CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT NATIONAL CREDENTIAL REVIEW

1.A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia. - False 2.Water soluble vitamins are A,D,E and K. - False 3.Carbon dioxide is a waste product of metabolism. - True. 4.Some states consider it legal for medical assistant to diagnose a condition and prescribe treatment. - False 5.It is illegal for a patient to be denied a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it. - True 6. Aphysician cannot be held responsible for the actions of employees. - False 7.A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms is called a stain. - True 8.Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction. - True 9.A properly collected sputum specimen should contain both mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract and saliva. - False 10.The most reliable and timely method of transporting microbiologic specimens is pickup by the laboratory. - True Hepat stands for root of kidney - False 12. A medical assistant needs additional training to be able to perform microbiologic tests, such as sensitivity tests, and to interpret cultures of specimens. - True 13.Viruses are found in soil. - True 14. The process of blood cells clumping together to form a clot is coagulation. - True 15.Water contributes about 60% of body weight. - True 16.The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the chemical level. - True