RMA ALL COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Statute of limitations refers to - ✔✔C. The time period allowed for beginning a
lawsuit for malpractice
✔✔It is important for patients to understand their responsibility in relation to their
medical record. The patient needs to understand all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔B.
The medical terminology used in the record
✔✔Which of the following best demonstrates confidentiality of the patient record? -
✔✔C. Records should not be left on desks or counters where patients may see them
✔✔For office surgery, a consent form must be signed - ✔✔A. Before the patient has
been administered any medication
✔✔Mabel, who is terminally ill, is adamant that no "heroic" measures be taken should
she become incompetent, This request would be detailed in Mabel's - ✔✔A. Living will
✔✔In most states, a physician is required to report - ✔✔D. Both A and C (A - Death; C -
Specific infectious, communicable, or contagious diseases)
✔✔Informed consent is established when the patient - ✔✔B. Is told by the physician of
any risks, hazards, or possible complication with the treatment in terms that the patient
fully understands
✔✔A medical assistant is considered to be a professional. This means that a medical
assistant has - ✔✔D. All of the above (A - A number of rights; B - A number of
responsibilities; C - The proper education and training
✔✔The patient is a mentally challenged adult. The adult who accompanied the patient
has some errands to do. How should the medical office staff handle this situation? -
, ✔✔C. Tell the accompanying adult that he or she must remain in the office with the
patient
✔✔The opposite of anterior is - ✔✔A. Posterior
✔✔The prefix HYPER- means - ✔✔A. Above
✔✔Joint pain may be charted as - ✔✔D. Arthrodynia
✔✔Otoplasty is a surgical procedure performed on the - ✔✔D. Ear
✔✔The clinical term for farsightedness is - ✔✔B. Hyperopia
✔✔Inflammation of the brain is - ✔✔B. Encephalitis
✔✔An enlargement of the heart is termed - ✔✔D. Cardiomegaly
✔✔The combining form XANTHO- indicates the color - ✔✔D. Yellow
✔✔The suffix -EMIA refers to - ✔✔B. Blood
✔✔The plural of "appendix" is - ✔✔B. Appendices
✔✔After an initial period of denial, terminally ill Janet moved to the second phase of the
grieving process, which is - ✔✔C. Anger
✔✔Understanding the feelings that a patient has in both an intellectual and an
emotional way is called - ✔✔B. Empathy
✔✔A patient has been diagnosed with high blood pressure. The medical assistant
should instruct her to restrict her intake of - ✔✔B. Sodium
✔✔Teaching modalities planned for a patient who has just been diagnosed with
diabetes should include all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔B. Relying on only one
teaching method
✔✔There are three important areas of learning. They are - ✔✔B. Cognitive, affective,
and psychomotor
✔✔Patient teaching is very important to the prognosis for the patient. Any teaching
should therefore be - ✔✔B. Documented as part of the patient medical record
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Statute of limitations refers to - ✔✔C. The time period allowed for beginning a
lawsuit for malpractice
✔✔It is important for patients to understand their responsibility in relation to their
medical record. The patient needs to understand all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔B.
The medical terminology used in the record
✔✔Which of the following best demonstrates confidentiality of the patient record? -
✔✔C. Records should not be left on desks or counters where patients may see them
✔✔For office surgery, a consent form must be signed - ✔✔A. Before the patient has
been administered any medication
✔✔Mabel, who is terminally ill, is adamant that no "heroic" measures be taken should
she become incompetent, This request would be detailed in Mabel's - ✔✔A. Living will
✔✔In most states, a physician is required to report - ✔✔D. Both A and C (A - Death; C -
Specific infectious, communicable, or contagious diseases)
✔✔Informed consent is established when the patient - ✔✔B. Is told by the physician of
any risks, hazards, or possible complication with the treatment in terms that the patient
fully understands
✔✔A medical assistant is considered to be a professional. This means that a medical
assistant has - ✔✔D. All of the above (A - A number of rights; B - A number of
responsibilities; C - The proper education and training
✔✔The patient is a mentally challenged adult. The adult who accompanied the patient
has some errands to do. How should the medical office staff handle this situation? -
, ✔✔C. Tell the accompanying adult that he or she must remain in the office with the
patient
✔✔The opposite of anterior is - ✔✔A. Posterior
✔✔The prefix HYPER- means - ✔✔A. Above
✔✔Joint pain may be charted as - ✔✔D. Arthrodynia
✔✔Otoplasty is a surgical procedure performed on the - ✔✔D. Ear
✔✔The clinical term for farsightedness is - ✔✔B. Hyperopia
✔✔Inflammation of the brain is - ✔✔B. Encephalitis
✔✔An enlargement of the heart is termed - ✔✔D. Cardiomegaly
✔✔The combining form XANTHO- indicates the color - ✔✔D. Yellow
✔✔The suffix -EMIA refers to - ✔✔B. Blood
✔✔The plural of "appendix" is - ✔✔B. Appendices
✔✔After an initial period of denial, terminally ill Janet moved to the second phase of the
grieving process, which is - ✔✔C. Anger
✔✔Understanding the feelings that a patient has in both an intellectual and an
emotional way is called - ✔✔B. Empathy
✔✔A patient has been diagnosed with high blood pressure. The medical assistant
should instruct her to restrict her intake of - ✔✔B. Sodium
✔✔Teaching modalities planned for a patient who has just been diagnosed with
diabetes should include all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔B. Relying on only one
teaching method
✔✔There are three important areas of learning. They are - ✔✔B. Cognitive, affective,
and psychomotor
✔✔Patient teaching is very important to the prognosis for the patient. Any teaching
should therefore be - ✔✔B. Documented as part of the patient medical record
