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University
Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 A.2
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- 1. Multiple Choice
A patient is seen at an urgent care center for a laceration of the left foot. The provider evaluates the injury and determines that sutures are not needed, applies dressing and releases the patient. Which of the following levels of examination should the medical assistant use for the procedural coding of the visit?
Problem-focused examinations
Expanded problem-focused examinations
Detailed examination
Comprehensive examination
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following information should the medical assistant enter into the appointment calendar when scheduling a patient for a skin rash?
Diagnosis code for dermatitis
Daytime phone number
Date of birth
Patient's identification number
- 3. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant discovers a garbage can fire has started in the break room of the medical office. According to RACE acronym for emergency response, which of the following actions should the assistant take first?
Close the doors and windows.
Turn off the oxygen in the adjacent examination rooms.
Use the office fire extinguisher.
Evacuate staff and patients from the immediate area.
- 4. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is encouraging a patient to increase her intake of insoluble fiber to help prevent constipation and hemorrhoids. What food should the assistant recommend as the best source of insoluble fiber?
Cooked white rice
Pears with skin
Strawberry
Popcorn
- 5. Multiple Choice
An medical assistant is preparing a patient who has congestive heart failure (CHF) for an appointment with the provider. Which of the following manifestations should the assistant expect?
Palpitations
Headaches
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
- 6. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is discussing information with a patient about a new medication that the provider prescribed. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Instruct the patient to stop taking the medication when symptoms resolve.
Reinforce teaching about the frequency of medication administration.
Tell the patient to disregard new adverse effects.
Tell the patient to modify the dose a necessary.
- 7. Multiple Choice
A patient arrives at a clinic with a bill for x-rays that were required due to an injury at the patient's place of employment. The patient has private insurance and is eligible for workers' compensation. The assistant should recognize that which of the following parties is responsible for payment of this bill?
Paid in full by the patient
Paid in full by the patient's private insurance
Paid in full by workers' compensation
Paid in part by private insurance and in part by workers' compensation
- 8. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant in an outpatient facility is preparing a patient for a venipuncture. which of the following should the assistant take to confirm the patient's identity?
Ask the patient to state and spell their full name and provide their date of birth.
Ask the patient for their provider's name.
Ask the patient to state their age and address.
Ask the patient to verify their examination room number.
- 9. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is using a scale with a height bar to measure a patient's height. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Raise the height bar when the patient is standing on the scale.
Have the patient face the weight indicators on the scale.
Have the patient stand up straight and look to one side.
Lower right horizontal bar gently so that it rest on top patient's head.
- 10. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is replacing a sharps container in an examination room and receive a small laceration on her arm from the plastic lid. Which of the following types of documentation should be assistant complete as a result of this incident?
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
OSHA Form 301
CMS-1500 claim form
Quality control log
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following medical record documentation templates is organized by the entity that supplied the data?
Source-oriented
Problem-oriented
SOAP format
CHEDDAR format
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following laboratory results should the medical assistant recognize is abnormal?
Sodium 138 mEq/L
Red blood cell count 5.2/mm3
Placelets 350/mm3
Potassium 3 mEq/L
- 13. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is transcribing a patient for magnesium sulfate into a patient's medical record. Which of the following should the assistant use to document the medication?
MS
MgSO4
Magnesium
Magnesium sulfate
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following EKG artifacts is caused by a disconnected electrode and results in the tracing going into the margins of the paper?
Wandering baseline
AC interference
Interrupted baseline
Somatic tremor
- 15. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is measuring a patient's oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter. Which of the following actions should the assistant take
Report a reading of 97% to the provider.
Wash the site with soap and warm water.
Instruct the patient to take several deep breaths while the senior in place.
Check capillary refill and the patients finger.
- 16. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is carrying for a child who has varicella zoster virus. The assistant should recognize that varicella is transferred through which of the following modes of transmission?
Airborne
Bloodborne
Vector-borne
Foodborne
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following steps for a fingerstick should the medical assistant complete first?
Cleanse the site with an antiseptic wipe.
Select the appropriate part of the third or fourth finger.
Position the blade of the lancet across the lines of the fingertip.
Confirm the correct identity of the patient.
- 18. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is scheduling diagnostic tests for a patient's liver and pancreas. Which of the following systems is being assessed?
Cardiovascular
Integumentary
Respiratory
Digestive
- 19. Multiple Choice
At work, a medical assistant cared for a neighbor who sustained multiple injuries in a fall. After work, another neighbor asks the assistant what happened to the neighbor who fell. Following the American Association of Medical Assistants' (AAMA) Code of Ethics, which of the following responses should the assistant make?
"She broke a couple of bones, but she'll be fine."
"It was nothing serious. You'll see her soon enough."
"Well see her every week or so during her recovery."
"I can't share any information about what happens at my job."
- 20. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who is 5' 7" tall. Which of the following is the patient's height in centimeters?
170 cm
145 cm
114 cm
26 cm
- 21. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is using a butterfly needle set to obtain a blood sample from a vein in a patient's hand. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Hold the needle by its wings.
Insert the needle into the skin at a 45 (degree) angle.
Release the tourniquet after 2 min.
Activate the safety device before removing the needle.
- 22. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is preparing 1 g/kg of activated charcoal for a patient who weighs 176 lb. How many grams of charcoal should the assistant prepare?
79 g
387 g
352 g
76 g
- 23. Multiple Choice
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?
Propranolol
Nitroglycerin
Metoprolol
Atorvastatin
- 24. Multiple Choice
When should the code on glucose cuvettes be compared to the code on the glucometer?
After a new package of cuvettes is opened
Before a patient is tested
At the beginning of the shift
Following an error code
- 25. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant should follow chain of custody guidelines for which of the following types of laboratory results?
Digoxin levels
Blood cultures
Parentage testing
Lead levels
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