MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER EXAM PREP
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED MATERIAL
●● During sputum collection, what should a patient do before coughing
up the specimen?
Answer: take a deep breath
●● A clinical medical assistant is preparing
A wound for suturing. Which of the following steps should the clinical
medical assistant take to ensure proper cleansing of the wound
Answer: Wipe from the center to the edge with an antiseptic swab
●● A clinical medical assistant saw a patient collapse in the waiting
room. After assessing the patient, it was determined that the patient has a
pacemaker and that an automated external defibrillator (AED) was
needed. How far away from the pacemaker should the AED electrodes
be placed
Answer: Two inches away
●● How should a clinical medical assistant handle office mail upon
opening
Answer: Attach the envelope to all letters
,●● What is the difference between the amount charged by a provider
and the amount paid by an insurance company
Answer: adjustment
●● What is the correct billing form for Medicare patients
Answer: CMS-1500
●● On which sheet does a clinical medical assistant document the
procedures, payments, and adjustments at the close of the business day
Answer: day sheet
●● Which of the following should be communicated to the patient who
is learning how to use crutches
Answer: The patient's non-injured leg should move with the crutches
●● A clinical medical assistant is preparing a tray for a PAP smear,
which of the following items is mandatory ,
Answer: vaginal speculum
●● What type of bandages is used to dress wounds on fingers
Answer: Tube gauze
, ●● After completing a surgical scrub, in which position should a clinical
medical assistant hold their hands
Answer: up
●● Which of the following is the most accurate way to obtain an infants
head circumference
Answer: Bring the tape measure around the head, above the ears, until it
meets.
●● A clinical medical assistant must draw blood from a patient using
their right hand, because no other site is available. What is the
appropriate equipment for this blood draw
Answer: Butterfly needle
●● A patient IS supposed to be NPO on the of surgery. Which of the
following patients actions will demonstrate their compliance with this
requirement
Answer: Eating dinner by 7 pm the night before
●● Which respiratory procedure involves visual examination of lungs
through a small camera at the end of a flexible tube
Answer: bronchoscopy
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED MATERIAL
●● During sputum collection, what should a patient do before coughing
up the specimen?
Answer: take a deep breath
●● A clinical medical assistant is preparing
A wound for suturing. Which of the following steps should the clinical
medical assistant take to ensure proper cleansing of the wound
Answer: Wipe from the center to the edge with an antiseptic swab
●● A clinical medical assistant saw a patient collapse in the waiting
room. After assessing the patient, it was determined that the patient has a
pacemaker and that an automated external defibrillator (AED) was
needed. How far away from the pacemaker should the AED electrodes
be placed
Answer: Two inches away
●● How should a clinical medical assistant handle office mail upon
opening
Answer: Attach the envelope to all letters
,●● What is the difference between the amount charged by a provider
and the amount paid by an insurance company
Answer: adjustment
●● What is the correct billing form for Medicare patients
Answer: CMS-1500
●● On which sheet does a clinical medical assistant document the
procedures, payments, and adjustments at the close of the business day
Answer: day sheet
●● Which of the following should be communicated to the patient who
is learning how to use crutches
Answer: The patient's non-injured leg should move with the crutches
●● A clinical medical assistant is preparing a tray for a PAP smear,
which of the following items is mandatory ,
Answer: vaginal speculum
●● What type of bandages is used to dress wounds on fingers
Answer: Tube gauze
, ●● After completing a surgical scrub, in which position should a clinical
medical assistant hold their hands
Answer: up
●● Which of the following is the most accurate way to obtain an infants
head circumference
Answer: Bring the tape measure around the head, above the ears, until it
meets.
●● A clinical medical assistant must draw blood from a patient using
their right hand, because no other site is available. What is the
appropriate equipment for this blood draw
Answer: Butterfly needle
●● A patient IS supposed to be NPO on the of surgery. Which of the
following patients actions will demonstrate their compliance with this
requirement
Answer: Eating dinner by 7 pm the night before
●● Which respiratory procedure involves visual examination of lungs
through a small camera at the end of a flexible tube
Answer: bronchoscopy
