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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. The major vein that drains the pelvis is called the ...






2. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...






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






4. The electrode site should be...






5. The metacarpals are located in the ...






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






7. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...






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






9. A person being sued is called the...






10. 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.






11. A notice of insurance claim or proff must be filed within a designated........... or it can be denied






12. The abbreviation CARB means...






13. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






14. Body language -body posture -space and distance are all examples of.....






15. When caring for patients with physical disabilities all of the following must be taken into consideration except...






16. The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood form a newborn heel is...... length (Note: please chack current guidelines - as this changes)






17. Biohazard labels must be colored...






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






19. The ulna is located in the ....






20. The word element RHINO means...






21. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...






22. When performing a venipuncture -the tourniquet should be wrapped around the arm about three to four inches form where you are going to ..... for a vein.






23. The tube to collect whole blood with an additive in it has a ....... stopper






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






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






26. A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a...






27. An agreement by which a patient assigns to another party the right to receive payment form a third party for the service the patient has received is called...






28. The abbreviation for chief complaint is...






29. A bed patient in a hospital is called an....






30. The maxilla is located in the ...






31. A small adhesive patch or disc used for administration of drugs is called...






32. A statement given concerning some scientific -technical - or professional matter by an expert - such as a physical is called...






33. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.






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






35. Never clean a glass thermometer with...






36. Which of the following is false?






37. With vital signs - any abnormal measurement must be inmediately reported to the...






38. As part of the office bookkeping procedures -the physician's bank statement should be reconciled with the....






39. An international perversion of thuth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance uopm it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called...






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






41. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear -or face shields -be worn by laboratory technicians - or housekeeping personnel........






42. It is very important when performing a capillary stick to do with one of the following?






43. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...






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






45. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...






46. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged...... goes to the bottom of the tube.






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






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






49. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is ....






50. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?