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






2. ............ is the single most important sourse of HIV and HBV in the workplace.






3. A ............... requires the patient to be fasting and then blood is taken every hour for a predetermined time..






4. The electrode site should be...






5. The major artery that supplies the kidney is called the.......... artery






6. The fibula is located in the ...






7. 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.






8. The femur is located in the...






9. Aserious chronic disease of the liver is called...






10. The abbreviation for solution is...






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






12. A 'V wave' will ..................be seen in the normal ECG






13. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...






14. The abbreviation for right ear is






15. The abbreviation for elixir is...






16. Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is...






17. Body language -body posture -space and distance are all examples of.....






18. The wird element PNEUMO means






19. In the medical office the most frequently performed pulmonay function tests is....






20. The smaller of the lower leg bones is called...






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






22. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






23. Inflammation of the pleura is called...






24. How many hematocrit tubes should be collected form the patient?






25. The tube used to collect a blood sample for a Complete Blood Count (cbc) is.....






26. The area between waves is referred to as...






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






28. A rapid -irregular succession of chaotic bizarre waves;wide -irregular oscillations of the baseline is called ventricular....






29. A signature on the reverse side of a check is called...






30. An apical pulse is the method of choice for...






31. A coronary occlusion causing a condition that produces chest pain which may radiate to the left arm - shoulder -jaw or neck due to lack of blood supply to the hearth is called...






32. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.






33. When doing a venipuncture th syringe or tube should be ....... the venipuncture site to prevent back-flow.






34. 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...






35. Insurance plans that pay a physician's full charge if it does not exceed his normal charge or does not exceed the amount normally charged for the service is called...






36. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...






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






38. The process of inhaling and exhaling is called...






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






40. Neoplasm refers to...






41. The abbreviation for laboratory is...






42. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?






43. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?






44. It is very important when performing a capillary stick to do with one of the following?






45. The faucet is turned off with...






46. The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is...






47. The abbreviation for tincture is ...






48. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is...






49. A drug that controls appetite is called an...






50. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....