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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 buccal method of administering a drug is done by ...






2. The word element RHINO means...






3. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patien's complaints about medical care or excessive is called a............. commitee






4. When you pull the second slide apart form the first slide -let them...






5. When the heart rhythm is abnormal it is referred to as...






6. Oxygen is a administered to the patient by way of a ...............






7. The ulna is located in the ....






8. A 'V wave' will ..................be seen in the normal ECG






9. It is very important when performing a capillary stick to do with one of the following?






10. What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?






11. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ............ or more years following vaccination.






12. 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.






13. The branch of study of moral issues -questions - and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called...






14. Insurance plans that pay a physician's full charge if it does not exceed his normal charge or does not exceed the amount normally charged for the service is called...






15. An interval after a payment is due to the insurance company in which the policy holder may make payments - and still the policy remains in effect is called...






16. What is considered a normal adult respiration per minute?






17. FICA provides benefits for...






18. After they are used -disposable syringes and needles -scalpel blades - and other sharp items should be placed in ................... containers for disposal.






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






20. A drug that decreases congestion is calleg a...






21. The maxilla is located in the ...






22. 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...






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






24. A rider added to a policy to provide additional benefits for certain conditions is called...






25. If the septum of the hearth has an abnomal opening it is referred to as...






26. A ............... requires the patient to be fasting and then blood is taken every hour for a predetermined time..






27. The balance between the heat produced and the heat lost is the...






28. A rubber or plastic tube used to used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening is called...






29. The major artery that supplies the kneww is called the...






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






31. The abbreviation for both ears is...






32. Certain types of cultures -such as deep wound cultures could contain anaerobic pathogens. which of the following conditions is required for their growth?






33. In insurance -greater coverage of diseases or an accident - and greater indemnity payments in comparison with a limited clause is called...






34. While the duration of the ST segment is not generally of clinical significance - it is an exceedingly important portion of the ECG because of...






35. The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood form a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately......






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






37. A drug used to control temperature is called an...






38. 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...






39. To prevent the insured form receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance policy is called...






40. A......... report includes information relating to the patien's main reason for scheduling an appointment to see the physician.






41. An incoming call should be answered by the ..... ring.






42. The abbreviation for hour iss...






43. The ................ wave represents atrial depolarization...






44. A QRS measurement of less than.......... seconds indicates a supraventricular pacemaker....






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






46. When Preparing a blood smear -the spreader slide must be made of...






47. 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...






48. Which of these generally results form an act of carelessness - without an intent to harm?






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






50. What type of blood sample is needed when performing a PKU?