nha CCMA final exam 2026 multiple choice. (shh dont tell the government)

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A medical Assistant is reviewing the list of medications a patient reports currently taking. The assistant should recognize that which of the following medications is available in a sublingual form?

A. Propranolol(propranolol is a beta blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease.)

B. Nitroglycerin(nitroglycerin is a vasodilator that is used to treat angina or chest pain.)

C. Metoprolol(metoprolol is a beta blocker medication used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease.)

D. Atorvastatin(atorvastatin is a statin medication to treat high blood cholesterol.)

B. Nitroglycerin; it is a vasodilator used to treat angina or chest pain, and its available in a subingual tablet and subingual spray.

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A medical assistant has two orders to collect blood cultures, a CBC, a prothrombin time (PT), and an iron panel. They forget to draw for the PT. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

A.) Discard the collected specimens and redraw all of them.

B.) Keep the specimens previously collected and draw the PT

C.) Call another assistant and notify the supervisor of the situation

D.) Draw a discard tube, then redraw the blood cultures and a blue top tube.

B. Keep the specimes previosly collected and draw the PT.

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Which of the following is a medical assistant required to document in the electronic health record (EHR) when administering immunizations to a patient ?

A. Lot number

B. Immunization purchase date

C. Patient's home address

D. Cost of immunization

A. Lot number; The MA is required to doc the names and lot numbers of the immunizations, and the name of the ordering provider in the EHR.

<p>A. Lot number; The MA is required to doc the names and lot numbers of the immunizations, and the name of the ordering provider in the EHR.</p>
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A medical assistant is working with a patient who has cognitive impairment that causes them to display short-term memory loss. In which of the following ways should the assistant adapt to this barrier ?

A. Have the patient a return demonstration

B. Provide easy to read handouts

C. Distribute analgesics as prescribed by the provider

D. Offer adaptive equipment for home use

B. provide easy to read handouts.

<p>B. provide easy to read handouts.</p>
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Which of the following is a component of medical terminology used to ensure the ease of pronunciation ?

A. Combing vowel

B. Prefix

C. Suffix

D. Word root

A. combining vowel

<p>A. combining vowel</p>
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When performing venipuncture, which of the following is the correct order of draw ?

A. Lavender, green, gray

B. gray, green, Lavender

C. Green, gray, lavender

D. green, lavender, gray

B. Green, Lavender, grey

<p>B. Green, Lavender, grey</p>
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Which of the following aseptic techniques can be achieved using dry heat, moist heat, ultraviolet light, gas, chemicals, or ionizing radiation?

A. sterilization

B. Disinfection

C. Sanitization

D. Hand hygiene

A. Sterilization.

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which of the following elements is a component of standard precautions use of personal protectie equipment (PPE)?

a. mask

b. resperator

c. hair net

d. shoe covers

Mask: one of the 5 elements of standerd percautions and includes gloves, masks, gowns, and eye protection.

<p>Mask: one of the 5 elements of standerd percautions and includes gloves, masks, gowns, and eye protection.</p>
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which of the following processes provides the ability to send prescriptions electronically?

a. encyptytion

b. E-perscribing

c. remote pt monotoring

d. medical scribe

b. E-prescribing.

<p>b. E-prescribing.</p>
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Which of the following dictates the operations of physician office clinical laboratories?

A. American Medical Technologists (AMT)

B. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

C. Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)

D. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

D. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS)

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Which of the following is a CLIA-waived laboratory test?

A. Papanicolaou (Pap) test

B. Blood typing and crossmatching

C. Fecal leukocyte test

D. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test

D. Human chronic gonadotropin (hCG) test; an hCG test falls into the category of low-complexity tests, so this is an approved CLIA-waived test.

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Which of the following cell structures is instrumental in helping the body mobilize and secrete mucus from the respiratory tract?

A. Centrioles

B. Ribosomes

C. Cilia

D. Mitochondria

C. cilia; a hairlike projections found inthe lungs that are capable of movment and are instrumental in helping mobilize and secrete mucus from the respiratory tract.

<p>C. cilia; a hairlike projections found inthe lungs that are capable of movment and are instrumental in helping mobilize and secrete mucus from the respiratory tract.</p>
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A medical assistant administers an injection and the patient faints. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

A. Elevate the patient's head above their heart.

B. Apply a warm washcloth to the patient's neck.

C. Offer the patient something to drink.

D. Place the patient in a supine position.

D. place the pt ina supine position; this allows the pt 's legs to be raised above the level of their heart.

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Which of the following means the absence of infection or infectious material?

A. sanitization

B. Asepsis

C. Medical Asepsis

D. Surgical Asepsis

B. Aspsis

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Which of the following examples of patient coaching addresses disease prevention?

A. Explaining how to correctly take prescribed medication

B. Supplying a patient with information about self-exams

C. Showing an instructional video based on the patient's treatment plan

D. Providing information on the importance of recommended vaccines

D. providing info on the importance of recommended vaccines.

<p>D. providing info on the importance of recommended vaccines.</p>
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a MA is using a butterfly needle set to obtain a blood sample from a vein in the pt's hand. Which of the following actions should the MA take?

A. hold the needle by the wings

B. insert needle at a 45 degree angle

C. stick it in fast and hard

D. idk dont pick this one

A. Hold the needle by the wings; this helps control the needle.

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A MA fails to document a pt's preferance for not using any blood products during their procedure. This error falls under which of the following legal principles?

A. assolt trots

B. battory trots

c. negligent trots

d. abuse trots

c. Negligent trots.

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A medical assistant is talking with a patient who sustained a foot fracture in a fall. They report managing most tasks at home well, but they have difficulty navigating with their crutches and are currently homebound. To which of the following resources should the assistant refer the patient?

A. Hospice services

B. legal and society

C. Meals on wheels

D. American Red Cross

c. Meals on wheels.

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A MA needs to draw a blood glucose level on a patient. Which of the following tubes should they use ?

a. Lavender top tube

b. Red top tube

c. Light blue top tube

d. Gray top tube.

d. gray top tube.

<p>d. gray top tube.</p>
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Prior to running an EKG tracing, which of the following is the final step a medical assistant should take to ensure the tracing will be clear with a horizontal baseline?

A. Remove artifacts

B. Enter patient information into the EKG

C. Cover the patient with a blanket

D. Double check the electrodes' attachment

D. double-check the electrodes' attachment.

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In which of the following quadrants is the gallbladder located?

a. left upper quadrant

b. right upper quadrant

c. left lower quadrant

d. umbilical

b. Right upper quadrant

<p>b. Right upper quadrant</p>
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A MA is cleaning countertops and other surfaces after a surgical procedure in a provider's office. Which of the following disinfectants should the assistant use for this purpose?

a. soup and water

b. hand sanatizer

c. 1:10 bleach and water

d. 7:10 bleach and water

c. 1:10 bleach and water solution

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which of the following is a root word?

A: Anti

B: Col

C: Hyper

D: Poly

b. Col

<p>b. Col</p>
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which of the floowing is the correct placement of lead V4?

A: fourth intercostal space at the left of the sternum

B: Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line

C: Fifth intercostal space at the midaxillary line

D: Fourth intercostal space at the right of the sternum

B: Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line

<p>B: Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line</p>
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A MA has a provider order to draw blood for lead level on a 18 month old toddler. Which of the following sites should the assistant choose for the venipuncture ?

a. Deep brachial veins

b. Superficial dorsal hand veins

c. Scalp vein

d. Femoral veins

b. Superficial dorsal hand veins

<p>b. Superficial dorsal hand veins</p>
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An angry pt confronts a MA in the reception area. Which action should the MA take?

A: speak in a assertive tone

B: escort the pt to a more private area

C: Ask the pt to leave

D: Call security to escort the pt outside

B: escort the pt to a more private area; if the MA feels safe, they should move the pt to a more private area away from the reception area.

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Which of the following is a safeguard for all health care employees and pts who may be at risk of exposure to potentially infectious materials?

A: Afordalble care act (ACA)

B: Standerd precautions

C: pt bill of rights

D: health insurance Porability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

B: Standerd precautions

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which of the following should the MA verify with the pt prior to the pt receiving a prescription for their acute ear infection?

A: The last time the pt had a prescription filled

B: Medication allergies

C: Other chronic medical conditions

D: The pt's insurance company

B: Medication allergies

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which of he following letter formats uses indented paragraphs?

A: A full block letter

B: A modified block letter

C: A semi-bock letter

D: A simplified letter

C: A semi-bock letter

<p>C: A semi-bock letter</p>
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when preforming surgical asepsis, which of the following steps should the MA take to prevent contamination of the sterile field?

A: place all sterile items in the center of the sterile feild

B: Reach across the stirle field to pick up a specimen container

C: Hold all sterie items below waist level

D: Place all soiled dressings on the corner of the sterile field

A: place all sterile items in the center of the sterile feild

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In which of the following positions should a MA place a pt when preparing to preform a 12-lead EKG in office?

A: supine

B: Pronce

C: Lithotomy

D: Lateral semi-prone recumbent position

A: supine

<p>A: supine</p>
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Which of the following measurments would a MA take during a rountine well-child exam when determining if a child has microcephaly?

A: Length

B: Weight

C: Body mass index (BMI)

D: Head circumference

D: Head circumference

<p>D: Head circumference</p>
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a pt arrives at the provider's office with a laceration on their right forearm, and the provider determines the pt will need sutures. Which of the following supplies should the MA hand to the provider?

a. The needle holder and the suture, separately

b. The needle holder with the suture attached

c. Only the sutures

d. Only the needle holder

b. The needle holder with the suture attached

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A pt informs a ma that he gets headaches when he reads from a computer monitor. The assiatnt should place this information in which of the followeing locations when suing the SOAP approach to organizing medical records?

a. subjective

b. objective

c. assessment

d. plan

a. subjective

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Which of the following can result from the sue of outdated or incorrect codes on a billing claim?

a. delay of lab results

b. reduction of payer reimbursemnt

c. imcomplete discharge summary

d. misfilled progress notes

b. reduction of payer reimbursemnt

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24 year old pt has BMI of 30.5 based on their ht and wt. Which describes their BMI weight status category?

a. healthy weight

b. overweight

c. obese class 1

d. obese class 2

c. obese class 1; obese class 1 is categorized as BMI of 30.0-34.9

<p>c. obese class 1; obese class 1 is categorized as BMI of 30.0-34.9</p>
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A MA is preparing an 837P/CMS-1500 claim form for a pt treated for a burn injury. Which of the following info is required?

a. physical address where the injury occured

b. pt health savings account number

c. current procedural terminology code

d. pt's preexisting conditions

c. current procedural terminology code

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Which of the following instructions should a MA give a pt when administering an enteric-coated tablet?

a. "swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water"

b. "chew the tablet thoroughly before swallowing"

c. "dissolve the tablet ina glass of water before drinking"

d. "crush the tablet and mix it with applesauce"

a. "swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water" never break a enteric-coated tablet, it needs to arrive in the small intestine in one peice.

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If a MA experiences an exposure to an infectious disease via human bite, which of the following steps should they take first ?

a. Report the exposure incident incident to the supervisor within 48 - 72 hrs.

b. Utilize an alcohol based hand sanitizer to cleanse the exposed area.

c. Immediately flush the exposed area following the exposure

d. Write an incident report to be included in the employee's personal file

c. Immediately flush the exposed area following the exposure

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A MA is an outpatient facility is preparing a patient for a venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to confirm the patient's identity ?

a. Ask the patient to state and spell their full name and provide their DOB

b. Ask the patient for their provider's name

c. Ask the patient to state their age and address

d. Ask the patient to verify their examination room number.

a. Ask the patient to state and spell their full name and provide their DOB

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Which of the following is used to collect the specimen during a Pap test?

a. cervical spatula

b. vaginal speculum

c. uterine dilator

d. uterine sound(s)

a. cervical spatula

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Which of the folloeing is defined by 9 calories per gram?

a. the number of calories per serving

b. the number of calories in the entire container

c. the number of calories from fat

d. the number of calories from carbs

c. the number of calories from fat

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In addition to receiving a paper copy of their prescription, a patient has requested that the prescription be called in to their pharmacy. After calling the pharmacy, which of the following actions should the medical assistant take to complete this request?

a. provide the pt with an unaltered copy of the prescription

b. provide the pt with a copy of the perscription with "copy only" written on it

c. provide the pt with a copy of the prescription that reads "dispense as written"

d. inform the pt that a copy of the perscrption cannot legally be made

b. provide the pt with a copy of the perscription with "copy only" written on it

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When a MA is performing a pt interview, it is important they understand the pt's message so that they can relay its accurately to the provider. Which of the following techniques is using when they state, " I hear what you're saying ... "

a. Clarification

b. paraphrasing

c. Reflection

d.Summarizing

b. paraphrasing

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A pt.'s ability to walk, groom themselves, bathe and eat is evaluated by which of the following screenings?

a. depression screening

b. functional status screening

c. substance use screening

d. elderly safety screening

b. functional status screening

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Which of the following aseptic techniques involes using sound waved to vibrate and cleanse surgical instruments?

a. sterilization

b. chem disinfection

c. ultrasonic sanitization

d. autoclave

c. ultrasonic sanitization

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A MA is processing a referral to transition the care of a patient who has less than 6 months to live. To which of the following care facilities will the MA refer to the patient ?

a. Assisted living facility

b. Hospice care facility

c. Ambulatory care facility

d. Tertiary care facility,

b. Hospice care facility

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Which of the following is the normal setting for the standardization mark on an EKG?

a. 5mm/mV

b. 10 mm/mV

c. 20 mm/mV

d. 25 mm/mV

b. 10 mm/mV

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Which of the following cell structures provides energy for cells?

a. nucleeus

b. cytoplasm

c. lysomes

d. mitochondria

d. mitochondria

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A ma is preforming a drug test on a pt, the temp of the urine sample should be within which of the following temp ranges for the sample to be usable?

a. 32 to 38 C (90 to 100F)

b. 27 to 32 C (80 to 90 F)

c. 18 to 24 C (65 to 75 F)

d. 41 yo 46 C(105 to 115 F)

a. 32 to 38 C (90 to 100F)

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Which of the following tasks should a MA have a pt complete prior to gowning for a physical exam to ensure that the pt is more comfortable and to make the exam easier for the provider?

a. finish reading the education materials

b. listen to smooth music while waiting

c. drink a full glass of water

d. have the pt empty their bladder

d. have the pt empty their bladder

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which of the following statements describes the purpose of the right route as a part of the rights of the medication administration?

a. doc meds for the purpose of administration as indicated by the providers written order

b. administrating meds using the physical technique identified by the providers written order

c. administrating the volume or amount by the provider's written order

d. administering meds at the time idenified by the provider's written order

b. administrating meds using the physical technique identified by the providers written order

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Which of the following actions will ensure accurate reimbursement of a claim?

a. completing just the insured's name and DOB on the 837P/CMS-1500 claim form

b. reporting codes for services ordered

c. reporting codes that are supported by the encounter documentaion

d. failing to sign that 837/CMA-1500 claim from not documenting the signature on file (SOF)

c. reporting codes that are supported by the encounter documentaion

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Which of the following techniques should a MA use when bandaging a wound with a roller bandage?

a wrap the wound from distal to proximal

b. bandage fingers and toes to prevent further injury

c. extend the wound dressings 3 to 5 inches beyond the bandage

d. moisten and apply ointment before dandaging

a wrap the wound from distal to proximal

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Which of the following actions should a MA take when dealing with an angery pt?

a. match the pt's energy

b. stand closer to the pt so they will lower their voice

c. allow the pt to talk through their anger

d. the the pt the provider will not see them if they continue ta act out their anger

c. allow the pt to talk through their anger

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Which of the following does a Snellen chart measure?

a. visual acuity

b hearing acuity

c. color vision

d. bone conduction

a. visual acuity

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in which of the following positions should a MA place a 18-month-old pt when administering ear drops to the right ear?

a. right ear facing down with earlobe pulled down and back

b. right ear facing up with the pinna pulled up and back

c. right ear facing up with the earlobe pulled down and back

d. right ear facing down with the pinna pulled up and back

c. right ear facing up with the earlobe pulled down and back

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a MA is preparing a patient for a urine creatinine test. over which of the following periods of time should the MA instruct the pt to collect the specimen?

a. 6 hr

b. 12 hr

c. 24hr

d. 48 hr

c. 24hr

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a MA is preparing the exam room for a pt's general physical exam. which of the following instruments should be available to the provider for the exam?

a. forceps

b. otoscope

c. curette

d. endoscope

b. otoscope

<p>b. otoscope</p>
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when preforming routine follow-up calls to pt's, which of the following actions should a MA take first to notify the provider if the pt provides an unsatifactory progress reprt?

a. notify prpvider immeriately

b. notify the provider on the next business day

c. add a note to the pt's appointment file

d. doc the phone call

a. notify prpvider immeriately

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A MA is billing a patient's third party payer for today's office visit. Which of the following documents does this require ?

a. An expiation of benefits (EOB)

b. A release of information form

c. An 837/CMS-1500 claim form

d. Notice of privacy practices (NPP)

c. An 837/CMS-1500 claim form

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the abbreviation PNR stands for which of the following?

a. twice per day

b. nothing by mouth

c. as needed

d. before eating

c. as needed; which is short for the latin phrase pro re nata, stands for as needed

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which of the following pulmonary function tests involves measuring the oxygen saturation of a pt's blood by placeing a probe on their finger?

a. pulse oximetry

b. peak flow monitor

c. spirometry test

d. lung volume test

a. pulse oximetry

<p>a. pulse oximetry</p>
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which of the following info should a MA verify at every office visit?

a. allergies

b. blood pressure

c. surgerise

d. major illnesses

a. allergies

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a pt is having an EKG performed and is exerinecing dyspnea. in which of the following positions should the MA place the pt?

a. fowler's position

b. knee-chest position

c. lithotomy position

d. dorsal recumbent position

a. flower's position

<p>a. flower's position</p>
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according to OSHA guidelines for proper waste disposal, which of the following should a MA dispose of in a regualr waset container?

a. positive culture plate

b. suture stauples

c. an empty urine container

d. a cappillary tube

c. an empty urine container

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which of the following vaccinataions should a newbor pt recive at birth?

a. hepatitis B

b. vaicella

c. tenanus, diphtheria and perussis (Tbap)

d. measels, mups, and rubella (MMR)

a. hepatitis B

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which of the following diagnostic statements is appropriate in the out-pt setting?

a. fever of unknown origin

b. susepected strep throat

c. knee pain and arthritis

d. probable urinary tract infection

a. fever of unknown origin; becuase the pt is most likley stable enough to hadle the fever and its not seen as life-threatining.

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which of te following is the purpose ofnutilizing a clinical centrifuge?

a. seperate a specimen into diffrent components

b.to aperate plasma off the cells

c. trasfer plasma to another tube

d. aviod hemolysis of the specimen

a. seperate a specimen into diffrent components

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a MA is preparing to print a after-visit summary for a pt. which of the following direct identifiers should the MA verify to protect the pt's protected health info (PHI)

a. mailing address

b. insurance carrier

c. employer

d. name of pt's provider

a. mailing address

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A MA is creating templates for a provider to send electronic prescriptions. Which of the following is most commonly included in electronic prescription templates ?

a. The patient's Social Security Number

b. The medication type

c. The patient's DOB

d. An allergy test.

b. The medication type

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a MA is scheduling a procedure at a local facility for a pt. which of the following staps should the MA take first.

a. review preadmission instructions with the pt

b. send the pt medical records to the facility

c. call and schedule the procedure

d. verify insurance will cover the procedure

d. verify insurance will cover the procedure

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a MA is using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer after patient contact. The hand sanitizer should contain at least what percentage of alcohol.

a. 30%

b. 50%

c. 60%

d. 40%

c. 60%

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which of the following stages described by the Kubler-Ross grieving proocess indicates that the pt may attempt to give somthing up to gain more time?

a. denial stage

b. anger stage

c. acceptance stage

d. bargaining stage

d. bargaining stage

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when assisting a pt from a diffrent culture, how should you speak to the pt to make them feel more comferable?

a. try to understand their belife about disease

b. tell the pt "your englis is very good"

c. speak very slowly and use medical terms

d. tell the pt "you home remedies will not help as much as the medication the doc prescribes"

a. try to understand their belife about disease

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A pt reports feeling depressed due to the recent loss of a partner, in which of the five stages of the grief process does depression present itself?

a. 1st

b. 2nd

c. 3rd

d. 4th

4th

<p>4th</p>
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a pt comes to the clinic with dysuria, discharge from the penis, and pain in the lower abdomen. a MA should recognize these as manifestations of which of the following disorders?

a. appendicitis

b. gonorrhea

c. ibs

d. inguinal hernia

b. gonorrhea

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which of the following sections of the clinic record includes a collection of pt's subjective data obtained by a MA during the clinical intake process?

a. health hx

d. vital signs

c. anthropometric measurements

d. radiology reports

a. health hx

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which of the following statemts describes the doctrine of professional discretion?

a. a pt can read their own chart without a release of info form

b. med office may turn over unpaid bills to a collection agency only after obtaining written permission from pt

c. low enforcment can request protected health info only after the pt has signed a release of info form

d. when pt requests a copy of their med records, the provider may choose not to disclose all of the pt info

d. when pt requests a copy of their med records, the provider may choose not to disclose all of the pt info

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When obtaining a blood pressure reading, which of the following describes how high a medical assistant should inflate the cuff ?

A. To at least 200 mm Hg to obtain an accurate systolic reading

B. To approximately 30 mm Hg above the previously measured radial pulse reading

C. To approximately 60 mm Hg above the previously measured brachial pulse reading

D. To no more than 190 mm Hg to get an accurate systolic pressure

B. to approximatley 30 mm Hg above preciously measured radial pulse reading

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method that aids in gathering additonal details from the pt regarding their chief complaint?

a. ask open-ended questions

b. using verbal diagrams

c. ask clossed ended questions

d. using an audio tool

a. ask open-ended questions

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recomended age for children to get their first HPV vaccine?

a. at birth

b. 6-7 y/o

c. 11-12 y/o

d. 15-16 y/o

c. 11-12 y/o

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if pt has 3rd degree burns, what first aid should the MA perform?

a. remove bruned clothing stuck to the pt

b. lower pt's arms below waist

c. seperat the pts fingers

d. have pt increase breating

c. seperat the pts fingers; we seperate them to wrap them in dry and sterile dressings. this also prevents the fingers from fuseing together while healing

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what is the first sound you hear when taking BP

a. diastolic

b. pulse pressure

c. blood volume

d. systolic

d. systolic

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A provider wants to ensure that late patients do not impact the appointment schedule in a negative way so they request that three patients be scheduled at the top of each hour to be seen in the order in which they arrive. Which of the following types of scheduling does this describe?

a. open hours

b. double booking

c.time specified

d. wave

d. wave

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According to the stages of hypertension, which of the following blood pressure readings is considered to be in the elevated stage?

a. 116/74 mm Hg

b. 128/78 mm Hg

c. 182/124 mm Hg

d. 140/90 mm Hg

b. 128/78 mm Hg; just for comparason, a normal bp is below 120/80.

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As the body processes medications, which of the following terms best represents absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion?

a pharmacodynamics

b pharmakinetics

c pharmacotherapeutics

d toxicology

b pharmakinetics

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how to choach family on how to reduce the spread of infection?

a. cough and sneeze inot the open air

b. only use high level disinfectants

c. routinely wash hands before and after meals

d. aviod using hand sanitizer

c. routinely wash hands before and after meals

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how deep should you go when obtaining an rectal temp on a enfant?

a. 1 inch

b. 5/6 inch

c. 1/2 inch

d. rectal temp should not be taken on enfants

c. 1/2 inch

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first step to taking out sutures?

a. discard all sutures right after removal

b. grasp and lift knot away from skin

c. cut knot to remove it from the stuture

d. use bandage scissors to cut the sutures

b. grasp and lift knot away from skin

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what position do you need to be in for a colposcopy procedure?

a. supine

b. dorsal recumbent

c. lithotomy

d. lateral semi prone recumbent

c. lithotomy

<p>c. lithotomy</p>
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which of the following defines the process of sterilization?

a. killing pathogenic organisms and rendering them ineffective

b. cleansing instruments to reduce microorganisms to a safe level

c. killing all pathogenic organisms and spores

d. cleaning instruments using ultrasonic sound waves in a bath of cleanser and water

c. killing all pathogenic organisms and spores

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45 y/o female pt comes in for her annual physical, what does she need?

a. lung cancer screening

b. bone density screening

c. cervical cancer screening

d. mammography screening

d. mammography screening

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appropraite placement for electrodes during an EKG?

a. downwards on arms

b. downward the knee

c. downward the chest

d. downward the lower leg

a. downwards on arms; to reduce tension and pulling on the electrodes

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MA needs to adminester a nitroglycerin tablet, which rout is for under the tounge?

A. Buccal

B.oral

c.rectal

d. sublingual

d. sublingual

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A MA needs to remove a living mincro-organism fromage towel clamp, which method should the MA use?

a. disinfection

b. sanitization

a. sterilization

d. ultrasonic

a. sterilization

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A medical assistant is attempting to find an elderly persons vein for a routine venipuncture, what other vein can the MA use as a last resort?

a. medial veins

b. basilic veins

c. cephalic veins

d. suppelmental cephalic veins

b. basilic veins

<p>b. basilic veins</p>
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according to the CDC, which of the following is the correct order for donning PPE?

a. gloves, gown, goggles, mask

b. gown, mask, goggles, gloves

c. mask, goggles, gown, gloves

d. goggles, mask, gloves, gown

b. gown, mask, goggles, gloves

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a MA is preparing a community resource library. which of the following actions should the MA take first?

a. collect feedback from pt's about their experiences with the resources

b. update the community resource info

c. compile a list of local community agencies

d. make a spreadsheet thta has the contact info of services

c. compile a list of local community agencies

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what does NPO stand for?

a. twice a day

b. nothing by mouth

c. every hour

d. before eating

b. nothing by mouth