CCMA Practice Test 3

What is the ADDITIVE for the YELLOW blood tube?

ACD or SPS

What is the ADDITIVE for the LIGHT BLUE blood tube?

Sodium Citrate

What is the ADDITIVE for the RED blood tube?

N/A

What is the ADDITIVE for the RED/GOLD OR LIGHT GREEN blood tube?

Serum Separator Tube

What is the ADDITIVE for the GREEN blood tube?

Heparin

What is the ADDITIVE for the LAVENDER blood tube?

EDTA

What is the ADDITIVE for the GREY blood tube?

Sodium Fluoride + Potassium Oxalate

What is the USE for the YELLOW blood tube?

Blood / Bodily Cultures

What is the USE for the LIGHT BLUE blood tube?

Coagulation Testing

What is the USE for the RED blood tube?

Serum Test; Chem Studies

What is the USE for the RED/GOLD OR LIGHT GREEN blood tube?

Serum Test; Chem Studies (#2)

What is the USE for the GREEN blood tube?

Chem Studies

What is the USE for the LAVENDER blood tube?

Hematology Studies

What is the USE for the GRAY blood tube?

Chem Tests

What describes the doctrine of professional discretion

When a patient requests a copy of their medical records, the provider may choose not to disclose all of the patient information.

Which of the following parts of Medicaid covers durable medical equipment?

Medicare B

What coaching recommendations should a MA tell a patient on reducing the spread of infection

Washing their hands before and after meals

What will ensure accurate reimbursement of a claim?

Reporting codes that are supported by the encounter documentation

A MA is cleaning an exam room after helping a PCP w/ a biopsy, what action, should the MA take

Dispose of a scalpel in a properly labeled puncture proof container

A provider wants to ensure that late patients doesn’t impact the appointment schedule so they request that three patients be scheduled in the 1st 30 mins and to be seen in the order they come. What scheduling is this

Wave

What is the correct placement for lead V4?

Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line

What fire extinguisher class should be used on flammable liquids

B

What should a MA do to help w/ hemostasis after doing a VENIpuncture

Tell the pt to hold pressure on the site and elevate their arm

What vaccination should pts get at seven y/o or older?

Tetanus diphtheria and pertussis tdap

A pt comes w/ a laceration, and the PCP says theyll need sutures. What supplies should the MA give them?

The needle holder with the suture attached

A MA is doing a 837P/CMS 1500 claim for a burn victim what info is required

Current procedural, terminology code

When doing a VENIpuncture, what is a pre-analytical error that can affect results

Adjusting the order of draw

A MA needs to draw a blood glucose level on a patient. What tube should they use?

Gray top tube

What position should a MA put a pt when doing a 12 lead EKG?

Supine

Which routes of administrations should a MA use when doing a tuberculin skin test

intradermal

A MA is getter data from a pt w/ cold sores on his lips. Which viruses causes this?

herpes simplex type 1

A MA is replacing a sharps container in an exam room and gets a small laceration from the plastic lid. Which documentation should the assistant complete?

OSHA 301

What should be included on the CMS-1500 claim form should be recognized as a medical necessity of a procedure

Diagnosis Code

What vitamins is fat soluble

A

Candidiasis is what type of?

Fungal

What is the fees by PCP who have similar training / experience / practice / area

Customary

The lab report says the pt has a hemoglobin level of 7 g/dL. What should the MA do 1st?

Notify the provider

What additive should be used when doing a CBC?

EDTA

Where is V2 located?

Left of the sternum at the fourth intercostal space

What is the MAs role in pulmonary function testing (PFT)

Coaching the pt

What should you do to the ear to do an ear irrigation for an adult pt w/ a cerumen impaction

Pull the pinna of the ear up and back

How should a MA classify dressings and bandages?

As clinical supplies

You see a hematoma developing at the site of a venous blood draw. What do you do?

Release the tourniquet and stop the draw

What indicates how a pts med records will be used and disclosed by a med office?

Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)

What keeps keeps hc staff from retaliation by their employers when they report cases of pt neglect and abuse

Whistleblower Protection Act