CMA REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which of the following should be included in the objective in a SOAP note? - Answers -
Elevated blood pressure
Which of the following is an advantage of the Internet concerning the information that it
provides? - Answers - It can be updated frequently
Which of the following patient information should be recorded on a laboratory requisition
form? - Answers - Preliminary diagnosis
Which of the following urine specimens is the best to check for dehydration? - Answers -
twenty-four-hour
Where should you divide a hyphenated compound word when writing? - Answers - At
the hyphen
Every task must be performed by a medical assistant with the goal of excellence. Which
of the following terms is the most appropriate to describe this goal? - Answers - Integrity
Which of the following is a scheduling system wherein patients with similar problems are
booked consecutively? - Answers - Clustering
What is the gross weekly pay for a medical assistant who works thirty-five hours per
week at a rate of $12.50 per hour? - Answers - $437.50
Which of the following terms describes a check made out with a date in the past? -
Answers - Predated
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requires that inventory records of
controlled substances be completed every - Answers - two years
Which of the following methods of administration is the most appropriate for medications
that are irritating to the skin tissues and may cause discoloration? - Answers - The Z-
track method
The combing form palpebr/o refers to which of the following? - Answers - Eyelid
Which of the following contains both subjective and objective information? - Answers -
Chief complaint
An electrocardiograph consists of how many limb leads? - Answers - Six
, Which of the following is characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium,
stupor, coma, and reversal sleep rhythm? - Answers - Encephalitis
The medical office supply company offers a 15% discount to customers when they order
five or more cases of paper gowns at one time. If each case costs $55, what is the cost
for eight cases of paper gowns? - Answers - $374
Which of the following taxes is mandated by the federal government to be withheld from
an employee's paycheck? - Answers - Medicare
Which of the following medications is classified as an antiplatelet drug? - Answers -
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Several patients are waiting to see the physician in a walk-in clinic. Which of the
following patients should be examined first? - Answers - A forty-eight-year-old woman
whose skin feels clammy and who has had metrorrhagia for the past twenty-four hours
A physician orders a 250-mg dose of an antibiotic for a patient. The vial is labeled "500
mg/ml." The medical assistant should aspirate which of the following amounts of
antibiotic into the syringe? - Answers - 0.5 mL
How do autoclaves sterilize instruments and equipment? - Answers - By forcing the
temperature of steam above the boiling point of water
Demographic data, such as marital status, is included in which portion of a patient's
record? - Answers - Social and occupational history
A medical assistant wants to order boxes of 21-gauge, 1/2 inch needles. If the clinic
uses three boxes weekly and supplies are ordered once every six weeks, how many
boxes should she order? - Answers - Eighteen
Which of the following terms describes calling an insurance carrier to determine if
medical procedures are covered under a patient's health insurance policy? - Answers -
Precertification
Which of the following punctuation marks most commonly follows the situation in a
business letter? - Answers - Comma
An abnormal increase in the size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, with
destructive changes in their walls, is referred to as - Answers - emphysema
When using standard-sized letterhead to prepare a full-page business letter, the left and
right margins should each be how many inches wide? - Answers - 1
ANSWERS
Which of the following should be included in the objective in a SOAP note? - Answers -
Elevated blood pressure
Which of the following is an advantage of the Internet concerning the information that it
provides? - Answers - It can be updated frequently
Which of the following patient information should be recorded on a laboratory requisition
form? - Answers - Preliminary diagnosis
Which of the following urine specimens is the best to check for dehydration? - Answers -
twenty-four-hour
Where should you divide a hyphenated compound word when writing? - Answers - At
the hyphen
Every task must be performed by a medical assistant with the goal of excellence. Which
of the following terms is the most appropriate to describe this goal? - Answers - Integrity
Which of the following is a scheduling system wherein patients with similar problems are
booked consecutively? - Answers - Clustering
What is the gross weekly pay for a medical assistant who works thirty-five hours per
week at a rate of $12.50 per hour? - Answers - $437.50
Which of the following terms describes a check made out with a date in the past? -
Answers - Predated
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requires that inventory records of
controlled substances be completed every - Answers - two years
Which of the following methods of administration is the most appropriate for medications
that are irritating to the skin tissues and may cause discoloration? - Answers - The Z-
track method
The combing form palpebr/o refers to which of the following? - Answers - Eyelid
Which of the following contains both subjective and objective information? - Answers -
Chief complaint
An electrocardiograph consists of how many limb leads? - Answers - Six
, Which of the following is characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium,
stupor, coma, and reversal sleep rhythm? - Answers - Encephalitis
The medical office supply company offers a 15% discount to customers when they order
five or more cases of paper gowns at one time. If each case costs $55, what is the cost
for eight cases of paper gowns? - Answers - $374
Which of the following taxes is mandated by the federal government to be withheld from
an employee's paycheck? - Answers - Medicare
Which of the following medications is classified as an antiplatelet drug? - Answers -
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Several patients are waiting to see the physician in a walk-in clinic. Which of the
following patients should be examined first? - Answers - A forty-eight-year-old woman
whose skin feels clammy and who has had metrorrhagia for the past twenty-four hours
A physician orders a 250-mg dose of an antibiotic for a patient. The vial is labeled "500
mg/ml." The medical assistant should aspirate which of the following amounts of
antibiotic into the syringe? - Answers - 0.5 mL
How do autoclaves sterilize instruments and equipment? - Answers - By forcing the
temperature of steam above the boiling point of water
Demographic data, such as marital status, is included in which portion of a patient's
record? - Answers - Social and occupational history
A medical assistant wants to order boxes of 21-gauge, 1/2 inch needles. If the clinic
uses three boxes weekly and supplies are ordered once every six weeks, how many
boxes should she order? - Answers - Eighteen
Which of the following terms describes calling an insurance carrier to determine if
medical procedures are covered under a patient's health insurance policy? - Answers -
Precertification
Which of the following punctuation marks most commonly follows the situation in a
business letter? - Answers - Comma
An abnormal increase in the size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, with
destructive changes in their walls, is referred to as - Answers - emphysema
When using standard-sized letterhead to prepare a full-page business letter, the left and
right margins should each be how many inches wide? - Answers - 1
