CMA Review Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following should be included in the objective in a SOAP note? -
ANSWER-Elevated blood pressure
Which of the following is an advantage of the Internet concerning the information
that it provides? - ANSWER-It can be updated frequently
Which of the following patient information should be recorded on a laboratory
requisition form? - ANSWER-Preliminary diagnosis
Which of the following urine specimens is the best to check for dehydration? -
ANSWER-twenty-four-hour
Where should you divide a hyphenated compound word when writing? -
ANSWER-At the hyphen
Every task must be performed by a medical assistant with the goal of excellence.
Which of the following terms is the most appropriate to describe this goal? -
ANSWER-Integrity
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,Which of the following is a scheduling system wherein patients with similar
problems are booked consecutively? - ANSWER-Clustering
What is the gross weekly pay for a medical assistant who works thirty-five hours
per week at a rate of $12.50 per hour? - ANSWER-$437.50
Which of the following terms describes a check made out with a date in the past? -
ANSWER-Predated
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requires that inventory records of
controlled substances be completed every - ANSWER-two years
Which of the following methods of administration is the most appropriate for
medications that are irritating to the skin tissues and may cause discoloration? -
ANSWER-The Z-track method
The combing form palpebr/o refers to which of the following? - ANSWER-Eyelid
Which of the following contains both subjective and objective information? -
ANSWER-Chief complaint
An electrocardiograph consists of how many limb leads? - ANSWER-Six
Which of the following is characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium,
stupor, coma, and reversal sleep rhythm? - ANSWER-Encephalitis
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, The medical office supply company offers a 15% discount to customers when they
order five or more cases of paper gowns at one time. If each case costs $55, what
is the cost for eight cases of paper gowns? - ANSWER-$374
Which of the following taxes is mandated by the federal government to be
withheld from an employee's paycheck? - ANSWER-Medicare
Which of the following medications is classified as an antiplatelet drug? -
ANSWER-Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Several patients are waiting to see the physician in a walk-in clinic. Which of the
following patients should be examined first? - ANSWER-A forty-eight-year-old
woman whose skin feels clammy and who has had metrorrhagia for the past
twenty-four hours
A physician orders a 250-mg dose of an antibiotic for a patient. The vial is labeled
"500 mg/ml." The medical assistant should aspirate which of the following
amounts of antibiotic into the syringe? - ANSWER-0.5 mL
How do autoclaves sterilize instruments and equipment? - ANSWER-By forcing
the temperature of steam above the boiling point of water
Demographic data, such as marital status, is included in which portion of a
patient's record? - ANSWER-Social and occupational history
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Answers
Which of the following should be included in the objective in a SOAP note? -
ANSWER-Elevated blood pressure
Which of the following is an advantage of the Internet concerning the information
that it provides? - ANSWER-It can be updated frequently
Which of the following patient information should be recorded on a laboratory
requisition form? - ANSWER-Preliminary diagnosis
Which of the following urine specimens is the best to check for dehydration? -
ANSWER-twenty-four-hour
Where should you divide a hyphenated compound word when writing? -
ANSWER-At the hyphen
Every task must be performed by a medical assistant with the goal of excellence.
Which of the following terms is the most appropriate to describe this goal? -
ANSWER-Integrity
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,Which of the following is a scheduling system wherein patients with similar
problems are booked consecutively? - ANSWER-Clustering
What is the gross weekly pay for a medical assistant who works thirty-five hours
per week at a rate of $12.50 per hour? - ANSWER-$437.50
Which of the following terms describes a check made out with a date in the past? -
ANSWER-Predated
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requires that inventory records of
controlled substances be completed every - ANSWER-two years
Which of the following methods of administration is the most appropriate for
medications that are irritating to the skin tissues and may cause discoloration? -
ANSWER-The Z-track method
The combing form palpebr/o refers to which of the following? - ANSWER-Eyelid
Which of the following contains both subjective and objective information? -
ANSWER-Chief complaint
An electrocardiograph consists of how many limb leads? - ANSWER-Six
Which of the following is characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium,
stupor, coma, and reversal sleep rhythm? - ANSWER-Encephalitis
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, The medical office supply company offers a 15% discount to customers when they
order five or more cases of paper gowns at one time. If each case costs $55, what
is the cost for eight cases of paper gowns? - ANSWER-$374
Which of the following taxes is mandated by the federal government to be
withheld from an employee's paycheck? - ANSWER-Medicare
Which of the following medications is classified as an antiplatelet drug? -
ANSWER-Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Several patients are waiting to see the physician in a walk-in clinic. Which of the
following patients should be examined first? - ANSWER-A forty-eight-year-old
woman whose skin feels clammy and who has had metrorrhagia for the past
twenty-four hours
A physician orders a 250-mg dose of an antibiotic for a patient. The vial is labeled
"500 mg/ml." The medical assistant should aspirate which of the following
amounts of antibiotic into the syringe? - ANSWER-0.5 mL
How do autoclaves sterilize instruments and equipment? - ANSWER-By forcing
the temperature of steam above the boiling point of water
Demographic data, such as marital status, is included in which portion of a
patient's record? - ANSWER-Social and occupational history
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