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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. Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?






2. A specific eye -mouth -other mucous membrane -non-intact skin - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious meterials that results form the performance of an employees duties is called...






3. When working with pstients form a culture different than your own - one should...






4. The major artery to the head is called the






5. The major artery that supplies the kneww is called the...






6. Some clinical signs for head injury could be...






7. The freh-fractional urine specimen is used to test urine for...






8. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...






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






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






11. The liver -stomach -mouth -and pancreas are in the .........system






12. The suffix -emia means...






13. The majority of the bones in the arms and legs are.......... bones






14. When you wash your hands you should stand.....






15. The wind pipe which conducts air between the larynx and lungs is called the...






16. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






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






18. A system whereby large quantities of data can be accessed -searched -sorted -and arranged very rapidly by computer is called a............... system






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






20. The second portion of the small intestine is called the...






21. When measuring bloo pressure...






22. Latin for 'things decided' that is - a matter already decided by judicial authority is called...






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






24. The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is...






25. The electrode site should be...






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






27. A......... report includes information relating to the patien's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.






28. The pubis is located in the ...






29. What federal agency requires the use of Sharps Containers?






30. A rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...






31. Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an ............... - which hall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director OSHA upon request for examination and copying.






32. A QRS measurement of less than.......... seconds indicates a supraventricular pacemaker....






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






34. A type of insurance whereby the insured pays a specific amount per unit if service and the isurer pays the rest of the cost is called...






35. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...






36. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






37. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...






38. The abbreviation for discontinue is...






39. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...






40. When doing a venipuncture th syringe or tube should be ....... the venipuncture site to prevent back-flow.






41. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...






42. When performing any CLIA waived test it is important do to which one of the following?






43. In the medical office the most frequently performed pulmonay function tests is....






44. Contact with blood - or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply through percutaneous inoculation - or contact with an open wound - non-intact skin - or mocous membrane during the performance of normal duties' This definition(found in t






45. The ability to see form another person's point of view is...






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






47. The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is...






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






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






50. The medical term for bending backward is...