Medical Assistant Mock Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
. First-class mail is classified as
(A) business mail only
(B) newspapers only
(C) items weighing 13 ounces or more
(D) items weighing 13 ounces or less
(E) all bulk mail Correct Answers items weighing 13 ounces
or less
"Multipara" means
(A) near many
(B) many nearby
(C) many pregnancies
(D) many live births
(E) many pairs Correct Answers many live births
A "blind" weight is done on a patient by
(A) not recording the weight in the patient's chart
(B) asking the patient to self-weigh at home and report it when
at the office
(C) weighing the patient in the wheelchair and then subtracting
the weight of the chair
(D) shielding the readout so the patient is not aware of what the
reading is
,(E) taking the weight at the appointment Correct Answers
shielding the readout so the patient is not aware of what the
reading is
A court mandate to bring a portion of the medical record to court
is called
(A) respondeat superior
(B) res ispa loquitur
(C) subpoena duces tecum
(D) res judicata
(E) caveat emptor Correct Answers Subpoena duces tecum
A defense based on assigning portions of the responsibility for
damages to both plaintiff and defendant is called
(A) technical defense
(B) defense of denial
(C) contributory defense
(D) comparative defense
(E) assumed risk Correct Answers Comparative defense
A dying patient tells the medical assistant that if she survives,
she will give the rest of her life to caring for children. What
stage of Kübler-Ross's model of grief is this patient currently in?
(A) Denial
(B) Acceptance
(C) Bargaining
(D) Anger
(E) Detachment Correct Answers bargaining
,A fomite is
(A) an animal or insect that can transmit disease
(B) a method of removing pathogens used on objects
(C) an inanimate object that can harbor pathogens
(D) a sexually transmitted disease
(E) a method of sanitization used on objects that cannot be
scrubbed Correct Answers an inanimate object that can harbor
pathogens
A medical assistant is giving a DPT injection to a six month old
infant. The assistant would give the injection at which of the
following sites?
(A) Upper outer quadrant of the gluteus muscle
(B) Deltoid muscle
(C) Vastus lateralis
(D) Subcutaneous tissue of the thigh
(E) Gluteus medius Correct Answers vastus lateralis
A medical assistant is providing instruction on care of sutures to
a young mother whose child has been injured in a fall. She is
distracted and tells the medical assistant that she and her child
have not eaten for two days because their public aid check is
late. Which of the hierarchy of needs is preventing this mother
from considering the patient teaching that is being presented to
her?
(A) self-esteem
(B) safety and security
, (C) physiological needs
(D) love and belonging
(E) self-actualization Correct Answers Physiological needs
A medical assistant is working with an obese child on a weight
reduction program. At a follow-up appointment, the assistant
gives the patient a movie ticket for losing five pounds. Which
psychological principle is the medical assistant using in this
case?
(A) Reinforcement
(B) Cognitive therapy
(C) Health promotion
(D) Latency theory
(E) Fight versus flight Correct Answers Reinforcement
A new patient must provide all of the following information
EXCEPT
(A) Social Security number
(B) income
(C) marital status
(D) occupation
(E) age Correct Answers income
A nonsterile item is accidentally added to a sterile field being
prepared for the suture of a skin laceration. Once the medical
assistant discovers this, they should
(A) report it to the physician
(B) remove it at once
Solutions
. First-class mail is classified as
(A) business mail only
(B) newspapers only
(C) items weighing 13 ounces or more
(D) items weighing 13 ounces or less
(E) all bulk mail Correct Answers items weighing 13 ounces
or less
"Multipara" means
(A) near many
(B) many nearby
(C) many pregnancies
(D) many live births
(E) many pairs Correct Answers many live births
A "blind" weight is done on a patient by
(A) not recording the weight in the patient's chart
(B) asking the patient to self-weigh at home and report it when
at the office
(C) weighing the patient in the wheelchair and then subtracting
the weight of the chair
(D) shielding the readout so the patient is not aware of what the
reading is
,(E) taking the weight at the appointment Correct Answers
shielding the readout so the patient is not aware of what the
reading is
A court mandate to bring a portion of the medical record to court
is called
(A) respondeat superior
(B) res ispa loquitur
(C) subpoena duces tecum
(D) res judicata
(E) caveat emptor Correct Answers Subpoena duces tecum
A defense based on assigning portions of the responsibility for
damages to both plaintiff and defendant is called
(A) technical defense
(B) defense of denial
(C) contributory defense
(D) comparative defense
(E) assumed risk Correct Answers Comparative defense
A dying patient tells the medical assistant that if she survives,
she will give the rest of her life to caring for children. What
stage of Kübler-Ross's model of grief is this patient currently in?
(A) Denial
(B) Acceptance
(C) Bargaining
(D) Anger
(E) Detachment Correct Answers bargaining
,A fomite is
(A) an animal or insect that can transmit disease
(B) a method of removing pathogens used on objects
(C) an inanimate object that can harbor pathogens
(D) a sexually transmitted disease
(E) a method of sanitization used on objects that cannot be
scrubbed Correct Answers an inanimate object that can harbor
pathogens
A medical assistant is giving a DPT injection to a six month old
infant. The assistant would give the injection at which of the
following sites?
(A) Upper outer quadrant of the gluteus muscle
(B) Deltoid muscle
(C) Vastus lateralis
(D) Subcutaneous tissue of the thigh
(E) Gluteus medius Correct Answers vastus lateralis
A medical assistant is providing instruction on care of sutures to
a young mother whose child has been injured in a fall. She is
distracted and tells the medical assistant that she and her child
have not eaten for two days because their public aid check is
late. Which of the hierarchy of needs is preventing this mother
from considering the patient teaching that is being presented to
her?
(A) self-esteem
(B) safety and security
, (C) physiological needs
(D) love and belonging
(E) self-actualization Correct Answers Physiological needs
A medical assistant is working with an obese child on a weight
reduction program. At a follow-up appointment, the assistant
gives the patient a movie ticket for losing five pounds. Which
psychological principle is the medical assistant using in this
case?
(A) Reinforcement
(B) Cognitive therapy
(C) Health promotion
(D) Latency theory
(E) Fight versus flight Correct Answers Reinforcement
A new patient must provide all of the following information
EXCEPT
(A) Social Security number
(B) income
(C) marital status
(D) occupation
(E) age Correct Answers income
A nonsterile item is accidentally added to a sterile field being
prepared for the suture of a skin laceration. Once the medical
assistant discovers this, they should
(A) report it to the physician
(B) remove it at once
