NHA CCMA Practice Exam Questions and
Answers
1. What would you use to disinfect after a surgical procedure in an
exam room?-
: 1:10 bleach and water solution
2. what are the geographical fees?: Customary fees
3. CBC additive: EDTA
4. A medical assistant is coding an office visit which a provider
reviewed the systems related to a patients chief compliant but did
not discuss the patients family history>: Expanded problem focused history.
5. Which of the following items included on the CMS-1500 form
should an MA recognize as indicating the medical necessity of a
procedure?: Diagnosis code
6. What mineral is fat- soluble: Vitamin A
7. Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart?: Sinoatrial
node (SA node)
,*(SA node - the impulse starts and are then conducted to the AV node)
8. An MA is caring for an infant who suddenly becomes
unresponsive for un- known reasons. What actions should the
assistant take?: initiate CPR
9. Fine motor skills and coordination are controlled by?: cerebellum
10. Breathing is controlled by what part of the brain?: medulla
oblongata
11. Cells that release histamines?: basophils
12. If a mother is RH- and the newborn is RH+ , what disease is the
baby typically born with?: hemolytic disease
13. The mitral valve is synomous with ?: Biscuspid valve
14. mye-lo: bone marrow
15. myc/o: fungus
16. To create an opening?: Stomy
,17. The part of the stomach that is connected to the esophagus:
cardia - (because of the location of the heart)
18. The valve on the right side of the heart?: Tricuspid and pulmonary valve
19. Reduced blood flow: ischemia
20. Slow breathing: bradycardia
21. the cardiac muscle ?: striated and involuntary.
22. anorexia symptom?: excessive exercising.
23. fish as what mineral ?: vitamin D
24. what part of the cell contains the cells genetic information?:
nucleus
, 25. low fiber/high fat is a risk factor of ?: colorectal cancer
26. If a paint faints during a venipuncture , what should an
assistant do?: place patient in supine position.
27. stomach is located?: upper left quadrant.
28. Schedule I drugs?: have no medical use (herion)
29. syncope: recognizes low blood flow
to the brain. (nausea, pale, chills, dizziness,
sweating)
30. where is the placement for the V2 lead on an EKG?: left of the sternum at
the 4th intercostal space.
31. Palpalatory method obtaining B/P ?: 30 mm hg above radial pulse
cessation.
32. when prepping a surgical procedure?: clean the surgical site with
antiseptic
33. what is a problem focused exam?: laceration to the foot, no stitches.
34. ac stands for: before meals
35. pc stands for: after meals
36. what is a part of the patients geographical section of the EMR?:
occupation
37. what assisting cultural competent care?: Examine personal religious and
cultural values and beliefs to identity any biases
38. When prepping the exam room for the next patient what do
you do?: roll up crumpled table paper tightly before disposing of it.
Answers
1. What would you use to disinfect after a surgical procedure in an
exam room?-
: 1:10 bleach and water solution
2. what are the geographical fees?: Customary fees
3. CBC additive: EDTA
4. A medical assistant is coding an office visit which a provider
reviewed the systems related to a patients chief compliant but did
not discuss the patients family history>: Expanded problem focused history.
5. Which of the following items included on the CMS-1500 form
should an MA recognize as indicating the medical necessity of a
procedure?: Diagnosis code
6. What mineral is fat- soluble: Vitamin A
7. Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart?: Sinoatrial
node (SA node)
,*(SA node - the impulse starts and are then conducted to the AV node)
8. An MA is caring for an infant who suddenly becomes
unresponsive for un- known reasons. What actions should the
assistant take?: initiate CPR
9. Fine motor skills and coordination are controlled by?: cerebellum
10. Breathing is controlled by what part of the brain?: medulla
oblongata
11. Cells that release histamines?: basophils
12. If a mother is RH- and the newborn is RH+ , what disease is the
baby typically born with?: hemolytic disease
13. The mitral valve is synomous with ?: Biscuspid valve
14. mye-lo: bone marrow
15. myc/o: fungus
16. To create an opening?: Stomy
,17. The part of the stomach that is connected to the esophagus:
cardia - (because of the location of the heart)
18. The valve on the right side of the heart?: Tricuspid and pulmonary valve
19. Reduced blood flow: ischemia
20. Slow breathing: bradycardia
21. the cardiac muscle ?: striated and involuntary.
22. anorexia symptom?: excessive exercising.
23. fish as what mineral ?: vitamin D
24. what part of the cell contains the cells genetic information?:
nucleus
, 25. low fiber/high fat is a risk factor of ?: colorectal cancer
26. If a paint faints during a venipuncture , what should an
assistant do?: place patient in supine position.
27. stomach is located?: upper left quadrant.
28. Schedule I drugs?: have no medical use (herion)
29. syncope: recognizes low blood flow
to the brain. (nausea, pale, chills, dizziness,
sweating)
30. where is the placement for the V2 lead on an EKG?: left of the sternum at
the 4th intercostal space.
31. Palpalatory method obtaining B/P ?: 30 mm hg above radial pulse
cessation.
32. when prepping a surgical procedure?: clean the surgical site with
antiseptic
33. what is a problem focused exam?: laceration to the foot, no stitches.
34. ac stands for: before meals
35. pc stands for: after meals
36. what is a part of the patients geographical section of the EMR?:
occupation
37. what assisting cultural competent care?: Examine personal religious and
cultural values and beliefs to identity any biases
38. When prepping the exam room for the next patient what do
you do?: roll up crumpled table paper tightly before disposing of it.
