CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
,A provider examines an older adult pt who is disabled and has a lesion on her arm. An
MA should anticipate a refferal for this patient to which of the following ancillary
services? - ANS✔✔--Home health care
An MA in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients. The assistant should
recognized that the provider should see which of the following patients first. -
ANS✔✔--An older adult patient who has diabetes and has blood pressure of 80/42
mm Hg
A medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the weber test. Which of the
following actions should the assistant take? - ANS✔✔--Ask the patient is he hears the
vibration louder in one ear than the other
Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - ANS✔✔--sinoatrial
node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is true of a
schedule 1 drug - ANS✔✔--Have no accepted medical use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits
moderate hearing loss. which of the following actions should the assistant take. -
ANS✔✔--Remain within the patients view to allow lip reading
A medical assistant is coding an office visit during which the provider reviewed the
systems related to a patients chief complaint but did not discuss the patients family or
social history. Which of the following procedure codes should the assistant use for this
visit. - ANS✔✔--Expanded problem-focused history
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an exaamination by the
provider. Which of the following manifestations should the assistant expect to find. -
ANS✔✔--Irregular heartbeat
The patients bill of rights protects individuals from which of the following - ANS✔✔--
Denial of care due to patients age
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that a medical
assistant is preparing. Which of the following instruments should the assistant include
on the tray? - ANS✔✔--Scissors
, Whic of the following techniques should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning
of EKG cables. - ANS✔✔--Disinfection
Which of the following additives should be used when performing a CBC - ANS✔✔--
EDTA
Which of the following dressings should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness
burn? - ANS✔✔--Non-adherent dressing
An MA is caring for a pt. who has recently recieved a terminal diagnosis and is crying.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ANS✔✔--Allow the patient
to cry
Which of the following positions is appropriate for a pelvic examination. - ANS✔✔--
Lithotomy
Which of the following documents indicates how a patients medical records will be used
and disclosed by a medical office? - ANS✔✔--Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
An MA is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a buccal tablet. Which
of the following instructions should the assistant give the pt. - ANS✔✔--Place the
tablet between your gums and cheek
A medical assistant is cleaning an exam room after assisting a provider with a biopsy.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ANS✔✔--Hold sharps by
the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
An MA is monitoring an infant patient for microcephaly. Which of the following describes
the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should perform? - ANS✔✔--Head
circumference
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when obtaining the the
infant on his back length of an infant during a well-child visit? - ANS✔✔--Position
Which of the following instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when
administering an enteric-coated tablet - ANS✔✔--Swallow the tablet whole with a
glass of water
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? - ANS✔✔--I can't share
any information about what happens at my job