WEST-MEC MEDICAL ASSISTING ADE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ in which of the following situations is it appropriate for a
physician to discuss a patients information thru email. Answer:
consulting with another doctors
◉ HIPAA permits faxes. Answer: forwarding care instructions to a
nursing home
◉ appropriate to make to patient. Answer: will you repeat the
directions
◉ rapid heartbeat. Answer: tachycardia
◉ heart muscles diseas. Answer: cardiomyopathy
◉ difficulty breathing. Answer: dyspnea
◉ geriatric. Answer: relating to elderly patients determined by age
and patients profile
,◉ paper based medical records. Answer: organized by source, SOAP,
POMR
◉ SOAP. Answer: subjective impressions, objective clinical evidence.
assessment or diagnosis, and plans for the future
◉ subjective data. Answer: patients explanation of the problem and
perception of pain
◉ objective clinical evidence. Answer: section contains information
like physical exam, lab results, and radiological information
◉ assesment. Answer: diagnosis of disease
◉ POMR. Answer: problem oriented medical records
database, problem, treatment, progress
◉ database. Answer: the patients chief complaint, symptom review,
physical exam, lab reports and profile
◉ patient medical records are owned by. Answer: the medical
facility that created them
,◉ paper based system. Answer: adv: familiarity
dis: accessed by one medical professional and lost
◉ computer based medical records. Answer: adv:multiple medical
professionals
dis: power failure, confidentiality
◉ paper based records filed and storage steps. Answer:
conditioning, releasing, indexing and coding, sorting, and filing
◉ conditioning. Answer: removal of any attached metal and staples.
◉ release of a document. Answer: performed by making a mark like
a stamp to show ready for filing
◉ indexing and coding. Answer: consists of organizing paperwork
added to the file.
◉ sorting and filing. Answer: items should be added to the medical
record face up with he top edge to the left and the most recent data
on the top
, ◉ filing methods. Answer: alphabetical by name, numerical, or by
subject
◉ medical history. Answer: personal history about past and family
medical problems
◉ informed consent. Answer: consent form that lists the procedure
alternatives risks and benefits and risks and benefits of the
procedure, presented to physician to patient
◉ CPOE systems. Answer: computer provider order entry-
eliminated the need for multiple phone calls and transition to
electronics records
◉ open office scheduling. Answer: urgent care
time is governed by the needs of patients than adherence to a
schedule
◉ wave scheduling. Answer: all patients to be seen in an hour
scheduled to arrive at the beginning of the hour and are then seen in
the order of their arrival
◉ cluster scheduling. Answer: patients with similar problems or
procedures book consecutively
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ in which of the following situations is it appropriate for a
physician to discuss a patients information thru email. Answer:
consulting with another doctors
◉ HIPAA permits faxes. Answer: forwarding care instructions to a
nursing home
◉ appropriate to make to patient. Answer: will you repeat the
directions
◉ rapid heartbeat. Answer: tachycardia
◉ heart muscles diseas. Answer: cardiomyopathy
◉ difficulty breathing. Answer: dyspnea
◉ geriatric. Answer: relating to elderly patients determined by age
and patients profile
,◉ paper based medical records. Answer: organized by source, SOAP,
POMR
◉ SOAP. Answer: subjective impressions, objective clinical evidence.
assessment or diagnosis, and plans for the future
◉ subjective data. Answer: patients explanation of the problem and
perception of pain
◉ objective clinical evidence. Answer: section contains information
like physical exam, lab results, and radiological information
◉ assesment. Answer: diagnosis of disease
◉ POMR. Answer: problem oriented medical records
database, problem, treatment, progress
◉ database. Answer: the patients chief complaint, symptom review,
physical exam, lab reports and profile
◉ patient medical records are owned by. Answer: the medical
facility that created them
,◉ paper based system. Answer: adv: familiarity
dis: accessed by one medical professional and lost
◉ computer based medical records. Answer: adv:multiple medical
professionals
dis: power failure, confidentiality
◉ paper based records filed and storage steps. Answer:
conditioning, releasing, indexing and coding, sorting, and filing
◉ conditioning. Answer: removal of any attached metal and staples.
◉ release of a document. Answer: performed by making a mark like
a stamp to show ready for filing
◉ indexing and coding. Answer: consists of organizing paperwork
added to the file.
◉ sorting and filing. Answer: items should be added to the medical
record face up with he top edge to the left and the most recent data
on the top
, ◉ filing methods. Answer: alphabetical by name, numerical, or by
subject
◉ medical history. Answer: personal history about past and family
medical problems
◉ informed consent. Answer: consent form that lists the procedure
alternatives risks and benefits and risks and benefits of the
procedure, presented to physician to patient
◉ CPOE systems. Answer: computer provider order entry-
eliminated the need for multiple phone calls and transition to
electronics records
◉ open office scheduling. Answer: urgent care
time is governed by the needs of patients than adherence to a
schedule
◉ wave scheduling. Answer: all patients to be seen in an hour
scheduled to arrive at the beginning of the hour and are then seen in
the order of their arrival
◉ cluster scheduling. Answer: patients with similar problems or
procedures book consecutively
