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Grace Douglas is having an invasive surgical procedure done today in her doctor's office. When
preparing to assist with the procedure, the medical assistant should check to see that which of
the following has been signed by the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Consent form
True or False? Misconduct, incompetence, unethical activities, etc, should be reported to the
licensing agency of a licensed health care professional. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔True
The legal scope of practice of a particular medical assistant is determined by the: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔The physician/employer
Which of the following is an example of someone who displays strong personal ethics? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
Louis Pasteur became famous for which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Pasteurization
True or False? Stem cell procedures have successfully restored sight to the blind. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔True
A physician who withdraws from the contractual relationship without proper notification of the
patient while the patient still needs treatment may be sued for which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Abandonment
True or False? In addition to community colleges, many medical assisting education programs
are found in post secondary schools. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔True
,The five principles of ethical and moral conduct that all medical assistants must follow in the
practice of the profession are set forth in the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Medical Assistants Creed
Ensuring that the patient has the right to know in advance what the treatment will consist of,
what effect it may have, and what dangers are to be expected is accomplished by: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Patients Bill of Rights
True or False? Most contracts that occur in a medical office between the patient and the
physician are express contracts. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔False
One of the elements that must be proved in a medicolegal case is the inability of the physician
to meet the standard-of-care guidelines. This is called: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Dereliction of
duty
Marie Curie and her husband discovered which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Polonium and Radium
As a dangerous communicable disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) must be
reported to the proper authorities within: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔7 days
The disciplinary standards and procedures for CMAs determined by the AAMA set policy for
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Sanctions against a CMA who violates the
disciplinary acts.
The discovery of x-rays is attributed to whom? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Wilhem Konrad
Roentgen
The executive department that regulates health care is the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Human and
health services
, True or False? The two accrediting agencies for medical assisting programs include the CAAHEP
and MAERB - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔True
One defense method that any health care provider, including the medical assistant, can use in a
lawsuit is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Medical records
Medical assistants are allowed to perform which of the following, according to the CLIA? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔laboratory tests
Bioethics is concerned with which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔moral issue
The procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for a particular health care
profession make up which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Scope of practice
Which of the following describes a cardiovascular technologist? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔diagnosis
The federal law that regulates the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of drugs
considered to have a potential for abuse is called the: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Controlled
substance act of 1970
The legal concept that refers to the quality of treatment given by a provider and/or a medical
assistant is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔standard of care
Willard Walker, a 78-year-old man, is unable to live alone and is living with his son and
daughter-in-law. You suspect he is being abused. You should relay your suspicions to which of
the following? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔His physician