AAMA MOCK EXAM | CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT (CMA) PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
If a client does not respond to communication, the medical assistant should do which of the
following?
Write a note in the client's chart
Keep trying
Notify the provider
Send a letter to the patient
Ignore the situation - correct answer ✔✔Notify the provider
While handwashing, how long should fingers be rubbed with friction?
2 minutes
1 minute
30 seconds
15 seconds
45 seconds - correct answer ✔✔15 seconds
The probability of an adverse outcome that leads to a loss, best defines which of the following?
Risk management
Pure risk
Quality assurance
Risk
Speculative risk - correct answer ✔✔Risk
The right lateral position best describes which of the following?
X-rays enter the front and exit the back side of the body.
,X-rays enter the back and exit the front side of the body.
X-rays enter the left side and exit the right side of the body.
X-rays enter the right side and exit the left side of the body.
X-rays enter and exit the body at an acute angle. - correct answer ✔✔X-rays enter the left side
and exit the right side of the body.
The unit of measure for urine specific gravity is which of the following?
cm
mL
mg/dL
mg
Density of urine to density of water - correct answer ✔✔Density of urine to density of water
A filing system that organizes items chronologically for action when the date arrives is called
which of the following?
Alphanumeric file
Categorical file
Alphabetical file
Tickler file
Numerical file - correct answer ✔✔Tickler file
Which of the following structures permits the passage of urine from the bladder to the external
environment?
Urethra
Renal pelvis
Ureter
Calyces
,Nephron - correct answer ✔✔Urethra
In an emergency situation, which of the following indicates the most correct action steps?
Activate EMS, look to see if the victim has a medical alert tag, determine what happened,
determine if the scene is safe, observe to see if there are other victims, check to see if anyone
knows what happened, observe the victim for life-threatening conditions.
Observe the victim for life-threatening conditions, activate EMS, determine what happened,
look to see if the victim has a medical alert tag, determine if the scene is safe, observe to see if
there are other victims, check to see if anyone knows what happened.
Determine if the scene is safe, determine what happened, look to see if the victim has a medical
alert tag, observe to see if there are other victims, check to see if anyone knows what
happened, observe the victim for life-threatening conditions, activate EMS. - correct answer
✔✔Determine if the scene is safe, determine what happened, look to see if the victim has a
medical alert tag, observe to see if there are other victims, check to see if anyone knows what
happened, observe the victim for life-threatening conditions, activate EMS.
What type of appointment is appropriate for an acute needs patient?
End of the day
By end of week
Patient preference
During buffer times
Next day - correct answer ✔✔During buffer times
Psychosocial development according to Erickson occurs in eight stages. The initiative versus guilt
stage occurs at what age?
6 to 12 years
3 to 5 years
12 to 20 years
Birth to 18 months
, 18 months to 3 years - correct answer ✔✔3 to 5 years
How long must equipment cleaning and maintenance records be kept on file?
6 months
3 years
2 years
1 year
4 years - correct answer ✔✔2 years
According to Freud, the nature of the conflicts among the id, ego, and superego change over
time as a person grows from child to adult. He maintained that these conflicts progress through
a series of how many levels?
9
1
3
7
5 - correct answer ✔✔5
Which of the following is a characteristic of the pulse?
Rate
Antigen
Depth
Diastole
Asystole - correct answer ✔✔Rate
Which of the following represents improper telephone technique?
Letting the phone ring until the MA is available
ANSWERS | COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
If a client does not respond to communication, the medical assistant should do which of the
following?
Write a note in the client's chart
Keep trying
Notify the provider
Send a letter to the patient
Ignore the situation - correct answer ✔✔Notify the provider
While handwashing, how long should fingers be rubbed with friction?
2 minutes
1 minute
30 seconds
15 seconds
45 seconds - correct answer ✔✔15 seconds
The probability of an adverse outcome that leads to a loss, best defines which of the following?
Risk management
Pure risk
Quality assurance
Risk
Speculative risk - correct answer ✔✔Risk
The right lateral position best describes which of the following?
X-rays enter the front and exit the back side of the body.
,X-rays enter the back and exit the front side of the body.
X-rays enter the left side and exit the right side of the body.
X-rays enter the right side and exit the left side of the body.
X-rays enter and exit the body at an acute angle. - correct answer ✔✔X-rays enter the left side
and exit the right side of the body.
The unit of measure for urine specific gravity is which of the following?
cm
mL
mg/dL
mg
Density of urine to density of water - correct answer ✔✔Density of urine to density of water
A filing system that organizes items chronologically for action when the date arrives is called
which of the following?
Alphanumeric file
Categorical file
Alphabetical file
Tickler file
Numerical file - correct answer ✔✔Tickler file
Which of the following structures permits the passage of urine from the bladder to the external
environment?
Urethra
Renal pelvis
Ureter
Calyces
,Nephron - correct answer ✔✔Urethra
In an emergency situation, which of the following indicates the most correct action steps?
Activate EMS, look to see if the victim has a medical alert tag, determine what happened,
determine if the scene is safe, observe to see if there are other victims, check to see if anyone
knows what happened, observe the victim for life-threatening conditions.
Observe the victim for life-threatening conditions, activate EMS, determine what happened,
look to see if the victim has a medical alert tag, determine if the scene is safe, observe to see if
there are other victims, check to see if anyone knows what happened.
Determine if the scene is safe, determine what happened, look to see if the victim has a medical
alert tag, observe to see if there are other victims, check to see if anyone knows what
happened, observe the victim for life-threatening conditions, activate EMS. - correct answer
✔✔Determine if the scene is safe, determine what happened, look to see if the victim has a
medical alert tag, observe to see if there are other victims, check to see if anyone knows what
happened, observe the victim for life-threatening conditions, activate EMS.
What type of appointment is appropriate for an acute needs patient?
End of the day
By end of week
Patient preference
During buffer times
Next day - correct answer ✔✔During buffer times
Psychosocial development according to Erickson occurs in eight stages. The initiative versus guilt
stage occurs at what age?
6 to 12 years
3 to 5 years
12 to 20 years
Birth to 18 months
, 18 months to 3 years - correct answer ✔✔3 to 5 years
How long must equipment cleaning and maintenance records be kept on file?
6 months
3 years
2 years
1 year
4 years - correct answer ✔✔2 years
According to Freud, the nature of the conflicts among the id, ego, and superego change over
time as a person grows from child to adult. He maintained that these conflicts progress through
a series of how many levels?
9
1
3
7
5 - correct answer ✔✔5
Which of the following is a characteristic of the pulse?
Rate
Antigen
Depth
Diastole
Asystole - correct answer ✔✔Rate
Which of the following represents improper telephone technique?
Letting the phone ring until the MA is available
