CCMA Practice Test 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
A medical assistant is attempting to perform a routine venipuncture
on an older adult patient and is having difficulty locating a palpable
vein. Which of the following veins should the assistant use as a last
resort?
Medial veins
Basilic veins
Cephalic veins
supplemental cephalic veins -
correct answer basilic veins
A medical assistant is caring for an infant who weighs 15 kg. How
many pounds does the infant weigh?
12.8 1b
6.82 Ib
33 Ib
171b -
correct answer 33 Ib
,CCMA Practice Test 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patient's forearm
where the patient reports developing a rash. The assistant notes
multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in
diameter. Which of the following terms should the assistant use to
document their observations in the patient's medical record?
Papules
Macules
Vesicles
Pustules -
correct answer Papules
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about
obtaining a stool sample. Which of the following information
should the assistant include?
A sample can be obtained from an infant's diaper.
Avoid retrieving a sample from toilet water.
,CCMA Practice Test 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
A sample must be plated within 12 hr.
A sample must be plated within 72 hr. -
correct answer Avoid retrieving a sample from toilet water
Which of the following dietary supplements promotes bone health?
Folic acid
Iron
Vitamin D. -
correct answer Vitamin D
A medical assistant is assisting a patient who refuses to accept their
terminal illness diagnosis. The assistant should identify that this
patient is in which of the following Kübler-Ross stages of grief?
Denial.
Anger
, CCMA Practice Test 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
Bargaining
Depression -
correct answer Denial
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has pernicious
anemia. The assistant should identify that the patient has a
deficiency in which of the following vitamins?
Vitamin B1.
Vitamin B6.
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B3 -
correct answer Vitamin B12
A medical assistant provides preprocedural instructions to a patient
that may require IV contrast and nothing by mouth for 4 to 6 hr. For
And Answers
A medical assistant is attempting to perform a routine venipuncture
on an older adult patient and is having difficulty locating a palpable
vein. Which of the following veins should the assistant use as a last
resort?
Medial veins
Basilic veins
Cephalic veins
supplemental cephalic veins -
correct answer basilic veins
A medical assistant is caring for an infant who weighs 15 kg. How
many pounds does the infant weigh?
12.8 1b
6.82 Ib
33 Ib
171b -
correct answer 33 Ib
,CCMA Practice Test 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patient's forearm
where the patient reports developing a rash. The assistant notes
multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in
diameter. Which of the following terms should the assistant use to
document their observations in the patient's medical record?
Papules
Macules
Vesicles
Pustules -
correct answer Papules
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about
obtaining a stool sample. Which of the following information
should the assistant include?
A sample can be obtained from an infant's diaper.
Avoid retrieving a sample from toilet water.
,CCMA Practice Test 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
A sample must be plated within 12 hr.
A sample must be plated within 72 hr. -
correct answer Avoid retrieving a sample from toilet water
Which of the following dietary supplements promotes bone health?
Folic acid
Iron
Vitamin D. -
correct answer Vitamin D
A medical assistant is assisting a patient who refuses to accept their
terminal illness diagnosis. The assistant should identify that this
patient is in which of the following Kübler-Ross stages of grief?
Denial.
Anger
, CCMA Practice Test 1 Exam Questions
And Answers
Bargaining
Depression -
correct answer Denial
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has pernicious
anemia. The assistant should identify that the patient has a
deficiency in which of the following vitamins?
Vitamin B1.
Vitamin B6.
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B3 -
correct answer Vitamin B12
A medical assistant provides preprocedural instructions to a patient
that may require IV contrast and nothing by mouth for 4 to 6 hr. For
