PRACTICE TEST 1-200 CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT NATIONAL CREDENTIAL REVIEW

1.A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia.

False

2.Water soluble vitamins are A,D,E and K.

False

3.Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism.

True.

4.Some states consider it legal for medical assistant to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment.

False

5.It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it.

True

6. Aphysician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees.

False

7.A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is called a stain.

True

8.Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction.

True

9.A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract and saliva.

False

10.The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory.

True

Hepat stands for root of kidney

False

12. A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens.

True

13.Viruses are found in soil.

True

14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is coagulation.

True

15.Water contributes about 60% of body weight.

True

16.The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level.

True

17. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees net earnings to pay federal, state,and local income taxes.

False

18. Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of compounds.

True

19. The optimal temperature to promote growth of bacteria in a culture medium is 37 degrees Celsius.

True

20. Bacteria that stain purple are gram positive.

True

The dorsal cavity is located in front of the body. ( POSTERIOR the back near spinal cord)

False

22. Neoplasms are new growths and are cancerous , non-cancerous.

True

23. The ventricles have one-way values at their entrances and exits so that blood goes in the proper direction as the heart pumps.

True

24.A living will is intended to help families of terminally ill patients deal with the inevitable outcome and limit unnecessary medical costs.

True

25.A co-payment is a fixed percentage of covered charges after the deductible is met.

False

26.All medical practices have to cover workers compensation cases.

False

The study of all factors that cause disease is known as Etiology.

True

A check from an insurance company includes payment for only one patient.

False

Calcium in milk can diminish the absorption of some antibiotics.

True

Compounded interest is paid on the initial investment and on the interest earned on the investment.

True

An employer must pay FUTA tax if employees wages total more than $1500 in any quarter.

True

Vesting means that you have a legal right to all the money in your account.

True

Trichinella spiralis is a roundworm that enters the body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked.

True

In a medical practice, accounts receivable describes the money that is paid out to run the practice.

False payments made by a patient represent the doctors is ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

A customary fee is the fee a doctor charges for a service or procedure.

False

The physician usually authorizes several people to handle the purchasing of supplies and other products.

False

Infarction is an area of dead tissue caused by an invasion of bacteria or loss of blood supply.

False ( HEART ATTACK)

The percentage the employer pays for federal unemployment taxes decreases if the employer also pays state unemployment taxes.

True

Untreated strep throat is not serious and does not lead to complications.

False

Metabolism is the sum of all cellular processes that build, maintain and supply energy to living tissue.

True

The daily recommended allowance for fat in the adult diet is 50% to 60%.

False

The typical American diet contains 2 to 5 g sodium daily.

True

Most fungi do not cause disease in humans.

True

Encephal means neck. (MEANS THE BRAIN)

False

Cyst means bladder.

True

CEPHALAGIA

The medical term for HEADACHE.

PYREXIA

FEVER

HYPERPLASIA

Excessive tissue

HYPOGLYCEMIA

Low blood sugar

VARIOLA

Smallpox

ARTHRO

Joints

CYTOLOGIST

One who studies cells

THORACOTOMY

Incision into the chest

HYPODERMIC

Underneath skin

ATRIOMEGALY

Enlargement of the atrium of the hearts.

CARDIAC CYCLE

One complete heartbeat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases.

RESECTION

Cutting or removal of a portion of.

HYPODERMIC

Another term for subcutaneous injection.

ASSAULT & BATTERY

In performing a treatment without the patients informed consent, the physician runs the risk of a suit for.

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR MALPRACTICE SUITS VARIES

ONE YEAR

SUBPOENA

A court order for a physician to appear and testify.

Criminal Offense

For anyone to practice medicine with a license.

MALPRACTICE

Negligence in medical profession.

RESPONDENT SUPERIOR

An employee who is considered to be acting on the doctors behalf while performing professional tasks.

PHYSICIANS PUBLIC DUTY

A physician reports a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to the state.

18 years

The age of majority in the most jurisdictions.

ETHICS

The study of values or principles governing personal relationships, including ideals of autonomy, justice, and conduct.

AVERAGE NUMBER FOUND IN TEN FIELDS

When performing a microscopic, the evaluation of each element present in the urinary sediment is based upon the.

10,000

When doing a red cell count, factor by which the cells counted are multiplied.

10x

When focusing the microscope, one should begin with which objective?

OBSERVING THE COLOR & CHARACTER

The macroscopic examination of urine consists of?

20 or 21 gauge

The appropriate gauge needle to use when performing phlebotomy of veins in the forearm.

50

When using a standard white blood cell pipette for determining a white blood cell count, the total number of cells counted is multiple by.

Gram Stain

The most common bactericology stain.

PA and LATERAL

THE MOST COMMON POSITION FOR CHEST X-RAYS ARE.

WHETHER A BACTERIA IS GRAM POSITIVE OR GRAM NEGATIVE

GRAM STAINING IS DONE TO DETERMINE

Q WAVE

ON A NORMAL ECG TRACING, THE FIRST WAVE TO SHOW DOWNWARD DEFLECTION.

SYSTOLIC PRESSURE

THE FIRST SOUND HEARD WHEN TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE

NORMAL ORAL TEMPERATURE IS 98.6 F. THE EQUIVALENT CELSIUS TEMPERATURE

37.0 c degree

ULTRASOUND WAVES ARE DISRUPTED BY

air and gas

ULTRASOUND IS COMMONLY

GIVEN WITH ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

MONOCYTES

THE LARGEST WHITE BLOOD CELLS ARE

19 GAUGE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING NEEDLES HAS THE WIDEST LUMEN.

SUBCUTANEOUS

AN INJECTION INTO THE TISSUE BETWEEN THE SKIN AND MUSCLE.

EPITHELIUM

THE LAYER OF CELLS FORMING THE EPIDERMIS OF THE SKIN & THE SURFACE LAYER OF MUCOUS & SEROUS MEMBRANES.

MELANOCYTES

The epidermis contains

STRATA

Several layers

AFFERENT NEURONS

Neurons that carry impulses toward the brain or spinal cord.

DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA)

A large molecule which is the main constituent of chromosomes is referred to as deoxyribonucleic.

OXYHEMOGLOBIN

Red blood cells appear red due to the presence of.

SYMPATHETIC & PARASYMPATHETIC NERVES

The heartbeat is normally regulated by the.

The median or sagittal plane divides the body

Into left and right

PRONE POSITION

Face down

SUPINE POSITION

Flat on their back with palms and face up.

PROXIMAL

Is the opposite of distal.

CORONAL

The body is divided into front and back.

DORSAL

The opposite of ventral.

PROXIMAL

The opposite of distal.

The number of bones in the body.

206

FEMUR

The longest bone in the body.