NHA CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE
EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
Of the following, which defines the calculation for pediatric medicine dosage?
a. Child's age divided by and multiplied by the average adult dose
b. Infant's age in months divided by 150 and multiplied by the average adult dose
c. Child's weight in pounds divided by 150 and multiplied by the average adult dose
d. Infant's weight in kilograms multiplied by the average adult dose - answer>>Child's weight in
pounds divided by 150 and multiplied by the average adult dose
Which of the following is the modifier for discontinued procedures?
a. 32
b. 50
c. 53
d. 23 - answer>>53
The diastolic reading of one's blood pressure takes place at which phase of blood pressure
sound?
a. Phase 2
b. Phase 4
c. Phase 5
d. Phase 1 - answer>>Phase 5
Which type of specimen MOST likely needs to be stored in an anaerobic environment?
,a. Indwelling catheter
b. First void
c. Clean catch
d. Suprapubic aspiration - answer>>Suprapubic aspiration
What position would the Medical Assistant put a patient in if she were to need a pelvic exam?
a. Sim's
b. Lithotomy
c. Fowler's
d. Knee-Chest - answer>>Lithotomy
Laboratory tests are classed by CLIA-waived tests, Level I tests, and Level II tests. All of the
following are Level I tests EXCEPT:
a. Coagulation studies
b. Blood urea nitrogen
c. Urine cultures for colony counts
d. Red and white blood cell counts - answer>>Coagulation studies
What is the dispersion around the mean?
a. Standard deviation
b. Mean
c. Trend
d. Shift - answer>>Standard deviation
1. What is the fourth phase of blood pressure sound?
, a. Crisp sounds that increase in volume
b. Sounds develop into a squeaking quality
c. Sounds become muffled
d. Sounds disappear - answer>>Sounds become muffled
Which of these helps reduce anxiety?
a. Anticonvulsant
b. Sedative
c. Tranquilizer
d. Antipyretic - answer>>Tranquilizer
What is meant by "coordination of benefits?"
a. The patient pays a specific amount of money for medical services before the insurance pays
b. One insurance plan will work with other insurance plans to determine how much each plan
pays
c. Each insurance company will pay an equal amount of the patient's bill
d. There is a deductible required by the patient before payment from the insurance is made -
answer>>One insurance plan will work with other insurance plans to determine how much each
plan pays
Which of the following is NOT a common strategy for preventing exposure to bloodborne
pathogens?
a. Engineering controls
b. Integrated software
c. Work practice controls
d. Personal protective equipment - answer>>Integrated software
EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
Of the following, which defines the calculation for pediatric medicine dosage?
a. Child's age divided by and multiplied by the average adult dose
b. Infant's age in months divided by 150 and multiplied by the average adult dose
c. Child's weight in pounds divided by 150 and multiplied by the average adult dose
d. Infant's weight in kilograms multiplied by the average adult dose - answer>>Child's weight in
pounds divided by 150 and multiplied by the average adult dose
Which of the following is the modifier for discontinued procedures?
a. 32
b. 50
c. 53
d. 23 - answer>>53
The diastolic reading of one's blood pressure takes place at which phase of blood pressure
sound?
a. Phase 2
b. Phase 4
c. Phase 5
d. Phase 1 - answer>>Phase 5
Which type of specimen MOST likely needs to be stored in an anaerobic environment?
,a. Indwelling catheter
b. First void
c. Clean catch
d. Suprapubic aspiration - answer>>Suprapubic aspiration
What position would the Medical Assistant put a patient in if she were to need a pelvic exam?
a. Sim's
b. Lithotomy
c. Fowler's
d. Knee-Chest - answer>>Lithotomy
Laboratory tests are classed by CLIA-waived tests, Level I tests, and Level II tests. All of the
following are Level I tests EXCEPT:
a. Coagulation studies
b. Blood urea nitrogen
c. Urine cultures for colony counts
d. Red and white blood cell counts - answer>>Coagulation studies
What is the dispersion around the mean?
a. Standard deviation
b. Mean
c. Trend
d. Shift - answer>>Standard deviation
1. What is the fourth phase of blood pressure sound?
, a. Crisp sounds that increase in volume
b. Sounds develop into a squeaking quality
c. Sounds become muffled
d. Sounds disappear - answer>>Sounds become muffled
Which of these helps reduce anxiety?
a. Anticonvulsant
b. Sedative
c. Tranquilizer
d. Antipyretic - answer>>Tranquilizer
What is meant by "coordination of benefits?"
a. The patient pays a specific amount of money for medical services before the insurance pays
b. One insurance plan will work with other insurance plans to determine how much each plan
pays
c. Each insurance company will pay an equal amount of the patient's bill
d. There is a deductible required by the patient before payment from the insurance is made -
answer>>One insurance plan will work with other insurance plans to determine how much each
plan pays
Which of the following is NOT a common strategy for preventing exposure to bloodborne
pathogens?
a. Engineering controls
b. Integrated software
c. Work practice controls
d. Personal protective equipment - answer>>Integrated software
