NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
A large open container of isopropyl alcohol is spilled on the floor in the clinic
waiting area. The medical assistant should use which of the following resources
for information about the chemical and any necessary procedure?
Material Safety Data Sheet
What does the abbreviation HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The medical assistant is preparing an exam room for removal of a benign nevi.
Which of the following instrument trays should be set up?
cryosurgical tray
A parent calls the pediatrician's office very upset because her child is vomiting
and has a temperature of 103.3 F. The medical assistant should
schedule a same day work-in appointment.
Which of the following resources should the medical assistant use to look up the
side effects of (enoxaparin) Lovenox in the medical office?
Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
In most cultures in the United States, when a medical assistant is speaking with a
patient, making direct eye contact encourages
Open communication
The main function of a centrifuge is to
separate cells from plasma
A patient presents to the medical office with nausea and vomiting. Which of the
following types of medication is likely to be prescribed?
Antiemetic
While exiting a patient's room after performing a venipuncture, a medical
assistant is approached by a nurse in the hallway, who asks if the HIV blood
sample was obtained. The medical assistant responds, "Yes." This situation
violates the policies of which of the following associations?
AHA (American Hospital Association)
, Which of the following describes a written request for reimbursement for eligible
medical expenses?
CMS 1500
Which of the following complications occurs from prolonged lack of muscle use?
Atrophy
A patient notices the symbol above on the door and asks what it means. The
medical assistant should tell the patient the symbol means
biohazardous material present.
The medical assistant measures the head circumference on a 6-month-old male
infant during a well-baby check. The circumference is 42 cm. Which of the
following percentiles should the medical assistant assign based on this pediatric
growth chart?
10th
The endocrinologist requested the patient to return to the outpatient clinic the
next day for a glucose tolerance test. Which of the following preparations should
the medical assistant instruct the patient to do the night before the test?
NPO after midnight.
The medical assistant is completing front office opening tasks prior to the start of
the day. Which of the following indicates the reception area is prepared to receive
patients? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Magazines are stacked on the side tables., Lights are turned on., The path from
the entrance to the front desk is direct and unobstructed.
Prior to purging and destroying paper medical charts, a medical assistant should
consult which of following guidelines?
State and Federal
Placement of the ground lead on an ECG is on the
RL on the soft tissue of the leg.
After receiving the MMR vaccine, a 12 month old begins to experience coughing,
wheezing, and labored breathing. Which of the following actions should the
medical assistant take?
Obtain epinephrine and oxygen and await physician’s orders.
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
A large open container of isopropyl alcohol is spilled on the floor in the clinic
waiting area. The medical assistant should use which of the following resources
for information about the chemical and any necessary procedure?
Material Safety Data Sheet
What does the abbreviation HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The medical assistant is preparing an exam room for removal of a benign nevi.
Which of the following instrument trays should be set up?
cryosurgical tray
A parent calls the pediatrician's office very upset because her child is vomiting
and has a temperature of 103.3 F. The medical assistant should
schedule a same day work-in appointment.
Which of the following resources should the medical assistant use to look up the
side effects of (enoxaparin) Lovenox in the medical office?
Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
In most cultures in the United States, when a medical assistant is speaking with a
patient, making direct eye contact encourages
Open communication
The main function of a centrifuge is to
separate cells from plasma
A patient presents to the medical office with nausea and vomiting. Which of the
following types of medication is likely to be prescribed?
Antiemetic
While exiting a patient's room after performing a venipuncture, a medical
assistant is approached by a nurse in the hallway, who asks if the HIV blood
sample was obtained. The medical assistant responds, "Yes." This situation
violates the policies of which of the following associations?
AHA (American Hospital Association)
, Which of the following describes a written request for reimbursement for eligible
medical expenses?
CMS 1500
Which of the following complications occurs from prolonged lack of muscle use?
Atrophy
A patient notices the symbol above on the door and asks what it means. The
medical assistant should tell the patient the symbol means
biohazardous material present.
The medical assistant measures the head circumference on a 6-month-old male
infant during a well-baby check. The circumference is 42 cm. Which of the
following percentiles should the medical assistant assign based on this pediatric
growth chart?
10th
The endocrinologist requested the patient to return to the outpatient clinic the
next day for a glucose tolerance test. Which of the following preparations should
the medical assistant instruct the patient to do the night before the test?
NPO after midnight.
The medical assistant is completing front office opening tasks prior to the start of
the day. Which of the following indicates the reception area is prepared to receive
patients? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Magazines are stacked on the side tables., Lights are turned on., The path from
the entrance to the front desk is direct and unobstructed.
Prior to purging and destroying paper medical charts, a medical assistant should
consult which of following guidelines?
State and Federal
Placement of the ground lead on an ECG is on the
RL on the soft tissue of the leg.
After receiving the MMR vaccine, a 12 month old begins to experience coughing,
wheezing, and labored breathing. Which of the following actions should the
medical assistant take?
Obtain epinephrine and oxygen and await physician’s orders.
