CMTI FINAL EXAM – STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW 2026/2027
Of the following, which would a certified medical assistant typically perform when assisting the physician
In the exam room?
a. Assist with minor procedures
b. Draw blood
c. Suture
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
The practice of one state recognizing the license requirements of another state as being similar or more
stringent than their own, is known as?
a. Reciprocity
b. FDA Rule
c. Convalescent
d. Prescribed treatment - ✔✔A. Reciprocity
Which is one of the primary areas of medical assisting?
a. General
b. Clinical
c. Administrative
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
Who is considered the father of Medicine?
a. Socrates
b. Hippocrates
c. Aristotle
d. Alexander Fleming - ✔✔B. Hippocrates
In 1948, what organization was set to enforce the growth of medicine?
a. World Health Organization (WHO)
b. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
c. Medicare
d. Hill-Burton Act - ✔✔A. World Health Organization (WHO)
Which of the following is NOT a medical assistant skill?
a. Preparation of patients for examinations, procedures, and treatments.
b. Collection and processing specimens.
c. Provide guidelines for operating laboratories
d. Performing vital signs. - ✔✔D. Provide guidelines for operating laboratories
Who is considered as a health care provider?
a. Nurse
b. Physician
c. Hospital Or Clinic
d. All of above - ✔✔D. All of the above
,Which area is included in the areas of psychology, communication, competence, and Safety?
a. Administrative
b. Clinical
c. General
d. None - ✔✔C. General
The medical symbol is well known as?
a. Caduceus
b. Stick
c. Sword
d. Serpent - ✔✔A. Caduceus
Who is considered a health professional that provide specific care to patients?
a. Audiologists
b. Dieticians
c. Laboratory Technicians
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Of the below, which is a typical call the medical assistant receives in the Medical Office.
a. Appointments
b. Prescriptions
c. Test results
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
The method used to determine the nature of the call, precisely describe patient symptoms, and
determine level of urgency, is known as?
a. Triage
b. Medical Records
c. Appointments
d. Scheduling - ✔✔A. Triage
What information should be documented from a telephone call?
a. Time
b. Patient or caller name (verify spelling)
c. Information requested or to be relayed
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
What other device can one use during a call?
a. Tablets
b. Radios
c. Cameras
d. GPS - ✔✔A. Tablets
Which is a type of written correspondence?
a. Sending of notes
b. Interoffice communications
c. Email
, d. All of the abo - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which is a powerful tool, enabling instant communication and greater productivity?
a. Cellphones
b. Email
c. Computers
d. Text message - ✔✔B. Email
Which of the following is a business letter component?
a. The letterhead
b. Reference initials
c. Enclosures
d. All the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a letter generally used at the medical office?
a. The full block letter
b. The modified block letter
c. The collection letters
d. The modified block letter with sectioned paragraphs - ✔✔C. The collection letters
What services are used with special mailing?
a. Adult signature
b. Registered mail
c. USPS tracking
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Medical records provide the following information, except?
a. Continuity of medical care between providers.
b. Documentation to verify requirement of procedures for insurance reimbursement.
c. Chronological record of events on which to build subsequent care.
d. Regulates the way in which electronic health record (EHR) technologies must be applied. - ✔✔D.
Regulates the way in which electronic health record (EHR) technologies must be applied.
Of the following, which would the HIPAA requirements apply to in a healthcare facility?
a. Physicians
b. Nurses
c. Certified nurse aids
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which of the following acts regulates the minimum wage and standardizes the number of hours an
employee is allowed to work?
a. COBRA
b. The Fair Labor Standards Act
c. Workers Compensation
d. Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - ✔✔B. The Fair Labor Standards Act
Four elements must be present for negligence to apply, except:
a. A duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff.
REVIEW 2026/2027
Of the following, which would a certified medical assistant typically perform when assisting the physician
In the exam room?
a. Assist with minor procedures
b. Draw blood
c. Suture
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
The practice of one state recognizing the license requirements of another state as being similar or more
stringent than their own, is known as?
a. Reciprocity
b. FDA Rule
c. Convalescent
d. Prescribed treatment - ✔✔A. Reciprocity
Which is one of the primary areas of medical assisting?
a. General
b. Clinical
c. Administrative
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
Who is considered the father of Medicine?
a. Socrates
b. Hippocrates
c. Aristotle
d. Alexander Fleming - ✔✔B. Hippocrates
In 1948, what organization was set to enforce the growth of medicine?
a. World Health Organization (WHO)
b. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
c. Medicare
d. Hill-Burton Act - ✔✔A. World Health Organization (WHO)
Which of the following is NOT a medical assistant skill?
a. Preparation of patients for examinations, procedures, and treatments.
b. Collection and processing specimens.
c. Provide guidelines for operating laboratories
d. Performing vital signs. - ✔✔D. Provide guidelines for operating laboratories
Who is considered as a health care provider?
a. Nurse
b. Physician
c. Hospital Or Clinic
d. All of above - ✔✔D. All of the above
,Which area is included in the areas of psychology, communication, competence, and Safety?
a. Administrative
b. Clinical
c. General
d. None - ✔✔C. General
The medical symbol is well known as?
a. Caduceus
b. Stick
c. Sword
d. Serpent - ✔✔A. Caduceus
Who is considered a health professional that provide specific care to patients?
a. Audiologists
b. Dieticians
c. Laboratory Technicians
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Of the below, which is a typical call the medical assistant receives in the Medical Office.
a. Appointments
b. Prescriptions
c. Test results
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
The method used to determine the nature of the call, precisely describe patient symptoms, and
determine level of urgency, is known as?
a. Triage
b. Medical Records
c. Appointments
d. Scheduling - ✔✔A. Triage
What information should be documented from a telephone call?
a. Time
b. Patient or caller name (verify spelling)
c. Information requested or to be relayed
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
What other device can one use during a call?
a. Tablets
b. Radios
c. Cameras
d. GPS - ✔✔A. Tablets
Which is a type of written correspondence?
a. Sending of notes
b. Interoffice communications
c. Email
, d. All of the abo - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which is a powerful tool, enabling instant communication and greater productivity?
a. Cellphones
b. Email
c. Computers
d. Text message - ✔✔B. Email
Which of the following is a business letter component?
a. The letterhead
b. Reference initials
c. Enclosures
d. All the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a letter generally used at the medical office?
a. The full block letter
b. The modified block letter
c. The collection letters
d. The modified block letter with sectioned paragraphs - ✔✔C. The collection letters
What services are used with special mailing?
a. Adult signature
b. Registered mail
c. USPS tracking
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Medical records provide the following information, except?
a. Continuity of medical care between providers.
b. Documentation to verify requirement of procedures for insurance reimbursement.
c. Chronological record of events on which to build subsequent care.
d. Regulates the way in which electronic health record (EHR) technologies must be applied. - ✔✔D.
Regulates the way in which electronic health record (EHR) technologies must be applied.
Of the following, which would the HIPAA requirements apply to in a healthcare facility?
a. Physicians
b. Nurses
c. Certified nurse aids
d. All of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
Which of the following acts regulates the minimum wage and standardizes the number of hours an
employee is allowed to work?
a. COBRA
b. The Fair Labor Standards Act
c. Workers Compensation
d. Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - ✔✔B. The Fair Labor Standards Act
Four elements must be present for negligence to apply, except:
a. A duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff.
