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NHA CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL
ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Which of the following is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it enters the blood supply? A. Respiratory B. Gastrointestinal C. Integumentary D. Vascular - Correct answer Vascular What legally determines how test results are communicated? A. Local law B. HIPAA C. State law D. Federal law - Correct answer HIPAA A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition does this indicate? A. Obesity B. Prostate cancer C. Muscular dystrophies D. Syphilis - Correct answer Syphilis A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the office need in order to release the information? A. A phone call from the patient B. A written request and a patient signature C. A request by fax or mail
D. A request in person - Correct answer A written request and a patient signature What is an embolism? A. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus B. An incidence of projectile vomiting C. A stroke D. A myocardial infarction - Correct answer The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform? A. Venipuncture B. Skin C. Arterial D. None of the above - Correct answer Arterial If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you understand that this means: A. On the back B. Side lying C. Standing D. Sitting - Correct answer Side lying Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing? A. To overcome lack of confidence B. To increase revenue for the laboratory C. To practice the skills learned in school D. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions - Correct answer To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions
B. Second class C. Third class D. Fourth class - Correct answer First class What is the amount of money an employee earns before taxes or deductions are taken out? A. The prior earnings B. The net income C. The gross income D. The total earnings - Correct answer The gross income What is the term for a motor neuron and muscle fibers that it controls? A. Motor unit B. Motor group C. Motor nerve D. Motor function - Correct answer Motor unit If a condition is "tardive," what does this tell us? A. It is fatal B. It is irreversible C. It has a slow onset D. It occurs in the elderly - Correct answer It has a slow onset What is used to assign a medical diagnosis? A. CPT B. CLIA C. ICD D. AMA - Correct answer ICD
What is the medical term used to mean empty or remove of impurities? A. Prolapse B. Purge C. Pons D. Permeable - Correct answer Purge What is the process for testing multiple machines that perform the same test? A. Rotate testing according to guidelines B. Test a different machine each day C. Test half of the machines each day D. Test them all according to the guidelines - Correct answer Test them all according to the guidelines What medical term means a digit such as a finger or toe? A. Cyan/o B. Ven/o C. Hist/o D. Dactyl/o - Correct answer dactyl/o What is the range of volume for blood collection tubes? A. 2 to 15 ml B. 10 to 20 ml C. 15 to 25 ml D. 2 to 6 ml - Correct answer 2 to 15 ml All of the following are prefixes with their correct meanings EXCEPT: A. Dis- ( apart, separate)
D. Pectoralis - Correct answer Arrector pilli Overnight delivery of mail to the majority of metropolitan areas is what? A. Mixed class B. Special fourth class C. Express mail D. Special delivery - Correct answer Express mail Of the following, the coding modifier F5 means what? A. Right fingers (digit 5) B. Right thumb C. Left fingers (digit 5) D. Left thumb - Correct answer Right thumb Which of the following blood specimens is from a tube with an anticoagulant that does not need to be centrifuged? A. Serum B. Whole blood C. Plasma D. Clotted blood - Correct answer Whole blood In which test does the examiner strike a tuning fork and then hold the shank or stem against the patient's mastoid bone until the patient no longer hears the sound and then places it about an inch from the opening of the ear to assess sound heard? A. The Weber test B. The Rinne Test C. The audiogram test D. The tympanogram test - Correct answer The Rinne Test
Many examination techniques are used by the Medical Assistant and the physician or provider. What technique involves the passive movement of body joints to determine the extent of movement? A. Manipulation B. Auscultation C. Mensuration D. Percussion - Correct answer Manipulation What is the temperature setting and timing for proper autoclaving? A. 250 F for 30 minutes B. 150 F for 30 minutes C. 200 F for 15 minutes D. 300 F for 10 minutes - Correct answer 250 F for 30 minutes Which of the following figures represents -centi? A. 0. B. 0. C. 0. D. 0.1 - Correct answer 0. Crisp sounds increase at this phase of BP sound. What is it? A. Phase 4 B. Phase 1 C. Phase 2 D. Phase 3 - Correct answer Phase 3 What is a contraindication for a 12-lead ECG? A. Cardiac arrest
Microorganisms that enter the body via a break in the skin are doing so through what body system? A. Respiratory B. Gastrointestinal C. Integumentary D. Vascular - Correct answer Integumentary What muscle connects the humerus and ulna? A. Biceps Brachii B. Brachialis C. Adductor Longus D. Brachioradalis - Correct answer Brachialis Which of the following is an accurate statement about plasma? A. Plasma is clear and colorless cells that contain a nucleus to protect the body from infections B. Plasma is small clear cells that help with clotting C. Plasma is cells that transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues D. Plasma is a straw-colored liquid that makes up 55 percent of the total blood volume - Correct answer Plasma is a straw-colored liquid that makes up 55 percent of the total blood volume Of the following, which describes how typhoid fever is spread? A. Person-to-person. Through respiratory tract secretions B. Fecal oral C. Oral and genital contact D. Contact with respiratory droplets - Correct answer Fecal oral
- Spirometry is a type of test used in the medical office for:
A. The percentage of oxygen in the blood B. The evaluate lung capacity C. To measure the patient's response to tones for evaluation of hearing D. To measure blood pressure - Correct answer The evaluate lung capacity
- An effective method of charting progress notes is using the SOAP approach. What is the subjective data? A. Provider's exam and diagnostic testing B. Describes the provider's impression and ultimate diagnosis after reviewing all data C. Plan of action D. Patient's view of his signs and symptoms - Correct answer Patient's view of his signs and symptoms The Medical Assistant is asked by a patient about the condition BPH. What is that? A. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia B. Benign Phimosis of the Hymen C. Bronchial Pulmonary Hyperairiation D. Bell's Palsy Hearing syndrome - Correct answer Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Of the following additives, which accompanies an evacuated tube with a red stopper for tests such as AIDS and blood chemistries: A. Silicone serum separator B. Sodium polyanetholesulfonate C. Sodium citrate (anticoagulant) D. None - Correct answer None What is the medical term that means to shed skin?
A. Phase 2 B. Phase 4 C. Phase 5 D. Phase 1 - Correct answer Phase 5 Which type of specimen MOST likely needs to be stored in an anaerobic environment? A. Indwelling catheter B. First void C. Clean catch D. Suprapubic aspiration - Correct answer Suprapubic aspiration What position would the Medical Assistant put a patient in if she were to need a pelvic exam? A. Sim's B. Lithotomy C. Fowler's D. Knee-Chest - Correct answer Lithotomy Laboratory tests are classed by CLIA-waived tests, Level I tests, and Level II tests. All of the following are Level I tests EXCEPT: A. Coagulation studies B. Blood urea nitrogen C. Urine cultures for colony counts D. Red and white blood cell counts - Correct answer Coagulation studies What is the dispersion around the mean? A. Standard deviation B. Mean
C. Trend D. Shift - Correct answer Standard deviation
- What is the fourth phase of blood pressure sound? A. Crisp sounds that increase in volume B. Sounds develop into a squeaking quality C. Sounds become muffled D. Sounds disappear - Correct answer Sounds become muffled Which of these helps reduce anxiety? A. Anticonvulsant B. Sedative C. Tranquilizer D. Antipyretic - Correct answer Tranquilizer What is meant by "coordination of benefits?" A. The patient pays a specific amount of money for medical services before the insurance pays B. One insurance plan will work with other insurance plans to determine how much each plan pays C. Each insurance company will pay an equal amount of the patient's bill D. There is a deductible required by the patient before payment from the insurance is made - Correct answer One insurance plan will work with other insurance plans to determine how much each plan pays Which of the following is NOT a common strategy for preventing exposure to bloodborne pathogens? A. Engineering controls B. Integrated software
Evaluating bronchoconstriction requires how many tests at a time? A. 3 B. 1 C. 4 D. 2 - Correct answer 2 Microbiology specimens should be collected: A. After providing an antimicrobial B. In the hospital C. By the physician D. Before providing an antimicrobial - Correct answer Before providing an antimicrobial What Phlebotomy QA component says the laboratory testing request must be legible and include pertinent information? A. Assay request B. Patient identification C. Specimen collection D. Specimen identification - Correct answer Assay request A patient tells you she needs after care instructions from the surgeon you work for. The Medical Assistant knows that this is: A. Detailed instructions B. Comfort care instructions C. Preoperative instructions D. Postoperative instructions - Correct answer Postoperative instructions What instrument for minor surgery has a blunt tip and is used to remove dressings without damage to the skin?
A. Operating scissors B. Hemostats C. Bandage scissors D. Stitch scissors - Correct answer Bandage scissors The physician orders Lipitor for a patient. The Medical Assistant knows that the generic name for Lipitor is: A. Atenolol B. Atorvastatin calcium C. Furosemide D. Copidogrel bisulfate - Correct answer Atorvastatin calcium A microcomputer is BEST described as what? A. Large computer that can handle hundreds of users B. Medium-sized computer that can handle several users C. Desktop PC D. Large, complex computer system that can perform rapid and complex functions - Correct answer Desktop PC What type of exercise therapy is defined as when the patient performs the exercise? A. Active B. Passive C. Aided D. Active resistance - Correct answer Active A large muscle that forms the buttocks region is the: A. Rectus abdominis B. Vastus lateralis C. Gluteus maximus
What is diuresis? A. The inability to urinate B. A kidney infection C. Artificial filtering of the bloody by a machine D. Increased formation of urine by the kidney - Correct answer Increased formation of urine by the kidney How many decigrams would there be if you convert 10 grams to decigrams using the decimal point method? A. 1 dg B. 100 dg C. 10 dg D. 1000 dg - Correct answer 100 dg Which of the following insurance sources was established by Title 18 of the Social Security Act and is available to individuals 65 and older and the disabled? A. Medicare B. Medicaid C. Tricare D. Worker's Compensation - Correct answer Medicare Which of the following accounting elements focuses on the money, machinery/equipment or securities owned or controlled by the company? A. Assets B. Liabilities C. Owner's equity D. Accounting equation - Correct answer Assets
What does it mean when the medical assistant questions the "quality" of the patient's pain? A. Get the patient to reveal what's causing the pain B. Elicit whether the pain is stabbing, dull, etc. C. Determine where the pain is located D. Identify the frequency and duration of the pain - Correct answer Elicit whether the pain is stabbing, dull, etc. What body system or part is affected by dysphonia? A. The ears B. The tongue C. The voice D. The lungs - Correct answer The voice The metric prefix mega- is equal to what? A. One million B. One thousand C. One hundred D. Ten - Correct answer One million The FIRST thing the Medical Assistant will do to set up a sterile field for minor surgery in a medical facility is: A. Wash hands B. Don sterile gloves C. Cleanse the surgical site D. Open sterile package - Correct answer Wash hands Periodicals are mailed using which classification? A. First class B. Second class
