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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 abbreviation for right ear is






2. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?






3. Performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment is critical. The maintenance plan should inclde...






4. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...






5. Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is...






6. A signature on the reverse side of a check is called...






7. Inflammation of the sinus cavity is called...






8. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...






9. Information given by a patient to a medical personnel which cannot be disclosed witout consent of the person who gave it is...






10. The medical term for loss of appetite is...






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






12. One who Institutes a lawsuit is ...






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






14. Viruses can reproduce only in...






15. A weakness in the walls of the muscle that allows underlying tissue to push through it is called .....






16. The word element CENTESIS means...






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






18. A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is...






19. The medical name for the nose bleed is called...






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






21. When performing a venipuncture of no blood flows into the tube how would you correct this situation?






22. The ................ wave represents atrial depolarization...






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






24. The word element PHLEBO means...






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






26. A physician must have the patient's permission in writting to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?






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






28. 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






29. The patient with an infection may have...






30. Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?






31. The abbreviation for laboratory is...






32. The computer key DEL command means...






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






34. 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)






35. The reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA is called a....






36. A record of debits -credits -and balances is referred to as a patient's...






37. The word element RHINO means...






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






39. The ulna is located in the ....






40. Prior to answering an incoming call the medical assistant should...






41. Benefits that are made in the form of cash payments are known as....






42. A tube inserted into one of the patient's nostrils and down the back of the throat - through the esophagus - until the end reaches the patien's stomach is a...






43. The word element STOMATO means






44. A QRS measurement of less than.......... seconds indicates a supraventricular pacemaker....






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






46. The word element OSIS means...






47. The metatarsals are located in the ...






48. A sum of money provided in an insurance policy -payable for covered services is called...






49. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...






50. The abbreviation for suppository is...







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