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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. A medical Assistant would measure the patient's temperature -pulse - and respiration when the physician asks him or her to...






2. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...






3. An act that violates criminal law i called...






4. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...






5. Failure to achieve an agreed upon result -even when the highest degree of skill has been used - is called...






6. The major vein that drains the head and brain is called the...






7. The abbreviation for syrup is...






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






9. The abbreviation CARB means...






10. The tube to collect whole blood with an additive in it has a ....... stopper






11. When collecting blood by skin puncture on an infant - you should use a ....






12. When performing a venipuncture - if you have the patient...... the veins will become more prominent.






13. The name for the collar bone is...






14. 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...






15. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...






16. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...






17. When PVC's fall o the T wave - occurs in pairs -runs of 3 or more -or are multiform in nature -these conditions are called....






18. Neoplasm refers to...






19. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee






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






21. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...






22. When you wash your hands you should stand.....






23. The sphenoid bone is located in the






24. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...






25. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.






26. A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is...






27. Payment made periodically to keep an insurance policy in force is called...






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






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






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






31. Which of the following is used to take an infant's rectal temperature?






32. Failure to do something hat a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is...






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






34. The medical term for bending backward is...






35. Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called....






36. When you use an autoclave - fill the water reservoir with...






37. Information given by a patient to a medical personnel which cannot be disclosed witout consent of the person who gave it is...






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






39. Dilated veins that occur in the rectum are known as...






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






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






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






43. A bed patient in a hospital is called an....






44. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...






45. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...






46. An incoming call should be answered by the ..... ring.






47. In the human body - the senses include all of the following EXCEPT...






48. When the presure is lowest - this pressure is called...






49. The word element CISE means...






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