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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. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called...






2. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...






3. When PVC's fall o the T wave - occurs in pairs -runs of 3 or more -or are multiform in nature -these conditions are called....






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






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






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






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






8. The mandible bone is located in the






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






10. A 224-hr urine specimen should be...






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






12. Lating for 'he who acts through another acts for himself' is called...






13. Branches of the bundle branches - which transmit the impluses to the walls of the ventricles - causing the ventricles to the contract are called...






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






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






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






17. The word element POST means...






18. When using a fire extinguisher the hose should be directly to the...






19. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






20. The radial pulse is located in the...






21. 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.






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






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






24. The suffix -emia means...






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






26. Whoping cough is another name for...






27. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...






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






29. The balance between the heat produced and the heat lost is the...






30. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






31. The medical term for straightening of a body part is...






32. Which of the following locations is usually used for taking a pulse?






33. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?






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






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






36. A drug that neutralizes acidity is called an...






37. The medical term for an involuntary movement is...






38. Which of the following is used to take an infant's rectal temperature?






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






40. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






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






42. The major vein that drains the liver is called the...






43. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






44. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as...






45. Erythema refers to...






46. 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.






47. Inflammation of the gums is called...






48. The medical term for circular movement around a central point is...






49. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is...






50. When doing a venipuncture th syringe or tube should be ....... the venipuncture site to prevent back-flow.