CMA Course Final Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
A medical assistant is obtaining samples for a CBC test. Which of the following
tubes should the medical assistant select?
a. Royal blue
b. Gray
c. Lavender
d. Yellow - ANSWER-Lavender
Employers are accountable for providing a safe and healthy workplace for
employees by setting and enforcing standards. This environment is achieved by
providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. Which of the following
regulatory agencies oversees this standard?
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
c. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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,d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Correct - ANSWER-
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
A medical assistant is collecting initial data for an older adult patient at a clinic visit.
Which of the following should suggest to the medical assistant that the patient
needs a mental status evaluation?
a. The patient has lost a significant amount of weight.
b. The patient repeatedly asks the same question.
c. The patient reports a decrease in energy.
d. The patient reports not sleeping well. - ANSWER-The patient repeatedly asks
the same question
Which of the following components of the body's cells plays a part in cell division?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. Endoplasmic reticulum
c. Cytoplasm
d. Centriole - ANSWER-centriole
Which of the following moral codes should a medical assistant reference when
facing an ethical dilemma?
a. Percival's Code
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,b. AMA Code of Ethics
c. Hippocratic Oath
d. Code of Hammurabi - ANSWER-AMA Code of Ethics
When drawing blood cultures, a medical assistant should prepare a patient's skin
using which of the following products?
a. Sterile water
b. Iodine solution
c. Hydrogen peroxide
d. Glutaraldehyde - ANSWER-Iodine solution
Which of the following diseases caused a historical pandemic that led to the
creation of the first vaccine?
a. Influenza
b. Malaria
c. Smallpox
d. Tetanus - ANSWER-Smallpox
A medical assistant is loading prepackaged hemostats into an autoclave. Which of
the following actions should the medical assistant take to ensure sterilization?
a. Submerge the packages in disinfectant before placement in the autoclave.
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, b. Alternate the packages with unwrapped instruments.
c. Organize the packages loosely without touching the walls of the autoclave.
d. Layer the packages so that they overlap on another. - ANSWER-Organize the
packages loosely without touching the walls of the autoclave
Which of the following patients should a medical assistant recognize as the top
priority to receive immediate care?
A patient has sustained an animal bite on the left leg and has a low-grade fever.
b. A patient has a laceration on the right forearm and is bleeding from the site.
c. A patient has had an episode of syncope but is responsive and able to answer
questions.
d. A patient has epistaxis and is taking warfarin. - ANSWER-A patient has
epistaxis and is taking warfarin
A medical assistant is instructing a patient on the collection of a clean-catch urine
specimen for culture and sensitivity (C&S). Which of the following instructions
should the medical assistant give the patient?
a. "Void into a clean container and then transfer it into a sterile container."
b. "Void into a container from home and bring it to the office."
c. "Void into a sterile container directly after cleaning the perineum."
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Questions and Answers
A medical assistant is obtaining samples for a CBC test. Which of the following
tubes should the medical assistant select?
a. Royal blue
b. Gray
c. Lavender
d. Yellow - ANSWER-Lavender
Employers are accountable for providing a safe and healthy workplace for
employees by setting and enforcing standards. This environment is achieved by
providing training, outreach, education, and assistance. Which of the following
regulatory agencies oversees this standard?
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
c. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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,d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Correct - ANSWER-
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
A medical assistant is collecting initial data for an older adult patient at a clinic visit.
Which of the following should suggest to the medical assistant that the patient
needs a mental status evaluation?
a. The patient has lost a significant amount of weight.
b. The patient repeatedly asks the same question.
c. The patient reports a decrease in energy.
d. The patient reports not sleeping well. - ANSWER-The patient repeatedly asks
the same question
Which of the following components of the body's cells plays a part in cell division?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. Endoplasmic reticulum
c. Cytoplasm
d. Centriole - ANSWER-centriole
Which of the following moral codes should a medical assistant reference when
facing an ethical dilemma?
a. Percival's Code
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,b. AMA Code of Ethics
c. Hippocratic Oath
d. Code of Hammurabi - ANSWER-AMA Code of Ethics
When drawing blood cultures, a medical assistant should prepare a patient's skin
using which of the following products?
a. Sterile water
b. Iodine solution
c. Hydrogen peroxide
d. Glutaraldehyde - ANSWER-Iodine solution
Which of the following diseases caused a historical pandemic that led to the
creation of the first vaccine?
a. Influenza
b. Malaria
c. Smallpox
d. Tetanus - ANSWER-Smallpox
A medical assistant is loading prepackaged hemostats into an autoclave. Which of
the following actions should the medical assistant take to ensure sterilization?
a. Submerge the packages in disinfectant before placement in the autoclave.
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, b. Alternate the packages with unwrapped instruments.
c. Organize the packages loosely without touching the walls of the autoclave.
d. Layer the packages so that they overlap on another. - ANSWER-Organize the
packages loosely without touching the walls of the autoclave
Which of the following patients should a medical assistant recognize as the top
priority to receive immediate care?
A patient has sustained an animal bite on the left leg and has a low-grade fever.
b. A patient has a laceration on the right forearm and is bleeding from the site.
c. A patient has had an episode of syncope but is responsive and able to answer
questions.
d. A patient has epistaxis and is taking warfarin. - ANSWER-A patient has
epistaxis and is taking warfarin
A medical assistant is instructing a patient on the collection of a clean-catch urine
specimen for culture and sensitivity (C&S). Which of the following instructions
should the medical assistant give the patient?
a. "Void into a clean container and then transfer it into a sterile container."
b. "Void into a container from home and bring it to the office."
c. "Void into a sterile container directly after cleaning the perineum."
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