NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 C Questions and Answers Graded A+

A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug screening. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the chain of custody for this specimen?Send the specimen to the testing laboratory on the same day as the collection. A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient's temperature via the tympanic membrane. In which of the following locations should the assistant place the thermometer?In the ear The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal. When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take?Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode placement. A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at which of the following times?Immediately following the procedure. Wen should the code on glucose curettes be compared to the code on the glucometer?Before a patient is tested. Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing?Dyspnea Difficulty breathing A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is preparing to leave the office. The provider recommends that the patient purchase an over-the-counter antitussive, but thepatient tells the assistant that she does not know what an antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make?It is a medication that suppresses the cough reflex. Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip represents ventricular depolarization?QRS complex