NHA: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM 1
1. Which of the following is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it
enters the blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular: Vascular
2. What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State law
d. Federal law: HIPAA
3. A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition does this
indicate?
a. Obesity
b. Prostate cancer
c. Muscular dystrophies
d. Syphilis: Syphilis
4. A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the office need
in order to release the information?
a. A phone call from the patient
b. A written request and a patient signature
c. A request by fax or mail
d. A request in person: A written request and a patient signature
5. What is an embolism?
a. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus
b. An incidence of projectile vomiting
c. A stroke
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d. A myocardial infarction: The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the
formation of an embolus
6. What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform?
a. Venipuncture
b. Skin
c. Arterial
d. None of the above: Arterial
7. If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you understand
that this means:
a. On the back
b. Side lying
c. Standing
d. Sitting: Side lying
8. Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing?
a. To overcome lack of confidence
b. To increase revenue for the laboratory
c. To practice the skills learned in school
d. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions: To assist in the diagnosis of patient's
conditions
9. What determines the fees that insurance companies pay?
a. CPT
b. CLIA
c. ICD
d. AMA: CPT
10. The Medical Assistant knows that a protein in the blood associated with antibodies
is:
a. Globulin
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b. Immunoglobulin
c. Antiglobulin
d. None of the above: Globulin
11. Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often than one a
week if who recommends?
a. The state
b. The local regulator
c. The manufacturer
d. The lab director: The manufacturer
12. Which of the following would be used to abbreviate milliequivalent?
a. mg
b. ml
c. mEq
d. m/min: mEq
13. letters and postcards under 12 oz are generally mailed using this service:
a. First class
b. Second class
c. Third class
d. Fourth class: First class
14. What is the amount of money an employee earns before taxes or deductions are
taken out?
a. The prior earnings
b. The net income
c. The gross income
d. The total earnings: The gross income
15. What is the term for a motor neuron and muscle fibers that it controls?
1. Which of the following is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it
enters the blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular: Vascular
2. What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State law
d. Federal law: HIPAA
3. A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition does this
indicate?
a. Obesity
b. Prostate cancer
c. Muscular dystrophies
d. Syphilis: Syphilis
4. A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the office need
in order to release the information?
a. A phone call from the patient
b. A written request and a patient signature
c. A request by fax or mail
d. A request in person: A written request and a patient signature
5. What is an embolism?
a. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus
b. An incidence of projectile vomiting
c. A stroke
,NHA: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM 1
d. A myocardial infarction: The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the
formation of an embolus
6. What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform?
a. Venipuncture
b. Skin
c. Arterial
d. None of the above: Arterial
7. If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you understand
that this means:
a. On the back
b. Side lying
c. Standing
d. Sitting: Side lying
8. Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing?
a. To overcome lack of confidence
b. To increase revenue for the laboratory
c. To practice the skills learned in school
d. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions: To assist in the diagnosis of patient's
conditions
9. What determines the fees that insurance companies pay?
a. CPT
b. CLIA
c. ICD
d. AMA: CPT
10. The Medical Assistant knows that a protein in the blood associated with antibodies
is:
a. Globulin
, NHA: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM 1
b. Immunoglobulin
c. Antiglobulin
d. None of the above: Globulin
11. Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often than one a
week if who recommends?
a. The state
b. The local regulator
c. The manufacturer
d. The lab director: The manufacturer
12. Which of the following would be used to abbreviate milliequivalent?
a. mg
b. ml
c. mEq
d. m/min: mEq
13. letters and postcards under 12 oz are generally mailed using this service:
a. First class
b. Second class
c. Third class
d. Fourth class: First class
14. What is the amount of money an employee earns before taxes or deductions are
taken out?
a. The prior earnings
b. The net income
c. The gross income
d. The total earnings: The gross income
15. What is the term for a motor neuron and muscle fibers that it controls?
