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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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1. Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands - but by mechanical means - such as......
A brush and dust pan
Dysuris
Suspension
Health Insure Portability and Accountability Act
2. 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.
Prenatal
Pink
1-Gently insert the needle a little deeper.2-Gently pull the needle or just a little.3-Remove the needle and tourniquet and prepare another site.
Lithiotomy.
3. When the physician feels with fingers or hands to determine the physical characteristics oftissues or organs it is called...
Palpitation
oint -ung
Fourth
Forgery
4. The abbreviation for solution is...
oint -ung
Living cells
sol
Breach of contract
5. Which codes can be modifiers be added to - indicate that a procedure has been altered in some way?
contamination
Physician
CPT
Clean -smooth - and dry
6. The major artery that supplies the kidney is called the.......... artery
Renal
Crime
Nasal cavity
decubitus ulcers
7. The faucet is turned off with...
Adhesive
a paper towel
Non-verbal communication
Bid
8. A notice of insurance claim or proff must be filed within a designated........... or it can be denied
Incompetence
Echocardiography
Nervous
Time limit
9. Referring to computers - the term 'use friendly' refers to...
tranquilizer
1-the patient has had brest surgery on that side. 2-On an arm with an IV infusion.3- on an arm with a cast.
How easy the system is to operate
Prenatal
10. The process of changing words into numbers so that computers can be in processing insurance claims is called...
Percussion
Medical etiquette
Coding
tab
11. Before placing a telefone caller on a hold it is appropriate to...
1-ask if you may put the caller on hold. 2- wait for the caller to confirm they can wait. 3-obtain a return phone number.
Defendant
Defribillation
Sim's position
12. The abbreviation for fluid is...
Quality control
Skin preparation
fl or fld
Bagged or containerized at the location.
13. A small adhesive patch or disc used for administration of drugs is called...
Drug Enforcement Agency
Transdermal System
Larynx
Below
14. What federal agency requires the use of Sharps Containers?
Glass
Pertussis
Ethics
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
15. A patient receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other health facility without being admitted as a bed patient is called an....
Absolute regular
Outpatient
Left arm -right arm
Litigation
16. Lesions of the mucous membrane of the stomach are called........... ulcers
Benefits
Gastric
Colitis
An alcohol prep
17. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee
Leg
TSS
Assignment of benefits
Medical grievance
18. An act that violates criminal law i called...
Assumption of risk
Pleurisy
Crime
Prone
19. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...
Vasodilator
Uniform
EDTA added
Pancreatitis
20. A business letter written in a full block style will have all lines...
At the left hand margin
gtt
Wipe away
TSS
21. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...
Participating physician
CA
condition of
Pain
22. The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is...
Draw a line through the error -insert the correct information -date and initial it.
Physiology
an arrhythmia
Menarche
23. Aerobic bacteria prefer which of these environmental conditions to grow well?
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
Celiac
So your clothes do not touch the sink.
Oxygen
24. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...
0.20 sec
Rhinitis
Air dry
an EPA
25. Which one of the following evacuated tubes would be drams first?
Cell
Red
Skin preparation
TPR
26. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...
Celiac
Negative
small punctures in the dermis
Delete
27. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...
Left arm -right arm
Deductible
Glass
An alcohol prep
28. Inflammation of the gums is called...
Negative
Gingivitis
Extended care facility
Current procedural terminology
29. All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promtly cleaned up using.............. approved germicide - or a 1:10 solution of household bleach.
an EPA
stethoscope
Serologic
Pulmonay
30. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...
sourse individual
Negative
arteries
abduction
31. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...
Blood films
an arrhythmia
Judgment
condition of
32. An accumulation of air in the pleural cavity after the lungs collapse is known as...
Incompetence
pneumothorax
Health Insure Portability and Accountability Act
Reflex
33. The abbreviation for urinalysis is...
UA
Judgment
0.50%
Narcotics
34. The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...
An alcohol prep
Statute of limitations
loss of appetite and fatigue 2-fever -nause -rash -and vomiting. 3- pain -redness or swelling.
Assault
35. 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...
lancet
Composition
Nasogastric tube
Judgment
36. The major artery that supplies that upper arm is called the .....
Brachial
gram stain
Hypnotic
2 to 60 seconds
37. A signature on the reverse side of a check is called...
gr
urinary
Proximate cause
Endorsement
38. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear -or face shields -be worn by laboratory technicians - or housekeeping personnel........
Time
Negligence
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
Diastolic pressure
39. Awrong committed against another person or the person's property is a...
Co-payment
Brachial
Grammar
Tort
40. The medical term for straightening of a body part is...
Defendant
Skin puncture
Extension
hyper
41. A drug that causes urination is called a...
0.5cc
Diuretic
Foot
Carrier
42. Pactices to achieve asepsis are known as
TPR
Draw a line through the error -insert the correct information -date and initial it.
Common iliac
Clean technique
43. With vital signs -any abnormal measurement must be immediatly reported to the ....
Expert testimony
Physician
Remove the needle and tourniquet and lower patient's head and arms
IM
44. When performing a venipuncture - if you have the patient...... the veins will become more prominent.
Hypertension
CC
Arm
Make a fist
45. The majority of the bones in the arms and legs are.......... bones
P
Long
Accident
Third
46. To netermine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the......... needle
po
Celiac
Breach of confidentiality
Smaller
47. When PVC's fall o the T wave - occurs in pairs -runs of 3 or more -or are multiform in nature -these conditions are called....
hyper
Life threatening
umbilical region
Coding
48. Inflammation of the mucus lining of the vagina is called...
Provider
Make a fist
Vaginitis
Lavander-top evacuated tube
49. A patient positioned on her back with feet in stirrups is said to be in the ...
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50. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.
Third
Medical grievance
urinary
Common iliac