CMA EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What are the HIPAA titles and their regulations? - Answers - 1: regulates healthcare
accessibility
2: regulates patients privacy rights
Touching a patient without consent is a form of _________ ? - Answers - Battery
emancipated minor - Answers - Patients < 18 years of age who are legally given the
rights of an adult by a state court.
Criteria may include:
Married
Parent or currently pregnant
Military
Economically independent
What does HIPAA stand for? - Answers - Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996
5 vital signs - Answers - Heart rate, BP, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation
Apical pulse point - Answers - Over the heart
Brachial pulse point - Answers - In the elbow bend ( most common site for palpation in
children under 1yr )
Carotid pulse point - Answers - Neck ( in unconscious patients, only palpate one side at
a time )
Dorsalis Pedis pulse point - Answers - Top of foot
facial pulse point - Answers - on jaw under mouth
Femoral pulse point - Answers - Groin ( for pulse checks on unconscious patients )
Popliteal pulse point - Answers - Back of knee
Posterior Tibial pulse point - Answers - Back of ankle
Radial pulse point - Answers - Anterior wrist below thumb ( most common site for
patients over 1yr )
, Temporal pulse site - Answers - On the temple
Ulnar pulse site - Answers - On anterior wrist below pinky finger
Normal resting pulse rate: Adult - Answers - 60-100 bpm
Normal resting pulse rate: Child - Answers - 80-100 bpm
Unless public safety is involved __________ is required to release patient medical
records after a subpoena is issued. - Answers - The patients written consent
POLST form - Answers - Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Form ( type of
living will or advance directive )
MAs can only do certain clinical procedures under supervision because they are not
________ - Answers - Licensed
Ethics - Answers - Personal values that govern an individual's perception of right and
wrong
Normal resting pulse rate: toddler - Answers - 100 bpm
Normal resting pulse rate: <1yr - Answers - 100-140 bpm
Normal resting pulse rate: Newborn - Answers - up to 150 bpm
Distal Pulse - Answers - Pulses located away from the trunk of the body
pulse deficit - Answers - occurs when the radial pulse is slower than the apical pulse (
indicates weak heart contractions )
Tachycardia - Answers - Abnormally rapid heartbeat ( >100bpm )
Causes of tachycardia - Answers - Anxiety, fear, stress, pneumonia, anemia, low blood
pressure, dehydration, fever, infection, hyperthyroidism, heart conditions
Brachycardia - Answers - Abnormally slow heart rate (<60 bpm)
Brachycardia causes - Answers - Heart attack, hypothermia, heat exhaustion,
obstructive jaundice, skull fracture, malnutrition, hypothyroidism, and many adverse
drug reactions. ( or extremely efficient hearts )
Normal respiratory rate: Adult - Answers - 12-20 breaths/minute
AAMA - Answers - American Association of Medical Assistants
ANSWERS
What are the HIPAA titles and their regulations? - Answers - 1: regulates healthcare
accessibility
2: regulates patients privacy rights
Touching a patient without consent is a form of _________ ? - Answers - Battery
emancipated minor - Answers - Patients < 18 years of age who are legally given the
rights of an adult by a state court.
Criteria may include:
Married
Parent or currently pregnant
Military
Economically independent
What does HIPAA stand for? - Answers - Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996
5 vital signs - Answers - Heart rate, BP, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation
Apical pulse point - Answers - Over the heart
Brachial pulse point - Answers - In the elbow bend ( most common site for palpation in
children under 1yr )
Carotid pulse point - Answers - Neck ( in unconscious patients, only palpate one side at
a time )
Dorsalis Pedis pulse point - Answers - Top of foot
facial pulse point - Answers - on jaw under mouth
Femoral pulse point - Answers - Groin ( for pulse checks on unconscious patients )
Popliteal pulse point - Answers - Back of knee
Posterior Tibial pulse point - Answers - Back of ankle
Radial pulse point - Answers - Anterior wrist below thumb ( most common site for
patients over 1yr )
, Temporal pulse site - Answers - On the temple
Ulnar pulse site - Answers - On anterior wrist below pinky finger
Normal resting pulse rate: Adult - Answers - 60-100 bpm
Normal resting pulse rate: Child - Answers - 80-100 bpm
Unless public safety is involved __________ is required to release patient medical
records after a subpoena is issued. - Answers - The patients written consent
POLST form - Answers - Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment Form ( type of
living will or advance directive )
MAs can only do certain clinical procedures under supervision because they are not
________ - Answers - Licensed
Ethics - Answers - Personal values that govern an individual's perception of right and
wrong
Normal resting pulse rate: toddler - Answers - 100 bpm
Normal resting pulse rate: <1yr - Answers - 100-140 bpm
Normal resting pulse rate: Newborn - Answers - up to 150 bpm
Distal Pulse - Answers - Pulses located away from the trunk of the body
pulse deficit - Answers - occurs when the radial pulse is slower than the apical pulse (
indicates weak heart contractions )
Tachycardia - Answers - Abnormally rapid heartbeat ( >100bpm )
Causes of tachycardia - Answers - Anxiety, fear, stress, pneumonia, anemia, low blood
pressure, dehydration, fever, infection, hyperthyroidism, heart conditions
Brachycardia - Answers - Abnormally slow heart rate (<60 bpm)
Brachycardia causes - Answers - Heart attack, hypothermia, heat exhaustion,
obstructive jaundice, skull fracture, malnutrition, hypothyroidism, and many adverse
drug reactions. ( or extremely efficient hearts )
Normal respiratory rate: Adult - Answers - 12-20 breaths/minute
AAMA - Answers - American Association of Medical Assistants
