CMA 2026 EVALUATION EXAM PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is a seizure - ✔✔an involuntary muscle contraction/relaxation
✔✔Insulin shock causes - ✔✔sever hypoglycemia
✔✔When using an autoclave, which of the following is the minimum temperature
necessary to sterilize medical instruments - ✔✔250 F (121.1 C)
✔✔Which of the following is one of the agencies that regulates the disposal of infectious
waste outside the workplace - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
✔✔Which of the following terms describes complete destruction of all microorganisms -
✔✔sterilization
✔✔When a patient has taken a drug for an extended period of time, the desired effect
may lessen or will not occur at all. This is called - ✔✔tolerance
✔✔Which of the following agencies is responsible for enforcing the Controlled
Substance Act - ✔✔Drug Enforcement Administration
, ✔✔Which of the following is a drug used to lessen or prevent the effects of a disease -
✔✔prophylactic
✔✔Which of the following food types is the best protein source - ✔✔meats
✔✔Which of the following is the best source of calcium and vitamin D - ✔✔dairy
products
✔✔Which type of pathogen survives in the absence of oxygen - ✔✔anaerobes
✔✔Which of the following is an effective disinfectant used in the medical office to
destroy blood-borne pathogens - ✔✔bleach
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a standard precaution for infection control -
✔✔disinfecting the examination table after each patient
✔✔Which of the following describes a drug that is not protected by a trademark but is
registered by the Food and Drug Administration - ✔✔generic
✔✔A physician prescribes amoxicillin 500 mg capsules po qid for 10 days. How many
capsules should be dispensed - ✔✔40
✔✔A drug from which of the following classes is used for a heart condition -
✔✔antiarrhythmic
✔✔The food guide pyramid suggests that patients plan a balanced diet by doing all of
the following EXCEPT - ✔✔eating more carbohydrates
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a fat-soluble vitamin - ✔✔vitamin E
✔✔Which of the following terms means "all of the factors required for infectious disease
to spread" - ✔✔chain of infection
✔✔Which of the following is the first line of defense in the practice of medical asepsis -
✔✔washing hands
✔✔The medical assistant is to obtain the history of a patient who is suspected to have
active tuberculosis. For protection, which of the following articles is essential for the
medical assistant to wear before entering the room - ✔✔mask
✔✔Substances that prevent or inhibit the growth of a fungus are known as -
✔✔fungicides
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is a seizure - ✔✔an involuntary muscle contraction/relaxation
✔✔Insulin shock causes - ✔✔sever hypoglycemia
✔✔When using an autoclave, which of the following is the minimum temperature
necessary to sterilize medical instruments - ✔✔250 F (121.1 C)
✔✔Which of the following is one of the agencies that regulates the disposal of infectious
waste outside the workplace - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
✔✔Which of the following terms describes complete destruction of all microorganisms -
✔✔sterilization
✔✔When a patient has taken a drug for an extended period of time, the desired effect
may lessen or will not occur at all. This is called - ✔✔tolerance
✔✔Which of the following agencies is responsible for enforcing the Controlled
Substance Act - ✔✔Drug Enforcement Administration
, ✔✔Which of the following is a drug used to lessen or prevent the effects of a disease -
✔✔prophylactic
✔✔Which of the following food types is the best protein source - ✔✔meats
✔✔Which of the following is the best source of calcium and vitamin D - ✔✔dairy
products
✔✔Which type of pathogen survives in the absence of oxygen - ✔✔anaerobes
✔✔Which of the following is an effective disinfectant used in the medical office to
destroy blood-borne pathogens - ✔✔bleach
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a standard precaution for infection control -
✔✔disinfecting the examination table after each patient
✔✔Which of the following describes a drug that is not protected by a trademark but is
registered by the Food and Drug Administration - ✔✔generic
✔✔A physician prescribes amoxicillin 500 mg capsules po qid for 10 days. How many
capsules should be dispensed - ✔✔40
✔✔A drug from which of the following classes is used for a heart condition -
✔✔antiarrhythmic
✔✔The food guide pyramid suggests that patients plan a balanced diet by doing all of
the following EXCEPT - ✔✔eating more carbohydrates
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a fat-soluble vitamin - ✔✔vitamin E
✔✔Which of the following terms means "all of the factors required for infectious disease
to spread" - ✔✔chain of infection
✔✔Which of the following is the first line of defense in the practice of medical asepsis -
✔✔washing hands
✔✔The medical assistant is to obtain the history of a patient who is suspected to have
active tuberculosis. For protection, which of the following articles is essential for the
medical assistant to wear before entering the room - ✔✔mask
✔✔Substances that prevent or inhibit the growth of a fungus are known as -
✔✔fungicides
