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CMA Certification Study Guide Questions
Which of the following skills are not expected of a competent medical
assistant?
a. performing insurance coding and billing
b. giving instructions to patients about self-care after treatments
c. Using the computer to perform a variety of office functions
d. diagnosing common patient symptoms - Correct Answer-diagnosing
common patient symptoms
when one state will accept the licensing requirements of another state it
is referred to as: - Correct Answer-reciprocity
Which of the following clinical tasks is beyond the scope of practice for a
medical assistant? - Correct Answer-prescribing medication
Which of the following would be considered an ambulatory care setting?
- Correct Answer-physician’s office
When at least 3 physicians are joined in a practice to share the workload
and expenses it is called: - Correct Answer-group practice
Why are continuing educational units important? - Correct Answer-
because they keep the medical assistant up to date with new techniques
and information
One of the first ways to treat pain was: - Correct Answer-the poppy plant
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If the patient asks the medical assistant what he or she would do in a
similar medical situation, the medical assistant should: - Correct Answer-
refer the patient to the physician for advice
Who discovered penicillin? - Correct Answer-Alexander Fleming
Which of the following regulations direct the practice of medicine within
states - Correct Answer-medical practice acts
Sigmoidoscopy is the examination of the: - Correct Answer-colon
Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has
hypertension?
a. epistaxis
b. vertigo
c. angina - Correct Answer-all of the above
The first written source for medical ethics is called the: - Correct Answer-
code of Hammurabi
Which branch of medicine specializes in the treatment of cancer -
Correct Answer-oncology
Hospitals can be categorized by the type of service they provide. An
example of a long-term care hospital might be: - Correct Answer-
rehabilitation and psychiatric
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To withdraw protection or support or to discontinue medical care without
proper notice is called: - Correct Answer-abandonment
A patient thinks that she has a kidney stone is in severe pain, when
should she be seen - Correct Answer-immediately
Which health care professionals may administer IV medications? -
Correct Answer-nurses
what regulates procedures medical assistants may perform - Correct
Answer-individual states, the federal government, and individual office
policies
The Patient's Bill of Rights states that the patient has a right to - Correct
Answer-make their own decisions about their care
Direct cause of an injury is referred to as - Correct Answer-negligence
What would be considered a normal pulse for an average-sized 37-year-
old patient in good health? - Correct Answer-60-80 bpm
Refusing to allow the patient to leave the hospital when they request is: -
Correct Answer-false imprisonment
which site for taking an infant's body temperature is considered to give
the most accurate results? - Correct Answer-temporal artery
When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the
________pressure - Correct Answer-systolic
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CMA Certification Study Guide Questions
Which of the following skills are not expected of a competent medical
assistant?
a. performing insurance coding and billing
b. giving instructions to patients about self-care after treatments
c. Using the computer to perform a variety of office functions
d. diagnosing common patient symptoms - Correct Answer-diagnosing
common patient symptoms
when one state will accept the licensing requirements of another state it
is referred to as: - Correct Answer-reciprocity
Which of the following clinical tasks is beyond the scope of practice for a
medical assistant? - Correct Answer-prescribing medication
Which of the following would be considered an ambulatory care setting?
- Correct Answer-physician’s office
When at least 3 physicians are joined in a practice to share the workload
and expenses it is called: - Correct Answer-group practice
Why are continuing educational units important? - Correct Answer-
because they keep the medical assistant up to date with new techniques
and information
One of the first ways to treat pain was: - Correct Answer-the poppy plant
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If the patient asks the medical assistant what he or she would do in a
similar medical situation, the medical assistant should: - Correct Answer-
refer the patient to the physician for advice
Who discovered penicillin? - Correct Answer-Alexander Fleming
Which of the following regulations direct the practice of medicine within
states - Correct Answer-medical practice acts
Sigmoidoscopy is the examination of the: - Correct Answer-colon
Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has
hypertension?
a. epistaxis
b. vertigo
c. angina - Correct Answer-all of the above
The first written source for medical ethics is called the: - Correct Answer-
code of Hammurabi
Which branch of medicine specializes in the treatment of cancer -
Correct Answer-oncology
Hospitals can be categorized by the type of service they provide. An
example of a long-term care hospital might be: - Correct Answer-
rehabilitation and psychiatric
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To withdraw protection or support or to discontinue medical care without
proper notice is called: - Correct Answer-abandonment
A patient thinks that she has a kidney stone is in severe pain, when
should she be seen - Correct Answer-immediately
Which health care professionals may administer IV medications? -
Correct Answer-nurses
what regulates procedures medical assistants may perform - Correct
Answer-individual states, the federal government, and individual office
policies
The Patient's Bill of Rights states that the patient has a right to - Correct
Answer-make their own decisions about their care
Direct cause of an injury is referred to as - Correct Answer-negligence
What would be considered a normal pulse for an average-sized 37-year-
old patient in good health? - Correct Answer-60-80 bpm
Refusing to allow the patient to leave the hospital when they request is: -
Correct Answer-false imprisonment
which site for taking an infant's body temperature is considered to give
the most accurate results? - Correct Answer-temporal artery
When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the
________pressure - Correct Answer-systolic
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