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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. Sodium citrate is an anticoagulant of choice for coagulation studies because it protects certain of the.....






2. When the patient kneels - and places his/her head and chest on the table with buttocks elevated - it is called the..... position.






3. The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood form a newborn heel is...... length (Note: please chack current guidelines - as this changes)






4. Failure to do something hat a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is...






5. The muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm is called.....






6. A person who represents either party of an insurance claims is the...






7. To optain a specimen for a throat culture the ....... must be swabbed.






8. A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge form a hospital is called...






9. To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or intention or resumption at a later date -or to ask for a continuance is called a ...






10. The computer key DEL command means...






11. Whoping cough is another name for...






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






13. In the positioning of the electrodes - if the electrodes are placed too close together - the emplitude will be ............






14. An otoscope is used for examination of the....






15. The vertebrae are located in the ...






16. When anticoagulated blood is centrifuged....... goes to the tope of the tube.






17. When measuring bloo pressure...






18. The abbreviation for emulsion is...






19. An injury that prevens a worker form performing one or more of the regular functions of his job would be known as a...






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






21. The sphenoid bone is located in the






22. Which one of the following items is not needed when taking a routine phone message?

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23. The computer's directional arrow keys...






24. The most common type of medical tort liability is...






25. The word element CARDIO means...






26. A form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts is called...






27. The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear iss...






28. Bones are...






29. The humerus is located in the....






30. A person who is no longer under the care -custody -or supervision of a parent is called...






31. The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is...






32. You should wash your hands for approximately....






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






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






35. Concerning ECG's for irregular rhythms - any method or rate calculation that depends on intervals between complex is.............






36. That which in natural and continous sequence -unbroken by any new independent cause - produces an event - and without wich the injury would not have occurred is called...






37. Blood form all individuals should be considered......






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






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






40. FICA provides benefits for...






41. When performing a venipuncture - if you have the patient...... the veins will become more prominent.






42. The abbreviation for injection is...






43. In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for...






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






45. Persistent increased systolic and diastolic pressures are indicative of ...






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






47. ............................ are defined as what are right and wrong.






48. A weakness in the walls of the muscle that allows underlying tissue to push through it is called .....






49. A terminal lethal dysrhythmia - a dying heart - is called...






50. The central middle area of the abdomen is called the ....