RMA ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Walker frames are typically made of
steel
wood
aluminum
lead - ✔✔aluminum
✔✔RBCs that are pale in color indicate
hypochromia
polychromasia
anisochromia
hyperchromia - ✔✔hypochromia
✔✔All of the following are common users of a clinic's accounting information EXCEPT
patients
owners
managers
government agencies - ✔✔patients
✔✔A patient expresses fear about dying; the medical assistant should
ask the patient to discuss something more cheerful
attempt to be attentive and understanding
indicate that fearing death is futile
describe in detail the stages of dying - ✔✔attempt to be attentive and understanding
✔✔The software that permits rapid calculations applied to a table of numerical data is
word processing
spreadsheet
Windows
,telecommunications - ✔✔spreadsheet
✔✔The physical examination of urine includes
transparency
color
odor
All of these answers - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔All of the following statements are correct regarding an ECG tracing artifact
EXCEPT
AC interference is caused by electrical activity.
The latest models of ECGs have sensitive filtering devices that eliminate most of the
interference.
Shivering from nervousness or cold can produce muscle voltage artifacts.
An interrupted baseline is caused by a patient with a neurological condition. - ✔✔An
interrupted baseline is caused by a patient with a neurological condition.
✔✔A _____ perspective upholds a breached confidentiality and will potentially
compromise the patient-provider relationship.
Beneficence
Teleological
Deontological
Gatekeeping - ✔✔Teleological
✔✔A restrictive endorsement is when
the drawer signs the back of the check
the payee signs the back of the check
the drawee signs the back of the check
the payee directs how the check is to be made payable - ✔✔the payee directs how the
check is to be made payable
✔✔Matrixing an appointment schedule means
Deleting/erasing all "no shows" from the appointment book.
Marking out time that the physician is unavailable to see patients.
Verifying that all information such as chief compliant and patient phone number is listed
correctly.
Ensuring that all physicians, clinicians, and facilities are scheduled succinctly. -
✔✔Marking out time that the physician is unavailable to see patients.
✔✔Which of the following calls should be transferred to the provider?
Unidentified callers
Calls requesting billing information
, Calls from office suppliers
Providers calling from another health care facility - ✔✔Providers calling from another
health care facility
✔✔Which of the following would be indexed first?
Last or Surname
Middle name
First or Given name
Titles - ✔✔Last or Surname
✔✔Records requested by patients or third parties can be released if
the patient grants consent, usually via a release form
the lawsuit has been filed with the courts
the provider grants approval
both the provider grants approval and the patient grants consent - ✔✔both the provider
grants approval and the patient grants consent
✔✔p.o. means:
nothing by mouth
by mouth
after meals
as needed - ✔✔by mouth
✔✔What should you ask a victim who is having difficulty breathing?
Should I call 911?
Are you okay?
Are you choking?
Do you need any assistance? - ✔✔Are you choking?
✔✔An example of a Schedule IV drug is
valium
heroin
codeine
acetaminophen - ✔✔valium
✔✔The medical assistant's responsibilities in surgical care and treatment include
preparing the room
preparing the patient
All of these answers
assisting the health care provider - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔Normally, the hematocrit is approximately
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Walker frames are typically made of
steel
wood
aluminum
lead - ✔✔aluminum
✔✔RBCs that are pale in color indicate
hypochromia
polychromasia
anisochromia
hyperchromia - ✔✔hypochromia
✔✔All of the following are common users of a clinic's accounting information EXCEPT
patients
owners
managers
government agencies - ✔✔patients
✔✔A patient expresses fear about dying; the medical assistant should
ask the patient to discuss something more cheerful
attempt to be attentive and understanding
indicate that fearing death is futile
describe in detail the stages of dying - ✔✔attempt to be attentive and understanding
✔✔The software that permits rapid calculations applied to a table of numerical data is
word processing
spreadsheet
Windows
,telecommunications - ✔✔spreadsheet
✔✔The physical examination of urine includes
transparency
color
odor
All of these answers - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔All of the following statements are correct regarding an ECG tracing artifact
EXCEPT
AC interference is caused by electrical activity.
The latest models of ECGs have sensitive filtering devices that eliminate most of the
interference.
Shivering from nervousness or cold can produce muscle voltage artifacts.
An interrupted baseline is caused by a patient with a neurological condition. - ✔✔An
interrupted baseline is caused by a patient with a neurological condition.
✔✔A _____ perspective upholds a breached confidentiality and will potentially
compromise the patient-provider relationship.
Beneficence
Teleological
Deontological
Gatekeeping - ✔✔Teleological
✔✔A restrictive endorsement is when
the drawer signs the back of the check
the payee signs the back of the check
the drawee signs the back of the check
the payee directs how the check is to be made payable - ✔✔the payee directs how the
check is to be made payable
✔✔Matrixing an appointment schedule means
Deleting/erasing all "no shows" from the appointment book.
Marking out time that the physician is unavailable to see patients.
Verifying that all information such as chief compliant and patient phone number is listed
correctly.
Ensuring that all physicians, clinicians, and facilities are scheduled succinctly. -
✔✔Marking out time that the physician is unavailable to see patients.
✔✔Which of the following calls should be transferred to the provider?
Unidentified callers
Calls requesting billing information
, Calls from office suppliers
Providers calling from another health care facility - ✔✔Providers calling from another
health care facility
✔✔Which of the following would be indexed first?
Last or Surname
Middle name
First or Given name
Titles - ✔✔Last or Surname
✔✔Records requested by patients or third parties can be released if
the patient grants consent, usually via a release form
the lawsuit has been filed with the courts
the provider grants approval
both the provider grants approval and the patient grants consent - ✔✔both the provider
grants approval and the patient grants consent
✔✔p.o. means:
nothing by mouth
by mouth
after meals
as needed - ✔✔by mouth
✔✔What should you ask a victim who is having difficulty breathing?
Should I call 911?
Are you okay?
Are you choking?
Do you need any assistance? - ✔✔Are you choking?
✔✔An example of a Schedule IV drug is
valium
heroin
codeine
acetaminophen - ✔✔valium
✔✔The medical assistant's responsibilities in surgical care and treatment include
preparing the room
preparing the patient
All of these answers
assisting the health care provider - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔Normally, the hematocrit is approximately
