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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. The word element OSIS means...






2. When collecting blood for a hematocrit test use a ...






3. A bed patient in a hospital is called an....






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






5. Medications can be located in the Physician's Drug reference under all of the following categories EXCEPT...






6. How many hematocrit tubes should be collected form the patient?






7. In the human body - the senses include all of the following EXCEPT...






8. A patient receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other health facility without being admitted as a bed patient is called an....






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






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






11. Painful voiding is called...






12. The medical term for tube feeding is...






13. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?






14. The medical term for bending backward is...






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






16. A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a...






17. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...






18. When applying leads -aply V1 lead.............






19. Neoplasm refers to...






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






21. When the hearth is contracting - the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the....






22. Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is.....






23. The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...






24. The upper middle area of the abdomen is called the....






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






26. The word element CARDIO means...






27. 'HIV' means...






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






29. The abbreviation for urinalysis is...






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






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






32. A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate is called a...






33. When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady - it is called....






34. ........................ values are increased in infections and inflammatory disease.






35. The abbreviation for tincture is ...






36. With measuring blood pressure -the bottom number is called...






37. When measuring bloo pressure...






38. The medical term for paralysis form the neck down is...






39. The word element STOMATO means






40. The abbreviation for above or high is






41. The autoclave sterilizes or completely destroys microorganism by combining...






42. A condition of the nasal septum turning away form the midline is called a...






43. The major artery that supplies the thorax is called the........ artery






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






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






46. That which in natural and continous sequence -unbroken by any new independent cause - produces an event - and without wich the injury would not have occurred is called...






47. At the location where you are going to feel for a vein -wrap the tourniquet around the arm approximately........ above the area.






48. The lid to the centrifuge should be kept....... when in use.






49. Business on hanwritten mail that weighs less than 11 ounces is known as............ class mail.






50. 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 ...