CCMA NHA PRACTICE TEST 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2023

CCMA NHA PRACTICE TEST 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2023 A medical assistant is reviewing a providers 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 assistant that she does not know what an antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? - Answer It is a medication that suppresses the cough reflex What is Antitussives? - Answer 1. Cough suppressant drugs 2. May be opioids or related drugs Which of the following methods is used to notify a provider of the denial of a claim by an insurance carrier? - Answer Remittance advice A remittance advice document itemizes all paid, denied, and allowable charges for a patient. This document notifies the provider of any and all claim denials. A medical assistant has a blood pressure cuff inflated and partially opens the valve to deflate as he listens with a stethoscope. When should he read the diastolic pressure? - Answer when the sound disappears The primary code in the CPT coding system consists of how many digits? - Answer five digits Which of the following laboratory values should a medical assistant immediately report to a patient provider? - Answer Blood glucose 500 mg/dL A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patients 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 observation in the patients medical record? - Answer Papules A medical assistant is reviewing the list of medications a pt reports currently taking. The assistant should recognize that which of the following medications is available in a sublingual form? - Answer Nitroglycerin A vasodilator that is used to treat angina or chest pain A medical assistant is preparing 1 g/kg of activated charcoal for a patient who weighs 176 Ib. How many grams of charcoal should the assistant prepare? - Answer 79 g When performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, which of the following indicates the levels at which the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? - Answer 30mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation A medical assistant is measuring a pts oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - Answer Check capillary refill in the