PRACTICE TEST 1-200 CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT NATIONAL CREDENTIAL REVIEW

1.A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia. Correct Answer: False 2.Water soluble vitamins are A,D,E and K. Correct Answer: False 3.Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism. Correct Answer: True. 4.Some states consider it legal for medical assistant to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment. Correct Answer: False 5.It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it. Correct Answer: True 6. Aphysician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees. Correct Answer: False 7.A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is called a stain. Correct Answer: True 8.Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction. Correct Answer: True 9.A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract and saliva. Correct Answer: False 10.The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory. Correct Answer: True Hepat stands for root of kidney Correct Answer: False 12. A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens. Correct Answer: True 13.Viruses are found in soil. Correct Answer: True 14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is coagulation. Correct Answer: True 15.Water contributes about 60% of body weight. Correct Answer: True 16.The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level. Correct Answer: True 17. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees net earnings to pay federal, state,and local income taxes. Correct Answer: False