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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the physician feels with fingers or hands to determine the physical characteristics oftissues or organs it is called...






2. A business letter written in a full block style will have all lines...






3. When the internal invironment of the body is functioning properly - a condition of............ exists.






4. One who belongs to a group insurance plan is called...






5. Insurance that is meant to offset medical expenses resulting form a catastrophic illness is called...






6. The computer key DEL command means...






7. Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called....






8. A tube inserted into one of the patient's nostrils and down the back of the throat - through the esophagus - until the end reaches the patien's stomach is a...






9. To correct a hanwritten error in a patient's chart - it is only acceptable to...






10. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......






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






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






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






14. Painful voiding is called...






15. The abbreviation for temperature -pulse -and respiration is






16. In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for...






17. The vertebrae are located in the ...






18. A health care worker who unconsciously transports harmful bacteria but is not ill called a...






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






20. When listening to the brachial pulse you will use a...






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






22. The word element EMESIS means...






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






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






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






26. The abbreviation for fluid is...






27. Referring to computers - the term 'use friendly' refers to...






28. Digestion begins in the mouth - where food is chewed and mixed with a substance called...






29. The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining...






30. Viruses can reproduce only in...






31. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






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






33. Schedule 1 drugs include...






34. Inflammation of the pleura is called...






35. The abbreviation for drops is...






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






37. hich of there lab tests monitos anticoagulation therapy?






38. The medical term for a decrease in size or wasting is...






39. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






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






41. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....






42. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is ...






43. When testing for occult blood which of the following speciments would be required?






44. The sphenoid bone is located in the






45. Chronic inflammation of the colon is called...






46. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






47. The abbreviation for syrup is...






48. The major vein that drains the liver is called the...






49. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.






50. A payment for hospital charges incurred by an insured person because of injury or illness is called...







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