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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. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............






2. ................... is a method used for determining whether a particular service or procedure is covered under a patient's policy.






3. When performing a venipuncture of no blood flows into the tube how would you correct this situation?






4. When mixing reagents always read the label






5. The lining of the duodenum is composed of thousands of tiny finger-like projections called....






6. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






7. The abbreviation for hour iss...






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






9. Inflammation of the sinus cavity is called...






10. The abbreviation for grain is...






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






12. The metacarpals are located in the ...






13. The abbreviation for ointment is...






14. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...






15. Whoping cough is another name for...






16. Inflammation of the pleura is called...






17. In the evacuated blood collection system the ecuated glass tubes come in different sizes - and the stroppers are..... to denote the type of additive or lack of one.






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






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






20. When measuring bloo pressure...






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






22. When a patient has health insurance - the percentage of covered services that is the responsibility of the patient to pay is known as...






23. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...






24. Performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment is critical. The maintenance plan should inclde...






25. A person who represents either party of an insurance claims is the...






26. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?






27. FICA provides benefits for...






28. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...






29. With measuring blood pressure -the bottom number is called...






30. The Tri-Care fiscal year is form...






31. Foods that are mild in flavor and easy to digest (non-spicy) comprise a ....






32. The word element POST means...






33. A physician must have the patient's permission in writting to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?






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






35. A violations of a person's right not to have his or her name -photograph -or private affairs exposed od made public without consent is...






36. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...






37. 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...






38. The word element ECTOMY means...






39. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called...






40. A drug used to control temperature is called an...






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






42. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...






43. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...






44. Escape of fluid into the thoracic cavity is called...






45. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.






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






47. Negligence by a professional person is called...






48. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......






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






50. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.