CMA (AAMA) PRACTICE EXAM
Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is a physician who specializes in disorders
of the eye and performs surgical procedures as necessary?
A. Otolaryngologist
B. Ophthalmologist
C. Optician
D. Optometrist: Ophthalmologist
2. Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear: Phrenic
3. . Which of the following is objective information relating to a
patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
,D. Dizziness with a headache: Absence of patellar reflex
4. 4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly
performed on a specimen from a patient taking furosemide
(Lasix)?
A. Potassium level
B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
C. Hemoglobin analysis
D. White blood count: Potassium level
5. Which of the following describes "adduction"?
A. Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
B. Circular motion of a limb
C. Movement of a bone around its central
axis This action would describe
rotation.
D. Decreasing the angle between bones
This action would be referred to as flexion.: Movement of a body part toward the
body's midline
6. Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on
the left side with the left arm behind the body, the right leg
flexed sharply upward, and the left
,knee slightly flexed?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Fowler
D. Lithotomy
E. Sims: Sims
7. Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the
treatment of which of the following conditions?
A. Epilepsy
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Gout
D. Hypertension: Hypertension
8. The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of
Azithromycin to a child. The dose to be administered is 10 milligrams
per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The Azithromycin
suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters.
What amount of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for
the child?
A. 2 ml
B. 3 ml
C. 1.5 ml
, D. 1 ml: 2 ml
9. What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope
with ocular lenses of 10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
B. 100X
C. 40X
D. 5X: 100X
10. The usual restrictions on release of medical information without
the patient's authorization are suspended if which of the following
situations exist?
A. Information is stored in a computer.
B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
C. A patient is a public figure.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian.: The patient is
incompetent and has a legal guardian.
11. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step
when rooming a patient who comes to the office with a recent
laceration of the finger that is still bleeding?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is a physician who specializes in disorders
of the eye and performs surgical procedures as necessary?
A. Otolaryngologist
B. Ophthalmologist
C. Optician
D. Optometrist: Ophthalmologist
2. Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear: Phrenic
3. . Which of the following is objective information relating to a
patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
,D. Dizziness with a headache: Absence of patellar reflex
4. 4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly
performed on a specimen from a patient taking furosemide
(Lasix)?
A. Potassium level
B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
C. Hemoglobin analysis
D. White blood count: Potassium level
5. Which of the following describes "adduction"?
A. Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
B. Circular motion of a limb
C. Movement of a bone around its central
axis This action would describe
rotation.
D. Decreasing the angle between bones
This action would be referred to as flexion.: Movement of a body part toward the
body's midline
6. Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on
the left side with the left arm behind the body, the right leg
flexed sharply upward, and the left
,knee slightly flexed?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Fowler
D. Lithotomy
E. Sims: Sims
7. Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the
treatment of which of the following conditions?
A. Epilepsy
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Gout
D. Hypertension: Hypertension
8. The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of
Azithromycin to a child. The dose to be administered is 10 milligrams
per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The Azithromycin
suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters.
What amount of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for
the child?
A. 2 ml
B. 3 ml
C. 1.5 ml
, D. 1 ml: 2 ml
9. What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope
with ocular lenses of 10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
B. 100X
C. 40X
D. 5X: 100X
10. The usual restrictions on release of medical information without
the patient's authorization are suspended if which of the following
situations exist?
A. Information is stored in a computer.
B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
C. A patient is a public figure.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian.: The patient is
incompetent and has a legal guardian.
11. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step
when rooming a patient who comes to the office with a recent
laceration of the finger that is still bleeding?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
