NHA: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL
ASSISTANT EXAM 1 2024/2024
Which of the following is the body system through which a
microorganism enters if it enters the blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular - Precise Answer ✔✔Vascular
What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State law
d. Federal law - Precise Answer ✔✔HIPAA
A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition
does this indicate?
a. Obesity
b. Prostate cancer
,c. Muscular dystrophies
d. Syphilis - Precise Answer ✔✔Syphilis
A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the
office need in order to release the information?
a. A phone call from the patient
b. A written request and a patient signature
c. A request by fax or mail
d. A request in person - Precise Answer ✔✔A written request and a
patient signature
What is an embolism?
a. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of
an embolus
b. An incidence of projectile vomiting
c. A stroke
d. A myocardial infarction - Precise Answer ✔✔The sudden blocking of
an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus
What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform?
a. Venipuncture
,b. Skin
c. Arterial
d. None of the above - Precise Answer ✔✔Arterial
If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you
understand that this means:
a. On the back
b. Side lying
c. Standing
d. Sitting - Precise Answer ✔✔Side lying
Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing?
a. To overcome lack of confidence
b. To increase revenue for the laboratory
c. To practice the skills learned in school
d. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions - Precise Answer
✔✔To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions
What determines the fees that insurance companies pay?
a. CPT
b. CLIA
, c. ICD
d. AMA - Precise Answer ✔✔CPT
The Medical Assistant knows that a protein in the blood associated with
antibodies is:
a. Globulin
b. Immunoglobulin
c. Antiglobulin
d. None of the above - Precise Answer ✔✔Globulin
Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often
than one a week if who recommends?
a. The state
b. The local regulator
c. The manufacturer
d. The lab director - Precise Answer ✔✔The manufacturer
Which of the following would be used to abbreviate milliequivalent?
a. mg
b. ml
c. mEq
ASSISTANT EXAM 1 2024/2024
Which of the following is the body system through which a
microorganism enters if it enters the blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular - Precise Answer ✔✔Vascular
What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State law
d. Federal law - Precise Answer ✔✔HIPAA
A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition
does this indicate?
a. Obesity
b. Prostate cancer
,c. Muscular dystrophies
d. Syphilis - Precise Answer ✔✔Syphilis
A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the
office need in order to release the information?
a. A phone call from the patient
b. A written request and a patient signature
c. A request by fax or mail
d. A request in person - Precise Answer ✔✔A written request and a
patient signature
What is an embolism?
a. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of
an embolus
b. An incidence of projectile vomiting
c. A stroke
d. A myocardial infarction - Precise Answer ✔✔The sudden blocking of
an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus
What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform?
a. Venipuncture
,b. Skin
c. Arterial
d. None of the above - Precise Answer ✔✔Arterial
If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you
understand that this means:
a. On the back
b. Side lying
c. Standing
d. Sitting - Precise Answer ✔✔Side lying
Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing?
a. To overcome lack of confidence
b. To increase revenue for the laboratory
c. To practice the skills learned in school
d. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions - Precise Answer
✔✔To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions
What determines the fees that insurance companies pay?
a. CPT
b. CLIA
, c. ICD
d. AMA - Precise Answer ✔✔CPT
The Medical Assistant knows that a protein in the blood associated with
antibodies is:
a. Globulin
b. Immunoglobulin
c. Antiglobulin
d. None of the above - Precise Answer ✔✔Globulin
Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often
than one a week if who recommends?
a. The state
b. The local regulator
c. The manufacturer
d. The lab director - Precise Answer ✔✔The manufacturer
Which of the following would be used to abbreviate milliequivalent?
a. mg
b. ml
c. mEq
