2026/2027 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 100% PASS
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.
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 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
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