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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. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged....... goes to the tope of the tube.
Leg
Wrist
Mouth or the ostium uteri
Plasma
2. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?
Invasion of privacy
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
vein
Colon
3. To netermine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the......... needle
Prone
substances that have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse
Time
Smaller
4. The medical term for turning the palm foward - as applied to the hand is...
po
Supiration
Red skin
Uniform
5. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...
tinc
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.
Short
small punctures in the dermis
6. A specific eye -mouth -other mucous membrane -non-intact skin - or parenteral contact with blood - or other potentially infectious meterials that results form the performance of an employees duties is called...
exposure incident
Malpractice
Fourth
Cirrhosis
7. The abbreviation for ointment is...
oint -ung
an arrhythmia
Accident
Res gestae
8. Dilated veins that occur in the rectum are known as...
Occupational exposure
Hemorrhoids
Agonal
90-130
9. Inflammation of the gums is called...
Keto-diastix
Gingivitis
Gunshot wound
sourse individual
10. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............
Rotation
Health maintenance organization
small
Left arm -right arm
11. The radius is located in the ...
Arm
Pertussis
sourse individual
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
12. Making a duplicate file to protect computer information form being lost is called making a....
Defribillation
Backup
Leg
a septal defect
13. The lateral movement of the limbs away form the median plane of the body - is calle...
Brachial
Proximate cause
abduction
Pink
14. Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in...
Invasion of privacy
1 MINUTE
Rotation
Contract
15. Ventricular depolarizarion produces an electrical force or vector with 2 components(1) Magnitude of force - and 2-...
Abduction
Direction or shape
Palpitation
Occupational exposure
16. An nstrument called a centrifuge.....
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
Hospital Benefits
TSS
Specimen collection
17. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?
Extended care facility
Q wave
14 to 20
Apical-radial pulse
18. What kind of environment do microorganisms grow best in?
Sim's position
Dark and warm
Appetite suppressor
Back
19. The healthy adult excretes daily approximately.................. of urine.
Veins pulsate
Subpoena
1000 to 15000 milliliters
Tissue
20. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...
Capillary
Left arm -right arm
AD
a hernia
21. One who belongs to a group insurance plan is called...
Hemorrhoids
Subscriber
Civil War
HIPAA
22. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is...
Arm
Diastolic pressure
Will
Crime
23. A health program for People agen65 and older under social security is called...
Placing the medication between the gum and the check
Medicare
tinc
Surgical removal
24. A ............... requires the patient to be fasting and then blood is taken every hour for a predetermined time..
a hernia
AD
Adduction
Glucose tolerance test
25. Right and wrong conduct is known as...
Hypertension
Ethics
Respondeat superior
So your clothes do not touch the sink.
26. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?
Brachial
Fee-for-service
Absence of oxygen
Proximate cause
27. When there is no variation or R-R intervals it is called...
Epistaxis
lancet
Palpate
Absolute regular
28. When the patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lugs this is refereed to as...
Claim
Shallow respiration
Menarche
emul
29. The medical term for the adnormal shortening of a muscle is...
Shallow respiration
Contracture
Draw a line through the error -insert the correct information -date and initial it.
Non compus mentis
30. The abbreviation for right ear is
AD
Plaintiff
Teeth
So your clothes do not touch the sink.
31. The patella is located in the...
Hepatitis B
CMS-1500
Ten
Knee
32. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...
syr
hr or h
pap smear
Grace period
33. Which test measures both suga and acetone in the urine?
Narcotic
an EPA
Keto-diastix
Hemorrhoids
34. When handling a patient complaint which one of the following would be most appropiate?
Take all complaints seriously and ake through notes
fl or fld
Chain of custody
Contracture
35. The medical term for the basic unit of body structute is...
Separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
Surgical removal
Reasonable care
Cell
36. When mixing reagents always read the label
Q wave
Res gestae
Twice
carbohydrate
37. A drug that controls appetite is called an...
Skin preparation
Appetite suppressor
after
liters per minute
38. The word element CRANIO means...
Oxygen
Skull
Narcotics
Smile
39. The term 'Universal Precautions' is an....
a hernia
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.
Heat eith steam under pressure
Overall approach to infection control
40. In the application of electrodes -secure the electrode by rubbing your finger around the .......... area
Medical grievance
Lavage
Comprehensive
Adhesive
41. The medical term for tube feeding is...
gavae
Paraplegia
Indenmities
Ears
42. A coronary occlusion causing a condition that produces chest pain which may radiate to the left arm - shoulder -jaw or neck due to lack of blood supply to the hearth is called...
Doctor
gr
Angina pectoris
Hospital Benefits
43. The word element CARDIO means...
Heart
Superficial
Appetite suppressor
Glucose tolerance test
44. When the hearth is contracting - the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the....
Short
Systolic pressure
Built to provide support & structure
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.
45. A notice of insurance claim or proff must be filed within a designated........... or it can be denied
Glucose tolerance test
Time limit
Sim's position
Checkbook
46. Conversion of a dysrhythmia to a normal rhythm by applying electric shock to the chest is called....
loss of appetite and fatigue 2-fever -nause -rash -and vomiting. 3- pain -redness or swelling.
Defribillation
Chain of custody
TPR
47. The abbreviation for tablet is...
Pronation
Abandonment
Proximate cause
tab
48. Aserious chronic disease of the liver is called...
Co-payment
Cirrhosis
Dorsiflexion
Wrist
49. The pubis is located in the ...
1-clean-voided speimen 2- mid-stream Specimen
Auscultation
Rhinitis
Pelvis
50. Inflammation of the sinus cavity is called...
Bagged or containerized at the location.
Microbiological Agents
Rhinitis
Sinusitis