CCMA NHA EXAM
2023
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
,Shortness of breath - ✔✔-medical assistant is preparing a patient who has
congestive heart failure (chf) for an exam by the provider. What manifestation
should the assistant expect?
Count the respirations while the patient thinks his/her pulse is being taken. -
✔✔-When measuring a patients respiratory rate, what actions should a MA take
to ensure an accurate reading?
Potassium 3mEq/L is abnormal - ✔✔-What lab results should the MA recognize
as abnormal?
Scissors - ✔✔-A provider requests a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that
a MA is preparing. What instrument should be on the tray?
OSHA Form 301 - ✔✔-An MA is replacing a sharps container and receives a
small laceration on her arm from the plastic lid. What documentation should the
MA complete as a result of this incident?
Fasting blood glucose 168 mg/dL - ✔✔-An MA is reviewing a patient's medical
history prior to the appointment. What lab results indicate the need to schedule
an extension of the current visit?
"Place the tablet between your gums and cheek" - ✔✔-An MA is reinforcing
teaching with a patient about how to take buccaneering tablets. What instructions
should the MA give the patient?
Dyspnea - ✔✔-What medical term should an MA tell a provider when a patient is
having discomfort and difficulty breathing?
Remittance advice - ✔✔-What method is used to notify a provider of the denial
of a claim by an insurance company?
Lithotomy - ✔✔-What position is appropriate for pelvic exam?
Holster monitor application - ✔✔-What is in the scope of practices for a medical
assistant following a heart procedure that does not require a licensed technician
or provider?
, Interrupted baseline - ✔✔-What EKG artifact is caused by a disconnected
electrode and results in the tracing going into the margins of the paper?
"I know your concerned about your test results, we'll call you as soon as your
results come in" - ✔✔-The MA receives a telephone call from a patient who
seems anxious about test results. What response should the MA make?
Gown - ✔✔-A MA is assisting with the physical exam. Of a patient what has
scabies. Besides gloves , what other PPE should you wear?
Call for help and start CPR - ✔✔-A patient loses consciousness. The EKG
tracing reveals ventricular fibrillation. What actions should a medical assistant
take first?
A subject line in all capital letters - ✔✔-A MA is composing business
correspondence using the simplified letter style. What features should the
assistant use?
On the left anterior axillary line, horizontal to V4 - ✔✔-Where should a medical
assistant place the electrode for lead V5
170 cm - ✔✔-A MA is caring for a patient who is 5' 7" tall. What the patient's
height in centimeters?
Wrap the wound from distal to proximal - ✔✔-What technique should an MA use
when bandaging a wound?
Ordering additional lab test to confirm the patients condition - ✔✔-What is
outside the scope of practice for an MA?
Problem focused examination - ✔✔-A patient is seen in an urgent care center
for a laceration to the left foot. The provider evaluates the injury, determines
sutures are not needed, applies a dressing, and release the patient. What
procedural coding would you use for this visit?
2023
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
,Shortness of breath - ✔✔-medical assistant is preparing a patient who has
congestive heart failure (chf) for an exam by the provider. What manifestation
should the assistant expect?
Count the respirations while the patient thinks his/her pulse is being taken. -
✔✔-When measuring a patients respiratory rate, what actions should a MA take
to ensure an accurate reading?
Potassium 3mEq/L is abnormal - ✔✔-What lab results should the MA recognize
as abnormal?
Scissors - ✔✔-A provider requests a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that
a MA is preparing. What instrument should be on the tray?
OSHA Form 301 - ✔✔-An MA is replacing a sharps container and receives a
small laceration on her arm from the plastic lid. What documentation should the
MA complete as a result of this incident?
Fasting blood glucose 168 mg/dL - ✔✔-An MA is reviewing a patient's medical
history prior to the appointment. What lab results indicate the need to schedule
an extension of the current visit?
"Place the tablet between your gums and cheek" - ✔✔-An MA is reinforcing
teaching with a patient about how to take buccaneering tablets. What instructions
should the MA give the patient?
Dyspnea - ✔✔-What medical term should an MA tell a provider when a patient is
having discomfort and difficulty breathing?
Remittance advice - ✔✔-What method is used to notify a provider of the denial
of a claim by an insurance company?
Lithotomy - ✔✔-What position is appropriate for pelvic exam?
Holster monitor application - ✔✔-What is in the scope of practices for a medical
assistant following a heart procedure that does not require a licensed technician
or provider?
, Interrupted baseline - ✔✔-What EKG artifact is caused by a disconnected
electrode and results in the tracing going into the margins of the paper?
"I know your concerned about your test results, we'll call you as soon as your
results come in" - ✔✔-The MA receives a telephone call from a patient who
seems anxious about test results. What response should the MA make?
Gown - ✔✔-A MA is assisting with the physical exam. Of a patient what has
scabies. Besides gloves , what other PPE should you wear?
Call for help and start CPR - ✔✔-A patient loses consciousness. The EKG
tracing reveals ventricular fibrillation. What actions should a medical assistant
take first?
A subject line in all capital letters - ✔✔-A MA is composing business
correspondence using the simplified letter style. What features should the
assistant use?
On the left anterior axillary line, horizontal to V4 - ✔✔-Where should a medical
assistant place the electrode for lead V5
170 cm - ✔✔-A MA is caring for a patient who is 5' 7" tall. What the patient's
height in centimeters?
Wrap the wound from distal to proximal - ✔✔-What technique should an MA use
when bandaging a wound?
Ordering additional lab test to confirm the patients condition - ✔✔-What is
outside the scope of practice for an MA?
Problem focused examination - ✔✔-A patient is seen in an urgent care center
for a laceration to the left foot. The provider evaluates the injury, determines
sutures are not needed, applies a dressing, and release the patient. What
procedural coding would you use for this visit?
