CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT ASSESSMENT MATERIALS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Certified Medical Assistant Assessment Materials
2026/2027 Verified Solutions Questions and Answers
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Question:
Define chief complaint.
Answer:
what brings the patient in to see the physician
Question:
Define history of present illness (HPI).
Answer:
explanation of the chief complaint to determine: 1. onset of illness 2. associated symptoms 3. what
the patient has done to treat the illness
Question:
Define past medical history.
Answer:
1. all health problems 2. major illnesses 3. surgeries 4. current medications complete with reasons
for taking them 5. allergies
Question:
Define family history.
Answer:
summary of health problems of siblings, parents and other blood relatives
,Question:
Define social history.
Answer:
Includes: 1. marital status 2. occupation 3. educational attainment 4. hobbies 5. use of
alcohol/tobacco/drugs 6. lifestyles
Question:
Define review of systems.
Answer:
orderly and systematic check of each organ and system of the boy by questions.
Question:
What are the 3 vital signs that are necessary for life?
Answer:
1. temperature 2. respiration 3. heart function (blood pressure)
Question:
What are the four vital signs of body function?
Answer:
1. temperature 2. pulse 3. respiration 4. blood pressure
Question:
What is the normal range of body temperature?
Answer:
96.6- 100.6 F
Question:
,Define body temperature.
Answer:
the balance between heat production and heat loss
Question:
Body temperature is regulated by what structure?
Answer:
the hypothalamus
Question:
Site for most accurate body temperature.
Answer:
Rectum
Question:
Least accurate site for body temperature.
Answer:
Axillary
Question:
3 types of fever.
Answer:
1. Intermittent 2. Remittent 3. Continuous
Question:
Define intermittent fever.
, Answer:
fluctuating fever that returns to or below baseline then rises again
Question:
Define remittent fever.
Answer:
fluctuating fever that remains elevated: it does not return to baseline temperature
Question:
Define continuous fever.
Answer:
a fever that remains constant above the baseline: it does not fluctuate
Question:
Which is the most common site for temperatures.
Answer:
oral
Question:
In patients who have just finished eating, drinking, or smoking, how long should you wait before
taking a temperature.
Answer:
30 minutes
Question:
Patients with heart disease should not have which temperature taken?
Answer:
QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Certified Medical Assistant Assessment Materials
2026/2027 Verified Solutions Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
Define chief complaint.
Answer:
what brings the patient in to see the physician
Question:
Define history of present illness (HPI).
Answer:
explanation of the chief complaint to determine: 1. onset of illness 2. associated symptoms 3. what
the patient has done to treat the illness
Question:
Define past medical history.
Answer:
1. all health problems 2. major illnesses 3. surgeries 4. current medications complete with reasons
for taking them 5. allergies
Question:
Define family history.
Answer:
summary of health problems of siblings, parents and other blood relatives
,Question:
Define social history.
Answer:
Includes: 1. marital status 2. occupation 3. educational attainment 4. hobbies 5. use of
alcohol/tobacco/drugs 6. lifestyles
Question:
Define review of systems.
Answer:
orderly and systematic check of each organ and system of the boy by questions.
Question:
What are the 3 vital signs that are necessary for life?
Answer:
1. temperature 2. respiration 3. heart function (blood pressure)
Question:
What are the four vital signs of body function?
Answer:
1. temperature 2. pulse 3. respiration 4. blood pressure
Question:
What is the normal range of body temperature?
Answer:
96.6- 100.6 F
Question:
,Define body temperature.
Answer:
the balance between heat production and heat loss
Question:
Body temperature is regulated by what structure?
Answer:
the hypothalamus
Question:
Site for most accurate body temperature.
Answer:
Rectum
Question:
Least accurate site for body temperature.
Answer:
Axillary
Question:
3 types of fever.
Answer:
1. Intermittent 2. Remittent 3. Continuous
Question:
Define intermittent fever.
, Answer:
fluctuating fever that returns to or below baseline then rises again
Question:
Define remittent fever.
Answer:
fluctuating fever that remains elevated: it does not return to baseline temperature
Question:
Define continuous fever.
Answer:
a fever that remains constant above the baseline: it does not fluctuate
Question:
Which is the most common site for temperatures.
Answer:
oral
Question:
In patients who have just finished eating, drinking, or smoking, how long should you wait before
taking a temperature.
Answer:
30 minutes
Question:
Patients with heart disease should not have which temperature taken?
Answer:
