CCBMA BASIC EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CCBMA BASIC EXAM SAMPLE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communication with patients can be improved by
a. using their first name
b. talking about yourself
c. providing privacy
d. avoiding eye contact - ANSWER-c. providing privacy

A trained Medical Assistant is able to
a. function as a nurse
b. interpret lab results
c. administer IV therapy
d. assist with minor surgery - ANSWER-d. assist with minor surgery

A patient's photo was made public without her permission. This is called
a. invasion of privacy
b. defamation
c. fraud
d. slander - ANSWER-a. invasion of privacy
Cysto- is a prefix meaning
a. liver
b. bladder
c. gland
d. lung - ANSWER-b. bladder

The term for narrowing is
a. prolapse
b. sclerosis
c. stenosis
d. stasis - ANSWER-c. stenosis

Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the
a. gallbladder
b. uterus
c. lung
d. stomach - ANSWER-d. stomach

The abbreviation meaning two times a day is
a. t.i.d.
b. q.i.d.
c. b.i.d.
d. q.4h - ANSWER-c. b.i.d.

, Indicate the correctly spelled word
a. pharengytis
b. pharengitis
c. pharyngytis
d. pharyngitis - ANSWER-d. pharyngitis

Patient instruction sheets are used to
a. shorten office visit time
b. prevent misunderstanding
c. replace individual instruction
d. standardize information - ANSWER-b. prevent misunderstanding

The best time to perform a breast exam is
a. daily
b. weekly
c. bi-weekly
d. monthly - ANSWER-d. monthly

1. hyper- - ANSWER-increased

nephro- - ANSWER-kidney

auto- - ANSWER-self

osteo- - ANSWER-bone

dys- - ANSWER-painful

litho- - ANSWER-stone

brady- - ANSWER-slow

chole- - ANSWER-gallbladder

macro- - ANSWER-large

gastro- - ANSWER-stomach

arthro- - ANSWER-joint

tachy- - ANSWER-fast

thoraco- - ANSWER-chest

hypo- - ANSWER-decreased