Medical Assistant NHA Study Questions

Medical Assistant NHA Study Questions Dyspnea Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? Order additional laboratory tests to confirm patient's condition Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice? Receive and prepare tissue specimens for processing When assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks should a medical assistant expect to perform? Call for help and begin CPR A patient loses consciousness. The EKG reveals ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take first? Remove your nail polish before the test A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about pulse oximetry. Which of the following statements should the assistant include in the teaching? Instruct the patient to contact the insurer about the denial of payment A medical assistant receives a denial of payment for a patient's cholecystectomy. The reason stated is "noncovered service." If this procedure was deemed emergent by the provider, which of the following actions should the assistant take? Potassium 3mEq/L Which of the following laboratory results should the medical assistant recognize is abnormal? Digestive A medical assistant is scheduling diagnostic tests for a patient's liver and pancreas. Which of the following systems is being assessed? Negligence The medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for a procedure. He picks up the instrument and places it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure, the patient calls the office concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of the following torts has the assistant committed? Hold the needle by its wings A medical assistant is using a butterfly needle set to obtain a blood sample from a vein in the patient's hand. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? Helminths The parent of a child who has pinworms is asking a medical assistant for more information about his child's condition. The assistant should begin by explaining that pinworms are which of the following types of microorganisms? Recent laboratory results Prior to a patient's follow-up appointment, which of the following information should a medical assistant report to the provider? Cilia Which of the following cell structures is instrumental in helping the body mobilize and secrete mucus from the respiratory tract? Liniments contain a higher portion of oil than medicated lotions