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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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 abbreviation for hour iss...






2. With vital signs -any abnormal measurement must be immediatly reported to the ....






3. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.






4. The medical term for the basic unit of body structute is...






5. When the right atrium contracts it forces blood through the tricuspid valve into the...... ventricle






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






7. An organization that offers health insurance at a fixed monthly premium with little or no deductible and works through a primary care is called a ...






8. To prevent the insured form receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance policy is called...






9. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...






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






11. The patella is located in the...






12. When mixing reagents always read the label






13. Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is.....






14. Prior to answering an incoming call the medical assistant should...






15. A request for payment under an insurance contractor bond is called a...






16. The radial pulse is located in the...






17. 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...






18. A liquid preparation which mixes fine droplets of an oil in water -such as castor oil - is called an...






19. Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 - Peer Review Organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness an necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as........ review






20. 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....






21. The least reliable measurement of body temperature is....






22. The radius is located in the ...






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






24. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...






25. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is...






26. A letter should be folded in................. using a #10 envelope?






27. To netermine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the......... needle






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






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






30. The major artery that supplies the thorax is called the........ artery






31. ............... testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who maybe concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure.






32. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery






33. The major artery that supplies that upper arm is called the .....






34. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...






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






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






37. The abbreviation for grain is...






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






39. Diseases that can be communicated form one person to another are called.....






40. When measuring bloo pressure...






41. To cleanse the typical venipuncture site - begin at the intende site of the draw and....






42. The ..............switch controls the gain or amplitude on th EKG.






43. The wird element PNEUMO means






44. Testimony of a withness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is....






45. The instrument used to examine the eyes is called the...






46. It is........................ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patients






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






48. The abbreviation for right ear is






49. In the application of electrodes -secure the electrode by rubbing your finger around the .......... area






50. The word element CRANIO means...