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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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certifications
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health-sciences
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. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....
Echocardiography
treatment of angina pectoris
Classification of environmental events -such as poisoning
Brachial
2. The sebaceous glands -skin -hair -and nails make up the............ system
tinc
Nervous
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.
Palpitation
3. A rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...
Dread disease rider
kidney
Knee-chest
Plasma
4. Lating for 'he who acts through another acts for himself' is called...
unreliable
Heat eith steam under pressure
Qui facit per alium facit per se
CMS-1500
5. The word element RENAL means...
ALCOHOL
kidney
Gunshot wound
contributory negligence
6. The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining...
small
Coinsurance
Heat eith steam under pressure
Dark and warm
7. The medical term for the basic unit of body structute is...
Left arm -right arm
1-Rhythm of pulse beats.2-Rate(number of pulse beats per minute) 3-force of the beat.
Hemiplegia
Cell
8. In cases of blood contamination shoe coverings and gloves should be disposed of in............ biohazard plastic bags.
pap smear
Orange-red
History and physical examination
Dread disease rider
9. The word element PHLEBO means...
vein
small punctures in the dermis
Diuretic
Breach of duty
10. Escape of fluid into the thoracic cavity is called...
Contaminated Sharps
decongestant
Pleural effusion
Indenmities
11. An unexpected event which may cause injury is called...
Time limit
Colitis
an arrhythmia
Accident
12. The femur is located in the...
Leg
Brachial
Breach of contract
Human Exposure
13. The medical abbreviation for by mouth is...
Shifts up or down form baseline
po
gram stain
Defamation
14. The abbreviation for ointment is...
Pleurisy
d/c
oint -ung
Partial disability
15. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?
Keto-diastix
Tort
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.
Res ipsa loquitur
16. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.
Comprehensive
condition of
Teeth
Seven
17. In the application of electrodes -secure the electrode by rubbing your finger around the .......... area
Adhesive
Hepatic
Benefits
Time limit
18. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?
Epigastric Region
Non compus mentis
Irregular Respiration
2 to 60 seconds
19. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...
Shallow respiration
Overall approach to infection control
Abandonment
bedsore
20. 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.
Proximate cause
Pink
inflammation
Gunshot wound
21. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
Left arm -right arm
Ten
Brachial
22. When cleansing the venipuncture site - it is good practice to...
small
Agonal
Cleanse the site form the inside out and allow it to air dry.
Flexion
23. The science of the function of cells -tissues - and organs of the body is called...
Physiology
bedsore
AU
Orange-red
24. Schedule 1 drugs include...
IM
Catastrophic
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
Statute of limitations
25. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...
Plasma
Holder
Not use alcohol to clean the site
Abandonment
26. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...
Hypnotic
Ectopic
Claim
Red Blood Cells
27. In drug testing the............ regulates describe how evidence is to be collected and handled.
The use of a fetal transplantation for research
arteries
Breach
Chain of custody
28. The process of inhaling and exhaling is called...
Hypertension
Respiration
Defamation
Color Coded
29. A drug that produces sleed is called a...
Arm
Hypnotic
Ethics
Grammar
30. During a venipuncture - to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper - you need a .......
Sim's position
Systolic pressure
Holder
Percussion
31. The sphenoid bone is located in the
Fraud
Appendicitis
Gunshot wound
Head
32. A drug that neutralizes acidity is called an...
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
Antacid
Red top tube
Coordination of benefits
33. When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady - it is called....
Irregular Respiration
fl or fld
Appetite suppressor
Judgment
34. The word element STOMATO means
Oxygen
Mouth or the ostium uteri
Pleural effusion
a septal defect
35. Arterioles are smallest type of...
Cell
arteries
ALCOHOL
Defamation
36. Oxygen is a administered to the patient by way of a ...............
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
Appetite suppressor
Hematocrit.
base of the fire.
37. A previous injury -disease or physical condition that existed before the health insurance policy was ussued is called...
Clean technique
Preexisting condition
Third
villi
38. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.
Nasopharynx and tonsillar area
Hepatitis B
Negligence
exposure incident
39. All workers whose jobs involve participation in tasks - or activities with exposure to blood -or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply -should be vaccinated with................... vaccine.
Hepatitis B
Appendicitis
Claim
Antacid
40. A......... report includes information relating to the patien's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.
Fraud
Auxilliary
Bagged or containerized at the location.
History and physical examination
41. Information given by a patient to a medical personnel which cannot be disclosed witout consent of the person who gave it is...
lab
Deductible
Emancipated minor
Privileged communication
42. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....
Hypogastric region
abduction
Atrophy
contamination
43. Latin for 'things decided' that is - a matter already decided by judicial authority is called...
Absence of oxygen
Comprehensive
Res judicata
Third
44. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...
Air -lungs
Life threatening
abduction
Extended care facility
45. Diseases that can be communicated form one person to another are called.....
Oxygen
Contagious
decongestant
1 to 2 minutes
46. Body temperature measured under the arm of a patient is called the..... temperature
Auxilliary
Blood films
Time
Invasion of privacy
47. A drug used to control temperature is called an...
Incompetence
Doctor
Lavender
antipyretic
48. One who Institutes a lawsuit is ...
Plaintiff
Orange-red
Stool sample
Blood
49. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....
Jejenum
Res ipsa loquitur
Intercostal
Backup
50. The bladder -urethra -kidneys - and erethers are in the ................system
Benefits
Orange-red
contamination
urinary