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






2. The major artery to the head is called the






3. ................is the study of words and their relaionship to other words in a sentence.






4. The abbreviation for tincture is ...






5. The central middle area of the abdomen is called the ....






6. The patella is located in the...






7. The common term for a decubitus ulcer;a pressure sore is...






8. A drug that increases urinary output is called a...






9. The absence of one or more complete cardiac cycles where the rhythm is interrupted is referred to as...






10. The use of ultrasound to produce a picture of the structure of the heart is called...






11. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.






12. Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands - but by mechanical means - such as......






13. When the right atrium contracts it forces blood through the tricuspid valve into the...... ventricle






14. An agent of an insurance company who solits or initiates contracts for insurance coverage and and services - and is the policyholder for the insurer is called...






15. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...






16. In cases of blood contamination shoe coverings and gloves should be disposed of in............ biohazard plastic bags.






17. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...






18. Arterioles are smallest type of...






19. The medical term for moving a body part away form the body is...






20. When measuring bloo pressure...






21. The medical erm for bending a body part is...






22. A 'V wave' will ..................be seen in the normal ECG






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

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24. The abbreviation for suppository is...






25. Concerning ECG's for irregular rhythms - any method or rate calculation that depends on intervals between complex is.............






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






27. The abbreviation for solution is...






28. Insurance that is meant to offset medical expenses resulting form a catastrophic illness is called...






29. 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)






30. The word element CISE means...






31. 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...






32. A medical Assistant would measure the patient's temperature -pulse - and respiration when the physician asks him or her to...






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






34. Right and wrong conduct is known as...






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






36. Another term for acetone in the urine is ....






37. The medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...






38. FICA provides benefits for...






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






40. The breaking of a law -promise -or duty is called...






41. The abbreviation for syrup is...






42. A request for payment under an insurance contractor bond is called a...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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