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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. The major vein that drains the head and brain is called the...
Orange-red
Abandonment
Jugular
Hypertension

2. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.
Hematocrit.
Dysuris
popliteal
Outdate or expiration date

3. The word element RHINO means...
Hypnotic
nose
Tachypnea
Preexisting condition

4. 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...
CA
Thirds face up
Usual - customary and reasonable
The point where the first sound is heard.

5. The major artey that supplies the bladder -rectum -and some reproductive organs is called the...
First
iliac
Hypogastric region
Leg

6. Whoping cough is another name for...
Not use alcohol to clean the site
Ledger
Pertussis
Blood films

7. A terminal lethal dysrhythmia - a dying heart - is called...
A stethoscope and shygmomanometer
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.
Defendant
Agonal

8. A rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...
puncture
Dread disease rider
Battery
Head

9. The abbreviation for cancer is...
Superficial
Gastric
Pronation
CA

10. Performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment is critical. The maintenance plan should inclde...
90-130
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.
Ten
Saliva

11. The abbreviation for discontinue is...
d/c
Fraud
Ectopic
gram stain

12. A drug that decreases congestion is calleg a...
Angina pectoris
The use of a fetal transplantation for research
Blood films
decongestant

13. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...
Incompetence
First
So your clothes do not touch the sink.
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes

14. The word element ECTOMY means...
Arm
Cardiovascular
Surgical removal
Agonal

15. The abbreviation for syrup is...
syr
Dorsiflexion
Tunning fork
2 to 60 seconds

16. The tube to collect whole blood with an additive in it has a ....... stopper
Lavender
AMA Code of Ethics
Teeth
Arm

17. One of the vital functions of long bones is the formation of...
Red blood cells
Menarche
HIPAA
Never

18. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...
Peer review
Bid
Delete
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse

19. The fibula is located in the ...
Blood
Coinsurance
Leg
hs

20. Viruses can reproduce only in...
Admissions
Living cells
HIPAA
Third

21. The abbreviation for dressing is...
Hypertension
Pelvis
dsg
gavae

22. Inflammation of the pleura is called...
Closed
gr
PT and PTT
Pleurisy

23. A drug that produces sleed is called a...
Hypnotic
Delete
Auxilliary
Pre-certification

24. The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is...
Nasopharynx and tonsillar area
Menarche
Diuretic
Bid

25. Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands - but by mechanical means - such as......
Fraud
Major medical
A brush and dust pan
arteries

26. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?
Red
Keto-diastix
Clean technique
Remove the needle and tourniquet and lower patient's head and arms

27. The sebaceous glands -skin -hair -and nails make up the............ system
Checkbook
Nervous
Plaintiff
contributory negligence

28. The wind pipe which conducts air between the larynx and lungs is called the...
Fraud
Trachea
Epistaxis
Contracture

29. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.
Civil War
Head
Smaller
Time

30. 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...
Diastolic pressure
Tissue
Negligence
Attach the envelope to the correspondence

31. Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?
Adhesive
Apical-radial pulse
antitussive
Renal

32. The First line of defence in preventing disease is...
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes
Respondeat superior
Contract
The medical hand wash

33. The word element CENTESIS means...
puncture
Third
Long
Provider

34. The patella is located in the...
Knee
Attach the envelope to the correspondence
Felony
Veins pulsate

35. It is........................ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patients
Sim's position
Incompetence
Unethical
Contract

36. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ...
Palpitation
Bland diet
Contract
elix

37. Insurance that is meant to offset medical expenses resulting form a catastrophic illness is called...
Major medical
an EPA
Sinusitis
Inpatient

38. The ability to see form another person's point of view is...
Skin preparation
Capillary
Empathy
Medical etiquette

39. Business on hanwritten mail that weighs less than 11 ounces is known as............ class mail.
Biceps brachii
Skull
First
Speak slowing -loudly -and in easy-to- understand language.

40. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...
Abandonment
contributory negligence
Red
1-ask if you may put the caller on hold. 2- wait for the caller to confirm they can wait. 3-obtain a return phone number.

41. The suffix -emia means...
Blood
Will
Capillary
UA

42. The patient with an infection may have...
1-Rhythm of pulse beats.2-Rate(number of pulse beats per minute) 3-force of the beat.
loss of appetite and fatigue 2-fever -nause -rash -and vomiting. 3- pain -redness or swelling.
contributory negligence
Clean technique

43. A letter should be folded in................. using a #10 envelope?
Thirds face up
Fraud
1-Gently insert the needle a little deeper.2-Gently pull the needle or just a little.3-Remove the needle and tourniquet and prepare another site.
Insurance agent

44. The abbreviation for intramuscular is...
IM
Invasion of privacy
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Lavander-top evacuated tube

45. A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) where QRS have the same configuration each time they appear is called...
Reflex
Hospital Benefits
Res gestae
Uniform

46. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...
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.
Hardware
Hearth
Timed

47. Conduct -courtesy -and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as...
Medical etiquette
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
Carrier
Expert testimony

48. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...
Preexisting condition
Infants and young children
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
Dorsal recumbent

49. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...
Contaminated Sharps
Skin puncture
Subscriber
CC

50. Bones are...
Paraplegia
Built to provide support & structure
Drug Enforcement Agency
fl or fld