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Medical Assistant Certification Exam

Instructions:
  • 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 abbreviation for above or high is






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






3. The medical erm for bending a body part is...






4. 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






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






6. The sphenoid bone is located in the






7. Hydrocortisone is a drug used to suppress...






8. The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by...






9. ................... is a method used for determining whether a particular service or procedure is covered under a patient's policy.






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






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






12. The word element CENTESIS means...






13. The process of inserting a catheter is called...






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






15. The word element CRANIO means...






16. The abbreviation for injection is...






17. Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?






18. As part of the office bookkeping procedures -the physician's bank statement should be reconciled with the....






19. Aserious chronic disease of the liver is called...






20. ......................... is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patient's health information.






21. In insurance coding using an 'E'' code designates...






22. Infected Pressure sores on the skin are called...






23. The abbreviation for discontinue is...






24. When performing a venipuncture -the tourniquet should be wrapped around the arm about three to four inches form where you are going to ..... for a vein.






25. The electrode site should be...






26. The use of ultrasound to produce a picture of the structure of the heart is called...






27. A sum of money provided in an insurance policy -payable for covered services is called...






28. The second portion of the small intestine is called the...






29. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....






30. What licence must a physician have to dispense -precribe or administer controlled substances?






31. The word element OSIS means...






32. The medical term for circular movement around a central point is...






33. Arterioles are smallest type of...






34. When working with pstients form a culture different than your own - one should...






35. The lining of the duodenum is composed of thousands of tiny finger-like projections called....






36. To cleanse the typical venipuncture site - begin at the intende site of the draw and....






37. Nitroglycerine is used for...






38. The absence of one or more complete cardiac cycles where the rhythm is interrupted is referred to as...






39. Rubber sleeves for a glucose tolerance test...... hours before or during the test - the patient should not eat -smoke -drink coffee or alcohol.






40. The .............. form is used by non-institutuinal providers and suppliers to bill Medicare - Part B covered services.






41. The Tri-Care fiscal year is form...






42. A drug that reduces anxiety is called...






43. When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady - it is called....






44. The major artery that supplies the kidney is called the.......... artery






45. The instrument used to examine the eyes is called the...






46. A newsletter that wighs less than one pound would be considered.............. class mail.






47. An accumulation of air in the pleural cavity after the lungs collapse is known as...






48. When a patient's feet are placed in stirrups and the buttocks are positioned at the edge of the exam table - the patient is in the...... position






49. ........................ values are increased in infections and inflammatory disease.






50. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...