CCMA NHA STUDY 2025/2026 questions with verified
answers
A patient has a Platelet count of 300/mm3 is this normal or abnormal? Ans✓✓✓
Normal 130-400/mm3
A patient has a potassium level of 5mEq/L is this normal or abnormal? Ans✓✓✓
A patient has a sodium result of 300mm3 is this normal or abnormal? Ans✓✓✓
abnormal
After applying pressure following a venipuncture, How long should you observe
the site before applying a bandage? Ans✓✓✓ 5-10 seconds
At which angle should you insert Sub-Q injection? Ans✓✓✓ 45 degrees: insulin is
given at 90 degrees
Bradycardia Ans✓✓✓
clot activator SST Ans✓✓✓ tiger top/gold (accelerates clotting- blood sugar,
cholesterol, uric acid, typhoid, dengue fever, syphilis, and herpes)
Complete process of destroying all microorganisms Ans✓✓✓ Sterilization
convert 5'7'' to cm Ans✓✓✓ 170; first conver 5'7'' to 67 inches next convert
inches to centimeters by multiplying by 2.54
, EKG artifact caused by electrical disconnection or detached electrodes Ans✓✓✓
interrupted baseline
EKG artifact caused by electrical interference Ans✓✓✓ AC interference - see
SPIKES
EthyleneDiamineTRetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Ans✓✓✓ Lavender tube - inhibts
clotting by removing or chelating calcium from the blood
flat areas of the skin that are different color than the surrounding skin. They have
no elevation or depression; example is a freckle Ans✓✓✓ macules
Fracture bone unalined Ans✓✓✓ Displaced
Fracture that does not protude the skin Ans✓✓✓ Simple
Fracture that has broken through skin Ans✓✓✓ Compound
Heparin (either sodium or lithium) Ans✓✓✓ green (preserves white blood cells)
In what part of the ICD-10-CM should an assistant begin when looking up a
diagnosis code? Ans✓✓✓ Volume II; the Alphabetic index
in what position would you place a patient whos having trouble breathing/
Ans✓✓✓ semi-fowlers
answers
A patient has a Platelet count of 300/mm3 is this normal or abnormal? Ans✓✓✓
Normal 130-400/mm3
A patient has a potassium level of 5mEq/L is this normal or abnormal? Ans✓✓✓
A patient has a sodium result of 300mm3 is this normal or abnormal? Ans✓✓✓
abnormal
After applying pressure following a venipuncture, How long should you observe
the site before applying a bandage? Ans✓✓✓ 5-10 seconds
At which angle should you insert Sub-Q injection? Ans✓✓✓ 45 degrees: insulin is
given at 90 degrees
Bradycardia Ans✓✓✓
clot activator SST Ans✓✓✓ tiger top/gold (accelerates clotting- blood sugar,
cholesterol, uric acid, typhoid, dengue fever, syphilis, and herpes)
Complete process of destroying all microorganisms Ans✓✓✓ Sterilization
convert 5'7'' to cm Ans✓✓✓ 170; first conver 5'7'' to 67 inches next convert
inches to centimeters by multiplying by 2.54
, EKG artifact caused by electrical disconnection or detached electrodes Ans✓✓✓
interrupted baseline
EKG artifact caused by electrical interference Ans✓✓✓ AC interference - see
SPIKES
EthyleneDiamineTRetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Ans✓✓✓ Lavender tube - inhibts
clotting by removing or chelating calcium from the blood
flat areas of the skin that are different color than the surrounding skin. They have
no elevation or depression; example is a freckle Ans✓✓✓ macules
Fracture bone unalined Ans✓✓✓ Displaced
Fracture that does not protude the skin Ans✓✓✓ Simple
Fracture that has broken through skin Ans✓✓✓ Compound
Heparin (either sodium or lithium) Ans✓✓✓ green (preserves white blood cells)
In what part of the ICD-10-CM should an assistant begin when looking up a
diagnosis code? Ans✓✓✓ Volume II; the Alphabetic index
in what position would you place a patient whos having trouble breathing/
Ans✓✓✓ semi-fowlers
