CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL
ASSISTANT FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Acromial process - ANSWER ✓ The outermost point of the spine of the
shoulder blade.
2. Anthropometric measurements - ANSWER ✓ Set of techniques for
determining an individual's body fat composition by measuring and
recording dimensions of the body such as height and weight.
3. Supervisor - ANSWER ✓ Person that is in charge of a particular department
or facility.
4. Advance booking - ANSWER ✓ Scheduling appointments for patients on a
future date.
5. CEU - ANSWER ✓ Continuing Education Unit.
6. Cluster scheduling - ANSWER ✓ Grouping appointments for patients with
similar problems or procedures.
7. CMS - ANSWER ✓ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
8. Coding - ANSWER ✓ The use of numbers and letters to describe illnesses,
diseases, and medical procedures.
,9. Conditioning - ANSWER ✓ The removal of metal items from paperwork to
prepare for placing in medical records.
10.Controlled substances - ANSWER ✓ Medications or substances listed by
schedule and controlled under the Controlled Substance Act according to the
potential for addiction or medical use.
11.Database - ANSWER ✓ The area of POMR charting that includes
information such as the patient's chief complaint.
12.DEA - ANSWER ✓ Drug Enforcement Agency. A federal law enforcement
agency tasked with regulation of controlled substances.
13.Durable supplies - ANSWER ✓ Supplies that are expensive and not often
replaced.
14.Federal Register - ANSWER ✓ The official daily publication for rules,
proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations.
15.Filing - ANSWER ✓ Method by which medical records are kept to ensure
ease in updating and finding of records.
16.Global periods - ANSWER ✓ Includes all services related to a procedure
during a period of time depending on payer guidelines.
17.Indexing - ANSWER ✓ Order in which paperwork is added to a medical
record.
18.Informed consent - ANSWER ✓ A form of patient consent in which the
patient has been told and understands the procedure that has been prescribed.
19.Inpatient - ANSWER ✓ Someone who has been admitted to a hospital or
other health care facility.
20.Medicare - ANSWER ✓ Government-based health insurance for people over
the age of 65 and others with certain disabilities.
,21.Biohazard - ANSWER ✓ A substance or object that may contain micro-
organisms that can spread disease.
22.CDC - ANSWER ✓ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; provides
safety guidelines for medical offices and facilities.
23.Chain of custody - ANSWER ✓ A method of handling specimens that may
be used in a legal setting.
24.CLSI - ANSWER ✓ Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute; an organization
that sets standards for laboratories.
25.Disinfect - ANSWER ✓ To reduce or remove pathogens from surfaces.
26.DNA testing - ANSWER ✓ Identification by looking at the genetic material;
includes tests that determine paternity of a pediatric patient.
27.Domestic abuse - ANSWER ✓ Physical, emotional, or verbal abuse
performed by someone related to or living with a person.
28.HBV - ANSWER ✓ Hepatitis B Virus.
29.HCV - ANSWER ✓ Hepatitis C Virus.
30.HIV - ANSWER ✓ Human immunodeficiency virus.
31.Influenza - ANSWER ✓ A virus commonly known as the flu.
32.Immunizations - ANSWER ✓ Injections or medications that help an
individual's immune system become fortified against disease.
33.The Joint Commission or TJC - ANSWER ✓ An organization that accredits
health care organizations and programs.
34.OSHA - ANSWER ✓ Occupational Safety and Health Association; An
organization that sets guidelines to ensure medical professional safety.
, 35.PPE - ANSWER ✓ Personal Protection Equipment; items used to help
prevent contamination from biohazardous materials.
36.Sanitation - ANSWER ✓ The process of cleaning equipment and devices
after use on a patient and before decontamination or sterilization.
37.Sharps container - ANSWER ✓ A leak-proof, puncture-proof container
labeled with a biohazard symbol for the disposal of needles and other sharp
medical instruments.
38.Standard precautions - ANSWER ✓ Originally called Universal Precautions
when the CDC created the guidelines in the 1980s; guidelines to instruct
health care providers to minimize the risk of disease transmission when
giving care.
39.A ma is preparing a patient for a near visual acuity test how far away should
the patient hold the chart from the face? - ANSWER ✓ 15 inches
40.A patient states that this is his first blood draw which of the following action
is appropriate? - ANSWER ✓ Describe the procedure
41.A ma is preparing sterilization for hemostats before an invasive procedure
which of the following techniques should the ma use? - ANSWER ✓
Autoclave
42.When applying a Holter monitor, how many monitor leads are placed on the
patient? - ANSWER ✓ 5
43.Which of the following reasons should a ma document on the chart when a
patient calls to cancel a postoperative appointment and she says that she will
reschedule later? - ANSWER ✓ To prove that the office wasn't negligent
44.ARTIFACT THAT INDICATES WHEN THE STYLUS MOVES AWAY
FROM THE CENTER OF THE PAPER. - ANSWER ✓ Wandering baseline
45.Twenty seconds into measuring a patient pulse a ma detects an irregular
heartbeat the ma should take which of the following actions? - ANSWER ✓
Measure the pulse for 2 minuets
ASSISTANT FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. Acromial process - ANSWER ✓ The outermost point of the spine of the
shoulder blade.
2. Anthropometric measurements - ANSWER ✓ Set of techniques for
determining an individual's body fat composition by measuring and
recording dimensions of the body such as height and weight.
3. Supervisor - ANSWER ✓ Person that is in charge of a particular department
or facility.
4. Advance booking - ANSWER ✓ Scheduling appointments for patients on a
future date.
5. CEU - ANSWER ✓ Continuing Education Unit.
6. Cluster scheduling - ANSWER ✓ Grouping appointments for patients with
similar problems or procedures.
7. CMS - ANSWER ✓ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
8. Coding - ANSWER ✓ The use of numbers and letters to describe illnesses,
diseases, and medical procedures.
,9. Conditioning - ANSWER ✓ The removal of metal items from paperwork to
prepare for placing in medical records.
10.Controlled substances - ANSWER ✓ Medications or substances listed by
schedule and controlled under the Controlled Substance Act according to the
potential for addiction or medical use.
11.Database - ANSWER ✓ The area of POMR charting that includes
information such as the patient's chief complaint.
12.DEA - ANSWER ✓ Drug Enforcement Agency. A federal law enforcement
agency tasked with regulation of controlled substances.
13.Durable supplies - ANSWER ✓ Supplies that are expensive and not often
replaced.
14.Federal Register - ANSWER ✓ The official daily publication for rules,
proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations.
15.Filing - ANSWER ✓ Method by which medical records are kept to ensure
ease in updating and finding of records.
16.Global periods - ANSWER ✓ Includes all services related to a procedure
during a period of time depending on payer guidelines.
17.Indexing - ANSWER ✓ Order in which paperwork is added to a medical
record.
18.Informed consent - ANSWER ✓ A form of patient consent in which the
patient has been told and understands the procedure that has been prescribed.
19.Inpatient - ANSWER ✓ Someone who has been admitted to a hospital or
other health care facility.
20.Medicare - ANSWER ✓ Government-based health insurance for people over
the age of 65 and others with certain disabilities.
,21.Biohazard - ANSWER ✓ A substance or object that may contain micro-
organisms that can spread disease.
22.CDC - ANSWER ✓ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; provides
safety guidelines for medical offices and facilities.
23.Chain of custody - ANSWER ✓ A method of handling specimens that may
be used in a legal setting.
24.CLSI - ANSWER ✓ Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute; an organization
that sets standards for laboratories.
25.Disinfect - ANSWER ✓ To reduce or remove pathogens from surfaces.
26.DNA testing - ANSWER ✓ Identification by looking at the genetic material;
includes tests that determine paternity of a pediatric patient.
27.Domestic abuse - ANSWER ✓ Physical, emotional, or verbal abuse
performed by someone related to or living with a person.
28.HBV - ANSWER ✓ Hepatitis B Virus.
29.HCV - ANSWER ✓ Hepatitis C Virus.
30.HIV - ANSWER ✓ Human immunodeficiency virus.
31.Influenza - ANSWER ✓ A virus commonly known as the flu.
32.Immunizations - ANSWER ✓ Injections or medications that help an
individual's immune system become fortified against disease.
33.The Joint Commission or TJC - ANSWER ✓ An organization that accredits
health care organizations and programs.
34.OSHA - ANSWER ✓ Occupational Safety and Health Association; An
organization that sets guidelines to ensure medical professional safety.
, 35.PPE - ANSWER ✓ Personal Protection Equipment; items used to help
prevent contamination from biohazardous materials.
36.Sanitation - ANSWER ✓ The process of cleaning equipment and devices
after use on a patient and before decontamination or sterilization.
37.Sharps container - ANSWER ✓ A leak-proof, puncture-proof container
labeled with a biohazard symbol for the disposal of needles and other sharp
medical instruments.
38.Standard precautions - ANSWER ✓ Originally called Universal Precautions
when the CDC created the guidelines in the 1980s; guidelines to instruct
health care providers to minimize the risk of disease transmission when
giving care.
39.A ma is preparing a patient for a near visual acuity test how far away should
the patient hold the chart from the face? - ANSWER ✓ 15 inches
40.A patient states that this is his first blood draw which of the following action
is appropriate? - ANSWER ✓ Describe the procedure
41.A ma is preparing sterilization for hemostats before an invasive procedure
which of the following techniques should the ma use? - ANSWER ✓
Autoclave
42.When applying a Holter monitor, how many monitor leads are placed on the
patient? - ANSWER ✓ 5
43.Which of the following reasons should a ma document on the chart when a
patient calls to cancel a postoperative appointment and she says that she will
reschedule later? - ANSWER ✓ To prove that the office wasn't negligent
44.ARTIFACT THAT INDICATES WHEN THE STYLUS MOVES AWAY
FROM THE CENTER OF THE PAPER. - ANSWER ✓ Wandering baseline
45.Twenty seconds into measuring a patient pulse a ma detects an irregular
heartbeat the ma should take which of the following actions? - ANSWER ✓
Measure the pulse for 2 minuets
