CMA Practice exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
The following patients are in the reception room when the physician arrives.
Which patient should be seen first - ANSWER-A 16 -year- old football player who
was injured and has slurred speech and confusion
Which of the following is the neural transmitter necessary for the transmission of
electrical impulses from a nerve to a muscle - ANSWER-Acetylcholine
Which of the following foods should be eliminated from the diet of a patient on a
sodium restricted diet - ANSWER-Pasteurized, processed cheese
Processed cheese is high in sodium content.
A woman whose mother recently died of breast cancer is discovered to have breast
tumor and does not return for her follow up appointment. Which of the following
defense mechanisms is most likely contributing to the patient's actions -
ANSWER-D
Which of the following steps should be taken for a patient who faints and slumps
to the floor - ANSWER-Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the
legs
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, A patient who faints should be placed in a position that facilitates blood flow to
the brain.
Which of the following is the most appropriate reference source for locating a
code for chronic bronchitis for the purpose of scheduling an x-ray - ANSWER-
ICDCM
The medical assistant obtains vitals for the 48-year-old male patient she has just
roomed. His vitals are blood pressure 114/72, pulse is 90, temperature is 97.2
Fahrenheit, respiration 14 and pulse oximetry is 89%. The medical assistant
recognizes that the patient is demonstrating signs of which of the following -
ANSWER-Hypoxemia
Which of the following would be decreased wanna patient meals a check to the
clinic to pay for services previously rendered - ANSWER-Accounts receivable
Which of the following types of white blood cells would most likely be increase
above normal level in a patient with an acute bacterial infection - ANSWER-
Neutrophil
Which of the following terms refers to a disease process that has no defined course
and is of unknown origin - ANSWER-idiopathic
Which of the following instruments is used to ligate a small blood vessel -
ANSWER-Mosquito hemostat
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Answers
The following patients are in the reception room when the physician arrives.
Which patient should be seen first - ANSWER-A 16 -year- old football player who
was injured and has slurred speech and confusion
Which of the following is the neural transmitter necessary for the transmission of
electrical impulses from a nerve to a muscle - ANSWER-Acetylcholine
Which of the following foods should be eliminated from the diet of a patient on a
sodium restricted diet - ANSWER-Pasteurized, processed cheese
Processed cheese is high in sodium content.
A woman whose mother recently died of breast cancer is discovered to have breast
tumor and does not return for her follow up appointment. Which of the following
defense mechanisms is most likely contributing to the patient's actions -
ANSWER-D
Which of the following steps should be taken for a patient who faints and slumps
to the floor - ANSWER-Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the
legs
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, A patient who faints should be placed in a position that facilitates blood flow to
the brain.
Which of the following is the most appropriate reference source for locating a
code for chronic bronchitis for the purpose of scheduling an x-ray - ANSWER-
ICDCM
The medical assistant obtains vitals for the 48-year-old male patient she has just
roomed. His vitals are blood pressure 114/72, pulse is 90, temperature is 97.2
Fahrenheit, respiration 14 and pulse oximetry is 89%. The medical assistant
recognizes that the patient is demonstrating signs of which of the following -
ANSWER-Hypoxemia
Which of the following would be decreased wanna patient meals a check to the
clinic to pay for services previously rendered - ANSWER-Accounts receivable
Which of the following types of white blood cells would most likely be increase
above normal level in a patient with an acute bacterial infection - ANSWER-
Neutrophil
Which of the following terms refers to a disease process that has no defined course
and is of unknown origin - ANSWER-idiopathic
Which of the following instruments is used to ligate a small blood vessel -
ANSWER-Mosquito hemostat
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