NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Test (50 Questions With Complete Solutions

The laboratory report on a patient indicates a hemoglobin level of 7g/dL. Which of the following is the first action for the medical assistant to take? Notify patient, Inform the patient, Record the results in the medical record, Repeat the test to insure accuracy. - Notify the Provider ( Because the results indicate a critically low level of hemoglobin level, the assistant should notify the provider). A medical assistant is preparing a patient to have cryosurgery following an abnormal Papanicolaou test. Which of the following statements should the assistant make to explain the procedure? Cyrosurgery is a laser surgery that kills the abnormal cells, involves a probe that cauterizes and kill abnormal cells, involves an extremely cold probe to freeze and kill abnormal cells. - "Cryosurgery involves an extremely cold probe to freeze and kill abnormal cells." (This is an accurate description of cryosurgery, which involves a low-temperature probe to freeze tissue to destroy abnormal cells