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






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






3. The statement 'A physician shall respect the law' is a part of the...






4. The right ventricle pumps the used blood to the lungs by way of the ................... artery






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






6. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.






7. The wird element PNEUMO means






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






9. To help classify bacteria into two groups;gram-positive and gram-negative is a special stain called...






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






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






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






13. The abbreviation for drops is...






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






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






16. One of the arteries that supplies the hand and forearm is called the ....






17. The major vein that drains the kidneys is called the...






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






19. ............................ are defined as what are right and wrong.






20. Schedule 1 drugs include...






21. When you use an autoclave - fill the water reservoir with...






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






23. Carcinogenic means.......... causing






24. Erythema refers to...






25. When collecting blood by skin puncture on an infant - you should use a ....






26. A business letter written in a full block style will have all lines...






27. All workers whose jobs involve participation in tasks - or activities with exposure to blood -or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply -should be vaccinated with................... vaccine.






28. Low income patients can be covered by what type of insurance?






29. An accumulation of air in the pleural cavity after the lungs collapse is known as...






30. To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to...






31. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......






32. Use your index finger when you......... for a vein






33. The maxilla is located in the ...






34. Awrong committed against another person or the person's property is a...






35. The humerus is located in the....






36. Infected Pressure sores on the skin are called...






37. ........................... mean any contaminated objects that can penetrate the skin including -but not limited to needles -scalpels -broken glass -capillary tubes - and exposed ends of dental wires.






38. A drug that produces sleed is called a...






39. The major artery to the head is called the






40. Foods that are mild in flavor and easy to digest (non-spicy) comprise a ....






41. 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...






42. When a patient is positioned on the abdomen -arms under the head -with the head turned to one side the patient is in the ......... position






43. The abbreviation for fluid is...






44. The bladder -urethra -kidneys - and erethers are in the ................system






45. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...






46. When performing any CLIA waived test it is important do to which one of the following?






47. In the application of electrodes -secure the electrode by rubbing your finger around the .......... area






48. The word element OSIS means...






49. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...






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