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Question 1 of 75
The waiting room should be set up to include all of the following except:
Question 2 of 75
Factors that may affect patient teaching may include all of the fol lowing except the:
Question 3 of 75
True or False: Fever and strong emotional states such as anger and crying, do not affect or increase heat production in the body.
Question 4 of 75
True or False: A non-contact temporal artery thermometer poses the lowest risk of cross-contamination among the various types of thermometers.
Question 5 of 75
Pulse sites of the body include all of the following except:
Question 6 of 75
Tachycardia is a heart rate which is above:
Question 7 of 75
The term tachypnea refers to breathing which is:
Question 8 of 75
True or False: Children under the age of 18 are able to give informed consent.Â
Question 9 of 75
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), a normal healthy blood pressure for an adult is a reading of:
Question 10 of 75
Antepartum refers to what part of the pregnancy?
Question 11 of 75
An adenocarcinoma is a cancerous tumor of a/an:
Question 12 of 75
The word part axill/o refers to the:
Question 13 of 75
Risk factors for hypertension include all of the following except:
Question 14 of 75
The purpose of measuring the pulse is to establish the patient ’ s baseline pulse rate and to assess the pulse rate after:
Question 15 of 75
True or False: Blood pressure is measured with a sphygmomanometer which is a device that measures the pressure of blood within an artery.
Question 16 of 75
Advance directives include directions regarding:
Question 17 of 75
Hematuria is blood in the:Â
Question 18 of 75
True or False: Four common word parts that allow a person to create or eas ily define medical terms include the prefix, suffix, root and the combining vowel.
Question 19 of 75
The word part ortho refers to:
Question 20 of 75
The three basic areas of the physician’s office include all of the following except:
Question 21 of 75
True or False: The Medical Assistant should always offer medical advice to the patient.Â
Question 22 of 75
The first priority of the medical assistant is:
Question 23 of 75
During a Snellen Test, the visual acuity of each eye should be measured:
Question 24 of 75
Initially, medical assistants received their training:
Question 25 of 75
True or False: Because an individual can control his or her respiration, the medical assis tant should make the patient aware of when they begin to measure respirations.
Question 26 of 75
True or False: Almost 79% of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese.
Question 27 of 75
True or False: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for the physical protection of employees in the workplace. As it relates to the medical office, OSHA has two specific functions – regulating t he Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and the exposure of employees to hazardous chemicals in the workplace.Â
Question 28 of 75
Biohazard warning labels must be put onto all of the following ex cept:
Question 29 of 75
True or False: The six primary administrative responsibilities of the medical assistant include all of the following duties:
Scheduling appointments, both over the telephone and in person.
Maintaining the medical record and filing records and reports, including scanning paper documents, and keeping track of laboratory and diagnostic test results.
Generating insurance claims and patient bills, accepting and documenting payments, totaling and entering charges, coding the procedures and/or diagnostic tests performed, and entering payments received.
Preparing bank deposits and recording the deposits in the office’s checkbook.
Paying bills (rent, mortgage, electricity, lease payments on equipment, staff salaries, and liability and malpractice insurance) and maintaining records of these and other bills owed by the office.
Entering health registry data into the medical record to monitor patient progress by the use of disease-specific registries and tools in the patient-centered medical home.
Question 30 of 75
True or False: The measurement of the oxygen saturation of blood by pa tients at home has increased substantially as a result of the COVID-19 pan demic.
Question 31 of 75
Changing the telephone to the night message, preparing the bank deposit for the day, and backing up computer files are all part of:
Question 32 of 75
Disarming the alarm, unlocking the door, and turning on office equipment is all part of:Â
Question 33 of 75
All of the following are considered physiological needs of a patient except:
Question 34 of 75
True or False: It is the medical assistant’s responsibility to prepare the patient for the physical examination.
Question 35 of 75
Handwashing should be performed by:
Question 36 of 75
The muscular system performs all of the following functions except movement:
Question 37 of 75
Eye irrigations are performed for the following purposes, except :
Question 38 of 75
Common places of employment for medical assistants include all of the following except:
Question 39 of 75
When a patient is standing at the registration desk, the medical assistant should :
Question 40 of 75
Which is not a duty of the medical assistant, when preparing patients for examination?Â
Question 41 of 75
Body temperature may be taken in the mouth, rectum, or:
Question 42 of 75
Lateral refers to the:
Question 43 of 75
The purpose of the medical record is to provide:
Question 44 of 75
True or False: The three organizations that offer certifications for medical assistants, include The California Certifying Board for Medical Assistants (CCBMA), The American Medical Technologist (AMT) and The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
Question 45 of 75
The eight clinical responsibilities of the medical assistant include all of the following except:
Question 46 of 75
Coughing, sneezing, contaminated hands, and contaminated equipment may be a means of:Â
Question 47 of 75
Before putting on sterile gloves, the medical assistant should:Â
Question 48 of 75
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responsible for the study of the transmission and control of:
Question 49 of 75
Records of employee OSHA training must include:
Question 50 of 75
An active patient file is a patient who has been seen in the office within the last:
Question 51 of 75
A number of factors may temporarily affect blood pressure throughout the course of a day, including:
Question 52 of 75
Most indicator strips are designed to change color after being exposed to a temperature of _______ for 15 minutes.
Question 53 of 75
A postoperative information packet should include:
Question 54 of 75
When the provider examines the skin of the entire body, including the scalp, he/she is performing a:
Question 55 of 75
True or False: The same misdeed can provoke both a criminal charge and a civil lawsuit.
Question 56 of 75
All of the following are considered physiological needs of a patient except: Â
Question 57 of 75
General guidelines that the medical assistant should follow when measuring the vital signs include the following:
Question 58 of 75
Nutrients provide a:
Question 59 of 75
When practicing under an implied contract, the provider has an obligation to fulfill all of the following except:
Question 60 of 75
True or False: In a Solo Practice, medical assistants are usually responsible for aspects of both clinical and administrative support.
Question 61 of 75
The region of communication between two neurons is the:
Question 62 of 75
True or False: The pulse should not be taken with the thumb because the thumb has a pulse of its own.
Question 63 of 75
The medical assistant must maintain current CPR certification which must be renewed every:
Question 64 of 75
To examine and review a group of patient charts is known as a/an:
Question 65 of 75
Professional behavior is based on:
Question 66 of 75
Patient information may be disclosed in all of the following circumstances without authorization except for:
Question 67 of 75
Facial expressions, eye contact, voice intonation, and posture are all important types of:
Question 68 of 75
When coding diagnosis or procedure codes, the code should be obtained from the:
Question 69 of 75
True or False: There can be no relative degrees of sterility—An item is either sterile or not sterile.
Question 70 of 75
The Ishihara Color Vision Test is used to determine:
Question 71 of 75
The muscular system performs all of the following functions except:
Question 72 of 75
When documenting the material covered, the date of the session and the patients response to the information is documentation of a/an:
Question 73 of 75
The purpose of measuring the pulse is to establish the patient ’ s baseline pulse rate and to assess the pulse rate after:
Question 74 of 75
The patient history form will include all of the following except:
Question 75 of 75
Disputes about contracts are litigated under which part of the court system?