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Medical Assistant Certification Exam
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certifications
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health-sciences
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 clean-catch urine specmen is also called.....
Shifts up or down form baseline
1-clean-voided speimen 2- mid-stream Specimen
Head
Third
2. Escape of fluid into the thoracic cavity is called...
Arm
Pleural effusion
Third
Nasogastric tube
3. High blood pressure is referred to as
Red top tube
Hypertension
Palpitation
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
4. When the internal invironment of the body is functioning properly - a condition of............ exists.
An alcohol prep
Head
Head
Homeostasis
5. How quickly will an electronic thermometer measure body temperature?
Short
2 to 60 seconds
an EPA
Microbiological Agents
6. To help classify bacteria into two groups;gram-positive and gram-negative is a special stain called...
Bid
gram stain
Narcotic
Indemnities
7. Any indibidual -living or dead -whose blood -or other potentially infectious materials nay be a sourse of occupational exposure to the employee is called a ...
Breach of confidentiality
Dorsiflexion
emulsion
sourse individual
8. When collecting blood for a hematocrit test use a ...
Lavander-top evacuated tube
Preexisting condition
Nervous
Cirrhosis
9. Oxygen is ordered as percentage concentration and its rate of delivery is written as...
Glucose tolerance test
hs
liters per minute
1-catherer 2-cannula 3-tent
10. The abbreviation for solution is...
Breach of confidentiality
tranquilizer
Coinsurance
sol
11. The time established for filling law suits is...
GI or G.I
14 to 20
Uniform
Statute of limitations
12. Wgen a drop of blood is placed on a slide -place a second slide............ the first slide.
Breach of confidentiality
Built to provide support & structure
On top
Right
13. Inflammation of the pleura is called...
inj
Preexisting condition
Heat eith steam under pressure
Pleurisy
14. The physician has ordered 0.2 Gm of a medication. The amount on hand is 400 mg tabs. how many tablets will be given to the patient?
antipyretic
Benefits
0.5 cc
Co-payment
15. The metacarpals are located in the ...
Gastric
Tort
Hand
loss of appetite and fatigue 2-fever -nause -rash -and vomiting. 3- pain -redness or swelling.
16. The ulna is located in the ....
Red
PT and PTT
Biceps brachii
Arm
17. The buccal method of administering a drug is done by ...
Leg
pneumothorax
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
Dorsal recumbent
18. The color coding for a stopper of a tube with no addictives is(for collection of serum)......
Red
0.20 sec
Thirds face up
Dorsiflexion
19. Low income patients can be covered by what type of insurance?
Medicaid
How easy the system is to operate
Peer review
Arm
20. Performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment is critical. The maintenance plan should inclde...
Outdate or expiration date
Ears
1-regularly scheduled check-ups 2-daily examination of equipment for frayed cords or broken parts.3- routine cleaning of the outside of the equipment with a damp cloth.
Law
21. The breaking of a law -promise -or duty is called...
Breach
Diastolic pressure
Antacid
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
22. What office instrument is designed to receive and send printed documents via the telephone?
Lithiotomy.
Nasogastric tube
Subscriber
Fax machine
23. When the hearth is contracting - the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the....
Spirometry.
Irregular Respiration
Provider
Systolic pressure
24. To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to...
Contagious
Sterilize
At the left hand margin
Overall approach to infection control
25. Erythema refers to...
Red skin
small
Make sure the skin is damp when applying the electrode
Sterilization
26. The suffix -emia means...
Law
Hepatitis B
Blood
TPR
27. The lower middle area of the abdomen is called the ...
Backup
2 to 60 seconds
Hypogastric region
Nasal cavity
28. The medical erm for bending a body part is...
Flexion
Nasopharynx and tonsillar area
TPR
Left arm -right arm
29. Awrong committed against another person or the person's property is a...
Subpoena
Extension
CMS-1500
Tort
30. E/M codes are located in the ................ manual
small punctures in the dermis
CPT
Non-verbal communication
Shifts up or down form baseline
31. The abbreviation for discontinue is...
Irregular Respiration
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.
antipyretic
d/c
32. The abbreviation for injection is...
Lithiotomy.
inj
popliteal
PT and PTT
33. A fraudulent signature is called...
Vasodilator
Pronation
Time limit
Forgery
34. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...
Time limit
Hypertension
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
Preexisting condition
35. 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?
Provider
0.5cc
Common iliac
Red
36. Latin for 'things decided' that is - a matter already decided by judicial authority is called...
0.5 cc
Res judicata
Tunning fork
Fee-for-service
37. A respiratory rate greater han 24 per minute is called...
Indemnities
Tachypnea
Hematocrit.
22
38. 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
Inpatient
Rotation
Cultures
39. An international perversion of thuth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance uopm it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called...
Fraud
Coordination of benefits
Hospital Benefits
Tri-care
40. Inflammation of the pancreas is called...
Smile
Doctor
Pancreatitis
Q wave
41. The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is...
Cancer
Pain
GI or G.I
Gingivitis
42. The vertebrae are located in the ...
Software
Fee-for-service
Back
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.
43. When measuring bloo pressure...
Thirds face up
October 1 to September 30
Sterilize
1-the cuff should be applied to the bare upper arm.2-room should be quiet so that blood pressure can be heard.3-sphygmomanometer needs to clearly visible.
44. The statement 'A physician shall respect the law' is a part of the...
Admissions
Hypnotic
AMA Code of Ethics
Head
45. With vital signs -any abnormal measurement must be immediatly reported to the ....
Third
Physician
Specimen collection
Work in a circle to the periphery
46. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...
Skin puncture
Adduction
Biceps brachii
Arm
47. The medical term for turning the palm backward is...
Stool sample
Knee-chest
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
Pronation
48. When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a...
Red top tube
Dorsal recumbent
When cleaning up blood or body fluids
Incompetence
49. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?
Deposition
Subscriber
Renal
14 to 20
50. When performing any CLIA waived test it is important do to which one of the following?
Pertussis
Comprehensive
Perform quality control testing with every new kit and routinely thereafter.
small punctures in the dermis