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This document covers Medical Assistant State Test preparation material, including clinical procedures, patient care, medical terminology, anatomy, administrative duties, and healthcare safety concepts. It provides study guide content and practice questions to help medical assistant students review essential knowledge and prepare for a state-level certification or competency examination. The material is designed to support comprehensive medical assisting exam preparation.

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Medical Assistant State Test Study Guide
Medical Assistant State Test Study Guide
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1. cysto- bladder

2. what is the term for narrowing? stenosis

3. Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the stomach

4. the abbreviation meaning two times a day bid
is?

5. which is the correct spelling? pharengytis, pharyngitis
pharengitis, pharyngytis, or pharyngitis

6. a trained medical assistant is able to - func- assist with minor procedures
tion as a nurse, interpret lab results, admin-
ister IV therapy or assist with minor proce-
dures

7. a patients photo was made public without invasion of privacy
her permission. This is called - invasion of
privacy, defamation, fraud, or slander

8. patient instruction sheets are used to prevent misunderstanding

9. the best time to perform a breast exam monthly

10. communication with patients can be im- providing privacy
proved by

11. hyper- increased

12. nephro- kidney

13. auto- self

14. osteo- bone


, Medical Assistant State Test Study Guide
Medical Assistant State Test Study Guide
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15. dys- painful

16. litho- stone

17. brady- slow

18. chole- gallbladder

19. macro- large

20. gastro- stomach

21. arthro- joint

22. tachy- fast

23. thoraco- chest

24. hypo- decrease

25. mammo- breast

26. veno- vein

27. hepato- liver

28. hemo- blood

29. ophthalmo- eye

30. trans- through/across

31. -oma tumor

32. -algia pain



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Medical Assistant State Test Study Guide
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33. -ectomy surgical removal

34. -itis inflammation

35. -ology study

36. -emia blood condition

37. -tomy incision

38. -osis abnormal condition

39. -megaly enlargement

40. -graphy xray exam

41. -phasia speech

42. -scopy examination

43. -gram record

44. -ptosis falling, dropping

45. -stasis stopping

46. -plegia paralysis

47. -desis bind or tie

48. -phagia swallowing

49. -ostomy surgical opening

50. -pathy disease

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