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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The faucet is turned off with...






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






3. 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






4. The abbreviation for fluid is...






5. E/M codes are located in the ................ manual






6. Erythema refers to...






7. A drug that causes urination is called a...






8. 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.






9. The maxilla is located in the ...






10. A statute that enforces private right and liabilities - as differentiated form criminal law is called a ....






11. When there is no variation or R-R intervals it is called...






12. Groups or clusters of bacteria taken for laboratory study are called...






13. A rule of conduct made by a govenment body is...






14. One of the vital functions of long bones is the formation of...






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






16. What type of blood sample will be needed to perform a hemoglobin test?






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






18. Latin for 'things done; deeds'; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called...






19. To help classify bacteria into two groups;gram-positive and gram-negative is a special stain called...






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






21. The word element POST means...






22. ............... testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who maybe concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure.






23. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....






24. The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...






25. 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...






26. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably - or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called...






27. Hydrocortisone is a drug used to suppress...






28. How many hematocrit tubes should be collected form the patient?






29. The word element EMESIS means...






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






31. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.






32. While the duration of the ST segment is not generally of clinical significance - it is an exceedingly important portion of the ECG because of...






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






34. A coronary occlusion causing a condition that produces chest pain which may radiate to the left arm - shoulder -jaw or neck due to lack of blood supply to the hearth is called...






35. The primary anticoagulant additive EDTA removes calcium by forming insoluble or un-ionized calcium salts. It has an advantage of preventing platelet clumping and the formation of artifacts -therefore -good for the preparation of...






36. Negligence by a professional person is called...






37. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...






38. A disease state that results form the invasion and greowth of microorganisms in the body is....






39. To measure a blood pressure -the medical assistant will need..






40. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?






41. The major vein that drains the head and brain is called the...






42. Which one of the following items is not needed when taking a routine phone message?

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43. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...






44. Blood form all individuals should be considered......






45. Inflammation of the gallbladder is called...






46. The electrode site should be...






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






48. When Preparing a blood smear -the spreader slide must be made of...






49. hich of there lab tests monitos anticoagulation therapy?






50. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called...







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