Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Certification Exam Study Guide 2025 / 2026 Questions with Verified Answers

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
Certification Exam Study Guide
Questions with Verified Answers
1. Which of the following skills are not expected of a competent medical as
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sistant?
a. performing insurance coding and billing
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b. giving instructions to patients about self-care after treatments
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c. Using the computer to perform a variety of office functions
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d. diagnosing common patient symptoms An
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s>> diagnosing common patient symp- toms
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2. when one state will accept the licensing requirements of another state it is referred to
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as
Ans>> reciprocity
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3. Which of the following clinical tasks is beyond the scope of practice for a medical
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Ans>> prescribing medication
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4. Which of the following would be considered an ambulatory care setting? A
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5. When at least 3 physicians are joined in a practice to share the workload and ex
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penses it is called
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Ans>> group practice
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6. Why are continuing educational units important?
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Ans>> because they keep the medical assistant up to date with new techniques and information
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7. One of the first ways to treat pain was A
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ns>> the poppy plant
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8. If the patient asks the medical assistant what he or she would do in a similar me
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dical situation, the medical assistant should
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Ans>> refer the patient to the physician for advice
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, 9. Who discovered penicillin?
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Ans>> Alexander Fleming
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10. Which of the following regulations direct the practice of medicine within states A
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ns>> medical practice acts
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12. Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has hyper-
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a. epixtaxis
b. vertigo
c. angina
Ans>> all of the above
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13. The first written source for medical ethics is called the A
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ns>> code of Hammurabi
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