MEDICAL ASSISTANT CMA CERTIFICATION 2026
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔patients heart rate provides information about - ✔✔heart's rhythm, volume, and
vessel elasticity
✔✔Pulse procedure - ✔✔1. palm side of wrist
2.count number of times beat repeats for 30 sec
3.multiply by 2
✔✔respiration procedure - ✔✔1. do not tell patient
2.count number of times chest rises 30 sec
3.multiply by 2
✔✔temperatures - ✔✔tympanic membrane, temporal artery, axillary, rectal
✔✔rectal temperature position - ✔✔sims
✔✔anthropometric measurements - ✔✔height and weight
✔✔to convert celcius to F - ✔✔(C x 9/5) +32
✔✔to convert F to C - ✔✔(F-32) x 5/9
,✔✔1 pound=.45kg - ✔✔
✔✔kilograms to pounds - ✔✔kilogram x 2.2
✔✔pounds to kilograms - ✔✔pound x .45
✔✔Supine Position - ✔✔laid flat
✔✔dorsal recumbent - ✔✔laid face up with knees bent
✔✔Fowlers position - ✔✔patient is laid on a table with head of the table elevated to 90
degrees
✔✔semi fowlers - ✔✔table elevated to 45degrees
✔✔prone position - ✔✔patient is face down
✔✔Sims position - ✔✔patient lies on their left side with the right leg sharply bent with
knee on exam table
✔✔knee chest position - ✔✔patient rests on the knees and chest with head turned to
one side
✔✔Trendelenburg position - ✔✔patient is supine and bottom of the table is raised about
30 degrees
✔✔medication administered - ✔✔oral, topical, and parenteral
✔✔injectable medication - ✔✔intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous
✔✔intramuscular injection - ✔✔seated position exposing deltoid, 3 fingers below
acromial process, aspirate and observe for blood, if no blood inject medication 90
degree angle
✔✔intradermal injection - ✔✔seated position 15 degree injection
✔✔subcutaneous injection - ✔✔upper arm inject 45 degrees aspirate for blood and then
inject medicine
✔✔pulmonary function test - ✔✔uses spirometer and blow as hard as possible
✔✔snellen chart - ✔✔vision test
, ✔✔routine specimens - ✔✔most common urine test
✔✔midstream specimen - ✔✔urinate a little, collect the sample, and then continue to
empty bladder
✔✔clean catch urine sample - ✔✔clean urethral opening of patient before urinating
✔✔sputum testing - ✔✔detect lower respiratory tract infections cough into container
✔✔saliva testing - ✔✔monitor hormone, drug, and alcohol levels
✔✔fecal testing - ✔✔dectect parasites, blood and bacteria
✔✔semen testing - ✔✔fertility testing
✔✔eye irrigation - ✔✔aim solution in the lower conjunctiva sac beginning the flow at
inner canthus of the eye.
✔✔otoscope - ✔✔ear tool
✔✔ear irigation - ✔✔pull up and back
✔✔aseptic technique - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔autoclave - ✔✔sterilization from 250-320 degrees
✔✔disinfection - ✔✔kill microbes while providing little damage to equipment
(cidex or bleach to water1:10)
✔✔which is the proper position for a patient who is to receive a rectal temperature
measurement - ✔✔sims
✔✔a patient has been diagnosed with COPD her skin is cold to the touch which would
be expected to be out of range - ✔✔respiration
✔✔which artery is used in performing a manual blood pressure - ✔✔brachial
✔✔which of the following is the appropriate angle when administering a subcutaneous
injection - ✔✔45
✔✔which o the following is the substance that is removed when performing ear
irrigation? - ✔✔cerumen
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔patients heart rate provides information about - ✔✔heart's rhythm, volume, and
vessel elasticity
✔✔Pulse procedure - ✔✔1. palm side of wrist
2.count number of times beat repeats for 30 sec
3.multiply by 2
✔✔respiration procedure - ✔✔1. do not tell patient
2.count number of times chest rises 30 sec
3.multiply by 2
✔✔temperatures - ✔✔tympanic membrane, temporal artery, axillary, rectal
✔✔rectal temperature position - ✔✔sims
✔✔anthropometric measurements - ✔✔height and weight
✔✔to convert celcius to F - ✔✔(C x 9/5) +32
✔✔to convert F to C - ✔✔(F-32) x 5/9
,✔✔1 pound=.45kg - ✔✔
✔✔kilograms to pounds - ✔✔kilogram x 2.2
✔✔pounds to kilograms - ✔✔pound x .45
✔✔Supine Position - ✔✔laid flat
✔✔dorsal recumbent - ✔✔laid face up with knees bent
✔✔Fowlers position - ✔✔patient is laid on a table with head of the table elevated to 90
degrees
✔✔semi fowlers - ✔✔table elevated to 45degrees
✔✔prone position - ✔✔patient is face down
✔✔Sims position - ✔✔patient lies on their left side with the right leg sharply bent with
knee on exam table
✔✔knee chest position - ✔✔patient rests on the knees and chest with head turned to
one side
✔✔Trendelenburg position - ✔✔patient is supine and bottom of the table is raised about
30 degrees
✔✔medication administered - ✔✔oral, topical, and parenteral
✔✔injectable medication - ✔✔intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous
✔✔intramuscular injection - ✔✔seated position exposing deltoid, 3 fingers below
acromial process, aspirate and observe for blood, if no blood inject medication 90
degree angle
✔✔intradermal injection - ✔✔seated position 15 degree injection
✔✔subcutaneous injection - ✔✔upper arm inject 45 degrees aspirate for blood and then
inject medicine
✔✔pulmonary function test - ✔✔uses spirometer and blow as hard as possible
✔✔snellen chart - ✔✔vision test
, ✔✔routine specimens - ✔✔most common urine test
✔✔midstream specimen - ✔✔urinate a little, collect the sample, and then continue to
empty bladder
✔✔clean catch urine sample - ✔✔clean urethral opening of patient before urinating
✔✔sputum testing - ✔✔detect lower respiratory tract infections cough into container
✔✔saliva testing - ✔✔monitor hormone, drug, and alcohol levels
✔✔fecal testing - ✔✔dectect parasites, blood and bacteria
✔✔semen testing - ✔✔fertility testing
✔✔eye irrigation - ✔✔aim solution in the lower conjunctiva sac beginning the flow at
inner canthus of the eye.
✔✔otoscope - ✔✔ear tool
✔✔ear irigation - ✔✔pull up and back
✔✔aseptic technique - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔autoclave - ✔✔sterilization from 250-320 degrees
✔✔disinfection - ✔✔kill microbes while providing little damage to equipment
(cidex or bleach to water1:10)
✔✔which is the proper position for a patient who is to receive a rectal temperature
measurement - ✔✔sims
✔✔a patient has been diagnosed with COPD her skin is cold to the touch which would
be expected to be out of range - ✔✔respiration
✔✔which artery is used in performing a manual blood pressure - ✔✔brachial
✔✔which of the following is the appropriate angle when administering a subcutaneous
injection - ✔✔45
✔✔which o the following is the substance that is removed when performing ear
irrigation? - ✔✔cerumen
