CMA Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers – Updated 2024/2025 | Full Coverage & A+ Verified

CMA Practice Test Questions
with Correct Answers
A Material Safety Data Sheet includes - Correct Answer-Information on the
hazardous materials in the office.


How soon should a patient be greeted upon entering the medical office? - Correct
Answer-Within 3 minutes.


CLIA classifies laboratories into how many categories? - Correct Answer-3


The QRS complex - Correct Answer-contraction of the ventricles


What instrument measures Intraocular Pressure (IOP)? - Correct Answer-
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Tanometer g Tissue death due to lack of blood supply & O2 - Correct Answer-
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Infarct


Tissue death due to decreased blood flow - Correct Answer-Ischemia
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A thick walled cell that can withstand exposure to extreme temperatures. -
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Correct g Answer-A spore g




First line of defense against micro-organisms - Correct Answer-intact skin
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Normal urine color - Correct Answer-Straw
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A urine pH of 7.2 or higher means - Correct Answer-high protein diet, fever,
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increased intake of vitamin C, diarrhea
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How long should urine be centrifuged? - Correct Answer-5 minutes
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, Cells that make up the greatest amount of solid blood components. - Correct
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g Answer-erythrocytes


What color tube would be used for a PT/PTT - Correct Answer-light blue
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What condition would NOT be associated with a low Hct? - Correct Answer-
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Polycythemia


How far ahead should an appointment book be "blocked out?" - Correct Answer-
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Which is responsible for handling all instructions & calculations received from other
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g hardware components in a computer as well as software programs running on the
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g computer? - Correct Answer-CPU g g g




Computer memory is measured in - Correct Answer-gigabytesg g g g g g g




A structured collection of records & information stored in a computer system -
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Correct Answer-database g




Has an assignment of lifetime benefits - Correct Answer-CHAMPVA
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Law that covers hiring procedures of new employees - Correct Answer-EEOA
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A "systems approach" to office management is to - Correct Answer-integrate
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functions


The primary goal of an employee performance evaluation - Correct Answer-Give
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positive reinforcement for continued improvement.
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What lead is NOT used in EKG recording? - Correct Answer-RL (it is a ground and
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