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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. 'HIV' means...






2. A drug that controls appetite is called an...






3. An amount the insures must pay before policy benefits begin is called...






4. The word elements ALGIA - ALGESIA refer tos...






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






6. The number on the Employees withholding exemption certificate is...






7. Concent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unproventable results of that treatment is called...






8. A doctor who agress to accept an insurance companies fee as the maximum amount to be collecte is called...






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






10. Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an ............... - which hall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director OSHA upon request for examination and copying.






11. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is...






12. A physician must have the patient's permission in writting to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?






13. A computer monitor - hard drive - and printer are known as the ...






14. When handling incoming mail the medical assistant should...






15. The proccess of killing all microorganisms in a certain area is called...






16. With vital signs - any abnormal measurement must be inmediately reported to the...






17. Biohazard labels must be colored...






18. The word element CISE means...






19. An organization that offers health insurance at a fixed monthly premium with little or no deductible and works through a primary care is called a ...






20. The abbreviation for laboratory is...






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






22. Lying flat on one's back with arms at one's side is the.......... position






23. When collecting blood for cholesterol tests use a ..... top evacuated tube






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






25. 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 ...






26. The major vein that drains the liver is called the...






27. The point at wich air enters the respiratory tract is called the...






28. The most appropriate site for performing a capillary puncture is a healthy adult is the...






29. A civilian health and medical program of the uniform services is called






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






31. The major vein that drains the upper arm is called the ...






32. The wind pipe which conducts air between the larynx and lungs is called the...






33. The large squares on the ECK paper are equal to ...






34. Groups or clusters of bacteria taken for laboratory study are called...






35. Which of the following is not a criteria for skin preparation for lead placement?






36. A small adhesive patch or disc used for administration of drugs is called...






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






38. Which of the following is false?






39. Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called....






40. Parcel post or......... class mail is used for bound printed matter -film - & sound recordings.






41. A premature ventricular contraction (PVC) where QRS have the same configuration each time they appear is called...






42. The medical term for loss of appetite is...






43. Never clean a glass thermometer with...






44. The medical term for sugar in the urine iss...






45. A type of insurance whereby the insured pays a specific amount per unit if service and the isurer pays the rest of the cost is called...






46. A liquid preparation which mixes fine droplets of an oil in water -such as castor oil - is called an...






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






48. The medical term for the basic unit of body structute is...






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






50. The electrode site should be...







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