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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. The femur is located in the...






2. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...






3. ........................... 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.






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






5. Latin for 'things decided' that is - a matter already decided by judicial authority is called...






6. A person who represents either party of an insurance claims is the...






7. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






8. The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture is..... Gauge.






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






10. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged....... goes to the tope of the tube.






11. A person or institution that gives medical care is a...






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






13. The brain -nerves -and spinal cord are in the ........ system






14. Testimony of a withness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is....






15. The patella is located in the...






16. Branches of the bundle branches - which transmit the impluses to the walls of the ventricles - causing the ventricles to the contract are called...






17. The physician has ordered 50 mg of Demerol be given to a patient. The amount of hand is 100mg/ml. How many cc's of demerol will be injected?






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






19. What type of blood sample is needed when performing a PKU?






20. The tube to collect whole blood with an additive in it has a ....... stopper






21. Which of the following is false?






22. A statute that enforces private right and liabilities - as differentiated form criminal law is called a ....






23. 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...






24. Varicose veins of the anal canal or outside the external sphincter are called...






25. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...






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






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






28. A CLIA waived pregnancy test is based on the detenction of which one of the following?






29. The opposite of deep is...






30. Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?






31. A special device called a 'regulator' or 'flow meter' is necessary when using...






32. 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






33. Located between the pharynx and trachea - and containing the vocal cords is the...






34. A payment for hospital charges incurred by an insured person because of injury or illness is called...






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






36. The ..............switch controls the gain or amplitude on th EKG.






37. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






38. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...






39. The metatarsals are located in the ...






40. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is...






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






42. The time established for filling law suits is...






43. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...






44. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...






45. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?






46. The maxilla is located in the ...






47. Payment made periodically to keep an insurance policy in force is called...






48. A......... report includes information relating to the patien's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.






49. Concerning ECG's for irregular rhythms - any method or rate calculation that depends on intervals between complex is.............






50. Dilated veins that occur in the rectum are known as...







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