RMA 2025 (June 7th)

What are some of the nutritional factors that positively influence the wellness of a diabetic patient?

Increasing exercise, eating healthy and controlling blood sugar levels.

Functional units of the lungs that are air sacs are called:

alveoli.

The three sections of the small intestine are the:

duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

Prostatic hypertrophy is:

an enlarged prostate

The internal folds of the stomach are known as:

rugae

An example of a "ball and socket" joint is the

hip

The thoracic cavity is lined by the:

pleural membrane.

The outer layer of the skin is the:

epidermis

Night blindness may be caused by a deficiency of:

vitamin A.

Receiving the vaccine for the COVID-19 virus provides:

Artificial Acquired Active Immunity.

Growth hormone is produced in the:

pituitary

The left ventricle of the heart sends blood out through which artery?

Aorta

When a muscle contracts it becomes:

shorter and thicker

The kidneys are located behind the:

peritoneum

What is the process of ovum formation?

Oogenesis

Nutrients absorbed by the body in the small intestine include:

carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and water

The axial skeleton consists of ____ bones?

80

The mixture of food and gastric juices is called:

chyme

part of the pharynx that is a passageway for air only is the:

nasopharynx.

The outer ear includes the:

ear canal

A genetic disorder characterized by the inability of the blood to clot properly is:

hemophilia.

Muscles are attached to bones by:

tendons

A medical assistant taking a pulse by listening to the heart is taking a:

apical pulse

Where is chyme produced?

Stomach

The site of fertilization is usually the:

fallopian tube.

During swallowing, the larynx is covered by the:

epiglottis

Which of the following means a physician who specializes in the study of the anus and the rectum?

Proctologist

The combining form "hist/o" means:

tissue

All medication orders, progress notes, consultation reports, operative reports, and clinical orders are subject to:

the "Do Not Use" List of abbreviations created by JCAHO.

Which of these terms describes age-related farsightedness?

Presbyopia

Which one of the following is a physician having a practice limited to the aging population?

Gerontologist

Low blood pressure is:

hypotension

A hernia of part of the rectum into the vagina is called:

rectocele

When analyzing a medical term, where is the best word part to begin analyzing?

End

The term "myotomy" means incision into:

a muscle.

The procedure that uses a caustic chemical, electric current, laser, and freezing is:

cauterization

The combining form that means "red" is:

erythron

An accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity is

ascites

The suffix meaning "inflammation" is

itis

What is the first portion of the small intestine?

Duodenum

Inflammation of the salivary gland is known as:

sialadenitis

The surgical incision into the abdomen is:

laparotomy

What term is best associated with cancer that has spread to other organs of the body?

Metastasis.

The inflammation of the pancreas is:

pancreatitis

Accepting assignment on a Medicare claim means that the physician is compensated:

80% of approved amount.

Where are the diagnosis codes found that are descriptive of the disease or condition presented by the patient?

ICD

This type of benefit covers catastrophic or prolonged illness or injury. This insurance takes over when basic medical, hospitalization and surgical benefits end.

Major medical

The policy describing a period of non-coverage for conditions diagnosed prior to the issuance of an insurance benefit plan is called:

a pre-existing conditions waiver.

Medicare Part B covers:

prescription medical equipment.

This insurance covers health benefits program for the spouses and dependent children of veterans suffering total, permanent, service-connected disabilities and for surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans who died as a result of service-related disabilities.

CHAMPVA

An ICD-10-CM code may contain up to how many digits?

Seven

Medical sole proprietorship, partnerships, groups, and corporations are encouraged to purchase insurance policies that include benefits for medical expenses payable to individuals who are injured in the insured person's home, business, or car, without regards to the insured person's actual legal liability for the accident. This type of insurance is called:

liability insurance

The routine waiving of co-payments:

is against federal guidelines.

Claims for Medicaid patients enrolled in a managed care plan are paid according to what fee schedule?

Capitated

The signature of the treating physician, medical assistant, or other healthcare provider on the medical record indicates that the record is accurate. This is called:

authentication

When an order arrives from a supplier, the box should be inventoried. The list of the items included in a shipment is called the:

packing slip.

Which of the following is required for electronic data interchange?

Modem

The physician has just arrived, and several patients are waiting to be seen. Which of the following patients should the physician see first?

A walk-in patient complaining of chest pain

Medical records in this medical office are filed via terminal digit order. Arrange the following medical record numbers in terminal digit order from the lowest to the highest. Select the correct terminal digit order sequence.

(1) 06 14 06

(2) 06 06 06

(3) 06 05 06

(4) 05 01 06

(4), (3), (2), (1)

What information would you need in order to properly matrix the appointment book or electronic medical record?

Days and hours the physician performs hospital rounds

When a patient cancels his or her appointment or merely does not show up, the correct course of action is to:

call the patient and try to reschedule for another time; document the missed ​appointment in the patient record and in the appointment book or database.

Which of the following is the correct way to write the first line of an inside address in a letter to Susan Martin, a pediatrician?

Susan Martin, MD.

Which of the following is the best method of interacting with an angry patient in the reception area?

Invite the patient into a room out of the reception area.

Immunization records should be kept in the medical office for how long?

Permanently

Which of the following words is NOT required in the heading of a memorandum?

Copy

Which of the following type of magazines or journals should not be in the reception area?

Physician's professional journals

Which of the following dates is written correctly for inclusion in the heading of a business letter?

July 27, 2011

A scheduling method in which patients sign in and are seen on a first-come, first-served basis is known as which of the following?

Open hours

Which of the following is the primary benefit of numeric filing?

Patient confidentiality is preserved.

Who is the legal owner of the medical record (original hardcopy or electronic medical record)?

The physician or medical facility which initiated and developed the record.

A medical assistant wants to order boxes of 21-gauge, 1/2-inch needles. If the clinic uses four boxes weekly and supplies are ordered once every four weeks, how many boxes should she order?

16

Which of the following patient charts would be placed first in an alphabetic filing system?

Mellow, Jack

Which of the following priorities is most important when working with multi-user computerized patient record systems?

Maintaining patient confidentiality

When making travel arrangements for the physician to attend a medical seminar or convention, the medical assistant should provide the physician with details of the entire trip, including dates and times of arrival and departure, flight and hotel confirmation numbers, and other details all in one document. This detailed description is called:

an itinerary.

Which one of the following represents the statistical characteristics of human populations (as in date of birth, address, telephone number, occupation, place of employment) used for identification?

Demographic

Which of the following actions is most appropriate to ensure the security of electronic medical records?

Restricting access to information based on each user's job function.

Which of the following pieces of incoming mail should be delivered directly to the physician unopened?

A certified letter marked "Confidential"

In some states, a minor is legally unable to make treatment decisions with limited exceptions. Under what circumstances would a patient such as Jane Doe, a 16-year-old minor, suffering from cancer, be allowed to refuse continued chemotherapy treatments?

Being an emancipated minor

Which of the following legal proceedings is most likely to result in the revocation or suspension of a physician's license to practice medicine?

Felony conviction

Which of the following is a legally binding request to provide records or documents to a court that is usually issued to the person considered the custodian of the records?

Subpoena duces tecum

A physician performed plastic surgery on a patient and later published an article about the procedure in a medical journal. A photograph of the surgical site was included. Permission to publish the photograph had not been obtained. This act is an example of:

invasion of privacy.

An example of a medical assistant illegally practicing medicine is:

giving advice on a patient condition.

The law requires that which one of the following be reported to the appropriate authorities?

Suspected child abuse

According to the Patient Care Partnership (formerly the Patient's Bill of Rights), which of the following is a patient right?

To expect continuity of care

HIPAA requires covered entities to submit Medicare claims:

through electronic data exchange

If a physician accepts payment from another physician solely for the referral of a patient, both are guilty of:

fee splitting.

The purpose of the Good Samaritan Act is to protect healthcare providers rendering First Aid from:

civil and criminal liability.

A patient's implied consent usually covers which one of the following procedures?

Blood test

The Controlled Substances Act is a United States law that regulates controlled drugs. The law is administered by the Drug Enforcement Administration. All of the following are responsibilities of medical assistants in the medical setting when dealing with controlled substances, EXCEPT:

prescribing controlled drugs.

Substitution of another surgeon without the patient's consent when the patient has already received anesthesia and has no idea that a substitution has been made is called:

ghost surgery.

If a caring family member asks about a patient's treatment, the medical assistant should:

provide only information that has been authorized by the patient.

Who created physiological ideas such as the id, ego, and superego?

Freud

The justification of behavior with socially acceptable reasons and the tendency to ignore the real reasons underlying the behavior is a defense mechanism. An example is, "I dieted strictly all day; therefore, it's okay to eat a couple of candy bars later in the evening after supper." This defense mechanism is known as:

rationalization

Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' stages of Death and Dying progress through five stages. Which of the following is the correct order of her Death and Dying stages?

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Who created the theory on the stages of death and dying?

Kubler-Ross

According to the theory of death and dying, a patient with terminal cancer who is beginning to deal with the fact that he or she will die is in which of the following stages of dying?

Acceptance

Positioning or sitting behind a desk communicates the message of:

authority

The avoidance of confronting a personal problem or reality by acting as if the problem or reality never existed is a defense mechanism known as:

denial

This type of listening is highly recommended for health care providers and patients in communicating needs. It involves participation in a conversation with another by means of repeating words and phrases or giving approving or disapproving nods.

Active listening

The technique used to let a patient know how you interpreted the message he or she is communicating is called:

restating