Medical Assistant Clinical Practice Exam with
verified answers
Sterilizations means that |!| |!|
a. all organisms have been removed from an object
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b. all pathogenic organisms have been removed
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c. debris has been removed with soap and water - correct answer ✔all
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organisms have been removed from an object
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which of the following actions should the MA take to ensure disposable
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thermometers are ready for an exam |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
a. make sure they have been autoclaved with in the past 28 days
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b. ensure the expiration dates have not passed
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c. swab tips with alcohol - correct answer ✔ensure the expiration dates
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have not passed
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what info will not be found in the medical record of the pt
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a. if the patient admits to any illegal drug use
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b. personal opinion of office staff
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c. legal history of the patient - correct answer ✔personal opinion of the
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office staff |!|
Using a tape measure to evaluate the head and chest circumference of an
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infant is called.
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a. auscultation
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,b. mensuration
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c. palpation - correct answer ✔mensuration
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what is the max time allotted for a collected blood sample to sit in a
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serum separator tube before being centrifuged
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a. 1 minute
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b. 5 |!|
c. 15 |!|
d. 30 - correct answer ✔30 minutes
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a MA is giving a DPT injection to a 6mo. the assistant would administer
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the injection where
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a. upper outter quadrant of gult
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b. deltoid muscle
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c. vastus lateratus
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d. subQ tissue of thigh - correct answer ✔subQ tissue of the thigh
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if the physician is going to do a pap smear, the MA should have which of
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the following equipment
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a. curette and dilator
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b. speculum and water soluble lubrication
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c. suture and removal kit
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d. hemocult tray
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e. - correct answer ✔speculum and water soluble lubrication
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, emergency treatment for a second-degree burn would include
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a. bandage tightly
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b. breaking any blisters seen
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c. applying clean, cool, wet, cloth to the area
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d. scrubbing the site with antiseptic - correct answer ✔applying clean,
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cool, wet, cloth to the area
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evaluation of the spinal column is accomplished easily from which of the
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following positions |!|
a. knee-chest
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b. prone
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c. supine
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d. lithodomy
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e. trendelenburg - correct answer ✔prone
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to respect the patients privacy while obtaining information about their hx,
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you should
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a. ask patient to fill out form rather than ask them in an interview
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b. ask pt to specify people who can give information about her
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c. take the pt to a quiet and private area
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d. let the dr ask them the questions - correct answer ✔take the pt to a
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quiet and private area
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which term is defined as the concentration at which a substance in the
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blood, not normally excreted by the kidneys, begins to appear in the urine
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a. suoernatant
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verified answers
Sterilizations means that |!| |!|
a. all organisms have been removed from an object
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
b. all pathogenic organisms have been removed
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
c. debris has been removed with soap and water - correct answer ✔all
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
organisms have been removed from an object
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
which of the following actions should the MA take to ensure disposable
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
thermometers are ready for an exam |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
a. make sure they have been autoclaved with in the past 28 days
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
b. ensure the expiration dates have not passed
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
c. swab tips with alcohol - correct answer ✔ensure the expiration dates
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
have not passed
|!| |!|
what info will not be found in the medical record of the pt
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
a. if the patient admits to any illegal drug use
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
b. personal opinion of office staff
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
c. legal history of the patient - correct answer ✔personal opinion of the
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
office staff |!|
Using a tape measure to evaluate the head and chest circumference of an
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
infant is called.
|!| |!|
a. auscultation
|!|
,b. mensuration
|!|
c. palpation - correct answer ✔mensuration
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
what is the max time allotted for a collected blood sample to sit in a
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
serum separator tube before being centrifuged
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a. 1 minute
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b. 5 |!|
c. 15 |!|
d. 30 - correct answer ✔30 minutes
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a MA is giving a DPT injection to a 6mo. the assistant would administer
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
the injection where
|!| |!|
a. upper outter quadrant of gult
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
b. deltoid muscle
|!| |!|
c. vastus lateratus
|!| |!|
d. subQ tissue of thigh - correct answer ✔subQ tissue of the thigh
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
if the physician is going to do a pap smear, the MA should have which of
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
the following equipment
|!| |!| |!|
a. curette and dilator
|!| |!| |!|
b. speculum and water soluble lubrication
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
c. suture and removal kit
|!| |!| |!| |!|
d. hemocult tray
|!| |!|
e. - correct answer ✔speculum and water soluble lubrication
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
, emergency treatment for a second-degree burn would include
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
a. bandage tightly
|!| |!|
b. breaking any blisters seen
|!| |!| |!| |!|
c. applying clean, cool, wet, cloth to the area
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
d. scrubbing the site with antiseptic - correct answer ✔applying clean,
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
cool, wet, cloth to the area
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
evaluation of the spinal column is accomplished easily from which of the
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
following positions |!|
a. knee-chest
|!|
b. prone
|!|
c. supine
|!|
d. lithodomy
|!|
e. trendelenburg - correct answer ✔prone
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
to respect the patients privacy while obtaining information about their hx,
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
you should
|!|
a. ask patient to fill out form rather than ask them in an interview
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
b. ask pt to specify people who can give information about her
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
c. take the pt to a quiet and private area
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
d. let the dr ask them the questions - correct answer ✔take the pt to a
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
quiet and private area
|!| |!| |!|
which term is defined as the concentration at which a substance in the
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
blood, not normally excreted by the kidneys, begins to appear in the urine
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
a. suoernatant
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