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Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 A.4
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- 1. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant should use which of the following solutions to prepare a patient's skin prior to drawing blood cultures?
Benzoin tincture
Hydrogen peroxide
Isopropyl alcohol
Chlorhexidine
- 2. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following patient conditions should the assistant perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture?
Edema in the fingers
HIV-positive
Previous thromboses
Hypothyroidism
- 3. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug screening. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the chain of custody for this specimen?
Ensure the specimen has a volume of 20 mL.
Record the specimen's temperature 8 min after collection.
Send the specimen to the testing laboratory on the same day as the collection.
Ask the provider to supervise the collection and shipment of the specimen.
- 4. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is administering heparin subcutaneously to a patient. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Spread the skin taut over the injection site.
Insert the needle at a 30 degree angle.
Inject the medication slowly.
Massage the site after removing the needle.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following laboratory values should a medical assistant immediately report to a patient's provider?
Blood glucose 500 mg/ dL
Potassium 4.1 mEq/ L
Hematocrit 42%
Hemoglobin 15 g/dL
- 6. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is preparing to calculate a patient's heart rate from an EKG tracing. Which of the following methods should the assistant use for this calculation?
Calculate the mean rate and divide 1500 by that rate
Count the number of small boxes in two cardiac cycles
Divide 1500 by the number of small boxes between two r waves
Count the number of large boxes between the p and t waves
- 7. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant has a blood pressure cuff inflated and partially opens the valve to deflate as he listens with a stethoscope. When should he read the diastolic pressure?
When the sound disappears
When repetitive sounds begin
When the sounds change from strong to muffled
When the sounds change from swishing to sharp
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a medical assistant?
A medical report for an insurance carrier
A referral letter for a patient to an outside provider
A letter containing medical advice to the parents of a child
A notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
- 9. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is witnessing a patient sign an informed consent form. Which of the following is the responsibility of the assistant acting as a witness?
Ensure the patient understands the procedure.
Validate the patient's signature.
Evaluate if the patient is competent.
Recommend alternative treatments to the patient.
- 10. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is performing spirometry testing for a patient who has shortness of breath. Which of the following results of the spirometry test indicates a successful maneuver?
A slow and progressive start
A fast and steady flow with no variability
An exhalation of 3 seconds
Light coughing during the test
- 11. Multiple Choice
Where should a medical assistant place the electrode for lead V5?
On the left midaxillary line, horizontal to V4
On the left anterior axillary line, horizontal to V4
On the left midclavicular line, fifth intercostal space
On the right margin of the sternum, fourth intercostal space
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following pieces of legislation keeps health care staff safe from retaliation by their employers when they report cases of patient neglect and abuse?
Good Samaritan act
HITECH act
Whistleblower protection act
Patient's Bill of Rights
- 13. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is preparing to perform a capillary collection from an older adult patient who has poor circulation in his hands. Which of the following techniques should the assistant use to increase circulation at the collection site?
Hold the patient's hand above his heart.
Squeeze the patient's finger.
Warm the patient's hand.
Apply a tourniquet above the patient's wrist.
- 14. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is talking with a patient who is experiencing home displacement following a hurricane. To which of the following resources should the assistant refer the patient for information, support, and links to community services?
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
American Red Cross
National Council on Aging
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- 15. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is performing a review of items in a clinic's inventory. How should the assistant classify dressings and bandages for inventory purposes?
As office supplies
As office equipment
As clinical supplies
As clinical equipment
- 16. Multiple Choice
An adolescent is covered by two insurance policies under her divorced parents who have birthdays in May and August and have joint custody. Which policy is the primary policy for the adolescent?
The policy that the adolescent chooses
The policy written in which the adolescent is the dependent
The policy that was written first
The policy of the parent who has the earliest birth month
- 17. Multiple Choice
A patient loses consciousness. The EKG tracing reveals ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take first?
Notify the provider of the arrest.
Call for help and begin CPR.
Get the automated external defibrillator.
Administer oxygen.
- 18. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below-the-knee amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the assistant select for electrode placement?
Lower arms
Elbows
Abdomen
Knees
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of an infant during a well-child visit?
Remove the infant's diaper.
Wrap the infant in a blanket for warmth.
Position the infant on his back.
Keep the infant's knees flexed.
- 20. Multiple Choice
When measuring a patient's respiratory rate, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to ensure an accurate reading?
Count the respirations while the patient thinks his pulse is being obtained.
Instruct the patient to breathe normally while counting his breaths.
Count the respirations for 15 seconds and multiple by 2.
Instruct the patient to take deep breaths while obtaining his pulse.
- 21. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant works at an urgent care center that uses open hours scheduling. Which of the following describes this form of scheduling?
Three patients are scheduled for the same time and are taken to be seen as they arrive.
Patients arrive at their convenience and are seen on a first come, first served basis.
Each patient arrives at an assigned time with enough time reserved for the reason of the visit.
Patients who have the same disorders are seen on a specific day or for a specific block of time during the day or week.
- 22. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is collecting data from a patient who has cold sores on his lips. The assistant should identify that which of the following viruses causes this condition?
Influenza A
Herpes simplex type 1
Epstein-Barr
Rhabdovirus
- 23. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant receives a telephone call from a patient who seems anxious about the results of a test. Which of the following responses should the assistant make?
"The doctor is busy right now and will call you back. You don't really want me to give you the results, do you?"
"I'm afraid it's bad news, I would get a second opinion if I were you."
"Don't worry about it. Until we say you have something to worry about, try to relax."
"I know you are concerned about your test results, well call you as soon as your results come in."
- 24. Multiple Choice
A medical assistant is preparing to administer a liquid, oral medication to a patient. Which of the following methods should the assistant use to ensure the correct dose is delivered?
Pour the medication to the prescribed dose in the medicine cup on a flat surface.
Add slightly more than the prescribed dose to account for the medication adhering to the sides of the cup.
Pour the medication into the container lid for easy administration.
Measure the dose at the top of the meniscus in the medicine cup.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is outside of the medical assistant scope of practice?
Preform clinical duties under the direct supervision of the provider.
Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's condition.
Provide directions to a patient about preparation for a diagnostic test.
Reinforce instructions about medications and special diets.
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