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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • 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 lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...






2. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...






3. When there is no variation or R-R intervals it is called...






4. The abbreviation for elixir is...






5. A drug that reduces anxiety is called...






6. The abbreviation for chief complaint is...






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






8. A system whereby large quantities of data can be accessed -searched -sorted -and arranged very rapidly by computer is called a............... system






9. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....






10. A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) where QRS have the same configuration each time they appear is called...






11. Body temperature measured under the arm of a patient is called the..... temperature






12. When measuring bloo pressure...






13. The medical term for paralysis form the neck down is...






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






15. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.






16. Medications can be located in the Physician's Drug reference under all of the following categories EXCEPT...






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






18. ......................... is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patient's health information.






19. Bones of the wrist and ankle are called ..............bones.






20. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






21. Benefits that are made in the form of cash payments are known as...






22. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






23. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...






24. The presumtion or inference of negligence when an accident is otherise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called...






25. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......






26. When caring for patients with physical disabilities all of the following must be taken into consideration except...






27. General infection-control procedures are designed to prevent transmission of a wide range of ................ and to provide a wide margin of safety in the varied situations encountered in the health-care environment.






28. 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)






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






30. The sebaceous glands -skin -hair -and nails make up the............ system






31. The abbreviation for two times a day is...






32. A drug that neutralizes acidity is called an...






33. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






34. The healthy adult excretes daily approximately.................. of urine.






35. Never clean a glass thermometer with...






36. When preparing a blood smear form a skin puncture you should........... the first drop....






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






38. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....






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






40. The medical term for an involuntary movement is...






41. The suffix -emia means...






42. As part of the office bookkeping procedures -the physician's bank statement should be reconciled with the....






43. hich of there lab tests monitos anticoagulation therapy?






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






45. Inflammation of the gums is called...






46. A tube inserted into one of the patient's nostrils and down the back of the throat - through the esophagus - until the end reaches the patien's stomach is a...






47. 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...






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






49. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...






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







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