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Health Professions

Medical Assisting

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2194-7
ISBN-10: 0-8036-2194-9

219 pp. Soft cover, spiral binding. ©2009
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MA Review Notes:Exam Certification Pocket Guide

By Susan Perreira, MS, CMA (AAMA), RMA, Capitol College, Hartford, Connecticut

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1. The diagnostic term for twisting or kinking of the intestine causing intestinal obstruction is
A. diverticula.
B. Crohn's disease.
C. volvulus.
D. intussusception.
E. colitis.

2. A physician may need to check the neurological reflexes of a patient. The instrument used for this purpose is a
A. diameter.
B. radiometer.
C. percussion hammer.
D. tuning fork.
E. stethoscope.

3. The medical assistant should realize common behaviors of patients coping with illness. Which of the following behaviors is commonly seen?
A. depression
B. anger
C. unfriendliness
D. overcheerfulness
E. all of the above

4. The medical assistant is getting ready to perform venipuncture. Which is a correct technique for the medical assistant to use?
A. applying the tourniquet 2 to 3 inches above the bend in the elbow
B. applying the tourniquet loosely
C. cleansing the venipuncture site in a circular motion, working from the outer perimeter to the center
D. making sure to leave the tourniquet on for more than 1 minute if more than one vacuum tube needs to be drawn
E. having the patient make a fist to make the veins in the antecubital area more prominent

5. Because Kristen had a fever and sore throat since the previous day, her mother brought Kristen to the pediatrician. Dr. Daigle suspected that Kristen had strep throat. The type of pathogen that causes strep throat is
A. bacteria.
B. virus.
C. Staphylococcus aureus.
D. fungus.
E. bacillus.

6. In the ICD-CM coding book, E codes are used to identify which of the following?
A. well-child examinations
B. family history
C. external causes of injury or poisoning
D. factors influencing health status
E. current illnesses

7. Which of the following incoming telephone calls should be handled by the office's physician?
A. physical examination fees
B. referral requests
C. satisfactory progress reports
D. unsatisfactory progress reports
E. normal laboratory test results

8. The transparent anterior part of the sclera is the
A. lens.
B. vitreous humor.
C. retina.
D. cornea.
E. iris.

9. The most common type of medical tort liability is an act considered to be
A. negligence.
B. a misdemeanor.
C. fraud.
D. a breach of confidentiality.
E. intentional.

10. If listening is important to good communication, then the good listener should
A. stay within the speaker's personal space.
B. try to multitask while listening.
C. make it a point to reduce eye contact with the speaker.
D. not offer feedback.
E. none of the above

11. Occasionally a physician will be sued for employee negligence. The physician is not guilty of any negligent act but may be sued under which of the following doctrines?
A. probable cause
B. res ipsa loquitur
C. respondeat superior
D. malfeasance
E. nonfeasance

12. When the pharmacist places the prescribed drug in a container and then gives it to the patient for later use, it is being
A. subscribed.
B. prescribed.
C. administered.
D. dispensed.
E. inscripted.

13. An order directed to the physician from the court to appear and testify is a(n)
A. mandate.
B. subpoena.
C. contract.
D. injunction.
E. subpoena duces tecum.

14. The test done to determine coagulation activity defects is
A. lactic analysis.
B. ESR.
C. complete blood count.
D. prothrombin time.
E. hematocrit (Hct).

15. Drugs that relieve painful symptoms but do not treat the disease are
A. curative.
B. diagnostic.
C. therapeutic.
D. prophylactic.
E. palliative.

16. The medical term that means the tapping of a body surface with the fingers to determine the density of the part beneath is
A. murmur.
B. inspection.
C. auscultation.
D. palpation .
E. percussion.

17. The most appropriate classification for the medical record of a recently deceased patient is
A. active.
B. forwarded.
C. inactive.
D. closed.
E. open.

18. All of the following medical record information is demographic except
A. chief complaint.
B. history.
C. vital signs.
D. home address
E. date of birth.

19. Blood pressure is measured in
A. milliliters of mercury.
B. millimeters of mercury.
C. micrometers of mercury.
D. deciliters of mercury.
E. micrograms of mercury.

20. Dr. Carlson asks Caleb Daigle, RMA, to give a patient an antibiotic. The doctor writes the order as Amoxil 375 mg PO. The label on the Amoxil vial reads 250 mg/2 mL. How much Amoxil should Caleb administer?
A. 1 mL
B. 3 mL
C. 2.5 mL
D. 2.75 mL
E. 2 mL

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