CCMA Practice Exam #1 Questions and
Answers
1. Cardiac electrical impulses originate in
Answer Impulses are initiated in the sinoatrial node and are the then conducted to the
atrioventricular node
2. Schedule 1 drug
Answer has no accepted medical use
3. When collecting health history from an elderly with moderate hearing
Answer Remain within the patient's view allows for lip reading and facial expressions association
with verbal communication
4. Coding a office visit during which the provider reviewed the
systems related to a patients Chief Complaint but did not discuss the
patient's family or social history is considered
Answer An expanded problem focused history, in which includes the systems related to the
Chief Complaint but does not include a family or social history
5. A patient who has anemia shows the manifestations of
Answer irregular heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, and pale skin
6. The patients Bill of Rights protects patients from
,Answer being denied fair treatment or partici- pation in research studies due to criteria
such as age
7. Scissors are considered
Answer cutting and dissecting instruments
8. Disinfection is the proper technique to use when
Answer cleaning EKG cables and effective on surfaces that come in contact with micro-
organisms
9. EDTA is the proper additive for
Answer Hematology studies and when performing a Complete Blood Count (CBC)
10. An assistant should use a non-adherent dressing on
Answer a partial thickness burn, this allows the wound to be exposed to air and heal
11. Allow patient to cry after receiving bad news because
Answer it permits them to express their emotions
12. The Lithotomy position is appropriate for
Answer Pelvic examination(s)
13. A Notice of Privacy Practices details
Answer how a patient's medical records will be used and disclosed by a medical office
, 14. Buccal tablets showed be administered
Answer between gums and cheeks
15. An assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a
provider with a biopsy. Which actions should be taken?
Answer the assistant should hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid a needle stick injury
16. Microcephaly refers to
Answer an abnormally small head
17. An assistant should measure a infant's height by
Answer placing a infant on its back with the paper cover on an examination table, then draw a
line on paper at infants head and a line at the heel of the extended legs
18. Enteric-coated tablets shouldn't be
Answer crushed, chewed, or dissolved because they need to arrive
in small intestines whole
19. What action should the assistant take when an older adult
patient who is disabled and has a lesion on a arm is admitted
Answer The assistant should anticipate a referral to Home health care Organizations
because they provide assistance with medications, wound care, and other services that need to be
provided in their residence. Most appropriate to provide daily wound care.
Answers
1. Cardiac electrical impulses originate in
Answer Impulses are initiated in the sinoatrial node and are the then conducted to the
atrioventricular node
2. Schedule 1 drug
Answer has no accepted medical use
3. When collecting health history from an elderly with moderate hearing
Answer Remain within the patient's view allows for lip reading and facial expressions association
with verbal communication
4. Coding a office visit during which the provider reviewed the
systems related to a patients Chief Complaint but did not discuss the
patient's family or social history is considered
Answer An expanded problem focused history, in which includes the systems related to the
Chief Complaint but does not include a family or social history
5. A patient who has anemia shows the manifestations of
Answer irregular heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, and pale skin
6. The patients Bill of Rights protects patients from
,Answer being denied fair treatment or partici- pation in research studies due to criteria
such as age
7. Scissors are considered
Answer cutting and dissecting instruments
8. Disinfection is the proper technique to use when
Answer cleaning EKG cables and effective on surfaces that come in contact with micro-
organisms
9. EDTA is the proper additive for
Answer Hematology studies and when performing a Complete Blood Count (CBC)
10. An assistant should use a non-adherent dressing on
Answer a partial thickness burn, this allows the wound to be exposed to air and heal
11. Allow patient to cry after receiving bad news because
Answer it permits them to express their emotions
12. The Lithotomy position is appropriate for
Answer Pelvic examination(s)
13. A Notice of Privacy Practices details
Answer how a patient's medical records will be used and disclosed by a medical office
, 14. Buccal tablets showed be administered
Answer between gums and cheeks
15. An assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a
provider with a biopsy. Which actions should be taken?
Answer the assistant should hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid a needle stick injury
16. Microcephaly refers to
Answer an abnormally small head
17. An assistant should measure a infant's height by
Answer placing a infant on its back with the paper cover on an examination table, then draw a
line on paper at infants head and a line at the heel of the extended legs
18. Enteric-coated tablets shouldn't be
Answer crushed, chewed, or dissolved because they need to arrive
in small intestines whole
19. What action should the assistant take when an older adult
patient who is disabled and has a lesion on a arm is admitted
Answer The assistant should anticipate a referral to Home health care Organizations
because they provide assistance with medications, wound care, and other services that need to be
provided in their residence. Most appropriate to provide daily wound care.
