CMA Practice Test Questions

CMA Practice Test Questions A Material Safety Data Sheet includes - Information on the hazardous materials in the office. How soon should a patient be greeted upon entering the medical office? - Within 3 minutes. CLIA classifies laboratories into how many categories? - 3 The QRS complex - contraction of the ventricles What instrument measures Intraocular Pressure (IOP)? - Tanometer Tissue death due to lack of blood supply & O2 - Infarct Tissue death due to decreased blood flow - Ischemia A thick walled cell that can withstand exposure to extreme temperatures. - A spore First line of defense against micro-organisms - intact skin Normal urine color - Straw A urine pH of 7.2 or higher means - high protein diet, fever, increased intake of vitamin C, diarrhea How long should urine be centrifuged? - 5 minutes Cells that make up the greatest amount of solid blood components. - erythrocytes What color tube would be used for a PT/PTT - light blue What condition would NOT be associated with a low Hct? - Polycythemia How far ahead should an appointment book be "blocked out?" - 6 months Which is responsible for handling all instructions & calculations received from other hardware components in a computer as well as software programs running on the computer? - CPU Computer memory is measured in - gigabytes A structured collection of records & information stored in a computer system - database Has an assignment of lifetime benefits - CHAMPVA Law that covers hiring procedures of new employees - EEOA A "systems approach" to office management is to - integrate functions The primary goal of an employee performance evaluation - Give positive reinforcement for continued improvement. What lead is NOT used in EKG recording? - RL (it is a ground and not a lead) The goal of the 1996 AAMA Role Delineation Study - To revise and update standards used for medical assisting and program accreditation.