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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 abbreviation for dressing is...
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
Usual - customary and reasonable
Software
dsg
2. A date on a bottle of medication that provides a ''use until'' date is the...
Systolic pressure
nose
Closed
Outdate or expiration date
3. The absence of one or more complete cardiac cycles where the rhythm is interrupted is referred to as...
IM
puncture
Apical-radial pulse
Sinus arrest
4. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?
Leg
Red
Dark and warm
Life threatening
5. The science of the function of cells -tissues - and organs of the body is called...
Physiology
Worker's compensation
Below
Felony
6. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
Deductible
Litigation
cut
7. Inflammation of the pleura is called...
Tibia
Pleurisy
Sim's position
Jejenum
8. The word element ADENO means
Muscular
Stool sample
decongestant
Gland
9. Another term for acetone in the urine is ....
Hot water
hyper
Capillary
Ketone bodies (ketones)
10. 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.
Opposite each other
Pink
Perform quality control testing with every new kit and routinely thereafter.
tinc
11. High blood pressure is referred to as
Puncture-resistant
antitussive
Hypertension
Specimen collection
12. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium of the...
loss of appetite and fatigue 2-fever -nause -rash -and vomiting. 3- pain -redness or swelling.
Air -lungs
pap smear
Hearth
13. An amount the insures must pay before policy benefits begin is called...
How easy the system is to operate
Palpate
Deductible
Assumption of risk
14. The buccal method of administering a drug is done by ...
liters per minute
Seven
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
hs
15. When working with pstients form a culture different than your own - one should...
Show respect for thei culture
Dread disease rider
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
contamination
16. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...
Hardware
Take vital signs
Adduction
Subscriber
17. A person or institution that gives medical care is a...
after
Provider
At the left hand margin
elix
18. A unilateral paralysis that follows damage to the brain is called...
Uniform
hemiplegia
Head
Clavicle
19. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...
Negative
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
after
decongestant
20. Which of the following is used to take an infant's rectal temperature?
Suspension
Provider
Security thermomether
infective or infectious
21. An inactive substance substitutes in place of the actual drug to satisfy the patient is called...
Deviated septum
Placebo
Puncture-resistant
Third
22. The abbreviation for discontinue is...
urinary
Litigation
d/c
Body temperature
23. When collecting blood by skin puncture on an infant - you should use a ....
Prenatal
lancet
Time limit
Surgical removal
24. The electrode site should be...
Pro-coagulation
CPT
Appendicitis
Clean -smooth - and dry
25. When the hearth is contracting - the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the....
Prenatal
tab
Twice
Systolic pressure
26. The major artery that supplies the abdomen is called the.............. artery
Delete
New growth
Celiac
Malpractice
27. A condition of the nasal septum turning away form the midline is called a...
Leg
Deviated septum
Common iliac
Explanation of benefits
28. hen using a centrifuge - make sure equal weights are...
Air dry
Claim
Opposite each other
Hemorrhoids
29. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.
CC
CMS-1500
Forgery
Remote
30. The abbreviation for urinalysis is...
Benefits
Database management
UA
Not use alcohol to clean the site
31. The blood Pressure should not be taken on an arm if...
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.
Arm
Hot water
An alcohol prep
32. Listening to the sounds produced while tapping the patient with fingers is called...
Shifts up or down form baseline
Percussion
Head
Clean -smooth - and dry
33. The abbreviation for suppository is...
Oxygen
Non compus mentis
supp
Endorsement
34. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.
Quality control
A brush and dust pan
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
contamination
35. The withdrawl of a physician form the care of a patient witout reasonable notice of such discharge form the case by the patient is...
Deposition
Abandonment
Coinsurance
kidney
36. The abbreviation for above or high is
History and physical examination
Shallow respiration
tranquilizer
hyper
37. An obstruction of a coronary artery causing death of an area of the myocardium due to blockage of blood supply and oxygen supply is called...
Myocardial infarction
Comprehensive
Skin puncture
Pertussis
38. The medical term for expanding or opening wider is...
Dilate
Pertussis
Long
Capillary
39. The number on the Employees withholding exemption certificate is...
Pro-coagulation
Epistaxis
W-4
So your clothes do not touch the sink.
40. A drug that causes dilation of blood vessels is called a...
Vasodilator
Blood
Bagged or containerized at the location.
liters per minute
41. Business on hanwritten mail that weighs less than 11 ounces is known as............ class mail.
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.
Database management
Twice
First
42. A signature on the reverse side of a check is called...
Endorsement
Deposit slip
Res ipsa loquitur
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
43. The ulna is located in the ....
90-130
Primarily
Arm
umbilical region
44. 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...
Glass
Contagious
Epistaxis
Assignment of benefits
45. The medical term for goups of cells with the same function is...
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
elix
Tissue
Nasogastric tube
46. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee
gavae
Medical grievance
a paper towel
Red Blood Cells
47. The Tri-Care fiscal year is form...
1 to 2 minutes
an EPA
October 1 to September 30
Non compus mentis
48. The medical term for paralysis form the waist down is...
Arm
HIPAA
Breach of contract
Paraplegia
49. The abbreviation for right ear is
Head
Percussion
Keto-diastix
AD
50. One who Institutes a lawsuit is ...
Respiration
Comprehensive
Homeostasis
Plaintiff