PRACTICE TEST 1-200 CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT NATIONAL CREDENTIAL REVIEW

1.A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia. - Answer- False 2.Water soluble vitamins are A,D,E and K. - Answer- False 3.Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism. - Answer- True. 4.Some states consider it legal for medical assistant to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment. - 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. - Answer- True 6. Aphysician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees. - 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. - Answer- True 8.Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction. - Answer- True 9.A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract and saliva. - Answer- False 10.The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory. - Answer- True Hepat stands for root of kidney - 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. - Answer- True 13.Viruses are found in soil. - Answer- True 14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is coagulation. - Answer- True 15.Water contributes about 60% of body weight. - Answer- True 16.The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level. - Answer- True