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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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health-sciences
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 word elements ALGIA - ALGESIA refer tos...
Hearth
Vomiting
Pain
Ophthalmoscope
2. Inflammation of the appendix is called...
Appendicitis
October 1 to September 30
Air dry
Defribillation
3. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...
Comprehensive
syr
Health Insure Portability and Accountability Act
Thirds face up
4. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...
catheter
Breach of contract
gtt
Hepatic
5. The liver -stomach -mouth -and pancreas are in the .........system
digestive
Current procedural terminology
Expert testimony
Assault
6. The absence of one or more complete cardiac cycles where the rhythm is interrupted is referred to as...
Non-verbal communication
Q wave
Bid
Sinus arrest
7. When applying leads -aply V1 lead.............
Transdermal System
Holder
Red
The fourth intercostal spce right sternal border
8. Schedule 1 drugs include...
Prone
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
a septal defect
Co-payment
9. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ...
2
Capillary
EDTA added
Contract
10. Contaminated laundryy shall be........ where it was soiled.
Bagged or containerized at the location.
Invasion of privacy
Narcotic
Ethics
11. Wgen a drop of blood is placed on a slide -place a second slide............ the first slide.
Menarche
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
Adjuster
On top
12. The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood form a newborn heel is...... length (Note: please chack current guidelines - as this changes)
2.4 mm
small punctures in the dermis
Tri-care
Sim's position
13. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...
Hypertension
Q wave
exposure incident
Doctor
14. When cleansing the venipuncture site - it is good practice to...
Ten
An infection
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
Cleanse the site form the inside out and allow it to air dry.
15. A recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check - showing breakdown and explanation of payment on a claim is called...
Partial disability
Explanation of benefits
Medical etiquette
0.5 cc
16. Digestion begins in the mouth - where food is chewed and mixed with a substance called...
Will
Biceps brachii
Res ipsa loquitur
Saliva
17. The divisions of the trachea which enter the lungs are called the...
Hearth
Leg
Mouth or the ostium uteri
bronchi
18. The major artery that supplies that upper arm is called the .....
Benefits
Privileged communication
Brachial
Smile
19. Physicians with a narcotics license are required to register on June 30 of each year with...
Nasal cavity
Pleural effusion
Drug Enforcement Agency
Veins pulsate
20. The abbreviation for chief complaint is...
fl or fld
Placebo
CC
PPBS
21. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...
Make a fist
Abandonment
Twice
0.5cc
22. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear -or face shields -be worn by laboratory technicians - or housekeeping personnel........
puncture
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
pap smear
tab
23. The breaking of a law -promise -or duty is called...
Breach
Glucose tolerance test
Assignment of benefits
1 MINUTE
24. The sebaceous glands -skin -hair -and nails make up the............ system
unreliable
Nervous
Qui facit per alium facit per se
Social Security
25. The sphenoid bone is located in the
Hepatic
Knee-chest
Head
Hemorrhoids
26. Escape of fluid into the thoracic cavity is called...
Pleural effusion
cut
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
Blood
27. The lid to the centrifuge should be kept....... when in use.
UA
hemiplegia
Closed
CPT
28. An international perversion of thuth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance uopm it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called...
contributory negligence
Breach of contract
Fraud
Will
29. When preparing a blood smear form a skin puncture you should........... the first drop....
Dread disease rider
Skin preparation
Checkbook
Wipe away
30. Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?
The point where the first sound is heard.
Great toe
Make a fist
Empathy
31. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...
Judgment
Hepatitis B
CMS-1500
Medicare
32. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee
Diastolic pressure
Outpatient
P
Medical grievance
33. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...
Shifts up or down form baseline
Primarily
Hepatic
small punctures in the dermis
34. The abbreviation for tincture is ...
Reflex
Sterilization
Security thermomether
tinc
35. The tube used to collect a blood sample for a Complete Blood Count (cbc) is.....
Inpatient
Comprehensive
Lavander top -ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid additive
Defribillation
36. Lying flat on one's back with arms at one's side is the.......... position
antitussive
Hypertension
Dorsal recumbent
gr
37. The majority of the bones in the arms and legs are.......... bones
Primarily
Long
Distance between patient and test chart
contributory negligence
38. A 'V wave' will ..................be seen in the normal ECG
gavae
Heat eith steam under pressure
Fraud
Never
39. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...
iliac
Third
Attach the envelope to the correspondence
Ears
40. A fraudulent signature is called...
Percussion
Forgery
Arm
EDTA added
41. Which of the following is not a criteria for skin preparation for lead placement?
Built to provide support & structure
Human Exposure
Leg
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
42. The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...
Deposition
PPBS
HIPAA
Empathy
43. The word element ECTOMY means...
Renal
Surgical removal
Breach of duty
Brachial
44. When listening to the brachial pulse you will use a...
stethoscope
Hypnotic
Non-verbal communication
Speak slowing -loudly -and in easy-to- understand language.
45. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes
nose
Clean -smooth - and dry
an arrhythmia
46. The study of bones is called...
Nervous
Osteology
Hemiplegia
Hot water
47. The metatarsals are located in the ...
infective or infectious
Never
Foot
Overall approach to infection control
48. If during a venipuncture a patient has a syncopal episode what would be your best course of action?
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49. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...
Back
Clean -smooth - and dry
Preexisting condition
P
50. In drug testing the............ regulates describe how evidence is to be collected and handled.
Not use alcohol to clean the site
Chain of custody
AU
pap smear