CCMA EXAM 2025 (NHA) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
CELLASTRUCTURESAISATHEASOURCEAOFAENERGYAFORAAACELL?A-acorrectaanswers-
MITOCHONDIRA
AAMAAISATESTINGAAAPATIENT'SAVISUALAACUITYAUSINGAAASNELLENACHART.AWHIC
HAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
MAKEASUREATHEAPATIENTADOESANOTALEANAFOWARDADURINGATHEATEST.
DURINGAAAROUTINEAVENIPUNCTURE.ATHEAPATIENTABECOMESAPALEA&ADIAPHOR
ETIC.AWHATACONDITIONAISAMOSTALIKELYATOAOCCURAINATHISAPATIENT?A-
acorrectaanswers-SYNCOPE
AAPATIENTACALLSATHEACLINICATOACANCELAAAPOSTOPERATIVEAAPPOINTMENTA&A
STATESATHATASHEAWILLARESCHEDULEAATAAALATERADATE.AFORAWHICHAFOLLOWI
NGAREASONSASHOULDAMAADOCUMENTATHISAINFORMATIONAONATHEAPATIENT'SA
CHART?A-acorrectaanswers-TOAPROVEATHATATHEAOFFICEAWASANOTANEGLIGENT
WHENACOMPLETINGADOCUMENTATIONAINAAAPATIENT'SAPAPERAMEDICALARECOR
D,AAAMAAREALIZESASHEAMADEAANAERROR.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-DRAW AAALINEATHROUGHATHEAERRORA&AINITIALAIT
WHICHAITEMSAINCLUDEDAONATHEACMS-
1500ACLAIMAFORMASHOULDAAAMAARECOGNIZEAASAINDICATINGATHEAMEDICALANE
CESSITYAOFAAAPROCEDURE?A-acorrectaanswers-DIAGNOSISACODE
WHICHATECHNIQUESASHOULDAAAMAAUSEATOACONFIRMAAAPATIENT'SAUNDERSTA
NDINGAOFAINSULINAADMINISTRATION?A-acorrectaanswers-
OBSERVEATHEAPATIENTAASASHEAPERFORMSAAASELF-DEMONSTRATION
AAMAAISAPREPARINGAAACOMMUNITYARESOURCEALIBRARY.AWHICHAACTIONSASHO
ULDAMAATAKEA1ST?A-acorrectaanswers-
COMPILEAAALISTAOFALOCALACOMMUNITYAAGENCIES
Aamaaisadisposingaofatheasyringeaandaneedleasheausedatoainjectaaaseasonalainfluenzaavacci
neawhichaofatheafollowingaactionsashouldatheaassistantatake?A-acorrectaanswers-
DROPATHEASYRINGE,ANEEDLEAFIRST,AINTOATHEABIOHAZARDSASHARPACONTAINE
R
AAMAAISAPREPARINGAAAPATIENTAWHOAHASAPSORIASISATOABEAEXAMINEDABYATHEA
PROVIDER.AWHENAINSPECTINGATHEAPATIENT'SASKINALESIONS,ATHEAMAASHOULD
AEXPECTATOAOBSERVEAWHICHAOFATHEAFOLLOWINGACHARACTERISTICS?A-
acorrectaanswers-SILVERY,ASCALY
AAMAARECEIVESAAADENIALAOFAPAYMENTAFORAAAPATIENT'SACHOLECYSTECTOMY
.ATHEAREASONASTATEDAISA"NONCOVEREDASERVICES."AIFATHISAPROCEDUREAWA
SADEEMEDAEMERGENTABYATHEAPROVIDER.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?
A-acorrectaanswers-
INSTRUCTATHEAPATIENTATOACONTACTATHEAINSURERAABOUTATHEADENIALAOFAPA
YMENT
WHICHAACTIONASHOULDAMAATAKEATOAVERIFYATHEAQUALITYAOFAVENIPUNCTURE
ASUPPLIESABEFOREABEGINNINGAAABLOODADRAW?A-acorrectaanswers-
INSPECTATHEAINTEGRITYAOFATHEANEEDLE'SASEAL
,WHICHAINSTRUCTIONSASHOULDAMAAGIVEATOAAAPATIENTAWHENAADMINISTERING
AANAENTERIC-COATEDATABLET?A-acorrectaanswers-
SWALLOW ATHEATABLETAWHOLEAWITHAGLASSAOFAWATER
AAMAAISACOLLECTINGAAAHEALTHAHISTORYAFROMAANAOLDERAADULTAPATIENTAWH
OAEXHIBITSAMODERATEAHEARINGALOSS.AWHICHAACTIONASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-REMAINAWITHINATHEAPATIENT'SAVIEW ATOAALLOW ALIP-READING
AAMAAISAASSISTINGAWITHATHEAPHYSICALAEXAMINATIONAOFAAAPATIENTAWHOAHAS
ASCABIES.ABESIDESAGLOVES.AWHICHAPIECESAOFAPERSONALAPROTECTIVEAEQUI
PMENTASHOULDATHEAMAAWEAR?A-acorrectaanswers-GOWN
AACLINICASCHEDULESAALLACARDIACAPATIENTSAONAMONDAYSA&AWEDNESDAYSA
&AALLAONCOLOGYAPATIENTSAONATUESDAYSA&ATHURSDAYS.AWHATATYPEAOFASC
HEDULINGAISATHEACLINICAUSING?A-acorrectaanswers-CLUSTERASCHEDULING
THEAPARENTAOFAAACHILDAWHOAHASAPEDICULOSISAISAASKINGAAAMAAFORAMOREAI
NFORMATIONAABOOUTAHERACHILD'SACONDITION.ATHEAMAASHOULDABEGINABYAE
XPLAININGATHATAPEDICULOSISAISAWHICHATYPESAOFAINFECTION?A-
acorrectaanswers-PARASITIC
AAMAAISAREVIEWINGAAAPROVIDER'SAINSTRUCTIONSAASATHEAPATIENTAISAPREPAR
INGATOALEAVEATHEAOFFICE.ATHEAPROVIDERARECOMMENDSATHATATHEAPATIENTA
PURCHASEAANAOVER-THE-
COUNTERAANTITUSSIVE,ABUTATHEAPATIENTATELLSATHEAMAATHATASHEADOESANO
TAKNOW AWHATAANAANTITUSSIVEAIS.AWHICHAOFATHEAFOLLOWINGARESPONSESAS
HOULDATHEAMAAMAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
ITAISAAAMEDICATIONATHATASUPPRESSESATHEACOUGHAREFLEX
WHENAPREFORMINGATHEAPALPATORYAMETHODAFORAOBTAININGABLOODAPRESS
URE.AWHICHAINDICATESATHEALEVELAATAWHICHATHEAMAASHOULDAINFLATEATHEAC
UFF?A-acorrectaanswers-30ammahgaaboveathearadialapulseacessation
Aafirst-
timeapatientaisalateaarrivingatoatheaofficeawhichaofatheafollowingashouldatheamedicalaassistant
asayafirst?A-acorrectaanswers-"HELLO.AWELCOMEATOAOURAOFFICE"
AAMAAISAADMINISTERINGAANAINTRAMUSCULARAIMMUNIZATIONATOAAAPATIENT.AW
HICHAACTIONASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
CLEANSEATHEASITEAINAAACIRCULARAMOTIONAFROMATHEACENTERAOUTWARD
AAMAAISAEXPLAININGAAAVENIPUNCUTUREAPROCEDUREATOAAAPATIENT.AWHICHAS
TATEMENTSASHOULDAMAAMAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
ILLABEACOLLECTINGAAABLOODASAMPLEAFROMAYOUATODAY.ATHEREAWILLABEAAAS
MALLASTICKAINAYOURAARM.
Aamaaisaexaminingatheaskinaonaaapatient'saforearmawhereatheapatientareportsadevelopingaaar
ash.atheaassistantanotesamultipleasolidaelevationsathataarealessathana0.5acma(0.2Ain)ainadiam
eter.awhichaofatheafollowingatermsashouldaheauseatoadocumentahisaobservationsainatheapatie
nt'samedicalarecord?A-acorrectaanswers-PAPULES
AAPATIENTATELLSAAAMAATHATAHISAPROVIDER'SAOFFICEAISAINCOMPETENT,AASATH
EREAISANOAIMPROVEMENTAINAHISACONDITION.AWHICHAISAAPPROPRIATEARESPON
SEAFORAMAATOAMAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
IATHINKATHATAYOUAFEELATHATAYOURATREATMENTAISANOTAEFFECTIVE
AAMAAISAASSISTINGAAAPROVIDERAWITHAANAABDOMINALAEXAMINATION.AWHENATH
EAPROVIDERAPALPATESATHEAMAJORAPORTIONAOFATHEALIVER,ATHEAASSISTANTAS
,HOULDARECOGNIZEATHATAHEAISAPALPATINGAWHICHAOFAABDOMINALAQUADRANT
SA?A-acorrectaanswers-RIGHTAUPPER
AAPATIENTAISASEENAINAANAURGENTACAREACENTERAFORAAALACERATIONATOATHEA
LEFTAFOOT.ATHEAPROVIDERAEVALUATESATHEAINJURY,ADETERMINESASUTURESA
AREANOTANEEDED,AAPPLIESAAADRESSINGA&ARELEASESATHEAPATIENT.AWHICHALE
VELSAOFAEXAMINATIONSASHOULDAMAAUSEAFORATHEAPROCEDUREACODINGAFORA
THEAVISIT?A-acorrectaanswers-PROBLEM-FOCUSEDAEXAMINATION
WHICHAINFORMATIONASHOULDATHEAMAAENTERAINTOATHEAAPPOINTMENTACALEN
DARAWHENASCHEDULINGAAAPATIENTAFORAAASKINARASH?A-acorrectaanswers-
DAYTIMEAPHONEA#
AAMAADISCOVERSAAAGARBAGEACANAFIREAHASASTARTEDAINATHEABREAKAROOM.AA
CCORDINGATOATHEA"RACE"AACRONYMAFORAEMERGENCYARESPONSE.AWHICHAA
CTIONASHOULDAMAATAKEAFIRST?A-acorrectaanswers-
EVACUATEASTAFFA&APATIENTSAIMMEDIATE
AAMAAISAENCOURAGINGAAAPATIENTATOAINCREASEAHERAINTAKEAOFAINSOLUBLEAF
IBERATOAHELPAPREVENTACONSTIPATIONA&AHEMORRHOIDS.AWHICHAFOODSASHO
ULDATHEAMAARECOMMENDAASATHEABESTASOURCEAOFAINSOLUBLEAFIBER?A-
acorrectaanswers-PEARSAW/ASKIN
AAMAAISAPREPARINGAAAPATIENTAWHOAHASACONGESTIVEAHEARTAFAILUREA(CHF)A
FORAANAEXAMINATIONABYATHEAPROVIDER.AWHICHAMANIFESTATIONSASHOULDAM
AAEXPECT?A-acorrectaanswers-SHORTNESSAOFABREATH
AAMAAISADISCUSSINGAINFORMATIONAWITHAAAPATIENTAABOUTAAANEW AMEDICATIO
NATHATATHEAPROVIDERAPRESCRIBED.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-
REINFORCEATEACHINGAABOUTAFREQUENCYAOFAMEDICATIONAADMINISTRATION
AAPATIENTAARRIVESAATAAACLINICAW/ABILLAFORAX-
RAYSATHATAWEREAREQUIREDADUEATOAANAINJURYAATATHEAPATIENT'SAPLACEAOFA
EMPLOYMENT.ATHEAPATIENTAHASAPRIVATEAINSURANCEA&AISAELIGIBLEAFORAWO
RKERS'ACOMPENSATION.ATHEAMAASHOULDARECOGNIZEATHATAWHICHAPARTIESAI
SARESPONSIBLEAFORAPAYMENTAOFATHISABILL?A-acorrectaanswers-
PAIDAINAFULLABYAWORKERS'ACOMPENSATION
AAMAAINAANAOUTPATIENTAFACILITYAISAPREPARINGAAAPATIENTAFORAAAVENIPUNCT
URE.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDATHEAASSISTANTATAKEATOACONFIRMATHEAPATIE
NT'SAIDENTIFY?A-acorrectaanswers-
ASKATHEAPATIENTATOASTATEAANDASPELLATHEIRAFULLANAMEA&APROVIDEATHEIRAD
OB
AAMAAISAUSINGAAASCALEAW/AHEIGHTABARATOAMEASUREAAAPATIENT'SAHEIGHT.AWH
ICHAACTIONSASHOULDATHEAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
LOWERATHEAHORIZONTALABARAGENTLYASOATHATAITARESTSAONATHEATOPAOFATH
EAPATIENTSAHEAD
AAMAAISAREPLACINGAAASHARPSACONTAINERAINAANAEXAMINATIONAROOMA&ARECI
EVESAAASMALLALACERATIONAONAHERAARMAFROMATHEAPLASTICALID.AWHICHATYP
ESADOCUMENTATIONASHOULDATHEAMAACOMPLETEAASAAARESULTAOFATHISAINCID
ENT?A-acorrectaanswers-OSHAAFORMA301
WHICHAMEDICALARECORDADOCUMENTATIONATEMPLATESAISAORGANIZEDABYATH
EAENTITYATHATASUPPLIEDATHEADATA?A-acorrectaanswers-SOURCE-ORIENTED
, WHICHALABORATORYARESULTSASHOULDATHEAMAARECOGNIZEAISAABNORMALA?A-
acorrectaanswers-POTASSIUMA3AmEq/L
Aamaaisatranscribingaaaprescriptionaforamagnesiumasulfateaintoaaapatient'samedicalarecord.a
whichaofatheafollowingashouldatheaassistantauseatoadocumentathisamedication?A-
acorrectaanswers-MAGNESIUMASULFATE
WHICHAEKGAARTIFACTSAISACAUSEDABYAAADISCONNECTEDAELECTRODEA&ARESU
LTSAINATHEATRACINGAGOINGAINTOATHEAMARGINSAOFATHEAPAPER?A-
acorrectaanswers-INTERRUPTEDABASELINE
AAMAAISAMEASURINGAAAPATIENT'SAOXYGENASATURATIONAW/APULSEAOXIMETER.A
WHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
CHECKACAPILLARYAREFILLAINATHEAPATIENT'SAFINGER
AAMAAISACARINGAFORAAACHILDAWHOAHASAVARICELLAAZOSTERAVIRUS.ATHEAMAASH
OULDARECOGNIZEATHATAVARICELLAAISATRANSFERREDATHROUGHAWHICHAMODE
SAOFATRANSMISSIONS?A-acorrectaanswers-AIRBORNE
WHICHASTEPSAFORAFINGERSTICKASHOULDAAAMAACOMPLETEA1ST?A-
acorrectaanswers-CONFIRMATHEACORRECTAIDENTITYAOFATHEAPATIENT
AAMAAISASCHEDULINGADIAGNOSTICATESTSAFORAAAPATIENT'SALIVERA&APANCREA
S.AWHICHASYSTEMSAISABEINGAASSESSED?A-acorrectaanswers-DIGESTIVE
Atawork,aaamedicalaassistantacaredaforaaaneighborawhoasustainedamultipleainjuriesainatheafal
l.aafterawork,aanotheraneighboraaskedatheaassistantawhatahappenedatoatheaneighborawhoafel
l.afollowingatheaamericanaassociationaofamedicalaassistanceacodeaofaethics,awhichaofatheafol
lowingaresponsesashouldatheaassistantamake?A-acorrectaanswers-
IACANTASHAREAANYAINFORMATIONAABOUTAWHATAHAPPENSAATAMYAJOB.
AAMAAISACARINGAFORAAAPATIENTAWHOAISA5'7"ATALL.AWHICHAISATHEAPATIENT'SAHEI
GHTAINACENTIMETERS?A-acorrectaanswers-170Acm
AAMAAISAUSINGAAABUTTERFLYANEEDLEASETATOAOBTAINAAABLOODASAMPLEAFROMA
AAVEINAINAAAPATIENT'SAHAND.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDATHEAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-HOLDATHEANEEDLEABYAITSAWINGS
AAMAAISAPREPARINGA1g/kgaofaactivatedacharcoalaforaaapatientawhoaweighsa176aibs.AHO
WAMANYAGRAMSAOFACHARCOALSASHOULDATHEAMAAPREPARE?A-acorrectaanswers-
79Agrams
AAMAAISAREVIEWINGATHEALISTAOFAMEDICATIONSAAAPATIENTAREPORTSACURRENT
LYATAKING.ATHEAMAASHOULDARECOGNIZEATHATAWHICHAOFATHEAMEDICATIONSAI
SAAVAILABLEAINAAASUBLINGUALAFORM?A-acorrectaanswers-NITROGLYCERIN
Whenashouldatheacodeaonaglucoseacuvettesabeacomparedatoatheacodeaonatheaglucometer?A
-acorrectaanswers-BEFOREAAAPATIENTAISATESTED
Aamaashouldafollowachainaofacustodyaguidelinesaforawhichaofatheafollowingatypesaofalaborato
ryaresults?A-acorrectaanswers-PARENTAGEATESTING
INAWHICHALOCATIONSASHOULDAAAMAAPLACEATHEAELECTRODEAFORALEADAV4?A-
acorrectaanswers-THEAFIFTHAINTERCOSTALASPACE,ALEFTAMIDCLAVICULARALINE
AAPROVIDERAPLACESAANAOPENASHARPACONTAINERAINATHEALINENAHAMPERABYA
MISTAKE.AWHICHAISATHEAAPPROPRIATEAACTIONAFORATHEAMAATOATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-
DISPOSEAOFATHEALINENAHAMPER'SACONTENTSAASAAABIOHAZARD
AAPATIENTAREQUESTSAAAFEMALEAPROVIDERATOAPERFORMAHERAEXAMINATIONA
DUEATOAAARELIGIOUSACONVICTION.AAAFEMALEAPROVIDERAISANOTAAVAILABLE.AW
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
CELLASTRUCTURESAISATHEASOURCEAOFAENERGYAFORAAACELL?A-acorrectaanswers-
MITOCHONDIRA
AAMAAISATESTINGAAAPATIENT'SAVISUALAACUITYAUSINGAAASNELLENACHART.AWHIC
HAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
MAKEASUREATHEAPATIENTADOESANOTALEANAFOWARDADURINGATHEATEST.
DURINGAAAROUTINEAVENIPUNCTURE.ATHEAPATIENTABECOMESAPALEA&ADIAPHOR
ETIC.AWHATACONDITIONAISAMOSTALIKELYATOAOCCURAINATHISAPATIENT?A-
acorrectaanswers-SYNCOPE
AAPATIENTACALLSATHEACLINICATOACANCELAAAPOSTOPERATIVEAAPPOINTMENTA&A
STATESATHATASHEAWILLARESCHEDULEAATAAALATERADATE.AFORAWHICHAFOLLOWI
NGAREASONSASHOULDAMAADOCUMENTATHISAINFORMATIONAONATHEAPATIENT'SA
CHART?A-acorrectaanswers-TOAPROVEATHATATHEAOFFICEAWASANOTANEGLIGENT
WHENACOMPLETINGADOCUMENTATIONAINAAAPATIENT'SAPAPERAMEDICALARECOR
D,AAAMAAREALIZESASHEAMADEAANAERROR.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-DRAW AAALINEATHROUGHATHEAERRORA&AINITIALAIT
WHICHAITEMSAINCLUDEDAONATHEACMS-
1500ACLAIMAFORMASHOULDAAAMAARECOGNIZEAASAINDICATINGATHEAMEDICALANE
CESSITYAOFAAAPROCEDURE?A-acorrectaanswers-DIAGNOSISACODE
WHICHATECHNIQUESASHOULDAAAMAAUSEATOACONFIRMAAAPATIENT'SAUNDERSTA
NDINGAOFAINSULINAADMINISTRATION?A-acorrectaanswers-
OBSERVEATHEAPATIENTAASASHEAPERFORMSAAASELF-DEMONSTRATION
AAMAAISAPREPARINGAAACOMMUNITYARESOURCEALIBRARY.AWHICHAACTIONSASHO
ULDAMAATAKEA1ST?A-acorrectaanswers-
COMPILEAAALISTAOFALOCALACOMMUNITYAAGENCIES
Aamaaisadisposingaofatheasyringeaandaneedleasheausedatoainjectaaaseasonalainfluenzaavacci
neawhichaofatheafollowingaactionsashouldatheaassistantatake?A-acorrectaanswers-
DROPATHEASYRINGE,ANEEDLEAFIRST,AINTOATHEABIOHAZARDSASHARPACONTAINE
R
AAMAAISAPREPARINGAAAPATIENTAWHOAHASAPSORIASISATOABEAEXAMINEDABYATHEA
PROVIDER.AWHENAINSPECTINGATHEAPATIENT'SASKINALESIONS,ATHEAMAASHOULD
AEXPECTATOAOBSERVEAWHICHAOFATHEAFOLLOWINGACHARACTERISTICS?A-
acorrectaanswers-SILVERY,ASCALY
AAMAARECEIVESAAADENIALAOFAPAYMENTAFORAAAPATIENT'SACHOLECYSTECTOMY
.ATHEAREASONASTATEDAISA"NONCOVEREDASERVICES."AIFATHISAPROCEDUREAWA
SADEEMEDAEMERGENTABYATHEAPROVIDER.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?
A-acorrectaanswers-
INSTRUCTATHEAPATIENTATOACONTACTATHEAINSURERAABOUTATHEADENIALAOFAPA
YMENT
WHICHAACTIONASHOULDAMAATAKEATOAVERIFYATHEAQUALITYAOFAVENIPUNCTURE
ASUPPLIESABEFOREABEGINNINGAAABLOODADRAW?A-acorrectaanswers-
INSPECTATHEAINTEGRITYAOFATHEANEEDLE'SASEAL
,WHICHAINSTRUCTIONSASHOULDAMAAGIVEATOAAAPATIENTAWHENAADMINISTERING
AANAENTERIC-COATEDATABLET?A-acorrectaanswers-
SWALLOW ATHEATABLETAWHOLEAWITHAGLASSAOFAWATER
AAMAAISACOLLECTINGAAAHEALTHAHISTORYAFROMAANAOLDERAADULTAPATIENTAWH
OAEXHIBITSAMODERATEAHEARINGALOSS.AWHICHAACTIONASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-REMAINAWITHINATHEAPATIENT'SAVIEW ATOAALLOW ALIP-READING
AAMAAISAASSISTINGAWITHATHEAPHYSICALAEXAMINATIONAOFAAAPATIENTAWHOAHAS
ASCABIES.ABESIDESAGLOVES.AWHICHAPIECESAOFAPERSONALAPROTECTIVEAEQUI
PMENTASHOULDATHEAMAAWEAR?A-acorrectaanswers-GOWN
AACLINICASCHEDULESAALLACARDIACAPATIENTSAONAMONDAYSA&AWEDNESDAYSA
&AALLAONCOLOGYAPATIENTSAONATUESDAYSA&ATHURSDAYS.AWHATATYPEAOFASC
HEDULINGAISATHEACLINICAUSING?A-acorrectaanswers-CLUSTERASCHEDULING
THEAPARENTAOFAAACHILDAWHOAHASAPEDICULOSISAISAASKINGAAAMAAFORAMOREAI
NFORMATIONAABOOUTAHERACHILD'SACONDITION.ATHEAMAASHOULDABEGINABYAE
XPLAININGATHATAPEDICULOSISAISAWHICHATYPESAOFAINFECTION?A-
acorrectaanswers-PARASITIC
AAMAAISAREVIEWINGAAAPROVIDER'SAINSTRUCTIONSAASATHEAPATIENTAISAPREPAR
INGATOALEAVEATHEAOFFICE.ATHEAPROVIDERARECOMMENDSATHATATHEAPATIENTA
PURCHASEAANAOVER-THE-
COUNTERAANTITUSSIVE,ABUTATHEAPATIENTATELLSATHEAMAATHATASHEADOESANO
TAKNOW AWHATAANAANTITUSSIVEAIS.AWHICHAOFATHEAFOLLOWINGARESPONSESAS
HOULDATHEAMAAMAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
ITAISAAAMEDICATIONATHATASUPPRESSESATHEACOUGHAREFLEX
WHENAPREFORMINGATHEAPALPATORYAMETHODAFORAOBTAININGABLOODAPRESS
URE.AWHICHAINDICATESATHEALEVELAATAWHICHATHEAMAASHOULDAINFLATEATHEAC
UFF?A-acorrectaanswers-30ammahgaaboveathearadialapulseacessation
Aafirst-
timeapatientaisalateaarrivingatoatheaofficeawhichaofatheafollowingashouldatheamedicalaassistant
asayafirst?A-acorrectaanswers-"HELLO.AWELCOMEATOAOURAOFFICE"
AAMAAISAADMINISTERINGAANAINTRAMUSCULARAIMMUNIZATIONATOAAAPATIENT.AW
HICHAACTIONASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
CLEANSEATHEASITEAINAAACIRCULARAMOTIONAFROMATHEACENTERAOUTWARD
AAMAAISAEXPLAININGAAAVENIPUNCUTUREAPROCEDUREATOAAAPATIENT.AWHICHAS
TATEMENTSASHOULDAMAAMAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
ILLABEACOLLECTINGAAABLOODASAMPLEAFROMAYOUATODAY.ATHEREAWILLABEAAAS
MALLASTICKAINAYOURAARM.
Aamaaisaexaminingatheaskinaonaaapatient'saforearmawhereatheapatientareportsadevelopingaaar
ash.atheaassistantanotesamultipleasolidaelevationsathataarealessathana0.5acma(0.2Ain)ainadiam
eter.awhichaofatheafollowingatermsashouldaheauseatoadocumentahisaobservationsainatheapatie
nt'samedicalarecord?A-acorrectaanswers-PAPULES
AAPATIENTATELLSAAAMAATHATAHISAPROVIDER'SAOFFICEAISAINCOMPETENT,AASATH
EREAISANOAIMPROVEMENTAINAHISACONDITION.AWHICHAISAAPPROPRIATEARESPON
SEAFORAMAATOAMAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
IATHINKATHATAYOUAFEELATHATAYOURATREATMENTAISANOTAEFFECTIVE
AAMAAISAASSISTINGAAAPROVIDERAWITHAANAABDOMINALAEXAMINATION.AWHENATH
EAPROVIDERAPALPATESATHEAMAJORAPORTIONAOFATHEALIVER,ATHEAASSISTANTAS
,HOULDARECOGNIZEATHATAHEAISAPALPATINGAWHICHAOFAABDOMINALAQUADRANT
SA?A-acorrectaanswers-RIGHTAUPPER
AAPATIENTAISASEENAINAANAURGENTACAREACENTERAFORAAALACERATIONATOATHEA
LEFTAFOOT.ATHEAPROVIDERAEVALUATESATHEAINJURY,ADETERMINESASUTURESA
AREANOTANEEDED,AAPPLIESAAADRESSINGA&ARELEASESATHEAPATIENT.AWHICHALE
VELSAOFAEXAMINATIONSASHOULDAMAAUSEAFORATHEAPROCEDUREACODINGAFORA
THEAVISIT?A-acorrectaanswers-PROBLEM-FOCUSEDAEXAMINATION
WHICHAINFORMATIONASHOULDATHEAMAAENTERAINTOATHEAAPPOINTMENTACALEN
DARAWHENASCHEDULINGAAAPATIENTAFORAAASKINARASH?A-acorrectaanswers-
DAYTIMEAPHONEA#
AAMAADISCOVERSAAAGARBAGEACANAFIREAHASASTARTEDAINATHEABREAKAROOM.AA
CCORDINGATOATHEA"RACE"AACRONYMAFORAEMERGENCYARESPONSE.AWHICHAA
CTIONASHOULDAMAATAKEAFIRST?A-acorrectaanswers-
EVACUATEASTAFFA&APATIENTSAIMMEDIATE
AAMAAISAENCOURAGINGAAAPATIENTATOAINCREASEAHERAINTAKEAOFAINSOLUBLEAF
IBERATOAHELPAPREVENTACONSTIPATIONA&AHEMORRHOIDS.AWHICHAFOODSASHO
ULDATHEAMAARECOMMENDAASATHEABESTASOURCEAOFAINSOLUBLEAFIBER?A-
acorrectaanswers-PEARSAW/ASKIN
AAMAAISAPREPARINGAAAPATIENTAWHOAHASACONGESTIVEAHEARTAFAILUREA(CHF)A
FORAANAEXAMINATIONABYATHEAPROVIDER.AWHICHAMANIFESTATIONSASHOULDAM
AAEXPECT?A-acorrectaanswers-SHORTNESSAOFABREATH
AAMAAISADISCUSSINGAINFORMATIONAWITHAAAPATIENTAABOUTAAANEW AMEDICATIO
NATHATATHEAPROVIDERAPRESCRIBED.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-
REINFORCEATEACHINGAABOUTAFREQUENCYAOFAMEDICATIONAADMINISTRATION
AAPATIENTAARRIVESAATAAACLINICAW/ABILLAFORAX-
RAYSATHATAWEREAREQUIREDADUEATOAANAINJURYAATATHEAPATIENT'SAPLACEAOFA
EMPLOYMENT.ATHEAPATIENTAHASAPRIVATEAINSURANCEA&AISAELIGIBLEAFORAWO
RKERS'ACOMPENSATION.ATHEAMAASHOULDARECOGNIZEATHATAWHICHAPARTIESAI
SARESPONSIBLEAFORAPAYMENTAOFATHISABILL?A-acorrectaanswers-
PAIDAINAFULLABYAWORKERS'ACOMPENSATION
AAMAAINAANAOUTPATIENTAFACILITYAISAPREPARINGAAAPATIENTAFORAAAVENIPUNCT
URE.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDATHEAASSISTANTATAKEATOACONFIRMATHEAPATIE
NT'SAIDENTIFY?A-acorrectaanswers-
ASKATHEAPATIENTATOASTATEAANDASPELLATHEIRAFULLANAMEA&APROVIDEATHEIRAD
OB
AAMAAISAUSINGAAASCALEAW/AHEIGHTABARATOAMEASUREAAAPATIENT'SAHEIGHT.AWH
ICHAACTIONSASHOULDATHEAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
LOWERATHEAHORIZONTALABARAGENTLYASOATHATAITARESTSAONATHEATOPAOFATH
EAPATIENTSAHEAD
AAMAAISAREPLACINGAAASHARPSACONTAINERAINAANAEXAMINATIONAROOMA&ARECI
EVESAAASMALLALACERATIONAONAHERAARMAFROMATHEAPLASTICALID.AWHICHATYP
ESADOCUMENTATIONASHOULDATHEAMAACOMPLETEAASAAARESULTAOFATHISAINCID
ENT?A-acorrectaanswers-OSHAAFORMA301
WHICHAMEDICALARECORDADOCUMENTATIONATEMPLATESAISAORGANIZEDABYATH
EAENTITYATHATASUPPLIEDATHEADATA?A-acorrectaanswers-SOURCE-ORIENTED
, WHICHALABORATORYARESULTSASHOULDATHEAMAARECOGNIZEAISAABNORMALA?A-
acorrectaanswers-POTASSIUMA3AmEq/L
Aamaaisatranscribingaaaprescriptionaforamagnesiumasulfateaintoaaapatient'samedicalarecord.a
whichaofatheafollowingashouldatheaassistantauseatoadocumentathisamedication?A-
acorrectaanswers-MAGNESIUMASULFATE
WHICHAEKGAARTIFACTSAISACAUSEDABYAAADISCONNECTEDAELECTRODEA&ARESU
LTSAINATHEATRACINGAGOINGAINTOATHEAMARGINSAOFATHEAPAPER?A-
acorrectaanswers-INTERRUPTEDABASELINE
AAMAAISAMEASURINGAAAPATIENT'SAOXYGENASATURATIONAW/APULSEAOXIMETER.A
WHICHAACTIONSASHOULDAMAATAKE?A-acorrectaanswers-
CHECKACAPILLARYAREFILLAINATHEAPATIENT'SAFINGER
AAMAAISACARINGAFORAAACHILDAWHOAHASAVARICELLAAZOSTERAVIRUS.ATHEAMAASH
OULDARECOGNIZEATHATAVARICELLAAISATRANSFERREDATHROUGHAWHICHAMODE
SAOFATRANSMISSIONS?A-acorrectaanswers-AIRBORNE
WHICHASTEPSAFORAFINGERSTICKASHOULDAAAMAACOMPLETEA1ST?A-
acorrectaanswers-CONFIRMATHEACORRECTAIDENTITYAOFATHEAPATIENT
AAMAAISASCHEDULINGADIAGNOSTICATESTSAFORAAAPATIENT'SALIVERA&APANCREA
S.AWHICHASYSTEMSAISABEINGAASSESSED?A-acorrectaanswers-DIGESTIVE
Atawork,aaamedicalaassistantacaredaforaaaneighborawhoasustainedamultipleainjuriesainatheafal
l.aafterawork,aanotheraneighboraaskedatheaassistantawhatahappenedatoatheaneighborawhoafel
l.afollowingatheaamericanaassociationaofamedicalaassistanceacodeaofaethics,awhichaofatheafol
lowingaresponsesashouldatheaassistantamake?A-acorrectaanswers-
IACANTASHAREAANYAINFORMATIONAABOUTAWHATAHAPPENSAATAMYAJOB.
AAMAAISACARINGAFORAAAPATIENTAWHOAISA5'7"ATALL.AWHICHAISATHEAPATIENT'SAHEI
GHTAINACENTIMETERS?A-acorrectaanswers-170Acm
AAMAAISAUSINGAAABUTTERFLYANEEDLEASETATOAOBTAINAAABLOODASAMPLEAFROMA
AAVEINAINAAAPATIENT'SAHAND.AWHICHAACTIONSASHOULDATHEAMAATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-HOLDATHEANEEDLEABYAITSAWINGS
AAMAAISAPREPARINGA1g/kgaofaactivatedacharcoalaforaaapatientawhoaweighsa176aibs.AHO
WAMANYAGRAMSAOFACHARCOALSASHOULDATHEAMAAPREPARE?A-acorrectaanswers-
79Agrams
AAMAAISAREVIEWINGATHEALISTAOFAMEDICATIONSAAAPATIENTAREPORTSACURRENT
LYATAKING.ATHEAMAASHOULDARECOGNIZEATHATAWHICHAOFATHEAMEDICATIONSAI
SAAVAILABLEAINAAASUBLINGUALAFORM?A-acorrectaanswers-NITROGLYCERIN
Whenashouldatheacodeaonaglucoseacuvettesabeacomparedatoatheacodeaonatheaglucometer?A
-acorrectaanswers-BEFOREAAAPATIENTAISATESTED
Aamaashouldafollowachainaofacustodyaguidelinesaforawhichaofatheafollowingatypesaofalaborato
ryaresults?A-acorrectaanswers-PARENTAGEATESTING
INAWHICHALOCATIONSASHOULDAAAMAAPLACEATHEAELECTRODEAFORALEADAV4?A-
acorrectaanswers-THEAFIFTHAINTERCOSTALASPACE,ALEFTAMIDCLAVICULARALINE
AAPROVIDERAPLACESAANAOPENASHARPACONTAINERAINATHEALINENAHAMPERABYA
MISTAKE.AWHICHAISATHEAAPPROPRIATEAACTIONAFORATHEAMAATOATAKE?A-
acorrectaanswers-
DISPOSEAOFATHEALINENAHAMPER'SACONTENTSAASAAABIOHAZARD
AAPATIENTAREQUESTSAAAFEMALEAPROVIDERATOAPERFORMAHERAEXAMINATIONA
DUEATOAAARELIGIOUSACONVICTION.AAAFEMALEAPROVIDERAISANOTAAVAILABLE.AW
