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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

Subjects : certifications, health-sciences

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Biohazard labels must be colored...
Orange-red
Gingivitis
Diuretic
Catastrophic

2. At the location where you are going to feel for a vein -wrap the tourniquet around the arm approximately........ above the area.
Apical-radial pulse
Cholecystitis
Three to four inches
Defendant

3. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...
Hypertension
Breach
Brachial
Cell

4. The vertebrae are located in the ...
Indenmities
Keto-diastix
Back
Opposite each other

5. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called...
Deposition
Battery
Backup
Appendicitis

6. Never clean a glass thermometer with...
Hot water
a paper towel
supp
Ethics

7. The major artery that supplies the thorax is called the........ artery
Spirometry.
Deviated septum
Keto-diastix
Intercostal

8. A form of insurance paid by the employer providing cash benefitis to workers injured or disabled in the course of employment is called...

9. A disease state that results form the invasion and greowth of microorganisms in the body is....
Common iliac
Hypogastric region
Battery
An infection

10. 'HIV' means...
New growth
Great toe
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Human chrionic gonadotropin

11. The upper middle area of the abdomen is called the....
Sinus arrest
Knee-chest
Epigastric Region
Perform quality control testing with every new kit and routinely thereafter.

12. The abbreviation for hour iss...
Body temperature
hr or h
Right
Absence of oxygen

13. An otoscope is used for examination of the....
PT and PTT
Qui facit per alium facit per se
Ears
Abduction

14. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...
an EPA
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
Contracture
Law

15. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?
1 MINUTE
Absence of oxygen
Lavander top -ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid additive
Leg

16. The............. pages of the Physician's Desk Reference is where a medical assistant would be able to locate a medication by brand or genetic name.
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
Usual - customary and reasonable
Trachea
Pink

17. Which of the following is used to take an infant's rectal temperature?
Hospital Benefits
1-the patient has had brest surgery on that side. 2-On an arm with an IV infusion.3- on an arm with a cast.
Timed
Security thermomether

18. The abbreviation for cancer is...
Pro-coagulation
Three to four inches
CA
mydriatic

19. When measuring bloo pressure...
Intervals
Short
1-the cuff should be applied to the bare upper arm.2-room should be quiet so that blood pressure can be heard.3-sphygmomanometer needs to clearly visible.
Hepatitis B

20. Reasonable anticipated skin -eye -mucous membrane - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious materials that may result form the performance of an employee's duties is called....
Claim
Hospital Benefits
Take vital signs
Occupational exposure

21. 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 ...
Accident
umbilical region
Health maintenance organization
Left arm -right arm

22. An apical pulse is the method of choice for...
Ledger
Infants and young children
Extended care facility
Arm

23. The abbreviation for drops is...
2 to 60 seconds
lab
Adhesive
gtt

24. Referring to computers - the term 'use friendly' refers to...
Three to four inches
How easy the system is to operate
Air -lungs
tranquilizer

25. hich of there lab tests monitos anticoagulation therapy?
Emancipated minor
PT and PTT
A brush and dust pan
auxillary

26. Contaminated laundryy shall be........ where it was soiled.
Remove the needle and tourniquet and lower patient's head and arms
1-regularly scheduled check-ups 2-daily examination of equipment for frayed cords or broken parts.3- routine cleaning of the outside of the equipment with a damp cloth.
Bagged or containerized at the location.
Database management

27. When Preparing a blood smear -the spreader slide must be made of...
Glass
Defamation
Red
Premium

28. Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called....
Move the cursor -right -left -up or down
Puncture-resistant
Defribillation
sol

29. An inactive substance substitutes in place of the actual drug to satisfy the patient is called...
bronchi
Placebo
Never
Defribillation

30. Inflammation of the pleura is called...
Cholecystitis
Infants and young children
Brachial
Pleurisy

31. When a patient has health insurance - the percentage of covered services that is the responsibility of the patient to pay is known as...
At the left hand margin
Thirds face up
Saliva
Coinsurance

32. The radius is located in the ...
The medical hand wash
Arm
Insurance agent
CPT

33. which one of the following might involve a decision based upon biothics?
Ketone bodies (ketones)
Hematocrit.
Jugular
The use of a fetal transplantation for research

34. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...
Sensitivity
Breach of contract
Great toe
At the left hand margin

35. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....
Osteology
Dysuris
Dark and warm
Brachial

36. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...
Red top tube
Body temperature
Ectopic
Nasal cavity

37. The opposite of deep is...
Superficial
Consent
Will
Health Insure Portability and Accountability Act

38. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....
Caller's divers licence #
contamination
Respiration
CC

39. When preparing a blood smear form a skin puncture you should........... the first drop....
Privileged communication
Wipe away
bronchi
Atrophy

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...
Red blood cells
Shifts up or down form baseline
Knee-chest
Contagious

41. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...
Antacid
Assumption of risk
Deposition
The use of a fetal transplantation for research

42. The femur is located in the...
Percussion
Sinusitis
Leg
Bland diet

43. The medical term for sugar in the urine iss...
Head
glucosuria
Hemorrhoids
Quadriplegia

44. The major vein that drains the head and brain is called the...
Breach of confidentiality
Surgical removal
Jugular
Third

45. The medical term for bending backward is...
a septal defect
Knee
Dorsiflexion
GI or G.I

46. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...
Specimen collection
Negative
1-vomiting.2-headache.3-confusion.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus

47. Arterioles are smallest type of...
Accident
Doctor
Human chrionic gonadotropin
arteries

48. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...
Vaginitis
Current procedural terminology
Tort
Statute of limitations

49. The physician has ordered 50 mg of Demerol be given to a patient. The amount of hand is 100mg/ml. How many cc's of demerol will be injected?
Leg
0.5cc
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
Veins pulsate

50. A payment for hospital charges incurred by an insured person because of injury or illness is called...
Hospital Benefits
Vomiting
Twice
decubitus ulcers