CCBMA - admin, basic and clinical exam questions with correct answers

CCBMA - admin, basic and clinical exam
questions with correct answers

The |removal |of |metal |items |from |paperwork |to |prepare |for |placing |medical |records |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-conditioning




Which |of |the |following |systems |divides |the |patients |of |a |practice |into |groups |and |bills |each |
group |at |a |different |time |of |the |month? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cycle |billing



Which |one |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |proper |procedure |for |performing |the |Multistix |10 |reagent
|strip |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hold |the |strip |in |a |vertical |position




The |generic |name |for |Lipitor |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-altorvastatin |calcium



Which |of |the |following |vitamins |is |NOT |fat |soluble? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vitamin |C



Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |true |statement |regarding |tuberculin |testing? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Induration |is |a |positive |indicator |of |disease



Laws |that |protect |consumers |from |harassing |phone |calls |for |collection |are |part |of |the |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fair |Debt |Collection |Act



In |order |for |a |case |of |negligence |to |be |valid, |all |of |the |"four |D's" |must |be |present |EXCEPT

1. |damages |must |be |directly |related |to |act

2. |a |desire |to |harm |must |exist

3. |a |duty |must |be |breeched

,4. |damages |must |have |occurred

5. |a |duty |must |be |owed |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |desire |to |harm |must |exist



The |MOST |important |use |of |computers |in |the |medical |office |is |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
schedule |appointments



Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |section |of |the |CPT |book? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gynecology



Which |of |the |following |body |systems |is |responsible |for |hearing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
nervous



Which |of |the |following |is |the |maximum |amount |of |time |a |tourniquet |should |remain |on |the |
patient's |arm |during |the |performance |of |a |routine |venipuncture? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-60 |
seconds



Which |of |the |following |types |of |urine |specimen |contains |the |greatest |concentration |of |
dissolved |substances? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-first |voided |morning



"Multipara" |means |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-many |live |births



Oranges, |bananas, |broccoli, |and |tomatoes |are |rich |sources |of |which |of |the |following |minerals?
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-potassium




The |microscope |condenser |is |responsible |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-collecting |and |
concentrating |light |rays



Which |of |the |following |terms |means |"the |process |of |using |an |instrument |to |record |data |of |
electrical |activity |of |the |heart"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-electrocardiography

,If |your |patient |is |being |treated |for |a |severe |upper |respiratory |infection, |which |of |the |following
|medications |would |you |NOT |expect |to |see |ordered?



1. |amoxicillin

2. |cipro

3. |hydrochlorothiazide

4. |albulterol

5. |robitussin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3



A |viral |infection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-does |not |respond |to |antibiotic |treatment



If |an |elderly |patient |refuses |an |antibiotic |injection, |but |the |medical |assistant |holds |the |patient |
down |"for |her |own |good" |and |gives |it |anyway |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-battery



Which |of |the |following |would |NOT |be |an |unintentional |tort |when |done |by |a |medical |
assistant?

1. |Suturing |a |laceration |for |a |patient

2. |Not |drawing |a |blood |test |the |physician |ordered

3. |Showing |photos |of |a |surgery |without |patient |consent

4. |Improperly |cleaning |a |surgical |site

5. |Giving |the |wrong |medicine |in |an |injection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3



If |a |medical |assistant |is |giving |a |75-pound |child |a |dose |of |antibiotic |using |Clark's |Law, |which |of
|the |following |would |she |administer |if |the |usual |adult |dose |is |500 |mg? |(TAKE |CHILD |WEIGHT |


and |DIVIDE |BY |150 |then |MULTIPLY |by |ADULT |DOSE) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-250 |mg



The |practice |of |one |insurance |company |working |with |other |insurance |plans |to |determine |the |
amount |each |will |pay |when |a |patient |has |more |than |one |insurance |plan |is |referred |to |as |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-coordination |of |benefits

, Which |of |the |following |medications |would |most |likely |NOT |be |ordered |for |a |52-year-old |
postmenopausal |woman?

1. |multivitamin

2. |premarin

3. |provera

4. |calcium |citrate

5. |aricept |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-5



The |ICD-9 |and |ICD-10 |systems |of |classifying |diseases |into |categories |were |devised |by |what |
organization? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-WHO



When |checking |supplies |in |the |office, |the |medical |assistant |notices |that |the |hemostats |in |the |
cupboard |were |autoclaved |28 |days |ago. |He |would

1. |check |to |see |if |the |packages |are |intact |and |without |damage

2. |count |to |see |if |there |are |enough |available |for |the |amount |of |expected |procedures

3. |place |the |packages |back |in |the |autoclave |and |run |the |appropriate |cycle |to |re-sterilize |using |
the |autoclave

4. |unwrap |and |repackage |items |and |run |through |the |appropriate |cycle |to |sterilize |using |the |
autoclave

5. |re-date |the |packages |for |an |additional |28 |days |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4



Flexible |office |hours |occur |most |often |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |group |practices



When |preparing |the |skin |for |a |minor |surgical |procedure, |the |medical |assistant |should |wash |
with |alcohol, |antiseptic |soap |or |disinfectant |solution? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-antiseptic |soap



A |charge |slip |is |also |known |as |a/an |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Superbill