Final CMA (AAMA) Practice Questions
With Detailed Answers.
Which of the following is a physician who specializes in disorders of the eye and performs
surgical procedures as necessary?
A. Otolaryngologist
B. Ophthalmologist
C. Optician
D. Optometrist - Answer Ophthalmologist
Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear - Answer Phrenic
. Which of the following is objective information relating to a patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
D. Dizziness with a headache - Answer Absence of patellar reflex
4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly performed on a specimen from a
patient taking furosemide (Lasix)?
A. Potassium level
B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
C. Hemoglobin analysis
D. White blood count - Answer Potassium level
Which of the following describes "adduction"?
,D. Decreasing the angle between bones
This action would be referred to as flexion. - Answer Movement of a body part toward the
body's midline
Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on the left side with the left arm
behind the body, the right leg flexed sharply upward, and the left knee slightly flexed?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Fowler
D. Lithotomy
E. Sims - Answer Sims
Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the treatment of which of the following
conditions?
A. Epilepsy
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Gout
D. Hypertension - Answer Hypertension
The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of Azithromycin to a child. The dose
to be administered is 10 milligrams per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The
Azithromycin suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters. What amount
of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for the child?
A. 2 ml
B. 3 ml
C. 1.5 ml
D. 1 ml - Answer 2 ml
What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope with ocular lenses of 10X and
a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
B. 100X
C. 40X
,A. Information is stored in a computer.
B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
C. A patient is a public figure.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. - Answer The patient is incompetent
and has a legal guardian.
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step when rooming a patient who comes
to the office with a recent laceration of the finger that is still bleeding?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Elevate the patients arm above the head - Answer Apply direct pressure to the patient's
wound
12. The medical assistant takes vital signs on a male patient age 25 and records a Body Mass
Index (BMI) of 34 into the EMR. The patient is most at risk for which of the following conditions?
A. Osteomyelitis
B. Sleep Apnea
C. Pulmonary Hypertension
D. Kyphoscoliosis - Answer Sleep Apnea
Which of the following steps should be taken for a patient who faints and slumps to the floor?
A. Place the patient in the sitting position
B. Roll the patient onto his right side
C. Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
D. Place a pillow under the patient's head and shoulders, keeping the feet and legs flat - Answer
Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
Which of the following is the proper cleansing technique with the alcohol pad when preparing
the skin for an injection?
A. Move the wipe vertically going from left to right across the injection site, starting -
approximately one inch from the injection site
B. Wipe in an "S" movement across the injection site
, Which of the following conditions would most likely result in unequal pupils?
A. Diabetic coma
B. Drug overdose
C. Cardiac arrest
D. Cerebrovascular accident - Answer Cerebrovascular accident
The blood pressure that the medical assistant has just taken is significantly higher than the
readings taken on the same patient during past examinations. Which of the following is the first
step the medical assistant should take to ensure the validity of the reading?
A. Tell the patient to relax and retake the pressure immediately
B. Ask another medical assistant to take the patient's blood pressure.
C. Take the other vital signs and recheck the blood pressure after a few minutes.
D. Ask the patient if he has had a recent blood pressure test and what the reading was. - Answer
Take the other vital signs and recheck the blood pressure after a few minutes.
Which of the following situations can promote slow wound healing primarily by causing
constriction of small blood vessels?
A. Smoking
B. Diabetes mellitus
C. Bacterial infection
D. Poor nutrition - Answer Smoking
Which of the following methods of examination would be used to determine a patient's chest
size increase from 36 to 42 inches during inspiration?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Percussion
D. Mensuration - Answer Mensuration
Which of the following laboratory test results should be brought to the immediate attention of
the physician?
A. Fasting total cholesterol 200 mg/dl
B. White blood cell count of 9,900/microliter
With Detailed Answers.
Which of the following is a physician who specializes in disorders of the eye and performs
surgical procedures as necessary?
A. Otolaryngologist
B. Ophthalmologist
C. Optician
D. Optometrist - Answer Ophthalmologist
Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear - Answer Phrenic
. Which of the following is objective information relating to a patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
D. Dizziness with a headache - Answer Absence of patellar reflex
4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly performed on a specimen from a
patient taking furosemide (Lasix)?
A. Potassium level
B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
C. Hemoglobin analysis
D. White blood count - Answer Potassium level
Which of the following describes "adduction"?
,D. Decreasing the angle between bones
This action would be referred to as flexion. - Answer Movement of a body part toward the
body's midline
Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on the left side with the left arm
behind the body, the right leg flexed sharply upward, and the left knee slightly flexed?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Prone
C. Fowler
D. Lithotomy
E. Sims - Answer Sims
Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the treatment of which of the following
conditions?
A. Epilepsy
B. Parkinson's disease
C. Gout
D. Hypertension - Answer Hypertension
The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of Azithromycin to a child. The dose
to be administered is 10 milligrams per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The
Azithromycin suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters. What amount
of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for the child?
A. 2 ml
B. 3 ml
C. 1.5 ml
D. 1 ml - Answer 2 ml
What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope with ocular lenses of 10X and
a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
B. 100X
C. 40X
,A. Information is stored in a computer.
B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
C. A patient is a public figure.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. - Answer The patient is incompetent
and has a legal guardian.
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step when rooming a patient who comes
to the office with a recent laceration of the finger that is still bleeding?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Elevate the patients arm above the head - Answer Apply direct pressure to the patient's
wound
12. The medical assistant takes vital signs on a male patient age 25 and records a Body Mass
Index (BMI) of 34 into the EMR. The patient is most at risk for which of the following conditions?
A. Osteomyelitis
B. Sleep Apnea
C. Pulmonary Hypertension
D. Kyphoscoliosis - Answer Sleep Apnea
Which of the following steps should be taken for a patient who faints and slumps to the floor?
A. Place the patient in the sitting position
B. Roll the patient onto his right side
C. Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
D. Place a pillow under the patient's head and shoulders, keeping the feet and legs flat - Answer
Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
Which of the following is the proper cleansing technique with the alcohol pad when preparing
the skin for an injection?
A. Move the wipe vertically going from left to right across the injection site, starting -
approximately one inch from the injection site
B. Wipe in an "S" movement across the injection site
, Which of the following conditions would most likely result in unequal pupils?
A. Diabetic coma
B. Drug overdose
C. Cardiac arrest
D. Cerebrovascular accident - Answer Cerebrovascular accident
The blood pressure that the medical assistant has just taken is significantly higher than the
readings taken on the same patient during past examinations. Which of the following is the first
step the medical assistant should take to ensure the validity of the reading?
A. Tell the patient to relax and retake the pressure immediately
B. Ask another medical assistant to take the patient's blood pressure.
C. Take the other vital signs and recheck the blood pressure after a few minutes.
D. Ask the patient if he has had a recent blood pressure test and what the reading was. - Answer
Take the other vital signs and recheck the blood pressure after a few minutes.
Which of the following situations can promote slow wound healing primarily by causing
constriction of small blood vessels?
A. Smoking
B. Diabetes mellitus
C. Bacterial infection
D. Poor nutrition - Answer Smoking
Which of the following methods of examination would be used to determine a patient's chest
size increase from 36 to 42 inches during inspiration?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Percussion
D. Mensuration - Answer Mensuration
Which of the following laboratory test results should be brought to the immediate attention of
the physician?
A. Fasting total cholesterol 200 mg/dl
B. White blood cell count of 9,900/microliter
