RMA COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SET A+
✔✔The principle that the provider has a professional obligation to care for a patient is
known as
damage
dereliction of duty
direct causation
duty - ✔✔duty
✔✔Which one of the following statements describes the interrelationship between the
immune system and the integumentary system?
The skin is the immune system's first line of defense.
Lymphocytes are produced in the red bone marrow
Immune response can be suppressed by increased stress on the nervous system.
Acids in the digestive system destroy most pathogens. - ✔✔The skin is the immune
system's first line of defense.
✔✔What is the role of a patient advocate?
All of these answers
Investigate issues surrounding medical bills
Raise public awareness of patient issues
Resolve issues about health care - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔The part of the ECG wave that represents ventricular contraction is the
T wave
PR interval
P wave
QRS complex - ✔✔QRS complex
✔✔The class of mail delivery of books and manuscripts of at least 24 pages is
second class
first class
,third class
special fourth class - ✔✔special fourth class
✔✔Which type of bond requires a thorough background investigation?
Blanket-position bond
Position-schedule bond
Personal bond
Blanket-schedule bond - ✔✔Personal bond
✔✔Which form is used to report the number of W-2s being sent to the government?
SS-5
W-4
SS-4
W-3 - ✔✔W-3
✔✔All of the following are liquid preparations EXCEPT
suspension
syrup
troche
elixir - ✔✔troche
✔✔A(n) _____ is a state's acceptance of a delineated national examination score.
exercise of grandfather clause
reciprocity
examination
endorsement - ✔✔endorsement
✔✔Mail inadvertently opened should be
left as is
resealed with tape with the notation "opened in error"
immediately hand delivered
stapled shut - ✔✔resealed with tape with the notation "opened in error"
✔✔Which one of the following is not considered a stage of death and dying according to
Kübler-Ross?
Acceptance
Denial
All are stages of death and dying.
Bargaining - ✔✔All are stages of death and dying.
✔✔An organizational arrangement that provides medical services for a fixed, prepaid
fee best describes
HRM
HMO
,SEC
PPO - ✔✔HMO
✔✔A(n) _____ is when a point value is assigned to the service performed based on the
time, knowledge, and skill required.
DRG
CPT
ICD
RVS - ✔✔RVS
✔✔The Romberg test is associated with which of the following examinations?
ophthalmological
oncological
otorhinolaryngological
gastroenterological - ✔✔otorhinolaryngological
✔✔Which of the following terms relates to a gynecological disorder?
Rhinitis
Salpingitis
Epididymitis
Stomatitis - ✔✔Salpingitis
✔✔What pulse point should be palpated when assessing an unconscious victim?
Carotid
Radial
Brachial
Femoral - ✔✔Carotid
✔✔When collecting a specimen for performing a strep screening test, what area in the
mouth should you avoid touching?
Gums
Cheeks
Lips
All of these answers are correct - ✔✔All of these answers are correct
✔✔Which of the following is considered a peripheral?
Read only memory
Central processing unit
Read access memory
Monitor - ✔✔Monitor
, ✔✔Which of the following should NOT be considered when recruiting employees?
Employee characteristics
Job duties
Availability
All should be considered - ✔✔All should be considered
✔✔A _____ form must be filed with the IRS when an employee claims 14 allowances.
SS-5
W-4
W-2
SS-4 - ✔✔W-4
✔✔Which of the following diagnoses would be coded as indicated?
definitive poliomyelitis
suspected skull fracture
questionable ETOH abuse
rule out appendicitis - ✔✔definitive poliomyelitis
✔✔Each large block of five small squares represent how many seconds on ECG paper?
0.04 seconds
0.1 seconds
0.2 seconds
0.05 seconds - ✔✔0.2 seconds
✔✔Methods of discovering what is important to a patient include
observing patient behavior
All of these answers
asking family and friends
asking the patient - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔The root vesic/o means
bladder
epiglottis
extremity
bile duct - ✔✔bladder
✔✔Which of the following waste would be placed in a biohazard trash bag?
Used alcohol pad
Used needle
Soiled bandage
Used syringe
None of the above - ✔✔Soiled bandage
SET A+
✔✔The principle that the provider has a professional obligation to care for a patient is
known as
damage
dereliction of duty
direct causation
duty - ✔✔duty
✔✔Which one of the following statements describes the interrelationship between the
immune system and the integumentary system?
The skin is the immune system's first line of defense.
Lymphocytes are produced in the red bone marrow
Immune response can be suppressed by increased stress on the nervous system.
Acids in the digestive system destroy most pathogens. - ✔✔The skin is the immune
system's first line of defense.
✔✔What is the role of a patient advocate?
All of these answers
Investigate issues surrounding medical bills
Raise public awareness of patient issues
Resolve issues about health care - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔The part of the ECG wave that represents ventricular contraction is the
T wave
PR interval
P wave
QRS complex - ✔✔QRS complex
✔✔The class of mail delivery of books and manuscripts of at least 24 pages is
second class
first class
,third class
special fourth class - ✔✔special fourth class
✔✔Which type of bond requires a thorough background investigation?
Blanket-position bond
Position-schedule bond
Personal bond
Blanket-schedule bond - ✔✔Personal bond
✔✔Which form is used to report the number of W-2s being sent to the government?
SS-5
W-4
SS-4
W-3 - ✔✔W-3
✔✔All of the following are liquid preparations EXCEPT
suspension
syrup
troche
elixir - ✔✔troche
✔✔A(n) _____ is a state's acceptance of a delineated national examination score.
exercise of grandfather clause
reciprocity
examination
endorsement - ✔✔endorsement
✔✔Mail inadvertently opened should be
left as is
resealed with tape with the notation "opened in error"
immediately hand delivered
stapled shut - ✔✔resealed with tape with the notation "opened in error"
✔✔Which one of the following is not considered a stage of death and dying according to
Kübler-Ross?
Acceptance
Denial
All are stages of death and dying.
Bargaining - ✔✔All are stages of death and dying.
✔✔An organizational arrangement that provides medical services for a fixed, prepaid
fee best describes
HRM
HMO
,SEC
PPO - ✔✔HMO
✔✔A(n) _____ is when a point value is assigned to the service performed based on the
time, knowledge, and skill required.
DRG
CPT
ICD
RVS - ✔✔RVS
✔✔The Romberg test is associated with which of the following examinations?
ophthalmological
oncological
otorhinolaryngological
gastroenterological - ✔✔otorhinolaryngological
✔✔Which of the following terms relates to a gynecological disorder?
Rhinitis
Salpingitis
Epididymitis
Stomatitis - ✔✔Salpingitis
✔✔What pulse point should be palpated when assessing an unconscious victim?
Carotid
Radial
Brachial
Femoral - ✔✔Carotid
✔✔When collecting a specimen for performing a strep screening test, what area in the
mouth should you avoid touching?
Gums
Cheeks
Lips
All of these answers are correct - ✔✔All of these answers are correct
✔✔Which of the following is considered a peripheral?
Read only memory
Central processing unit
Read access memory
Monitor - ✔✔Monitor
, ✔✔Which of the following should NOT be considered when recruiting employees?
Employee characteristics
Job duties
Availability
All should be considered - ✔✔All should be considered
✔✔A _____ form must be filed with the IRS when an employee claims 14 allowances.
SS-5
W-4
W-2
SS-4 - ✔✔W-4
✔✔Which of the following diagnoses would be coded as indicated?
definitive poliomyelitis
suspected skull fracture
questionable ETOH abuse
rule out appendicitis - ✔✔definitive poliomyelitis
✔✔Each large block of five small squares represent how many seconds on ECG paper?
0.04 seconds
0.1 seconds
0.2 seconds
0.05 seconds - ✔✔0.2 seconds
✔✔Methods of discovering what is important to a patient include
observing patient behavior
All of these answers
asking family and friends
asking the patient - ✔✔All of these answers
✔✔The root vesic/o means
bladder
epiglottis
extremity
bile duct - ✔✔bladder
✔✔Which of the following waste would be placed in a biohazard trash bag?
Used alcohol pad
Used needle
Soiled bandage
Used syringe
None of the above - ✔✔Soiled bandage
