CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant) Exam Preparation 2026–2027 – Updated Practice Questions, Study Guide, and Comprehensive Review for Healthcare Professionals

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CCMA PRACTICE TEST (NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) |
GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED 2026




Vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP


QUESTION :What balances Body temp? - CORRECT ANSWER
Hypothalamus


QUESTION :Another name for eardrum - CORRECT ANSWER Tympanic
Membrane


QUESTION :Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again -
CORRECT ANSWER Intermittent


QUESTION :Normal pulse rate - CORRECT ANSWER 60-100 BPM


QUESTION :Where apex of heart is located - CORRECT ANSWER 5th
intercostal space


QUESTION :What is BP cuff inflated to? - CORRECT ANSWER 30-40
mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per
second




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QUESTION :Hg in BP measurement stands for this - CORRECT ANSWER
Mercury


QUESTION :Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present
in the workplace and the creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure
- CORRECT ANSWER OSHA


QUESTION :This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations - CORRECT
ANSWER Label all chemicals with MSDS


QUESTION :Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this - CORRECT
ANSWER Steam sterilization/Autoclave


QUESTION :Droplets can travel how far? - CORRECT ANSWER Less
than 3 feet


QUESTION :Standard running speed of the EKG reading - CORRECT
ANSWER 25mm/sec


QUESTION :Who invented the EKG? - CORRECT ANSWER Einthoven


QUESTION :Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this - CORRECT
ANSWER Nitroglycerin


QUESTION :Liquid portion of blood is called - CORRECT ANSWER
Plasma

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QUESTION :Thromobocytes assist in - CORRECT ANSWER Clotting


QUESTION :Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others
with certain disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER Medicare


QUESTION :CPR Ratio - CORRECT ANSWER 30 Compressions : 2
Breaths


QUESTION :Medical Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER The destruction of
pathogenic microorganisms AFTER they leave the body through Standard
Precautions and Transmission Based Precautions


QUESTION :Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are
control measures aimed at preventing the spread of disease at what point in the
Chain of Infection - CORRECT ANSWER Portal of Exit


QUESTION :Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and
Universal Precautions - CORRECT ANSWER CDC


QUESTION :Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to
prevent transmission - CORRECT ANSWER Ventilation


QUESTION :Where you would find the spelling for a medication? - CORRECT
ANSWER Physician Desk Reference




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QUESTION :Where is V2 lead located - CORRECT ANSWER 4th
intercostal space, left sternal border


QUESTION :Where is V5 lead located - CORRECT ANSWER 5th
intercostal space, anterior axillary line


QUESTION :Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG -
CORRECT ANSWER Wandering baseline


QUESTION :Most critical step in pt testing - CORRECT ANSWER
Identifying the pt


QUESTION :Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria? - CORRECT
ANSWER Clean Catch Specimen


QUESTION :Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than
disease or injury - CORRECT ANSWER ICD-9


QUESTION :Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or
poisoning, the intent and the place it occured - CORRECT ANSWER E
codes


QUESTION :The sounds an MA listens for during a BP - CORRECT
ANSWER Korotkoff sounds


QUESTION :CMS-1500 Form is aka - CORRECT ANSWER Superbill


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