NHA Medical Assistant Practice Test | 150 Questions & Answers

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1. A 24-year-
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old patient has a BMI of 30.5 based on their height and weight. Which of the foll
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owing describes their BMI weight status category? Answer obese class I
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2. When performing routine follow-
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up calls to patients, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take fi
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rst to notify the provider if the patient provides an unsatisfactory progress report
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Answer Notify the provider immediately
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3. A medical assistant is talking with a patient who is experiencing home dis-
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placement following a hurricane. To which of the following resources should the a
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ssistant refer the patient for information, support, and links to community services
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4. Which of the following is a positive nonverbal behavior?
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Answer Leaning towards the other person
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5. Which of the following fasting blood sugar laboratory results should the me
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dical assistant recognize as abnormal?
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,Answer 101 mg/dL for a nondiabetic
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, 6. Which of the following is a safeguard for all health care employees and pati
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ents who may be at risk of exposure to potentially infectious materials? Answe
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r - standard precautions
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7. A patient reports feeling depressed due to the recent loss of a partner. In w
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hich of the following five stages of the grief process does depression present it
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8. A patient informs a medical assistant that they get headaches when they read
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from a computer monitor. The assistant should enter this information into which of t
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he following locations when using the SOAP approach to organizing medical rec
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9. When obtaining a rectal temperature from an infant, which of the following des
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cribes how far a medical assistant should insert the probe?
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AnswerThe thermome- ter should be inserted 1 inch into the rectum.
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10. Which of the following letter formats uses indented paragraphs?
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11. Which ofthe following is the correct placement forleadV4?
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Answer Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line
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