken by any new independent cause - produces an event - and without wich the injury would not have occurred is called...
pneumothorax
Breach of contract
Proximate cause
Uniform
13. The word element ADENO means
oint -ung
Lavander-top evacuated tube
P
Gland
14. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...
Sinusitis
Narcotics
Medicare
Clavicle
15. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.
Bagged or containerized at the location.
Composition
Hypo
Hematocrit.
16. To netermine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the......... needle
GI or G.I
Smaller
Assignment of benefits
Composition
17. The abbreviation for laboratory is...
chilled/refrigerated
lab
Respondeat superior
Arm
18. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...
Pronation
Celiac
Pleural effusion
Red
19. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.
Hematocrit.
Thirds face up
Third
Heart
20. A drug that causes urination is called a...
Diuretic
Bid
cut
Work in a circle to the periphery
21. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...
Diagnoses
Breach of duty
Gingivitis
Cancer
22. The heart -lymphatic organs -and blood vessels are in the .......... system
Benefits
Skull
glucosuria
Cardiovascular
23. Viruses can reproduce only in...
Occupational exposure
Living cells
Cultures
Atrophy
24. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...
Great toe
Cultures
The point where the first sound is heard.
1000 to 15000 milliliters
25. The abbreviation for two times a day is...
Arm
Delete
popliteal
Bid
26. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...
Pronation
hemiplegia
Security thermomether
Overall approach to infection control
27. Physicians with a narcotics license are required to register on June 30 of each year with...
Drug Enforcement Agency
Hardware
Blood
Skin preparation
28. The presumtion or inference of negligence when an accident is otherise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called...
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.
Lavender
Res ipsa loquitur
Fax machine
29. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...
Explanation of benefits
Nasopharynx and tonsillar area
Diagnoses
hs
30. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.
Breach of contract
an EPA
Contaminated Sharps
Oxygen
31. The pubis is located in the ...
punkinje fibers
Blood
Pelvis
Defribillation
32. The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...
Speak slowing -loudly -and in easy-to- understand language.
Outdate or expiration date
PPBS
Larynx
33. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...
1 MINUTE
False imprisonment
Non-verbal communication
Backup
34. Wgen a drop of blood is placed on a slide -place a second slide............ the first slide.
On top
Dysuris
Participating physician
Ectopic
35. What license must a physician have to dispense -prescribe -or administer controlled substances?
Narcotics
2 to 60 seconds
sol
Diuretic
36. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...
Cleanse the site form the inside out and allow it to air dry.
Narcotic
Erythrocyte sedimentation rates
Shallow respiration
37. The patella is located in the...
Rhinitis
tranquilizer
Knee
Medical grievance
38. When taking the pulse - you must be able to report accurately the...
Orange-red
Cardiovascular
1-Rhythm of pulse beats.2-Rate(number of pulse beats per minute) 3-force of the beat.
syr
39. The abbreviation for both ears is...
exposure incident
supp
AU
Respondeat superior
40. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?
Apical-radial pulse
Subscriber
90-130
IM
41. In a visual acuity reading of 20/60 - what does the 20 represent?
Defribillation
Distance between patient and test chart
Agonal
gr
42. A drug used to relieve a cough is called an...
Invasion of privacy
Great toe
Infants and young children
antitussive
43. Nitroglycerine is used for...
treatment of angina pectoris
fl or fld
Dorsal recumbent
Partial disability
44. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...
punkinje fibers
Assumption of risk
Irregular Respiration
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes
45. The abbreviation for grain is...
Apical-radial pulse
chilled/refrigerated
gr
Hypnotic
46. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...
infective or infectious
Attach the envelope to the correspondence
Endorsement
HIPAA
47. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.
Dilate
Ten
Leg
Puncture-resistant
48. The abbreviation for emulsion is...
decongestant
emul
Hand
Overall approach to infection control
49. A drug that produces sleed is called a...
Twice
Breach of duty
Leg
Hypnotic
50. Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called...
Respondeat superior
Percussion
Shifts up or down form baseline
Backup
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