CMA NHA Practice Exams 1, 2 & 3
Questions With Correct Answers
You are drawing on a patient who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and flushed.
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What are they experiencing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-syncope
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What is the best position to place a patient in if they are experiencing
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critically low blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-trendlenburg
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When should a medical assistant verify a new patient's insurance
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information? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-When the appointment is
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scheduled
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How would a medical assistant handle an irate or angry patient about a
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bill they had received? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Listen to the patient's
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concerns and try to resolve the issue
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What should you have handy when assisting a provider for a post-
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operative suture removal? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sterile thumb
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dressing forceps
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,What would be the most appropriate position to place a patient in for a
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vaginal exam? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Lithotomy
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What would describe the reversible transfer of a drug from one location
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to another within the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Distribution
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When a patient is changing a transdermal patch, what is the first thing
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they should do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Document the date and time
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on each new pad applied to the patient
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When should a medical assistant disinfect an exam room? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-After each patient encounter
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How would a medical assistant weigh a patient who either has Vertigo
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or are having trouble balancing themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Position a walker over the scale and have the patient hold onto it
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If a medical assistant suspects that a pediatric patient as being abused,
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what is the next action to be taken? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Notify the
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provider
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How would a medical assistant calculate BMI on a patient? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Height and weight
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,What tort law violation would be deception with the intent to deprive
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another person of their rights? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fraud
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If a patient is given an advance beneficiary notice for an elective plastic
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|surgery, who would be the responsible party for paying the charges
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incurred? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The patient
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How would a medical office dispose of a full sharps container? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Document the proper removal of the container
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into the facility log book
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When using CPT main text, what code should be used to show that one
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procedure was used multiple times on a patient? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Modifier
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What should a medical assistant document on a patient's requisition
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form when delivering a specimen for a wound culture to the
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microbiology department? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-If the patient has
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been, or is still on, an antibiotic
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What should be used to clean the floor after an accidental blood spill? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1:10 solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach)
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solution
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, What is the main goals or purpose of patient centered care? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-To include the patient and their family or loved ones in the
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patient's care
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If you fail to knock on a patient's door or enter without permission come
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|on this is considered which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Invasion of privacy | |
If a medical assistance suspects intimate spousal abuse, what would be
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the most appropriate action? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Present to the
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patient a list of resources and organizations for help
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To which part of the body would a figure 8 bandage be applied? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ankle
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What would be considered part of the chain of infection? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Reservoir host
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What should the medical assistant do if they notice a patient is sweating
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during a cardiac stress test? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Continue with a
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stress test as this as a normal reaction
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Questions With Correct Answers
You are drawing on a patient who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and flushed.
| | | | | | | | | | |
What are they experiencing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-syncope
| | | | | | |
What is the best position to place a patient in if they are experiencing
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
critically low blood pressure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-trendlenburg
| | | | | | |
When should a medical assistant verify a new patient's insurance
| | | | | | | | |
information? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-When the appointment is
| | | | | | |
scheduled
|
How would a medical assistant handle an irate or angry patient about a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
bill they had received? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Listen to the patient's
| | | | | | | | | |
concerns and try to resolve the issue
| | | | | | |
What should you have handy when assisting a provider for a post-
| | | | | | | | | | |
operative suture removal? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sterile thumb
| | | | | |
dressing forceps
| |
,What would be the most appropriate position to place a patient in for a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
vaginal exam? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Lithotomy
| | | | |
What would describe the reversible transfer of a drug from one location
| | | | | | | | | | |
to another within the body? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Distribution
| | | | | | | |
When a patient is changing a transdermal patch, what is the first thing
| | | | | | | | | | | |
they should do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Document the date and time
| | | | | | | | | |
on each new pad applied to the patient
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When should a medical assistant disinfect an exam room? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-After each patient encounter
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How would a medical assistant weigh a patient who either has Vertigo
| | | | | | | | | | |
or are having trouble balancing themselves? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Notify the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
provider
|
How would a medical assistant calculate BMI on a patient? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Height and weight
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,What tort law violation would be deception with the intent to deprive
| | | | | | | | | | |
another person of their rights? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The patient
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How would a medical office dispose of a full sharps container? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-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? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-If the patient has
| | | | | | | |
been, or is still on, an antibiotic
| | | | | | |
What should be used to clean the floor after an accidental blood spill? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1:10 solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach)
| | | | | | |
solution
|
, What is the main goals or purpose of patient centered care? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-To include the patient and their family or loved ones in the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
patient's care
| |
If you fail to knock on a patient's door or enter without permission come
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|on this is considered which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | |
Invasion of privacy | |
If a medical assistance suspects intimate spousal abuse, what would be
| | | | | | | | | |
the most appropriate action? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Present to the
| | | | | | | | |
patient a list of resources and organizations for help
| | | | | | | | |
To which part of the body would a figure 8 bandage be applied? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ankle
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What would be considered part of the chain of infection? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Reservoir host
| |
What should the medical assistant do if they notice a patient is sweating
| | | | | | | | | | | |
during a cardiac stress test? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Continue with a
| | | | | | | | | |
stress test as this as a normal reaction
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