CMAS Certification Exam Questions 100%
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Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice. Together, they share patient
expenses, profits, and assets. which type of medical practice is this? - ANSWER
Partnership
Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act? - ANSWER DEA
Defamation through spoken statements is known as - ANSWER Slander
Co-insurance is calculated based on a - ANSWER Percentage of charge
Cellular respiration is a function of the - ANSWER Mitochondria
All pathogens are - ANSWER microbes that can cause disease
The patient has been given a prescription that says the medication should be taken
"bid". This medication should be taken - ANSWER Twice a Day
Muscles that can act on the knee joint exhibit two actions. - ANSWER Flexion and
Extension
Post Prandial Means - ANSWER After a meal
A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive sign of reaction to allergic
testing is a - ANSWER Wheal
,A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types is called a - ANSWER Organ
SOAP is an acronym that stands for - ANSWER Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
The patient information sheet contains - ANSWER Patients personal and insurance
information
The patient's specimen is lipemic. This is usually an indicator that the patient is -
ANSWER Not fasting
Which of the following tests is not a part of complete blood count? - ANSWER Activated
Partial Thromboplastin Time
A 24 hour specimen would be an example of a - ANSWER Timed specimen
Mrs. Morris is a 34 years old female who arrived at the emergency room with a FUO.
What would be the first test the phlebotomist would draw? - ANSWER CBC
A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured is -
ANSWER Hemolyzed
Which of the following should be used to chill a specimen as it is transported? - ANSWER
Frozen blocks of ice
No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes? - ANSWER Red Topped
A normal resting heart rate for an average adult is - ANSWER 60-100 BPM
, Thixotrophic gel, found in the SST red and gray marbled topped vacutainer tube -
ANSWER Is less dense than red blood cells but more dense that serum
Which of the following is the most critical mistake a Phlebotomist can make? - ANSWER
Failing to properly to identify a patient
The heart is discharging electrical impulses during - ANSWER Depolarization
What is the best sample for the determination of blood pH and blood gases? - ANSWER
Arterial Blood
The main purpose of PPE is to - ANSWER Provide the employee a barrier against
infection
The Q wave if present is always - ANSWER Negative
Hypotension is defined as - ANSWER Systolic pressure below 90 and diastolic pressure
below 60mmHg
One method to calculate heart rate from an EKG strip is to - ANSWER Count the small
boxes between the R-R interval and divide that number by 1500
When performing a dermal puncture and the lancet hits the bone, what is the
potentially serious fatal bone infection that could occur - ANSWER Osteomyelitis
The acronym used to remember the actions to take when using a fire extinguisher -
ANSWER PASS
Correct Solutions
Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice. Together, they share patient
expenses, profits, and assets. which type of medical practice is this? - ANSWER
Partnership
Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act? - ANSWER DEA
Defamation through spoken statements is known as - ANSWER Slander
Co-insurance is calculated based on a - ANSWER Percentage of charge
Cellular respiration is a function of the - ANSWER Mitochondria
All pathogens are - ANSWER microbes that can cause disease
The patient has been given a prescription that says the medication should be taken
"bid". This medication should be taken - ANSWER Twice a Day
Muscles that can act on the knee joint exhibit two actions. - ANSWER Flexion and
Extension
Post Prandial Means - ANSWER After a meal
A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive sign of reaction to allergic
testing is a - ANSWER Wheal
,A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types is called a - ANSWER Organ
SOAP is an acronym that stands for - ANSWER Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
The patient information sheet contains - ANSWER Patients personal and insurance
information
The patient's specimen is lipemic. This is usually an indicator that the patient is -
ANSWER Not fasting
Which of the following tests is not a part of complete blood count? - ANSWER Activated
Partial Thromboplastin Time
A 24 hour specimen would be an example of a - ANSWER Timed specimen
Mrs. Morris is a 34 years old female who arrived at the emergency room with a FUO.
What would be the first test the phlebotomist would draw? - ANSWER CBC
A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured is -
ANSWER Hemolyzed
Which of the following should be used to chill a specimen as it is transported? - ANSWER
Frozen blocks of ice
No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes? - ANSWER Red Topped
A normal resting heart rate for an average adult is - ANSWER 60-100 BPM
, Thixotrophic gel, found in the SST red and gray marbled topped vacutainer tube -
ANSWER Is less dense than red blood cells but more dense that serum
Which of the following is the most critical mistake a Phlebotomist can make? - ANSWER
Failing to properly to identify a patient
The heart is discharging electrical impulses during - ANSWER Depolarization
What is the best sample for the determination of blood pH and blood gases? - ANSWER
Arterial Blood
The main purpose of PPE is to - ANSWER Provide the employee a barrier against
infection
The Q wave if present is always - ANSWER Negative
Hypotension is defined as - ANSWER Systolic pressure below 90 and diastolic pressure
below 60mmHg
One method to calculate heart rate from an EKG strip is to - ANSWER Count the small
boxes between the R-R interval and divide that number by 1500
When performing a dermal puncture and the lancet hits the bone, what is the
potentially serious fatal bone infection that could occur - ANSWER Osteomyelitis
The acronym used to remember the actions to take when using a fire extinguisher -
ANSWER PASS
