Medical Assistant
(CCMA) EXAM 180
questions and
answers updated
2026-2027
InBaBproblem-
orientedBmedicalBrecord,BtheBpagesBareBorganizedBaccordingBtoBwhichBofBtheBfollowi
ngBmethodsBofBorganization?B-BAnswerBChronological
ABmedicalBassistantBisBcaringBforBaBpatientBwhoBhasBtuberculosis.BForBwhichBofBtheB
followingBtransmissionBroutesBshouldBtheBMABtakeBprecautions?B-BAnswerBairborne
ABproviderBhasBprescribedBtheBfollowingBdiagnosticBtestsBforBaBpatient:BgallbladderBse
ries,BchestBXR,BabdomenBCTBscan,BandBlowerBGIBstudied.BTheBMABshouldBscheduleB
whichBtestBfirst?B-BAnswerBchestBXR
AnBMABisBpreparingBtoBdoBanBEKGBonBaBpatientBwhoBhasBdextrocardia.BWhichBofBth
eBfollowingBleadsBrequiresBplacementBmodificationBforBthisBpatient?B-
BAnswerBPrecordial
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBmethodsBofBtakingBaBpatient'sBtemperatureBposesBaBriskBofB
exposureBtoBbloodborneBpathogens?B-BAnswerBrectal
,ABmedicalBassistantBopensBtheBdoorBandBentersBaBpatient'sBexamBroomBw/oBintroduc
ingBhimselfBorBaskingBpermissionBtoBenter.BThisBisBconsidered:B-
BAnswerBinvasionBofBprivacy
ABmedicalBassistantBisBdiscussingBtheBpurposeBofBanBopiateBmedicationBwithBaBpatien
tBwhoBhasBaBnewBprescriptionBasBpartBofBaBpalliativeBcareBplan.BTheBMABshouldBide
ntifyBtheBpurposeBofBthisBmedicationBasBwhat?B-BAnswerBtoBtreatBpain
ABmedicalBassistantBshoulderBtakeBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBwhenBremovingBsu
tures?B-BAnswerBliftBtheBknotBtowardBtheBwound
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBappropriateBresponseBtoBaBconsciousBadultBpatientBexp
eriencingBaBhypoglycemicBemergency?B-BAnswerBOfferBaBglassBofBOJ
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBroutesBforBanBinsulinBinj?B-BAnswerBsubcutaneous
ABpatientBisBangryBandBconfusedBaboutBaBlargeBmedicalBbill.BTheBMABshouldBtakeBw
hichBofBtheBfollowingBactions?B-
BAnswerBListenBtoBtheBpatientBandBtryBtoBresolveBtheBproblem
AnBMABisBinBaBprovider'sBofficeBcleaningBaBjagged,BcontaminatedBwound.BWhichBofBt
heBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBMABtake?B-
BAnswerBIrrigateBtheBwoundBw/BsterileBnormalBsaline
TheBpartnerBofBaBpatientBcomesBintoBofficeBdemandingBtoBknowBwhatBtheBpatientBw
asBseenBforBandBwhyBheBwasBchargedBforBtheBvisit.BWhatBisBtheBbestBwayBforBtheB
MABtoBhandleBthisBsituationBwhenBnoBauthBtoBreleaseBhealthBinfoBisBonBfile?B-
BAnswerBAdviseBhimBthatBprivacyBregulationsBpreventBreleasingBpatientBinfoBregardles
sBofBhisBrelationshipBtoBtheBpatient
AnBMABschedulesB3BpatientsBtoBarriveBatBtheBsameBtimeBforBeachBhourBofBtheBday,
BandBeachBpatientBisBseenBinBtheBorderBtheyBarrive.BWhatBtypeBofBschedulingBisBthis
?B-BAnswerBWave
, GivingBtheBpatientBadequateBinformationBconcerningBtheBmethod,Brisk,BandBconseque
ncesBpriorBtoBaBprocessBisBcalled:B-BAnswerBinformedBconsent
ABproviderBhasBprescribedBaBpulseBoxBreadingBonBaBpatient.BWhichBofBtheBfollowing
BisBanBacceptableBwayBforBtheBMABtoBobtainBtheBreading?B-BAnswerBclipBtoBearlobe
ABpatientBcomesBintoBtheBprovider'sBofficeBandBreportsBintimateBpartnerBabuse.BWhic
hBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBMABtake?B-
BAnswerBprovideBaBlistBofBrelevantBcommunityBorganizations
ABmedicalBassistantBshouldBrecognizeBandBreportBtoBtheBproviderBwhichBpulseBrateBt
hatBisBoutsideBtheBexpectedBrange?
6BweekBoldBinfantB80/min
6ByoBchildB80/min
16ByoBptB80/min
60ByoBptB80/minB-BAnswerBinfant
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBanBMABdoBwhenBpreparingBaBbloodBspecimenBforBtra
nsportBtoBanBoutsideBlabaroatory?B-
BAnswerBEncloseBtheBrequisitionBinBtheBouterBpocketBofBtheBtransportBbag
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBbeyondBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBofBaBmedicalBassistant?B-
BAnswerBPathogenicBidentification
InBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBpositionsBshouldBaBmedicalBassistantBplaceBaBpatientBforBa
BvaginalBexam?B-BAnswerBllithotomy
AnBMaBisBreinforcingBteachingBaboutBaBcardiacBeventBmonitorB(HolterB24Bhr)BwithBa
Bpatient.BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBbyBtheBpatientBindicatesBanBunderstandi
ngBofBtheBprocedure?B-BAnswerB"avoidBgettingBtheBelectrodesBwet"
(CCMA) EXAM 180
questions and
answers updated
2026-2027
InBaBproblem-
orientedBmedicalBrecord,BtheBpagesBareBorganizedBaccordingBtoBwhichBofBtheBfollowi
ngBmethodsBofBorganization?B-BAnswerBChronological
ABmedicalBassistantBisBcaringBforBaBpatientBwhoBhasBtuberculosis.BForBwhichBofBtheB
followingBtransmissionBroutesBshouldBtheBMABtakeBprecautions?B-BAnswerBairborne
ABproviderBhasBprescribedBtheBfollowingBdiagnosticBtestsBforBaBpatient:BgallbladderBse
ries,BchestBXR,BabdomenBCTBscan,BandBlowerBGIBstudied.BTheBMABshouldBscheduleB
whichBtestBfirst?B-BAnswerBchestBXR
AnBMABisBpreparingBtoBdoBanBEKGBonBaBpatientBwhoBhasBdextrocardia.BWhichBofBth
eBfollowingBleadsBrequiresBplacementBmodificationBforBthisBpatient?B-
BAnswerBPrecordial
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBmethodsBofBtakingBaBpatient'sBtemperatureBposesBaBriskBofB
exposureBtoBbloodborneBpathogens?B-BAnswerBrectal
,ABmedicalBassistantBopensBtheBdoorBandBentersBaBpatient'sBexamBroomBw/oBintroduc
ingBhimselfBorBaskingBpermissionBtoBenter.BThisBisBconsidered:B-
BAnswerBinvasionBofBprivacy
ABmedicalBassistantBisBdiscussingBtheBpurposeBofBanBopiateBmedicationBwithBaBpatien
tBwhoBhasBaBnewBprescriptionBasBpartBofBaBpalliativeBcareBplan.BTheBMABshouldBide
ntifyBtheBpurposeBofBthisBmedicationBasBwhat?B-BAnswerBtoBtreatBpain
ABmedicalBassistantBshoulderBtakeBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBwhenBremovingBsu
tures?B-BAnswerBliftBtheBknotBtowardBtheBwound
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBappropriateBresponseBtoBaBconsciousBadultBpatientBexp
eriencingBaBhypoglycemicBemergency?B-BAnswerBOfferBaBglassBofBOJ
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBroutesBforBanBinsulinBinj?B-BAnswerBsubcutaneous
ABpatientBisBangryBandBconfusedBaboutBaBlargeBmedicalBbill.BTheBMABshouldBtakeBw
hichBofBtheBfollowingBactions?B-
BAnswerBListenBtoBtheBpatientBandBtryBtoBresolveBtheBproblem
AnBMABisBinBaBprovider'sBofficeBcleaningBaBjagged,BcontaminatedBwound.BWhichBofBt
heBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBMABtake?B-
BAnswerBIrrigateBtheBwoundBw/BsterileBnormalBsaline
TheBpartnerBofBaBpatientBcomesBintoBofficeBdemandingBtoBknowBwhatBtheBpatientBw
asBseenBforBandBwhyBheBwasBchargedBforBtheBvisit.BWhatBisBtheBbestBwayBforBtheB
MABtoBhandleBthisBsituationBwhenBnoBauthBtoBreleaseBhealthBinfoBisBonBfile?B-
BAnswerBAdviseBhimBthatBprivacyBregulationsBpreventBreleasingBpatientBinfoBregardles
sBofBhisBrelationshipBtoBtheBpatient
AnBMABschedulesB3BpatientsBtoBarriveBatBtheBsameBtimeBforBeachBhourBofBtheBday,
BandBeachBpatientBisBseenBinBtheBorderBtheyBarrive.BWhatBtypeBofBschedulingBisBthis
?B-BAnswerBWave
, GivingBtheBpatientBadequateBinformationBconcerningBtheBmethod,Brisk,BandBconseque
ncesBpriorBtoBaBprocessBisBcalled:B-BAnswerBinformedBconsent
ABproviderBhasBprescribedBaBpulseBoxBreadingBonBaBpatient.BWhichBofBtheBfollowing
BisBanBacceptableBwayBforBtheBMABtoBobtainBtheBreading?B-BAnswerBclipBtoBearlobe
ABpatientBcomesBintoBtheBprovider'sBofficeBandBreportsBintimateBpartnerBabuse.BWhic
hBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBMABtake?B-
BAnswerBprovideBaBlistBofBrelevantBcommunityBorganizations
ABmedicalBassistantBshouldBrecognizeBandBreportBtoBtheBproviderBwhichBpulseBrateBt
hatBisBoutsideBtheBexpectedBrange?
6BweekBoldBinfantB80/min
6ByoBchildB80/min
16ByoBptB80/min
60ByoBptB80/minB-BAnswerBinfant
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBshouldBanBMABdoBwhenBpreparingBaBbloodBspecimenBforBtra
nsportBtoBanBoutsideBlabaroatory?B-
BAnswerBEncloseBtheBrequisitionBinBtheBouterBpocketBofBtheBtransportBbag
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBbeyondBtheBscopeBofBpracticeBofBaBmedicalBassistant?B-
BAnswerBPathogenicBidentification
InBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBpositionsBshouldBaBmedicalBassistantBplaceBaBpatientBforBa
BvaginalBexam?B-BAnswerBllithotomy
AnBMaBisBreinforcingBteachingBaboutBaBcardiacBeventBmonitorB(HolterB24Bhr)BwithBa
Bpatient.BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBbyBtheBpatientBindicatesBanBunderstandi
ngBofBtheBprocedure?B-BAnswerB"avoidBgettingBtheBelectrodesBwet"