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CCMA NHA PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A medical assistant is reviewing a providers instructions as the
patient is preparing to leave the office. The provider
recommends that the patient purchase an over the counter
antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does not
know what an antitussive is. Which of the following responses
should the assistant make? - ANSWER-It is a medication that
suppresses the cough reflex
What is Antitussives? - ANSWER-1. Cough suppressant drugs
2. May be opioids or related drugs
Which of the following methods is used to notify a provider of
the denial of a claim by an insurance carrier? - ANSWER-
Remittance advice
A remittance advice document itemizes all paid, denied, and
allowable charges for a patient. This document notifies the
provider of any and all claim denials.
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A medical assistant has a blood pressure cuff inflated and
partially opens the valve to deflate as he listens with a
stethoscope. When should he read the diastolic pressure? -
ANSWER-when the sound disappears
The primary code in the CPT coding system consists of how
many digits? - ANSWER-five digits
Which of the following laboratory values should a medical
assistant immediately report to a patient provider? - ANSWER-
Blood glucose 500 mg/dL
A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patients forearm
where the patient reports developing a rash. The assistant
notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in)
in diameter. Which of the following terms should he use to
document his observation in the patients medical record? -
ANSWER-Papules
A medical assistant is reviewing the list of medications a pt
reports currently taking. The assistant should recognize that
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which of the following medications is available in a sublingual
form? - ANSWER-Nitroglycerin
A vasodilator that is used to treat angina or chest pain
A medical assistant is preparing 1 g/kg of activated charcoal for
a patient who weighs 176 Ib. How many grams of charcoal
should the assistant prepare? - ANSWER-79 g
When performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood
pressure, which of the following indicates the levels at which
the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? - ANSWER-30mm
Hg above the radial pulse cessation
A medical assistant is measuring a pts oxygen saturation with a
pulse oximeter. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take? - ANSWER-Check capillary refill in the patients
finger
Which of the following methods is used to notify a provider of
the denial of a claim by an insurance carrier? - ANSWER-
remittance advice
CCMA NHA PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A medical assistant is reviewing a providers instructions as the
patient is preparing to leave the office. The provider
recommends that the patient purchase an over the counter
antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does not
know what an antitussive is. Which of the following responses
should the assistant make? - ANSWER-It is a medication that
suppresses the cough reflex
What is Antitussives? - ANSWER-1. Cough suppressant drugs
2. May be opioids or related drugs
Which of the following methods is used to notify a provider of
the denial of a claim by an insurance carrier? - ANSWER-
Remittance advice
A remittance advice document itemizes all paid, denied, and
allowable charges for a patient. This document notifies the
provider of any and all claim denials.
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A medical assistant has a blood pressure cuff inflated and
partially opens the valve to deflate as he listens with a
stethoscope. When should he read the diastolic pressure? -
ANSWER-when the sound disappears
The primary code in the CPT coding system consists of how
many digits? - ANSWER-five digits
Which of the following laboratory values should a medical
assistant immediately report to a patient provider? - ANSWER-
Blood glucose 500 mg/dL
A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patients forearm
where the patient reports developing a rash. The assistant
notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in)
in diameter. Which of the following terms should he use to
document his observation in the patients medical record? -
ANSWER-Papules
A medical assistant is reviewing the list of medications a pt
reports currently taking. The assistant should recognize that
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which of the following medications is available in a sublingual
form? - ANSWER-Nitroglycerin
A vasodilator that is used to treat angina or chest pain
A medical assistant is preparing 1 g/kg of activated charcoal for
a patient who weighs 176 Ib. How many grams of charcoal
should the assistant prepare? - ANSWER-79 g
When performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood
pressure, which of the following indicates the levels at which
the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? - ANSWER-30mm
Hg above the radial pulse cessation
A medical assistant is measuring a pts oxygen saturation with a
pulse oximeter. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take? - ANSWER-Check capillary refill in the patients
finger
Which of the following methods is used to notify a provider of
the denial of a claim by an insurance carrier? - ANSWER-
remittance advice
