CAPSTONE REVIEW exam question/answer
graded A+ 2024/2025
The medical assistant calls the endocrinologist to schedule an appointment for a patient
who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. To avoid hypoglycemia in the patient, which of the
following appointment times should the medical assistant request? - ✔️✔️First
appointment in the morning
Which of the following is the recommended age to administer the first Haemophilus
influenzae type b immunization to a child? - ✔️✔️Two months
The combining form xer/o refers to something - ✔️✔️Dry
Which of the following is the route of administration for parenteral medications? -
✔️✔️Injection
Which of the following positions is most commonly used for pelvic examination? -
✔️✔️Lithotomy
According to the Patient's Bill of Rights, which of the following is a patient right? - ✔️✔️To
expect continuity of care
Which of the following structures is located in the thorax? - ✔️✔️Bronchus
Which of the following checks is drawn by the bank and made payable out of the bank's
account? - ✔️✔️Cashier's
Which of the following is the most appropriate response by a medical assistant who
answers a prank telephone call? - ✔️✔️Hang up the telephone
An area of dead cells due to a lack of oxygen is called - ✔️✔️Infarction
In the matrix scheduling system, medical assistants should block off - ✔️✔️Physicians'
lunch hours. Visits with drug company representatives. Time for performing hospital
rounds
Medical assistants should take all of the following actions when opening mail, except -
✔️✔️Open the physician's personal mail
Which of the following words is misspelled? - ✔️✔️Vacsine
Which of the following drug types is used to reduce cholesterol? - ✔️✔️Hypolipidemic
, The combining form ot/o means - ✔️✔️Ear
Which of the following International Classifications of Diseases, Clinical Modification
(ICD-CM) codes should be use to indicate the cause of injury, such as a fall? -
✔️✔️E880.9
Which of the following medical records should be filed first in a terminal-digit numeric
series? - ✔️✔️24-53-16
Which of the following is a type of tickler file? - ✔️✔️Subject
According to U.S. Postal Service guidelines, which of the following is the correct state
abbreviation for an envelope addressed to Boston? - ✔️✔️MA
A circle around an abbreviation indicates that it should be - ✔️✔️Spelled out
Which of the following is the correct spelling for the term describing an area of
ossification of bone? - ✔️✔️Epiphyseal
Which of the following statements best describes the problems that are most commonly
present in children or infants whose condition deteriorates due to cardiac arrest? -
✔️✔️Most cardiac arrests in children are preceded by severe airway and breathing
problems or shock
Which of the following basic computer software operations obtains a saved file? -
✔️✔️Retrieving file
Cromolyn is used to treat - ✔️✔️Asthma
You are providing rescue breathing to an unresponsive, nonbreathing child who shows
signs of circulation. How often should you provide rescue breaths for this child? -
✔️✔️Once every three seconds (twenty breaths per minute)
Butenafine is prescribed to treat - ✔️✔️Athlete's foot
Which of the following steps must be taken to recall a mailed letter? - ✔️✔️Call the post
office
If a patient weighs 165 pounds, how much does he or she weigh in kilograms? - ✔️✔️75
kg
Which of the following actions is most appropriate to ensure the security of electronic
medical records? - ✔️✔️Restricting access to information based on each user's job
function
graded A+ 2024/2025
The medical assistant calls the endocrinologist to schedule an appointment for a patient
who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. To avoid hypoglycemia in the patient, which of the
following appointment times should the medical assistant request? - ✔️✔️First
appointment in the morning
Which of the following is the recommended age to administer the first Haemophilus
influenzae type b immunization to a child? - ✔️✔️Two months
The combining form xer/o refers to something - ✔️✔️Dry
Which of the following is the route of administration for parenteral medications? -
✔️✔️Injection
Which of the following positions is most commonly used for pelvic examination? -
✔️✔️Lithotomy
According to the Patient's Bill of Rights, which of the following is a patient right? - ✔️✔️To
expect continuity of care
Which of the following structures is located in the thorax? - ✔️✔️Bronchus
Which of the following checks is drawn by the bank and made payable out of the bank's
account? - ✔️✔️Cashier's
Which of the following is the most appropriate response by a medical assistant who
answers a prank telephone call? - ✔️✔️Hang up the telephone
An area of dead cells due to a lack of oxygen is called - ✔️✔️Infarction
In the matrix scheduling system, medical assistants should block off - ✔️✔️Physicians'
lunch hours. Visits with drug company representatives. Time for performing hospital
rounds
Medical assistants should take all of the following actions when opening mail, except -
✔️✔️Open the physician's personal mail
Which of the following words is misspelled? - ✔️✔️Vacsine
Which of the following drug types is used to reduce cholesterol? - ✔️✔️Hypolipidemic
, The combining form ot/o means - ✔️✔️Ear
Which of the following International Classifications of Diseases, Clinical Modification
(ICD-CM) codes should be use to indicate the cause of injury, such as a fall? -
✔️✔️E880.9
Which of the following medical records should be filed first in a terminal-digit numeric
series? - ✔️✔️24-53-16
Which of the following is a type of tickler file? - ✔️✔️Subject
According to U.S. Postal Service guidelines, which of the following is the correct state
abbreviation for an envelope addressed to Boston? - ✔️✔️MA
A circle around an abbreviation indicates that it should be - ✔️✔️Spelled out
Which of the following is the correct spelling for the term describing an area of
ossification of bone? - ✔️✔️Epiphyseal
Which of the following statements best describes the problems that are most commonly
present in children or infants whose condition deteriorates due to cardiac arrest? -
✔️✔️Most cardiac arrests in children are preceded by severe airway and breathing
problems or shock
Which of the following basic computer software operations obtains a saved file? -
✔️✔️Retrieving file
Cromolyn is used to treat - ✔️✔️Asthma
You are providing rescue breathing to an unresponsive, nonbreathing child who shows
signs of circulation. How often should you provide rescue breaths for this child? -
✔️✔️Once every three seconds (twenty breaths per minute)
Butenafine is prescribed to treat - ✔️✔️Athlete's foot
Which of the following steps must be taken to recall a mailed letter? - ✔️✔️Call the post
office
If a patient weighs 165 pounds, how much does he or she weigh in kilograms? - ✔️✔️75
kg
Which of the following actions is most appropriate to ensure the security of electronic
medical records? - ✔️✔️Restricting access to information based on each user's job
function
