Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Certification Exam
Actual Questions and Verified Answers / A+ Grade
1. Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice. Together, they share
patient expenses, profits, and assets. which type of medical practice is this?-
Ans>> Partnership
2. Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act?
Ans>> DEA
3. Defamation through spoken statements is known as
Ans>> Slander
4. Co-insurance is calculated based on a
Ans>> Percentage of charge
,5. Cellular respiration is a function of the
Ans>> Mitochondria
6. All pathogens are
Ans>> microbes that can cause disease
7. The patient has been given a prescription that says the medication should be taken
"bid". This medication should be taken
Ans>> Twice a Day
8. Muscles that can act on the knee joint exhibit two actions.
Ans>> Flexion and Extension
9. Post Prandial Means
Ans>> After a meal
10. A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive sign of reaction to
allergic testing is a
Ans>> Wheal
,11. A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types is called a
Ans>> Organ
12. SOAP is an acronym that stands for
Ans>> Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
13. The patient information sheet contains
Ans>> Patients personal and insurance information
14. The patient's specimen is lipemic. This is usually an indicator that the patient
is
Ans>> Not fasting
15. Which of the following tests is not a part of complete blood count?
Ans>> Acti- vated Partial Thromboplastin Time
16. A 24 hour specimen would be an example of a
Ans>> Timed specimen
17. Mrs. Morris is a 34 years old female who arrived at the emergency room with a
FUO. What would be the first test the phlebotomist would draw?
, Ans>> CBC
18. A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured
is
Ans>> Hemolyzed
19. Which of the following should be used to chill a specimen as it is trans- ported?
Ans>> Frozen blocks of ice
20. No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes?
Ans>> Red Topped
21. A normal resting heart rate for an average adult is
Ans>> 60-100 BPM
22. Thixotrophic gel, found in the SST red and gray marbled topped vacutainer tube
Ans>> Is less dense than red blood cells but more dense that serum
23. Which of the following is the most critical mistake a Phlebotomist can make?
Ans>> Failing to properly to identify a patient
24. The heart is discharging electrical impulses during
Ans>> Depolarization
25. What is the best sample for the determination of blood pH and blood gases?
Actual Questions and Verified Answers / A+ Grade
1. Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice. Together, they share
patient expenses, profits, and assets. which type of medical practice is this?-
Ans>> Partnership
2. Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act?
Ans>> DEA
3. Defamation through spoken statements is known as
Ans>> Slander
4. Co-insurance is calculated based on a
Ans>> Percentage of charge
,5. Cellular respiration is a function of the
Ans>> Mitochondria
6. All pathogens are
Ans>> microbes that can cause disease
7. The patient has been given a prescription that says the medication should be taken
"bid". This medication should be taken
Ans>> Twice a Day
8. Muscles that can act on the knee joint exhibit two actions.
Ans>> Flexion and Extension
9. Post Prandial Means
Ans>> After a meal
10. A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive sign of reaction to
allergic testing is a
Ans>> Wheal
,11. A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types is called a
Ans>> Organ
12. SOAP is an acronym that stands for
Ans>> Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
13. The patient information sheet contains
Ans>> Patients personal and insurance information
14. The patient's specimen is lipemic. This is usually an indicator that the patient
is
Ans>> Not fasting
15. Which of the following tests is not a part of complete blood count?
Ans>> Acti- vated Partial Thromboplastin Time
16. A 24 hour specimen would be an example of a
Ans>> Timed specimen
17. Mrs. Morris is a 34 years old female who arrived at the emergency room with a
FUO. What would be the first test the phlebotomist would draw?
, Ans>> CBC
18. A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured
is
Ans>> Hemolyzed
19. Which of the following should be used to chill a specimen as it is trans- ported?
Ans>> Frozen blocks of ice
20. No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes?
Ans>> Red Topped
21. A normal resting heart rate for an average adult is
Ans>> 60-100 BPM
22. Thixotrophic gel, found in the SST red and gray marbled topped vacutainer tube
Ans>> Is less dense than red blood cells but more dense that serum
23. Which of the following is the most critical mistake a Phlebotomist can make?
Ans>> Failing to properly to identify a patient
24. The heart is discharging electrical impulses during
Ans>> Depolarization
25. What is the best sample for the determination of blood pH and blood gases?
