CCMA EXAM 2021 (NHA) TEST WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS!!

CCMA EXAM 2021 (NHA) TEST WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS!! CELL STRUCTURES IS THE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR A CELL? A MA IS TESTING A PATIENT'S VISUAL ACUITY USING A SNELLEN CHART. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE?. DURING A ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE. THE PATIENT BECOMES PALE & DIAPHORETIC. WHAT CONDITION IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THIS PATIENT? A PATIENT CALLS THE CLINIC TO CANCEL A POSTOPERATIVE APPOINTMENT & STATES THAT SHE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR WHICH FOLLOWING REASONS SHOULD MA DOCUMENT THIS INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S CHART? WHEN COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION IN A PATIENT'S PAPER MEDICAL RECORD, A MA REALIZES SHE MADE AN ERROR. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? WHICH ITEMS INCLUDED ON THE CMS-1500 CLAIM FORM SHOULD A MA RECOGNIZE AS INDICATING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF A PROCEDURE? WHICH TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MA USE TO CONFIRM A PATIENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF INSULIN ADMINISTRATION? A MA IS PREPARING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE 1ST? A MA is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to inject a seasonal influenza vaccine Which of the following actions should the assistant take? A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS PSORIASIS TO BE EXAMINED BY THE PROVIDER. WHEN INSPECTING THE PATIENT'S SKIN LESIONS, THE MA SHOULD EXPECT TO OBSERVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS? A MA RECEIVES A DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR A PATIENT'S CHOLECYSTECTOMY. THE REASON STATED IS "NONCOVERED SERVICES." IF THIS PROCEDURE WAS DEEMED EMERGENT BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE TO VERIFY THE QUALITY OF VENIPUNCTURE SUPPLIES BEFORE BEGINNING A BLOOD DRAW? WHICH INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD MA GIVE TO A PATIENT WHEN ADMINISTERING AN ENTERIC-COATED TABLET? A MA IS COLLECTING A HEALTH HISTORY FROM AN OLDER ADULT PATIENT WHO EXHIBITS MODERATE HEARING LOSS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? A MA IS ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT WHO HAS SCABIES. BESIDES GLOVES. WHICH PIECES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD THE MA WEAR? A CLINIC SCHEDULES ALL CARDIAC PATIENTS ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS & ALL ONCOLOGY PATIENTS ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS. WHAT TYPE OF SCHEDULING IS THE CLINIC USING? THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO HAS PEDICULOSIS IS ASKING A MA FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOOUT HER CHILD'S CONDITION. THE MA SHOULD BEGIN BY EXPLAINING THAT PEDICULOSIS IS WHICH TYPES OF INFECTION? A MA IS REVIEWING A PROVIDER'S INSTRUCTIONS AS THE PATIENT IS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE OFFICE. THE PROVIDER RECOMMENDS THAT THE PATIENT PURCHASE AN OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTITUSSIVE, BUT THE PATIENT TELLS THE MA THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT AN ANTITUSSIVE IS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES SHOULD THE MA MAKE? WHEN PREFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE. WHICH INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE MA SHOULD INFLATE THE CUFF? A first-time patient is late arriving to the office which of the following should the medical assistant say first? " A MA IS ADMINISTERING AN INTRAMUSCULAR IMMUNIZATION TO A PATIENT. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? A MA IS EXPLAINING A VENIPUNCUTURE PROCEDURE TO A PATIENT. WHICH STATEMENTS SHOULD MA MAKE? A MA is examining the skin on a patient's forearm where the patient reports developing a rash. The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which of the following terms should he use to document his observations in the patient's medical record? A PATIENT TELLS A MA THAT HIS PROVIDER'S OFFICE IS INCOMPETENT, AS THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CONDITION. WHICH IS APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR MA TO MAKE? A MA IS ASSISTING A PROVIDER WITH AN ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION. WHEN THE PROVIDER PALPATES THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE LIVER, THE ASSISTANT SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT HE IS PALPATING WHICH OF ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS ? A PATIENT IS SEEN IN AN URGENT CARE CENTER FOR A LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOOT. THE PROVIDER EVALUATES THE INJURY, DETERMINES SUTURES ARE NOT NEEDED, APPLIES A DRESSING & RELEASES THE PATIENT. WHICH LEVELS OF EXAMINATIONS SHOULD MA USE FOR THE PROCEDURE CODING FOR THE VISIT? WHICH INFORMATION SHOULD THE MA ENTER INTO THE APPOINTMENT CALENDAR WHEN SCHEDULING A PATIENT FOR A SKIN RASH? A MA DISCOVERS A GARBAGE CAN FIRE HAS STARTED IN THE BREAK ROOM. ACCORDING TO THE "RACE" ACRONYM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE FIRST? A MA IS ENCOURAGING A PATIENT TO INCREASE HER INTAKE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER TO HELP PREVENT CONSTIPATION & HEMORRHOIDS. WHICH FOODS SHOULD THE MA RECOMMEND AS THE BEST SOURCE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER? A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) FOR AN EXAMINATION BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH MANIFESTATIONS SHOULD MA EXPECT? A MA IS DISCUSSING INFORMATION WITH A PATIENT ABOUT A NEW MEDICATION THAT THE PROVIDER PRESCRIBED. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? A PATIENT ARRIVES AT A CLINIC W/ BILL FOR X-RAYS THAT WERE REQUIRED DUE TO AN INJURY AT THE PATIENT'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE PATIENT HAS PRIVATE INSURANCE & IS ELIGIBLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION. THE MA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT WHICH PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THIS BILL? A MA IN AN OUTPATIENT FACILITY IS PREPARING A PATIENT FOR A VENIPUNCTURE. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD THE ASSISTANT TAKE TO CONFIRM THE PATIENT'S IDENTIFY? A MA IS USING A SCALE W/ HEIGHT BAR TO MEASURE A PATIENT'S HEIGHT. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD THE MA TAKE? A MA IS REPLACING A SHARPS CONTAINER IN AN EXAMINATION ROOM & RECIEVES A SMALL LACERATION ON HER ARM FROM THE PLASTIC LID. WHICH TYPES DOCUMENTATION SHOULD THE MA COMPLETE AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT? WHICH MEDICAL RECORD DOCUMENTATION TEMPLATES IS ORGANIZED BY THE ENTITY THAT SUPPLIED THE DATA? WHICH LABORATORY RESULTS SHOULD THE MA RECOGNIZE IS ABNORMAL ? A MA is transcribing a prescription for magnesium sulfate into a patient's medical record. Which of the following should the assistant use to document this medication? WHICH EKG ARTIFACTS IS CAUSED BY A DISCONNECTED ELECTRODE & RESULTS IN THE TRACING GOING INTO THE MARGINS OF THE PAPER? A MA IS MEASURING A PATIENT'S OXYGEN SATURATION W/ PULSE OXIMETER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? A MA IS CARING FOR A CHILD WHO HAS VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS. THE MA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT VARICELLA IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH WHICH MODES OF TRANSMISSIONS? WHICH STEPS FOR FINGERSTICK SHOULD A MA COMPLETE 1ST? A MA IS SCHEDULING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR A PATIENT'S LIVER & PANCREAS. WHICH SYSTEMS IS BEING ASSESSED? At work, a medical assistant cared for a neighbor who sustained multiple injuries in the fall. After work, another neighbor asked the assistant what happened to the neighbor who fell. Following the American Association of medical assistance code of ethics, which of the following responses should the assistant make? A MA IS CARING FOR A PATIENT WHO IS 5'7" TALL. WHICH IS THE PATIENT'S HEIGHT IN CENTIMETERS? A MA IS USING A BUTTERFLY NEEDLE SET TO OBTAIN A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM A VEIN IN A PATIENT'S HAND. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD THE MA TAKE? A MA IS PREPARING 1g/kg OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FOR A PATIENT WHO WEIGHS 176 Ibs. HOW MANY GRAMS OF CHARCOALS SHOULD THE MA PREPARE? A MA IS REVIEWING THE LIST OF MEDICATIONS A PATIENT REPORTS CURRENTLY TAKING. THE MA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT WHICH OF THE MEDICATIONS IS AVAILABLE IN A SUBLINGUAL FORM? When should the code on glucose cuvettes be compared to the code on the glucometer? A MA should follow chain of custody guidelines for which of the following types of laboratory results? IN WHICH LOCATIONS SHOULD A MA PLACE THE ELECTRODE FOR LEAD V4? A PROVIDER PLACES AN OPEN SHARP CONTAINER IN THE LINEN HAMPER BY MISTAKE. WHICH IS THE APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR THE MA TO TAKE?