MEDICAL ASSISTANT CMA ACTUAL EXAMINERS
SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The best way to handle an unidentified caller who insists on speaking with the
physician but refuses to give her phone number or the reason for her call would be to -
✔✔ask the caller to send a letter to the physician
✔✔Which of the following conditions is most characteristic of an asthma attack -
✔✔dyspnea
✔✔To obtain confidential patient information, which caller does NOT need a patient's
written consent - ✔✔referring physician
✔✔Which of the following situations is NOT considered to be a reportable incident -
✔✔a negative result for HIV
✔✔Which of the following terms means "the thing speaks for itself" when applied to the
law of negligence - ✔✔res ipsa loquitur
✔✔Which type of insurance would cover the medical expenses of an employee injured
on the job - ✔✔workers' compensation
, ✔✔All of the following are reasons for proper documentation of procedures performed in
a medical office EXCEPT - ✔✔information documented in the medical record may be
used to reassure an employer about the health of an employee
✔✔Which of the following terms refers to the narrowing of the urethra -
✔✔urethrostenosis
✔✔Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term for an enlarged spleen -
✔✔splenomegaly
✔✔The Personnel Record Act prohibits an employer from keeping information about -
✔✔an employee's political affiliation
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question - ✔✔"Would you
please describe the exercises you do each day that tend to cause the chest pain you
are experiencing
✔✔When should the W-2 form, the wage and tax statement, be given to an employee -
✔✔annually in January
✔✔All of the following may interfere with a therapeutic relationship between the patient
and the healthcare provider EXCEPT - ✔✔empathy
✔✔Which of the following statements would be an example of stereotyping - ✔✔All
elderly patients have difficulty walking
✔✔Which of the following terms refers to the surgical removal of a lymph node -
✔✔lymphadenectomy
✔✔Which of the following is NOT considered a special accessibility alteration designed
just for disabled patients coming to the physician's office - ✔✔mats on the floors near
entryways to prevent patient falls because of wet floors
✔✔Which organization registers physicians to prescribe controlled substances -
✔✔Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
✔✔Which of the following describes a wrong and unlawful act performed by a physician
- ✔✔malfeasance
✔✔A legal, valid contract may include all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔any two
individuals
SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The best way to handle an unidentified caller who insists on speaking with the
physician but refuses to give her phone number or the reason for her call would be to -
✔✔ask the caller to send a letter to the physician
✔✔Which of the following conditions is most characteristic of an asthma attack -
✔✔dyspnea
✔✔To obtain confidential patient information, which caller does NOT need a patient's
written consent - ✔✔referring physician
✔✔Which of the following situations is NOT considered to be a reportable incident -
✔✔a negative result for HIV
✔✔Which of the following terms means "the thing speaks for itself" when applied to the
law of negligence - ✔✔res ipsa loquitur
✔✔Which type of insurance would cover the medical expenses of an employee injured
on the job - ✔✔workers' compensation
, ✔✔All of the following are reasons for proper documentation of procedures performed in
a medical office EXCEPT - ✔✔information documented in the medical record may be
used to reassure an employer about the health of an employee
✔✔Which of the following terms refers to the narrowing of the urethra -
✔✔urethrostenosis
✔✔Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term for an enlarged spleen -
✔✔splenomegaly
✔✔The Personnel Record Act prohibits an employer from keeping information about -
✔✔an employee's political affiliation
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question - ✔✔"Would you
please describe the exercises you do each day that tend to cause the chest pain you
are experiencing
✔✔When should the W-2 form, the wage and tax statement, be given to an employee -
✔✔annually in January
✔✔All of the following may interfere with a therapeutic relationship between the patient
and the healthcare provider EXCEPT - ✔✔empathy
✔✔Which of the following statements would be an example of stereotyping - ✔✔All
elderly patients have difficulty walking
✔✔Which of the following terms refers to the surgical removal of a lymph node -
✔✔lymphadenectomy
✔✔Which of the following is NOT considered a special accessibility alteration designed
just for disabled patients coming to the physician's office - ✔✔mats on the floors near
entryways to prevent patient falls because of wet floors
✔✔Which organization registers physicians to prescribe controlled substances -
✔✔Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
✔✔Which of the following describes a wrong and unlawful act performed by a physician
- ✔✔malfeasance
✔✔A legal, valid contract may include all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔any two
individuals
