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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

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






2. You should wash your hands for approximately....






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






4. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...






5. Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 - Peer Review Organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness an necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as........ review






6. An apical pulse is the method of choice for...






7. A rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...






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






9. The process of changing words into numbers so that computers can be in processing insurance claims is called...






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






11. 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.






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






13. Which of the following is false?






14. Painful voiding is called...






15. 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






16. Holding or detaining a person against his will is...






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






18. Wgen a drop of blood is placed on a slide -place a second slide............ the first slide.






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






20. When preparing a blood smear form a skin puncture you should........... the first drop....






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






22. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as






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






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






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






26. 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...






27. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged...... goes to the bottom of the tube.






28. Whoping cough is another name for...






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






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






31. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...






32. 'HIV' means...






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






34. The least reliable measurement of body temperature is....






35. The major artery that supplies the abdomen is called the.............. artery






36. A person who is no longer under the care -custody -or supervision of a parent is called...






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






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






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






40. The computer's directional arrow keys...






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






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






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






44. The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers.This is called...






45. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...






46. The abbreviation for dressing is...






47. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?






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






49. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...






50. The clean-catch urine specmen is also called.....







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