NHA CCMA Practice test 3.0 4

When performing venipuncture which of the following is the correct order ofdraw?

What is the cell structure that provides energy for cells?

Mitochondria

What does the snellen chart test?

visual acuity

What septic techniques can be achieved using dry heat, moist heat, ultraviolet light gas chemicals or ionizing radiation?

Sterilization

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

mask

What is the recommended age for children to receive their first human papillomavirus vaccine?

11-12

A patient informs a medical assistant that they get headaches when they read from a computer monitor the assistant should enter the information into which of the following locations when using the SOAP approach to organizing medical records?

Subjective

A medical assistant is weighing a patient that is 72 kg; what is the weight compared to pounds?

158.4

When a medical assistant is performing a Vinipuncture procedure what is a pre-analytical error that can affect the test results?

Adjusting the order of draw

Which class of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable liquids

Class B

Which class of fire extinguisher should be used on electrical fires?

Class c

Which class of fire extinguishers are used on combustible metals?

Class D

What does a class a fire extinguisher contain?

Water

What is the correct distance for spacing? The small amounts of allergen tested on the skin during a scratch allergy test?

1 1/2 to 2 inches

What could be the result of inhaling asbestos?

Mesothelioma

What is linked to alcohol and tobacco consumption?

Carcinoma of the lyrics

Contact with coal and wood dust can cause damage to the alveoli in the lungs, causing what

Emphysema

Roller bandages are applied in what direction?

Distal to proximal

Patient insurance company calls the office to obtain additional information regarding a recently submitted claim which regulation allows the office to release the information to an insurance company without a written authorization?

The HIPAA privacy rule

What is it called Stop it When the stylus moves from the center of an EKG, it can be a result of too much lotion or sweat on the skin or an adequate attachment to the skin

Wandering baseline

What are jagged peaks or irregularity and height and space this artifact results from involuntary or voluntary movement of the patient?

Somatic temor

What is a result of electrodes falling off of the patient or from frayed or broken wires?

Interrupted baseline

What diagnostic statement is appropriate in the outpatient setting?

Fever of unknown origin

What type of advanced directives provide information about the person that a patient delegated to make healthcare decisions on their behalf there are unable to do so?

Healthcare proxy

What is a healthcare proxy document?

It names a person that the patient has delegated to make healthcare decisions on their behalf, if they are unable to make them themselves

What screening identifies a patient's physical social and psychological health status? The physical function is the tool that focuses on grooming, bathing eating, and walking.

Functional status screening

What screening focuses on the safety of an older adult home and screens for signs of abuse and neglect

Elderly safety screening

What is a Medicare form is relating to non-covered charges occurred during medical treatment

Advanced beneficiary notice ABN

What is a health insurance claim form used by health insurance payers to process process claims submitted by healthcare providers?

837P/CMS-1500 claim form

What position should a medical assistant place an 18 month old patient and when administering eardrops to ear?

Europe pulled down and back to allow a medication to float into the canal and reach the infected area

What position should a medical assistant place a patient and preparing to perform a 12-lead EKG in the office?

Supine

What is a normal range for a fasting blood sugar result?

70 to 99 mg/dl

What is a recognized fasting blood sugar range for a known diabetic?

over 126 mg/dL.

Medical assistant is preparing hemostats for sterilization after an invasive procedure. Which technique should the assistant use?

Autoclave

What is a recognized fasting blood sugar result for a prediabetic?

100 to 125 mg/dL

What sterilization technique is used for large surgical equipment and requires a large area and timeframe to perform?

Gas

What technique is not as effective as wet heat and is ineffective against spores?

Dry heat

What technique uses high-level disinfectant solutions to sanitize instruments?

Chemical

What is the normal setting for the standardization mark on an EKG?

10 mm/mV

What position should a patient be in for a flexible? Sigma scope examination

Left lateral position

What cell structure assist in the distribution of chromosomes during cell division

Centrioles

What cell structure system in protein synthesis

Ribosomes

What cell structure helps the body mobilize and secrete mucus from the respiratory tract

Celia

What cell structure assist in converting energy from nutrients into a form that the body can use

Mitochondria

What color tube should a medical assistant use for a blood glucose draw?

Gray

What color tube should a medical assistant use for coagulation studies?

Light blue

What color tube should a medical assistant use for a chemistry draw?

Red

What color tube should a medical assistant use for hematology and hemoglobin A1c level draw

Lavender

What did dictates the operations of a physicians office clinical laboratory?

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services

What quadrant is the gallbladder located?

Upper right quadrant

What term best represents absorption, distribution metabolism and excretion

Pharmaokinetics

What term describes the study of a drugs effects on the body

Pharmacodynamics

What term describes the study of how drugs are used to treat disease?

Pharmacotherapeutics

What term describes the study of poisons or the poisonous effects of drugs?

Toxicology

What should a patient be attracted to do to assist with hemostasis following a venipuncture?

What pressure to sit and elevate their arm

When creating a template for a provider to send electronic prescriptions, what is most commonly included in electronic prescription templates?

The medication type

What letter format uses indented paragraphs

Semi Block letter

What letter format uses the body and the inside address are left justified while the date closing and signature blocks are centered

Modified Block letter

What letter format uses left justified except for sender information

Simplified letter

What form of health information exchange does the office of the national coordinator for health information technology promote in order to provide patients with the ability to control the use of their health information

Customer mediated exchange

What BMI is categorized as healthy weight?

18.5-24.9

What BMI is categorized does overweight

25-29.9

What BMI is categorized as obese class one

30.0-34.9

What BMI is categorized as obese class two

35.0-39.9

What means the absence of infection or infectious material?

Asepsis

What means the destruction of disease causing organisms?

Medical asepsis

What is the practice of destroying all microorganisms and is used for invasive procedures?

Surgical asepsis

What microorganism causes syphilis?

Treponema pallidum

Which microorganisms causes thrush?

Candida albicans

Which section of the a prescription contains the providers instructions for the patient?

Signatura

What refers to a physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to person?

Fomite

Temperature conversion formula, Celsius to Fahrenheit

°F= (9/5 x °C) +32

Temperature conversion formula, Fahrenheit to Celsius

°C=5/9 x (°F-32)

Remember base temp

37°C = 98.6°F

Steps for putting on PPE

gown, mask, goggles, gloves

Steps for taking off PPE

gloves, goggles, gown, mask