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CHIA CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION
VERSION 2 NEWEST WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS| BRAND NEW
VERSION!
You are drawing on a patient who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and flushed. What are they
experiencing? - - ANS✔️--syncope
What is the best position to place a patient in if they are experiencing critically low blood
pressure? - - ANS✔️--trendlenburg
When should a medical assistant verify a new patient's insurance information? - - ANS✔️--When
the appointment is scheduled
How would a medical assistant handle an irate or angry patient about a bill they had received? - -
ANS✔️--Listen to the patient's concerns and try to resolve the issue
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What should you have handy when assisting a provider for a post-operative suture removal? - -
ANS✔️--Sterile thumb dressing forceps
What would be the most appropriate position to place a patient in for a vaginal exam? - - ANS✔️-
-Lithotomy
What would describe the reversible transfer of a drug from one location to another within the
body? - - ANS✔️--Distribution
When a patient is changing a transdermal patch, what is the first thing they should do? - -
ANS✔️--Document the date and time on each new pad applied to the patient
When should a medical assistant disinfect an exam room? - - ANS✔️--After each patient
encounter
How would a medical assistant weigh a patient who either has Vertigo or are having trouble
balancing themselves? - - ANS✔️--Position a walker over the scale and have the patient hold onto
it
If a medical assistant suspects that a pediatric patient as being abused, what is the next action to
be taken? - - ANS✔️--Notify the provider
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How would a medical assistant calculate BMI on a patient? - - ANS✔️--Height and weight
What tort law violation would be deception with the intent to deprive another person of their
rights? - - ANS✔️--Fraud
If a patient is given an advance beneficiary notice for an elective plastic surgery, who would be
the responsible party for paying the charges incurred? - - ANS✔️--The patient
How would a medical office dispose of a full sharps container? - - ANS✔️--Document the proper
removal of the container into the facility log book
When using CPT main text, what code should be used to show that one procedure was used
multiple times on a patient? - - ANS✔️--Modifier
What should a medical assistant document on a patient's requisition form when delivering a
specimen for a wound culture to the microbiology department? - - ANS✔️--If the patient has
been, or is still on, an antibiotic
What should be used to clean the floor after an accidental blood spill? - - ANS✔️--1:10 solution
of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution
CHIA CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION
VERSION 2 NEWEST WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS| BRAND NEW
VERSION!
You are drawing on a patient who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and flushed. What are they
experiencing? - - ANS✔️--syncope
What is the best position to place a patient in if they are experiencing critically low blood
pressure? - - ANS✔️--trendlenburg
When should a medical assistant verify a new patient's insurance information? - - ANS✔️--When
the appointment is scheduled
How would a medical assistant handle an irate or angry patient about a bill they had received? - -
ANS✔️--Listen to the patient's concerns and try to resolve the issue
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What should you have handy when assisting a provider for a post-operative suture removal? - -
ANS✔️--Sterile thumb dressing forceps
What would be the most appropriate position to place a patient in for a vaginal exam? - - ANS✔️-
-Lithotomy
What would describe the reversible transfer of a drug from one location to another within the
body? - - ANS✔️--Distribution
When a patient is changing a transdermal patch, what is the first thing they should do? - -
ANS✔️--Document the date and time on each new pad applied to the patient
When should a medical assistant disinfect an exam room? - - ANS✔️--After each patient
encounter
How would a medical assistant weigh a patient who either has Vertigo or are having trouble
balancing themselves? - - ANS✔️--Position a walker over the scale and have the patient hold onto
it
If a medical assistant suspects that a pediatric patient as being abused, what is the next action to
be taken? - - ANS✔️--Notify the provider
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How would a medical assistant calculate BMI on a patient? - - ANS✔️--Height and weight
What tort law violation would be deception with the intent to deprive another person of their
rights? - - ANS✔️--Fraud
If a patient is given an advance beneficiary notice for an elective plastic surgery, who would be
the responsible party for paying the charges incurred? - - ANS✔️--The patient
How would a medical office dispose of a full sharps container? - - ANS✔️--Document the proper
removal of the container into the facility log book
When using CPT main text, what code should be used to show that one procedure was used
multiple times on a patient? - - ANS✔️--Modifier
What should a medical assistant document on a patient's requisition form when delivering a
specimen for a wound culture to the microbiology department? - - ANS✔️--If the patient has
been, or is still on, an antibiotic
What should be used to clean the floor after an accidental blood spill? - - ANS✔️--1:10 solution
of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution
