CMA (AAMA) Practice Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Which of the following is a physician who specializes in disorders of the
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eye and performs surgical procedures as necessary?
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A. Otolaryngologist
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B. Ophthalmologist
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C. Optician
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D. Optometrist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ophthalmologist
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Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
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A. Accessory
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B. Sciatic
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C. Vagus
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D. Phrenic
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E. Trochlear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Phrenic
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. Which of the following is objective information relating to a patient's
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health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
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,B. Patient is feeling depressed
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C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
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D. Dizziness with a headache - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Absence of
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patellar reflex
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4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly performed on a
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specimen from a patient taking furosemide (Lasix)?
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A. Potassium level
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B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
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C. Hemoglobin analysis
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D. White blood count - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Potassium level
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Which of the following describes "adduction"?
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A. Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
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B. Circular motion of a limb
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C. Movement of a bone around its central axis
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This action would describe rotation.
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D. Decreasing the angle between bones
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This action would be referred to as flexion. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
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,Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on the left
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side with the left arm behind the body, the right leg flexed sharply
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upward, and the left knee slightly flexed?
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A. Trendelenburg
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B. Prone
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C. Fowler
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D. Lithotomy
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E. Sims - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sims
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Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the treatment of
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which of the following conditions?
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A. Epilepsy
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B. Parkinson's disease
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C. Gout
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D. Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hypertension
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The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of
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Azithromycin to a child. The dose to be administered is 10 milligrams
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per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The Azithromycin
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suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters. What
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amount of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for the child?
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A. 2 ml
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B. 3 ml
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, C. 1.5 ml
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D. 1 ml - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 ml
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What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope with
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ocular lenses of 10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
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A. 10X
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B. 100X
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C. 40X
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D. 5X - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-100X
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The usual restrictions on release of medical information without the
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patient's authorization are suspended if which of the following
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situations exist? |
A. Information is stored in a computer.
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B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
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C. A patient is a public figure.
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D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. | | | | | | | |
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step when
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rooming a patient who comes to the office with a recent laceration of
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the finger that is still bleeding?
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A. Notify the physician to come immediately
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With Correct Answers
Which of the following is a physician who specializes in disorders of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
eye and performs surgical procedures as necessary?
| | | | | |
A. Otolaryngologist
|
B. Ophthalmologist
|
C. Optician
|
D. Optometrist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ophthalmologist
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Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
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A. Accessory
|
B. Sciatic
|
C. Vagus
|
D. Phrenic
|
E. Trochlear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Phrenic
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. Which of the following is objective information relating to a patient's
| | | | | | | | | | | |
health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
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,B. Patient is feeling depressed
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C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
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D. Dizziness with a headache - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Absence of
| | | | | | | | |
patellar reflex
|
4. Which of the following is a laboratory test commonly performed on a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
specimen from a patient taking furosemide (Lasix)?
| | | | | |
A. Potassium level
| |
B. Thyroid-stimulating hormone assay
| | |
C. Hemoglobin analysis
| |
D. White blood count - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Potassium level
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Which of the following describes "adduction"?
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A. Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
| | | | | | | | |
B. Circular motion of a limb
| | | | |
C. Movement of a bone around its central axis
| | | | | | | |
This action would describe rotation.
| | | |
D. Decreasing the angle between bones
| | | | |
This action would be referred to as flexion. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Movement of a body part toward the body's midline
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,Which of the following positions requires the patient to lie on the left
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
side with the left arm behind the body, the right leg flexed sharply
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
upward, and the left knee slightly flexed?
| | | | | |
A. Trendelenburg
|
B. Prone
|
C. Fowler
|
D. Lithotomy
|
E. Sims - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sims
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Lisinopril (Zestril) and furosemide (Lasix) are used in the treatment of
| | | | | | | | | | |
which of the following conditions?
| | | |
A. Epilepsy
|
B. Parkinson's disease
| |
C. Gout
|
D. Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hypertension
| | | |
The medical assistant is asked to administer one oral dose of
| | | | | | | | | | |
Azithromycin to a child. The dose to be administered is 10 milligrams
| | | | | | | | | | | |
per kilogram. The child's weight is 44 pounds. The Azithromycin
| | | | | | | | | |
suspension vial available is labeled 500 milligrams per 5 milliliters. What
| | | | | | | | | | |
amount of the antibiotic suspension should you prepare for the child?
| | | | | | | | | |
A. 2 ml
| |
B. 3 ml
| |
, C. 1.5 ml
| |
D. 1 ml - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 ml
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What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope with
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ocular lenses of 10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
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A. 10X
|
B. 100X
|
C. 40X
|
D. 5X - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-100X
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The usual restrictions on release of medical information without the
| | | | | | | | | |
patient's authorization are suspended if which of the following
| | | | | | | | |
situations exist? |
A. Information is stored in a computer.
| | | | | |
B. A patient is suspected of committing a crime.
| | | | | | | |
C. A patient is a public figure.
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D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. | | | | | | | |
Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step when
| | | | | | | | | | |
rooming a patient who comes to the office with a recent laceration of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the finger that is still bleeding?
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A. Notify the physician to come immediately
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