CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT ACTUAL
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What is the normal Temperature.
Answer: 97.6-99.6 (36.4C-36.7C)
●● Oral temperature above 100 (37.8C)
Rectal/Ear Temperature above 101 (38.3C)
What do these numbers indicate?.
Answer: Fever
●● Pediatric patient fever.
Answer: rectal temperature is 100.4 (38C) or above
●● Normal Blood Pressure.
Answer: Systolic is less than 120 and diastolic is less than 80 (120/80)
●● Pre hypertension.
Answer: systolic 120-139
diastolic 80-89
,●● Hypertension Stage 1.
Answer: systolic 140-159
diastolic 90-99
●● Hypertension Stage 2.
Answer: systolic 160+
diastolic 100+
●● Hypertensive crisis.
Answer: systolic 180+
Diastolic 110+
●● Hypotensive.
Answer: Systolic <90
diastolic <60
●● Heart Rate range.
Answer: 60-100 BPM resting state
Athlete 40BPM
●● Tachycardia.
,Answer: 100+ BMP heart rate
●● Bradycardia.
Answer: <60BPM heart rate
●● respiration rate.
Answer: 12-20RPM
abnormal-pale skin/cold
●● vital signs.
Answer: provides diagnostic information for the physician
blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respirations
●● ventricles contract.
Answer: blood is pushed out of heart and into the aorta and pulmonary
artery
●● blood pressure is divided into two section.
Answer: systolic/diastolic
●● systole.
Answer: when the heart contracts
, ●● diastole.
Answer: when the heart relaxes
●● sphygmomanometer.
Answer: used to measure a patient's blood pressure
●● Blood pressure procedure.
Answer: 1. palpate the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa region of
the arm
2. palpate for the brachial pulse in both arms. Use right arm
3. position the patients arm in an outstretched relaxed position at heart
level.
4. center the bladder of the blood pressure cuff over the brachial artery
5. blood pressure cuff 1 inch above bend in elbow
6.hold stethoscope between 1st and 2nd fingers/thumb not over it
7. bell completely touching the skin
8. release the dial on the bulb by 2mm per second
9 First beat note the number on the dial- SYSTOLIC READING
10.Continue listening until beats have stopped-
DIASTOLIC READING
120/80mm Hg
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● What is the normal Temperature.
Answer: 97.6-99.6 (36.4C-36.7C)
●● Oral temperature above 100 (37.8C)
Rectal/Ear Temperature above 101 (38.3C)
What do these numbers indicate?.
Answer: Fever
●● Pediatric patient fever.
Answer: rectal temperature is 100.4 (38C) or above
●● Normal Blood Pressure.
Answer: Systolic is less than 120 and diastolic is less than 80 (120/80)
●● Pre hypertension.
Answer: systolic 120-139
diastolic 80-89
,●● Hypertension Stage 1.
Answer: systolic 140-159
diastolic 90-99
●● Hypertension Stage 2.
Answer: systolic 160+
diastolic 100+
●● Hypertensive crisis.
Answer: systolic 180+
Diastolic 110+
●● Hypotensive.
Answer: Systolic <90
diastolic <60
●● Heart Rate range.
Answer: 60-100 BPM resting state
Athlete 40BPM
●● Tachycardia.
,Answer: 100+ BMP heart rate
●● Bradycardia.
Answer: <60BPM heart rate
●● respiration rate.
Answer: 12-20RPM
abnormal-pale skin/cold
●● vital signs.
Answer: provides diagnostic information for the physician
blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respirations
●● ventricles contract.
Answer: blood is pushed out of heart and into the aorta and pulmonary
artery
●● blood pressure is divided into two section.
Answer: systolic/diastolic
●● systole.
Answer: when the heart contracts
, ●● diastole.
Answer: when the heart relaxes
●● sphygmomanometer.
Answer: used to measure a patient's blood pressure
●● Blood pressure procedure.
Answer: 1. palpate the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa region of
the arm
2. palpate for the brachial pulse in both arms. Use right arm
3. position the patients arm in an outstretched relaxed position at heart
level.
4. center the bladder of the blood pressure cuff over the brachial artery
5. blood pressure cuff 1 inch above bend in elbow
6.hold stethoscope between 1st and 2nd fingers/thumb not over it
7. bell completely touching the skin
8. release the dial on the bulb by 2mm per second
9 First beat note the number on the dial- SYSTOLIC READING
10.Continue listening until beats have stopped-
DIASTOLIC READING
120/80mm Hg
