CCMA Exam 5 #1 Questions with correct answers
To provide culturally competent care, which of the following actions should a
medical assistant take first when encountering patients? - ✔✔examine patients
religious and cultural values and beliefs to identify any biases
A medical assistant is entering a new prescription into a patient's electronic
medical record (EMR). While entering the prescription, an alert
notifying the assistant of a medication interaction appears on the screen. Which
of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔Consult with the provider
before continuing to process the prescription
A patient presents to an office for treatment. After reading the consent form, she
expresses concerns about the treatment. Who is responsible for
counseling the patient? - ✔✔provider
In which of the following scenarios should a medical assistant choose a CPT
modifier? - ✔✔For special circumstances applied to a procedure performed by
the provider
Which of the following is a step in the process of skin preparation prior to a
surgical procedure? - ✔✔clean the surgical site w/ antiseptic
According to OSHA's guidelines for proper waste disposal, which of the following
should a medical assistant place in a regular waste container? - ✔✔An empty
urine container
,Which of the following pieces of legislation keeps health care staff safe from
retaliation by their employers when they report cases of patient neglect and
abuse? - ✔✔Whistleblower Protection Act
A medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for microcephaly. Which of the
following describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should
perform? - ✔✔Head Circumference
Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - ✔✔sinoatrial node
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a
buccal tablet. Which of the following instructions should the
assistant give the patient? - ✔✔Place the tablet between your gums and cheek
A medical assistant is faxing a prescription to a patient's pharmacy. Which of the
following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔Call the pharmacy to confirm
receipt of the faxed prescription
When coding with the ICD 10 CM, where should the medical assistant begin the
process of looking up a diagnosis code for breast cancer? - ✔✔Alphabetic Index
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching about a cardiac event monitor with a
patient. Which of the following statements by the patient
indicates an understanding of the procedure? - ✔✔I will record any symptoms I
experience in the event log
,A medical assistant is assisting a patient whose insurance does not cover
immunizations. To which of the following community resources should
assistant refer the patient? - ✔✔Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Which of the following additives should be used when performing a CBC? -
✔✔EDTA
Which of the following items included on the CMS-1500 claim form should a
medical assistant recognize as indicating the medical necessity
procedure? - ✔✔Diagnosis code
A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider
with a biopsy. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔hold
sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
A medical assistant is performing a fecal occult blood test using a guaiac card.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔interpret a blue
color as a positive result
A medical assistant is preparing to file the paper chart for Mary St. Thomas.
Where should this file be placed when filed along with the charts for Mary Perez,
Elizabeth Saint, and John A. Thomas? - ✔✔After Elizabeth Saint and before John
A. Thomas
A medical assistant works at a practice that is part of an Accountable Care
Organization (ACO). This designation means that the practice's health
, care team will focus on improving care for patients who have which of the
following types of medical coverage? - ✔✔Medicare
A patient informs a medical assistant that he gets headaches when he reads from
a computer monitor. The assistant should place this information in which of the
following locations when using the SOAP approach to organizing medical records?
- ✔✔subjective
An adolescent is covered by two insurance policies under her divorced parents
who have birthdays in May and August and have joint custody. Which policy is the
primary policy for the adolescent? - ✔✔The policy of the parent who has the
earliest birth month
A medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure measurement from an adult
patient. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to
ensure an accurate reading? - ✔✔Place the stethoscope's diaphragm over the
patient's palpated artery.
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use for the routine
cleaning of EKG cables? - ✔✔Disinfection
A medical assistant is preparing to calculate a patient's heart rate from an EKG
tracing. Which of the following methods should the assistant use
for this calculation? - ✔✔Divide 1500 by the number of small boxes between two
R waves
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below-the-knee
amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the
To provide culturally competent care, which of the following actions should a
medical assistant take first when encountering patients? - ✔✔examine patients
religious and cultural values and beliefs to identify any biases
A medical assistant is entering a new prescription into a patient's electronic
medical record (EMR). While entering the prescription, an alert
notifying the assistant of a medication interaction appears on the screen. Which
of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔Consult with the provider
before continuing to process the prescription
A patient presents to an office for treatment. After reading the consent form, she
expresses concerns about the treatment. Who is responsible for
counseling the patient? - ✔✔provider
In which of the following scenarios should a medical assistant choose a CPT
modifier? - ✔✔For special circumstances applied to a procedure performed by
the provider
Which of the following is a step in the process of skin preparation prior to a
surgical procedure? - ✔✔clean the surgical site w/ antiseptic
According to OSHA's guidelines for proper waste disposal, which of the following
should a medical assistant place in a regular waste container? - ✔✔An empty
urine container
,Which of the following pieces of legislation keeps health care staff safe from
retaliation by their employers when they report cases of patient neglect and
abuse? - ✔✔Whistleblower Protection Act
A medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for microcephaly. Which of the
following describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should
perform? - ✔✔Head Circumference
Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - ✔✔sinoatrial node
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a
buccal tablet. Which of the following instructions should the
assistant give the patient? - ✔✔Place the tablet between your gums and cheek
A medical assistant is faxing a prescription to a patient's pharmacy. Which of the
following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔Call the pharmacy to confirm
receipt of the faxed prescription
When coding with the ICD 10 CM, where should the medical assistant begin the
process of looking up a diagnosis code for breast cancer? - ✔✔Alphabetic Index
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching about a cardiac event monitor with a
patient. Which of the following statements by the patient
indicates an understanding of the procedure? - ✔✔I will record any symptoms I
experience in the event log
,A medical assistant is assisting a patient whose insurance does not cover
immunizations. To which of the following community resources should
assistant refer the patient? - ✔✔Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Which of the following additives should be used when performing a CBC? -
✔✔EDTA
Which of the following items included on the CMS-1500 claim form should a
medical assistant recognize as indicating the medical necessity
procedure? - ✔✔Diagnosis code
A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider
with a biopsy. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔hold
sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
A medical assistant is performing a fecal occult blood test using a guaiac card.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔interpret a blue
color as a positive result
A medical assistant is preparing to file the paper chart for Mary St. Thomas.
Where should this file be placed when filed along with the charts for Mary Perez,
Elizabeth Saint, and John A. Thomas? - ✔✔After Elizabeth Saint and before John
A. Thomas
A medical assistant works at a practice that is part of an Accountable Care
Organization (ACO). This designation means that the practice's health
, care team will focus on improving care for patients who have which of the
following types of medical coverage? - ✔✔Medicare
A patient informs a medical assistant that he gets headaches when he reads from
a computer monitor. The assistant should place this information in which of the
following locations when using the SOAP approach to organizing medical records?
- ✔✔subjective
An adolescent is covered by two insurance policies under her divorced parents
who have birthdays in May and August and have joint custody. Which policy is the
primary policy for the adolescent? - ✔✔The policy of the parent who has the
earliest birth month
A medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure measurement from an adult
patient. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to
ensure an accurate reading? - ✔✔Place the stethoscope's diaphragm over the
patient's palpated artery.
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use for the routine
cleaning of EKG cables? - ✔✔Disinfection
A medical assistant is preparing to calculate a patient's heart rate from an EKG
tracing. Which of the following methods should the assistant use
for this calculation? - ✔✔Divide 1500 by the number of small boxes between two
R waves
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below-the-knee
amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the
