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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 mixing reagents always read the label






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






3. A type of insurance whereby the insured pays a specific amount per unit if service and the isurer pays the rest of the cost is called...






4. A specific eye -mouth -other mucous membrane -non-intact skin - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious meterials that results form the performance of an employees duties is called...






5. Insurance plans that pay a physician's full charge if it does not exceed his normal charge or does not exceed the amount normally charged for the service is called...






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






7. Inflammation of the appendix is called...






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






9. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...






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






11. Which of the following is false?






12. The humerus is located in the....






13. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...






14. Lack of physicl or mental fitness is known as...






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






16. The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is...






17. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...






18. The word element POST means...






19. When the presure is lowest - this pressure is called...






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






21. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is...






22. The wird element PNEUMO means






23. The electrode site should be...






24. A drug that decreases congestion is calleg a...






25. The word element EMESIS means...






26. ......................... is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patient's health information.






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






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






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






30. The International Classification of Disease -9th revision - Clinical Modification(ICD-9-CM) is used to code...






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






32. What license must a physician have to dispense -prescribe -or administer controlled substances?






33. When the physician feels with fingers or hands to determine the physical characteristics oftissues or organs it is called...






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






35. The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is...






36. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear -or face shields -be worn by laboratory technicians - or housekeeping personnel........






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






38. When collecting blood for cholesterol tests use a ..... top evacuated tube






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






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






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






42. When preparing for lead placement you should first care for...






43. The zygomatic bone is located in the...






44. Performing a ........ as part of a complete blood count determines the ratio of the volume packed red blood cells to that of whole blood.






45. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee






46. A respiratory rate greater han 24 per minute is called...






47. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...






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






49. 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.






50. 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...