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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. Holding or detaining a person against his will is...






2. The science of the function of cells -tissues - and organs of the body is called...






3. Which degree of burn is the most serious?






4. If during a venipuncture a patient has a syncopal episode what would be your best course of action?

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5. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?






6. 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...






7. An unexpected event which may cause injury is called...






8. When the physician feels with fingers or hands to determine the physical characteristics oftissues or organs it is called...






9. The femur is located in the...






10. The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is...






11. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.






12. A violations of a person's right not to have his or her name -photograph -or private affairs exposed od made public without consent is...






13. The abbreviation for chief complaint is...






14. The abbreviation for two times a day is...






15. Failure to achieve an agreed upon result -even when the highest degree of skill has been used - is called...






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






17. The glucose tolerance test is a ...........-test






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






19. An organization that offers health insurance at a fixed monthly premium with little or no deductible and works through a primary care is called a ...






20. To cleanse the typical venipuncture site - begin at the intende site of the draw and....






21. The smaller of the lower leg bones is called...






22. It is........................ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patients






23. The Tri-Care fiscal year is form...






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






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






26. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as






27. When mixing reagents always read the label






28. The word element RENAL means...






29. To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or intention or resumption at a later date -or to ask for a continuance is called a ...






30. The abbreviation for solution is...






31. The abbreviation for ointment is...






32. When the patient makes abnormal noises like snoring sounds when he/she is breathing - it is called.......






33. Heath insurance that proides protection against the high cost of treating severe or lengthy illnesses or disabilities is called...






34. A drug used to relieve a cough is called an...






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






36. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?






37. The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...






38. Bones are...






39. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...






40. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...






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






42. The suffix -emia means...






43. ............ is the single most important sourse of HIV and HBV in the workplace.






44. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...






45. What type of blood sample is needed when performing a PKU?






46. A date on a bottle of medication that provides a ''use until'' date is the...






47. Dilated veins that occur in the rectum are known as...






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






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






50. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...