MAC EXAM PREP 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the best way to address an elderly patient? - ANS ✔✔Mr. or Mrs.
____________________
When calling a facility to schedule a patient, the most important factor to remember is: - ANS
✔✔To maintain patient confidentiality
At ____________ minutes after a patient has missed an appointment, the medical assistant
should call to reschedule. - ANS ✔✔15
Which of the following scheduling methods books several patients around the same time? - ANS
✔✔Cluster
Which temperature site would give the highest normal values? - ANS ✔✔rectal
Which of the following describes the patient's chief complaint? - ANS ✔✔The main reason the
patient is seeking care that day
The selection of one of the three available blood pressure cuff sized depends on the: - ANS
✔✔Weight of the patient/ size of the arm
Latex sensitivity is a type of: - ANS ✔✔allergic reaction
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood,
mucous, etc. - ANS ✔✔. Sanitization
, This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-
causing organisms. - ANS ✔✔Disinfecting
The process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open
wound. It involves the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave. - ANS ✔✔Sterilization
Your are taking vitals on a patient and they complain that they have dizziness every once in a
while. What type of symptom is this? - ANS ✔✔Subjective
Any ____________ procedure that requires patient intervention should be documented for
patient reference. - ANS ✔✔Clinical
The immune system protects the body from: - ANS ✔✔Disease and infection
A procedure for filing insurance claims would be found under which policies section of the
procedure manual? - ANS ✔✔Administrative
The proper sequence for CPR is: - ANS ✔✔Circulation, airway, breathing
The general term for surgical suture is: - ANS ✔✔Ligature
Which of the following instruments is used to drain an abscess? - ANS ✔✔Scalpel
In which Stage of Infection is known as the time where the pathogen has had time to grow and
establish itself in the body? - ANS ✔✔Incubation
Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting? - ANS ✔✔Client's words
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
What is the best way to address an elderly patient? - ANS ✔✔Mr. or Mrs.
____________________
When calling a facility to schedule a patient, the most important factor to remember is: - ANS
✔✔To maintain patient confidentiality
At ____________ minutes after a patient has missed an appointment, the medical assistant
should call to reschedule. - ANS ✔✔15
Which of the following scheduling methods books several patients around the same time? - ANS
✔✔Cluster
Which temperature site would give the highest normal values? - ANS ✔✔rectal
Which of the following describes the patient's chief complaint? - ANS ✔✔The main reason the
patient is seeking care that day
The selection of one of the three available blood pressure cuff sized depends on the: - ANS
✔✔Weight of the patient/ size of the arm
Latex sensitivity is a type of: - ANS ✔✔allergic reaction
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood,
mucous, etc. - ANS ✔✔. Sanitization
, This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-
causing organisms. - ANS ✔✔Disinfecting
The process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open
wound. It involves the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave. - ANS ✔✔Sterilization
Your are taking vitals on a patient and they complain that they have dizziness every once in a
while. What type of symptom is this? - ANS ✔✔Subjective
Any ____________ procedure that requires patient intervention should be documented for
patient reference. - ANS ✔✔Clinical
The immune system protects the body from: - ANS ✔✔Disease and infection
A procedure for filing insurance claims would be found under which policies section of the
procedure manual? - ANS ✔✔Administrative
The proper sequence for CPR is: - ANS ✔✔Circulation, airway, breathing
The general term for surgical suture is: - ANS ✔✔Ligature
Which of the following instruments is used to drain an abscess? - ANS ✔✔Scalpel
In which Stage of Infection is known as the time where the pathogen has had time to grow and
establish itself in the body? - ANS ✔✔Incubation
Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting? - ANS ✔✔Client's words
