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






2. When preparing for lead placement you should first care for...






3. The major vein that drains the kidneys is called the...






4. 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...






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






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






7. The metacarpals are located in the ...






8. The blood Pressure should not be taken on an arm if...






9. The combination of sensors or electrodes used for lead # 1 is...






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






11. The ................ wave represents atrial depolarization...






12. 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.






13. When a vector travels away form the positive electrode - a ........... deflectio results...






14. A disease state that results form the invasion and greowth of microorganisms in the body is....






15. The medical term for bending backward is...






16. Diseases that can be communicated form one person to another are called.....






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






18. Viruses can reproduce only in...






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






20. A lancet is a small -sterile -needle like piece of metal used to make...






21. The abbreviation for cancer is...






22. Body language -body posture -space and distance are all examples of.....






23. The computer key DEL command means...






24. Physicians with a narcotics license are required to register on June 30 of each year with...






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






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






27. A 224-hr urine specimen should be...






28. Making sure a tube is correctly labeled with the patient's complete name and identification number is part of the facilities...... plan.






29. 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 ...






30. An ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the .................it takes for the voltage to travel throughout the heart.






31. The word element RENAL means...






32. High blood pressure is referred to as






33. Aerobic bacteria prefer which of these environmental conditions to grow well?






34. An extrauterine pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum begins to develop outside the uterus is called...






35. Benefits that are made in the form of cash payments are known as...






36. Low income patients can be covered by what type of insurance?






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






38. A drug that produces sleed is called a...






39. The pubis is located in the ...






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






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






42. The medical term for paralysis form the neck down is...






43. The word element ECTOMY means...






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






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






46. When collecting blood for a hematocrit test use a ...






47. The tube used to collect a blood sample for a Complete Blood Count (cbc) is.....






48. Nitroglycerine is used for...






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






50. When writting a bussiness letter -the salutation of a letter should be followed by wich punctuation mark?