CCMA Practice CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT
PRACTICE EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
180 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
What is the past medical history?
The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
The hereditary diseases and health of blood relatives
The patient's previous diseases, injuries, and operations
Information about the patient's lifestyle - answer>>The patient's previous diseases, injuries, and
operations
How does a classification system become a coding system?
Names are replaced by numbers and letters.
Names are arranged in alphabetic order.
Names are shortened to abbreviations.
Letters in the names of items are rearranged. - answer>>Names are replaced by numbers and
letters.
Even if a patient's account is being paid by capitation, a billing record is usually kept for that
patient.
T/F - answer>>True
With reverse chronological order, the most recent document is
Filed by subject title
Placed in front of the other documents
Placed in back of the other documents
Filed alphabetically - answer>>Placed in front of the other documents
The medical term, "diaphoresis," means:
,a. Profuse vomiting b. Profuse sweating c. Gasping for air d. None of the above. -
answer>>Profuse sweating
lying on the back, knees bent, feet held apart with stirrups
Trendelenburg
Fowler's
Sims'
Lithotomy - answer>>Lithotomy
How many leads are there on a standard electrocardiogram?
7
15
5
12 - answer>>12
This is the part of the prescription form that indicates the names and quantities of ingredients to
be included in the medication.
a. Inscription b. Superscription c. Subscription d. Rx - answer>>Rx
In the ICD-10 code M84.50xA, what is the function of the "x"?
It indicates whether it the visit is the initial visit, or a subsequent visit.
It determines the number of sites of involvement for the condition.
It makes the code more specific by indicating right or left.
It is a placeholder for information that is not specified. - answer>>It is a placeholder for
information that is not specified.
In a source-oriented record, a radiology report is filed under which of the following chart
dividers?
Hospital
Progress Notes
, Lab/X-ray
History and Physical - answer>>Lab/X-ray
Who is responsible for giving the patient written instructions before surgery?
The surgeon's office
The hospital or day surgery center
Written instructions are not necessary
The primary care physician's office - answer>>The surgeon's office
What system schedules three or four patients every half hour, who are seen in the order they
arrive?
Wave
Stream
Clustering
Modified wave - answer>>Wave
Who proposed the Hierarchy of Needs?
a. Maslow b. Freud c. Erikson d. Skinner - answer>>Maslow
Non-Verbal Communication is:
a. Not the most utilized form of communication b. Uses facial expression and body language to
send messages c. Most often used when sending messages over email or telephone d. An
ineffective manner of communication - answer>>Uses facial expression and body language to
send messages
↑ dosage to 3mg q.i.d.
Increase dosage to 3 mg and then pt will quit in 1 day
Increase dosage to 4 mg three times a day
Increase dosage to 3 mg four times a day
Increase dosage to 3 mg every other day - answer>>Increase dosage to 3 mg four times a day
PRACTICE EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
180 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
What is the past medical history?
The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
The hereditary diseases and health of blood relatives
The patient's previous diseases, injuries, and operations
Information about the patient's lifestyle - answer>>The patient's previous diseases, injuries, and
operations
How does a classification system become a coding system?
Names are replaced by numbers and letters.
Names are arranged in alphabetic order.
Names are shortened to abbreviations.
Letters in the names of items are rearranged. - answer>>Names are replaced by numbers and
letters.
Even if a patient's account is being paid by capitation, a billing record is usually kept for that
patient.
T/F - answer>>True
With reverse chronological order, the most recent document is
Filed by subject title
Placed in front of the other documents
Placed in back of the other documents
Filed alphabetically - answer>>Placed in front of the other documents
The medical term, "diaphoresis," means:
,a. Profuse vomiting b. Profuse sweating c. Gasping for air d. None of the above. -
answer>>Profuse sweating
lying on the back, knees bent, feet held apart with stirrups
Trendelenburg
Fowler's
Sims'
Lithotomy - answer>>Lithotomy
How many leads are there on a standard electrocardiogram?
7
15
5
12 - answer>>12
This is the part of the prescription form that indicates the names and quantities of ingredients to
be included in the medication.
a. Inscription b. Superscription c. Subscription d. Rx - answer>>Rx
In the ICD-10 code M84.50xA, what is the function of the "x"?
It indicates whether it the visit is the initial visit, or a subsequent visit.
It determines the number of sites of involvement for the condition.
It makes the code more specific by indicating right or left.
It is a placeholder for information that is not specified. - answer>>It is a placeholder for
information that is not specified.
In a source-oriented record, a radiology report is filed under which of the following chart
dividers?
Hospital
Progress Notes
, Lab/X-ray
History and Physical - answer>>Lab/X-ray
Who is responsible for giving the patient written instructions before surgery?
The surgeon's office
The hospital or day surgery center
Written instructions are not necessary
The primary care physician's office - answer>>The surgeon's office
What system schedules three or four patients every half hour, who are seen in the order they
arrive?
Wave
Stream
Clustering
Modified wave - answer>>Wave
Who proposed the Hierarchy of Needs?
a. Maslow b. Freud c. Erikson d. Skinner - answer>>Maslow
Non-Verbal Communication is:
a. Not the most utilized form of communication b. Uses facial expression and body language to
send messages c. Most often used when sending messages over email or telephone d. An
ineffective manner of communication - answer>>Uses facial expression and body language to
send messages
↑ dosage to 3mg q.i.d.
Increase dosage to 3 mg and then pt will quit in 1 day
Increase dosage to 4 mg three times a day
Increase dosage to 3 mg four times a day
Increase dosage to 3 mg every other day - answer>>Increase dosage to 3 mg four times a day
