NCCT - Patient Intake and Care 11
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026/2027
,The medical term meaning movement of a body part away from the body is
A. adduction.
B. abduction.
C. dorsiflexion.
D. pronation. correct answers B. abduction.
The medical term gravida describes which of the following?
A. onset of menses
B. last menstrual period
C. total number of pregnancies
D. total number of live births correct answers C. total number of pregnancies
Carcinoma refers to which of the following conditions?
A. obesity
B. diabetes
C. cancer
D. heart disease correct answers C. cancer
Which of the following terms describes a wound that is pus-producing?
A. parietal
B. percutaneous
C. pyogenic
D. parenteral correct answers C. pyogenic
The medical assistant is caring for an older adult patient who is being directly admitted
to the hospital for right lower lobe pneumonia. Which of the following findings are
most likely for this patient? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cough
B. hyperglycemia
C. fatigue
D. dyspnea
E. hive-like rash correct answers A, C, and D
Which of the following patient specimens would be removed from the thoracic cavity?
A. synovial fluid
B. pleural fluid
C. ascites fluid
D. peritoneal fluid correct answers B. pleural fluid
, Scheduling an early morning appointment facilitates collection for which of the
following types of stool specimens?
A. viral
B. fecal occult blood
C. pinworms
D. bacterial correct answers C. pinworms
Which of the following is a CLIA waived laboratory test?
A. urine culture and sensitivity
B. complete blood count
C. pap smear
D. fecal occult blood testing correct answers D. fecal occult blood testing
Which of the following urinalysis collection methods is used to obtain the most
concentrated specimen?
A. clean-catch
B. midstream
C. 24-hour collection
D. first morning void correct answers D. first morning void
A patient's urine specimen is noted to be dark yellow with sediment, and has a strong,
ammonia-like odor. Which of the following is most likely to be present when processing
the specimen?
A. bacteria
B. ketones
C. erythrocytes
D. pH 7.0 correct answers A. bacteria
Which one of the following tests is CLIA waived?
A. GTT
B. PT/PTT
C. HgbAlC
D. HCT correct answers D. HCT
During a mole excision, the medical assistant is asked to assist the physician. Prior to
handing the physician medical supplies from the sterile field per his request, the
medical assistant should
A. apply clean gloves.
B. apply sterile gloves.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026/2027
,The medical term meaning movement of a body part away from the body is
A. adduction.
B. abduction.
C. dorsiflexion.
D. pronation. correct answers B. abduction.
The medical term gravida describes which of the following?
A. onset of menses
B. last menstrual period
C. total number of pregnancies
D. total number of live births correct answers C. total number of pregnancies
Carcinoma refers to which of the following conditions?
A. obesity
B. diabetes
C. cancer
D. heart disease correct answers C. cancer
Which of the following terms describes a wound that is pus-producing?
A. parietal
B. percutaneous
C. pyogenic
D. parenteral correct answers C. pyogenic
The medical assistant is caring for an older adult patient who is being directly admitted
to the hospital for right lower lobe pneumonia. Which of the following findings are
most likely for this patient? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
A. cough
B. hyperglycemia
C. fatigue
D. dyspnea
E. hive-like rash correct answers A, C, and D
Which of the following patient specimens would be removed from the thoracic cavity?
A. synovial fluid
B. pleural fluid
C. ascites fluid
D. peritoneal fluid correct answers B. pleural fluid
, Scheduling an early morning appointment facilitates collection for which of the
following types of stool specimens?
A. viral
B. fecal occult blood
C. pinworms
D. bacterial correct answers C. pinworms
Which of the following is a CLIA waived laboratory test?
A. urine culture and sensitivity
B. complete blood count
C. pap smear
D. fecal occult blood testing correct answers D. fecal occult blood testing
Which of the following urinalysis collection methods is used to obtain the most
concentrated specimen?
A. clean-catch
B. midstream
C. 24-hour collection
D. first morning void correct answers D. first morning void
A patient's urine specimen is noted to be dark yellow with sediment, and has a strong,
ammonia-like odor. Which of the following is most likely to be present when processing
the specimen?
A. bacteria
B. ketones
C. erythrocytes
D. pH 7.0 correct answers A. bacteria
Which one of the following tests is CLIA waived?
A. GTT
B. PT/PTT
C. HgbAlC
D. HCT correct answers D. HCT
During a mole excision, the medical assistant is asked to assist the physician. Prior to
handing the physician medical supplies from the sterile field per his request, the
medical assistant should
A. apply clean gloves.
B. apply sterile gloves.
