CMA (AAMA) PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
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 - Answers - Ophthalmologist
Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear - Answers - Phrenic
. Which of the following is objective information relating to a patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
D. Dizziness with a headache - Answers - 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 - Answers - Potassium level
,Which of the following describes "adduction"?
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. - Answers - Movement of a body part toward
the body's midline
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 - Answers - Sims
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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 2 ml
What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope with ocular lenses of
10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
B. 100X
C. 40X
D. 5X - Answers - 100X
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.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. - Answers - 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?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Elevate the patients arm above the head - Answers - Apply direct pressure to the
patient's wound
12. The medical assistant takes vital signs on a male patient age 25 and records a Body
Mass Index (BMI) of 34 into the EMR. The patient is most at risk for which of the
following conditions?
A. Osteomyelitis
, B. Sleep Apnea
C. Pulmonary Hypertension
D. Kyphoscoliosis - Answers - Sleep Apnea
Which of the following steps should be taken for a patient who faints and slumps to the
floor?
A. Place the patient in the sitting position
B. Roll the patient onto his right side
C. Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
D. Place a pillow under the patient's head and shoulders, keeping the feet and legs flat -
Answers - Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
Which of the following is the proper cleansing technique with the alcohol pad when
preparing the skin for an injection?
A. Move the wipe vertically going from left to right across the injection site, starting -
approximately one inch from the injection site
B. Wipe in an "S" movement across the injection site
C. Wipe in a circular motion beginning at the injection site and moving outward
D. Wipe horizontally beginning three inches above the injection site and ending three
inches below the site - Answers - Wipe in a circular motion beginning at the injection
site and moving outward
Which of the following conditions would most likely result in unequal pupils?
A. Diabetic coma
B. Drug overdose
C. Cardiac arrest
D. Cerebrovascular accident - Answers - Cerebrovascular accident
The blood pressure that the medical assistant has just taken is significantly higher than
the readings taken on the same patient during past examinations. Which of the following
is the first step the medical assistant should take to ensure the validity of the reading?
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 - Answers - Ophthalmologist
Which of the following is the nerve that stimulates the diaphragm?
A. Accessory
B. Sciatic
C. Vagus
D. Phrenic
E. Trochlear - Answers - Phrenic
. Which of the following is objective information relating to a patient's health?
A. Absence of patellar reflex
B. Patient is feeling depressed
C. Ongoing pain in right lower quadrant
D. Dizziness with a headache - Answers - 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 - Answers - Potassium level
,Which of the following describes "adduction"?
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. - Answers - Movement of a body part toward
the body's midline
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 - Answers - Sims
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 - Answers - 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 - Answers - 2 ml
What is the total magnification of a specimen using a microscope with ocular lenses of
10X and a low power objective lens of 10X?
A. 10X
B. 100X
C. 40X
D. 5X - Answers - 100X
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.
D. The patient is incompetent and has a legal guardian. - Answers - 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?
A. Notify the physician to come immediately
B. Apply direct pressure to the patient's wound
C. Apply a tourniquet
D. Elevate the patients arm above the head - Answers - Apply direct pressure to the
patient's wound
12. The medical assistant takes vital signs on a male patient age 25 and records a Body
Mass Index (BMI) of 34 into the EMR. The patient is most at risk for which of the
following conditions?
A. Osteomyelitis
, B. Sleep Apnea
C. Pulmonary Hypertension
D. Kyphoscoliosis - Answers - Sleep Apnea
Which of the following steps should be taken for a patient who faints and slumps to the
floor?
A. Place the patient in the sitting position
B. Roll the patient onto his right side
C. Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
D. Place a pillow under the patient's head and shoulders, keeping the feet and legs flat -
Answers - Keep the patient's head and shoulder flat and raise the legs
Which of the following is the proper cleansing technique with the alcohol pad when
preparing the skin for an injection?
A. Move the wipe vertically going from left to right across the injection site, starting -
approximately one inch from the injection site
B. Wipe in an "S" movement across the injection site
C. Wipe in a circular motion beginning at the injection site and moving outward
D. Wipe horizontally beginning three inches above the injection site and ending three
inches below the site - Answers - Wipe in a circular motion beginning at the injection
site and moving outward
Which of the following conditions would most likely result in unequal pupils?
A. Diabetic coma
B. Drug overdose
C. Cardiac arrest
D. Cerebrovascular accident - Answers - Cerebrovascular accident
The blood pressure that the medical assistant has just taken is significantly higher than
the readings taken on the same patient during past examinations. Which of the following
is the first step the medical assistant should take to ensure the validity of the reading?
