CMA Certification Study Guide Questions And
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Which of the following skills are not expected of a competent medical assistant?
a. performing insurance coding and billing
b. giving instructions to patients about self-care after treatments
c. Using the computer to perform a variety of office functions
d. diagnosing common patient symptoms - ANSWER diagnosing common patient symptoms
when one state will accept the licensing requirements of another state it is referred to as: -
ANSWER reciprocity
Which of the following clinical tasks is beyond the scope of practice for a medical assistant? -
ANSWER prescribing medication
Which of the following would be considered an ambulatory care setting? - ANSWER physicians
office
When at least 3 physicians are joined in a practice to share the workload and expenses it is called: -
ANSWER group practice
Why are continuing educational units important? - ANSWER because they keep the medical
assistant up to date with new techniques and information
One of the first ways to treat pain was: - ANSWER the poppy plant
If the patient asks the medical assistant what he or she would do in a similar medical situation, the
medical assistant should: - ANSWER refer the patient to the physician for advice
Who discovered penicillin? - ANSWER Alexander Fleming
Which of the following regulations direct the practice of medicine within states - ANSWER
medical practice acts
Sigmoidoscopy is the examination of the: - ANSWER colon
Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has hypertension?
a. epixtaxis
b. vertigo
c. angina - ANSWER all of the above
, The first written source for medical ethics is called the: - ANSWER code of Hammurabi
Which branch of medicine specializes in the treatment of cancer - ANSWER oncology
Hospitals can be categorized by the type of service they provide. An example of a long term care hospital
might be: - ANSWER rehabilitation and psychiatric
To withdraw protection or support or to discontinue medical care without proper notice is called: -
ANSWER abandonment
A patient thinks that she has a kidney stone is in severe pain, when should she be seen - ANSWER
immediately
Which health care professionals may administer IV medications? - ANSWER nurses
what regulates procedures medical assistants may perform - ANSWER individual states, the
federal government, and individual office policies
The Patient's Bill of Rights states that the patient has a right to - ANSWER make their own
decisions about their care
Direct cause of an injury is referred to as - ANSWER negligence
What would be considered a normal pulse for an average-sized 37 year old patient in good health? -
ANSWER 60-80 bpm
Refusing to allow the patient to leave the hospital when they request is: - ANSWER false
imprisonment
which site for taking an infant's body temperature is considered to give the most accurate results? -
ANSWER temporal artery
When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the ________pressure - ANSWER
systolic
The stethoscope typically is placed over which artery when the BP is auscultated? - ANSWER
brachial
What is the instrument used to measure blood pressure? - ANSWER sphygmomanometer
The best definition for invasion of privacy is: - ANSWER not providing condifentiality
For a healthy adult who is at rest, the typical ratio of respirations to pulse beat is: - ANSWER 1:4
While talking vital signs on a patient, you notice there is a difference between radial and apical pulses.
What is this problem known as? - ANSWER pulse deficit
Telephone calls that would qualify as emergencies include: - ANSWER -suicide threat
-chest pain
-child vomiting for 2 days
In an emergency you should: - ANSWER keep the patient on the line if you need to call 911
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Update 2025.
Which of the following skills are not expected of a competent medical assistant?
a. performing insurance coding and billing
b. giving instructions to patients about self-care after treatments
c. Using the computer to perform a variety of office functions
d. diagnosing common patient symptoms - ANSWER diagnosing common patient symptoms
when one state will accept the licensing requirements of another state it is referred to as: -
ANSWER reciprocity
Which of the following clinical tasks is beyond the scope of practice for a medical assistant? -
ANSWER prescribing medication
Which of the following would be considered an ambulatory care setting? - ANSWER physicians
office
When at least 3 physicians are joined in a practice to share the workload and expenses it is called: -
ANSWER group practice
Why are continuing educational units important? - ANSWER because they keep the medical
assistant up to date with new techniques and information
One of the first ways to treat pain was: - ANSWER the poppy plant
If the patient asks the medical assistant what he or she would do in a similar medical situation, the
medical assistant should: - ANSWER refer the patient to the physician for advice
Who discovered penicillin? - ANSWER Alexander Fleming
Which of the following regulations direct the practice of medicine within states - ANSWER
medical practice acts
Sigmoidoscopy is the examination of the: - ANSWER colon
Which of the following symptoms may indicate that the patient has hypertension?
a. epixtaxis
b. vertigo
c. angina - ANSWER all of the above
, The first written source for medical ethics is called the: - ANSWER code of Hammurabi
Which branch of medicine specializes in the treatment of cancer - ANSWER oncology
Hospitals can be categorized by the type of service they provide. An example of a long term care hospital
might be: - ANSWER rehabilitation and psychiatric
To withdraw protection or support or to discontinue medical care without proper notice is called: -
ANSWER abandonment
A patient thinks that she has a kidney stone is in severe pain, when should she be seen - ANSWER
immediately
Which health care professionals may administer IV medications? - ANSWER nurses
what regulates procedures medical assistants may perform - ANSWER individual states, the
federal government, and individual office policies
The Patient's Bill of Rights states that the patient has a right to - ANSWER make their own
decisions about their care
Direct cause of an injury is referred to as - ANSWER negligence
What would be considered a normal pulse for an average-sized 37 year old patient in good health? -
ANSWER 60-80 bpm
Refusing to allow the patient to leave the hospital when they request is: - ANSWER false
imprisonment
which site for taking an infant's body temperature is considered to give the most accurate results? -
ANSWER temporal artery
When a blood pressure cuff is deflated, the first tapping sound is the ________pressure - ANSWER
systolic
The stethoscope typically is placed over which artery when the BP is auscultated? - ANSWER
brachial
What is the instrument used to measure blood pressure? - ANSWER sphygmomanometer
The best definition for invasion of privacy is: - ANSWER not providing condifentiality
For a healthy adult who is at rest, the typical ratio of respirations to pulse beat is: - ANSWER 1:4
While talking vital signs on a patient, you notice there is a difference between radial and apical pulses.
What is this problem known as? - ANSWER pulse deficit
Telephone calls that would qualify as emergencies include: - ANSWER -suicide threat
-chest pain
-child vomiting for 2 days
In an emergency you should: - ANSWER keep the patient on the line if you need to call 911
