CMAS FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 EXAM Q&A
STUDY GUIDE UPDATED 2026
◉ How soon should a patient be greeted upon entering the medical
office. Answer: Within 3 minutes.
◉ CLIA classifies laboratories into how many categories. Answer: 3
◉ The QRS complex. Answer: contraction of the ventricles
◉ What instrument measures Intraocular Pressure (IOP). Answer:
Tanometer
◉ Tissue death due to lack of blood supply & O2. Answer: Infarct
◉ Tissue death due to decreased blood flow. Answer: Ischemia
◉ A thick walled cell that can withstand exposure to extreme
temperatures.. Answer: A spore
◉ First line of defense against micro-organisms. Answer: intact skin
, ◉ Normal urine color. Answer: Straw
◉ A urine pH of 7.2 or higher means. Answer: high protein diet, fever,
increased intake of vitamin C, diarrhea
◉ How long should urine be centrifuged. Answer: 5 minutes
◉ Cells that make up the greatest amount of solid blood components..
Answer: erythrocytes
◉ What color tube would be used for a PT/PTT. Answer: light blue
◉ What condition would NOT be associated with a low Hct. Answer:
Polycythemia
◉ How far ahead should an appointment book be "blocked out?".
Answer: 6 months
◉ Which is responsible for handling all instructions & calculations
received from other hardware components in a computer as well as
software programs running on the computer. Answer: CPU
STUDY GUIDE UPDATED 2026
◉ How soon should a patient be greeted upon entering the medical
office. Answer: Within 3 minutes.
◉ CLIA classifies laboratories into how many categories. Answer: 3
◉ The QRS complex. Answer: contraction of the ventricles
◉ What instrument measures Intraocular Pressure (IOP). Answer:
Tanometer
◉ Tissue death due to lack of blood supply & O2. Answer: Infarct
◉ Tissue death due to decreased blood flow. Answer: Ischemia
◉ A thick walled cell that can withstand exposure to extreme
temperatures.. Answer: A spore
◉ First line of defense against micro-organisms. Answer: intact skin
, ◉ Normal urine color. Answer: Straw
◉ A urine pH of 7.2 or higher means. Answer: high protein diet, fever,
increased intake of vitamin C, diarrhea
◉ How long should urine be centrifuged. Answer: 5 minutes
◉ Cells that make up the greatest amount of solid blood components..
Answer: erythrocytes
◉ What color tube would be used for a PT/PTT. Answer: light blue
◉ What condition would NOT be associated with a low Hct. Answer:
Polycythemia
◉ How far ahead should an appointment book be "blocked out?".
Answer: 6 months
◉ Which is responsible for handling all instructions & calculations
received from other hardware components in a computer as well as
software programs running on the computer. Answer: CPU
