CMAC MAIN EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔a waveform on an EKG tracing is defined as: - ✔✔any movement away from the
baseline
✔✔the patients heart rate is considered to be in normal range, would this be a reason to
stop the test? - ✔✔no
✔✔the mitral valve is also known as - ✔✔the bicuspid valve
✔✔when attaching leads to a patient for holter monitoring, what is the minimum number
of electrodes used? - ✔✔5
✔✔true or false- tachycardia damages the brain - ✔✔false-heart muscle
✔✔limb lead I measures the electrical current from where to where? - ✔✔right arm-left
arm
✔✔what is a palpitation? - ✔✔pounding or racing heart rate, becoming aware of your
own heart beat
✔✔what is the pericardium? - ✔✔protective sac that encloses the heart
✔✔sinus dysrythimia is considered an irregular rhythm - ✔✔true
✔✔what layer of the heart is responsible for contraction and relaxation? -
✔✔myocardium
✔✔a blood pressure below 90/60 would be considered - ✔✔hypotension
✔✔what is mitrial stenosis? - ✔✔narrowing of the mitral valve
✔✔which vessels supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood? - ✔✔coronary
arteries
✔✔deoxygenated blood enters the heart via - ✔✔superior and vena cava
✔✔what is a holter monitor? - ✔✔a monitor a pt wears for 24 hours
✔✔insulin syringes are calibrated in - ✔✔units
✔✔what is pyrexia? - ✔✔having a fever over 99.5
, ✔✔standard precautions are used when there is a possibility of coming in contact with
any bodily fluid except? - ✔✔sweat
✔✔what are the 4 symptoms of inflamation? - ✔✔erythema, edema, pain and heat
✔✔a patient has tb, what PPE is required? - ✔✔mask, 95 or hepa
✔✔percussion is one method of examination that - ✔✔listens to the sound made when
the body is being tapped or struck.
✔✔which artery is used to measure a blood pressure? - ✔✔brachial
✔✔the dorsal recumbent position is most commonly used for - ✔✔pelvic exam
✔✔proper hand antisepsis requires the use of - ✔✔antimicrobial soap
✔✔what environmental precautions are required to airborne precautions? - ✔✔special
air handling and ventilation
✔✔contact precautions only apply to direct patient care - ✔✔false
✔✔where would a tympanic temperature be taken - ✔✔ear
✔✔what is a round raised skin lesion as associated with an allergic reaction called? -
✔✔wheat
✔✔complete destruction of all forms of microbial life - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔what is the first thing you should do if a conscious patient appears to be choking? -
✔✔ask them if they are choking
✔✔would the systolic blood pressure be the first tapping sound you hear or the last? -
✔✔first
✔✔where would you ausculate an apical pulse? - ✔✔chest with stethoscope
✔✔What should an MA do if a patient is having a seizure? - ✔✔loosen clothing around
neck
✔✔Recognizing a medication error has occurred - ✔✔is the first step to correcting the
situation
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔a waveform on an EKG tracing is defined as: - ✔✔any movement away from the
baseline
✔✔the patients heart rate is considered to be in normal range, would this be a reason to
stop the test? - ✔✔no
✔✔the mitral valve is also known as - ✔✔the bicuspid valve
✔✔when attaching leads to a patient for holter monitoring, what is the minimum number
of electrodes used? - ✔✔5
✔✔true or false- tachycardia damages the brain - ✔✔false-heart muscle
✔✔limb lead I measures the electrical current from where to where? - ✔✔right arm-left
arm
✔✔what is a palpitation? - ✔✔pounding or racing heart rate, becoming aware of your
own heart beat
✔✔what is the pericardium? - ✔✔protective sac that encloses the heart
✔✔sinus dysrythimia is considered an irregular rhythm - ✔✔true
✔✔what layer of the heart is responsible for contraction and relaxation? -
✔✔myocardium
✔✔a blood pressure below 90/60 would be considered - ✔✔hypotension
✔✔what is mitrial stenosis? - ✔✔narrowing of the mitral valve
✔✔which vessels supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood? - ✔✔coronary
arteries
✔✔deoxygenated blood enters the heart via - ✔✔superior and vena cava
✔✔what is a holter monitor? - ✔✔a monitor a pt wears for 24 hours
✔✔insulin syringes are calibrated in - ✔✔units
✔✔what is pyrexia? - ✔✔having a fever over 99.5
, ✔✔standard precautions are used when there is a possibility of coming in contact with
any bodily fluid except? - ✔✔sweat
✔✔what are the 4 symptoms of inflamation? - ✔✔erythema, edema, pain and heat
✔✔a patient has tb, what PPE is required? - ✔✔mask, 95 or hepa
✔✔percussion is one method of examination that - ✔✔listens to the sound made when
the body is being tapped or struck.
✔✔which artery is used to measure a blood pressure? - ✔✔brachial
✔✔the dorsal recumbent position is most commonly used for - ✔✔pelvic exam
✔✔proper hand antisepsis requires the use of - ✔✔antimicrobial soap
✔✔what environmental precautions are required to airborne precautions? - ✔✔special
air handling and ventilation
✔✔contact precautions only apply to direct patient care - ✔✔false
✔✔where would a tympanic temperature be taken - ✔✔ear
✔✔what is a round raised skin lesion as associated with an allergic reaction called? -
✔✔wheat
✔✔complete destruction of all forms of microbial life - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔what is the first thing you should do if a conscious patient appears to be choking? -
✔✔ask them if they are choking
✔✔would the systolic blood pressure be the first tapping sound you hear or the last? -
✔✔first
✔✔where would you ausculate an apical pulse? - ✔✔chest with stethoscope
✔✔What should an MA do if a patient is having a seizure? - ✔✔loosen clothing around
neck
✔✔Recognizing a medication error has occurred - ✔✔is the first step to correcting the
situation
