CMA Certification Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice. Together, they share patient expenses, profits,
and assets. which type of medical practice is this? - ANSWER✔✔-Partnership
Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act? - ANSWER✔✔-DEA
Defamation through spoken statements is known as - ANSWER✔✔-Slander
Co-insurance is calculated based on a - ANSWER✔✔-Percentage of charge
Cellular respiration is a function of the - ANSWER✔✔-Mitochondria
All pathogens are - ANSWER✔✔-microbes that can cause disease
The patient has been given a prescription that says the medication should be taken "bid". This
medication should be taken - ANSWER✔✔-Twice a Day
Muscles that can act on the knee joint exhibit two actions. - ANSWER✔✔-Flexion and Extension
Post Prandial Means - ANSWER✔✔-After a meal
A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive sign of reaction to allergic testing is a -
ANSWER✔✔-Wheal
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,A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types is called a - ANSWER✔✔-Organ
SOAP is an acronym that stands for - ANSWER✔✔-Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
The patient information sheet contains - ANSWER✔✔-Patients personal and insurance information
The patient's specimen is lipemic. This is usually an indicator that the patient is - ANSWER✔✔-Not
fasting
Which of the following tests is not a part of complete blood count? - ANSWER✔✔-Activated
Partial Thromboplastin Time
A 24 hour specimen would be an example of a - ANSWER✔✔-Timed specimen
Mrs. Morris is a 34 years old female who arrived at the emergency room with a FUO. What would
be the first test the phlebotomist would draw? - ANSWER✔✔-CBC
A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured is -
ANSWER✔✔-Hemolyzed
Which of the following should be used to chill a specimen as it is transported? - ANSWER✔✔-
Frozen blocks of ice
No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes? - ANSWER✔✔-Red Topped
A normal resting heart rate for an average adult is - ANSWER✔✔-60-100 BPM
Thixotrophic gel, found in the SST red and gray marbled topped vacutainer tube - ANSWER✔✔-Is
less dense than red blood cells but more dense that serum
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, Which of the following is the most critical mistake a Phlebotomist can make? - ANSWER✔✔-
Failing to properly to identify a patient
The heart is discharging electrical impulses during - ANSWER✔✔-Depolarization
What is the best sample for the determination of blood pH and blood gases? - ANSWER✔✔-
Arterial Blood
The main purpose of PPE is to - ANSWER✔✔-Provide the employee a barrier against infection
The Q wave if present is always - ANSWER✔✔-Negative
Hypotension is defined as - ANSWER✔✔-Systolic pressure below 90 and diastolic pressure below
60mmHg
One method to calculate heart rate from an EKG strip is to - ANSWER✔✔-Count the small boxes
between the R-R interval and divide that number by 1500
When performing a dermal puncture and the lancet hits the bone, what is the potentially serious
fatal bone infection that could occur - ANSWER✔✔-Osteomyelitis
The acronym used to remember the actions to take when using a fire extinguisher - ANSWER✔✔-
PASS
How far above the site of draw is the tourniquet placed? - ANSWER✔✔-3-4 inches
A female patient came into the clinic for a follow up after a right sided mastectomy with some
removal of lymphoid tissue. What is the name of the condition that makes blood draw on the right
arm not recommended. - ANSWER✔✔-Lymphostasis
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Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown decide to share a practice. Together, they share patient expenses, profits,
and assets. which type of medical practice is this? - ANSWER✔✔-Partnership
Which agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act? - ANSWER✔✔-DEA
Defamation through spoken statements is known as - ANSWER✔✔-Slander
Co-insurance is calculated based on a - ANSWER✔✔-Percentage of charge
Cellular respiration is a function of the - ANSWER✔✔-Mitochondria
All pathogens are - ANSWER✔✔-microbes that can cause disease
The patient has been given a prescription that says the medication should be taken "bid". This
medication should be taken - ANSWER✔✔-Twice a Day
Muscles that can act on the knee joint exhibit two actions. - ANSWER✔✔-Flexion and Extension
Post Prandial Means - ANSWER✔✔-After a meal
A round, raised skin lesion with itching that is a positive sign of reaction to allergic testing is a -
ANSWER✔✔-Wheal
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,A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types is called a - ANSWER✔✔-Organ
SOAP is an acronym that stands for - ANSWER✔✔-Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
The patient information sheet contains - ANSWER✔✔-Patients personal and insurance information
The patient's specimen is lipemic. This is usually an indicator that the patient is - ANSWER✔✔-Not
fasting
Which of the following tests is not a part of complete blood count? - ANSWER✔✔-Activated
Partial Thromboplastin Time
A 24 hour specimen would be an example of a - ANSWER✔✔-Timed specimen
Mrs. Morris is a 34 years old female who arrived at the emergency room with a FUO. What would
be the first test the phlebotomist would draw? - ANSWER✔✔-CBC
A term used to describe a blood sample in which the red blood cells have ruptured is -
ANSWER✔✔-Hemolyzed
Which of the following should be used to chill a specimen as it is transported? - ANSWER✔✔-
Frozen blocks of ice
No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes? - ANSWER✔✔-Red Topped
A normal resting heart rate for an average adult is - ANSWER✔✔-60-100 BPM
Thixotrophic gel, found in the SST red and gray marbled topped vacutainer tube - ANSWER✔✔-Is
less dense than red blood cells but more dense that serum
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, Which of the following is the most critical mistake a Phlebotomist can make? - ANSWER✔✔-
Failing to properly to identify a patient
The heart is discharging electrical impulses during - ANSWER✔✔-Depolarization
What is the best sample for the determination of blood pH and blood gases? - ANSWER✔✔-
Arterial Blood
The main purpose of PPE is to - ANSWER✔✔-Provide the employee a barrier against infection
The Q wave if present is always - ANSWER✔✔-Negative
Hypotension is defined as - ANSWER✔✔-Systolic pressure below 90 and diastolic pressure below
60mmHg
One method to calculate heart rate from an EKG strip is to - ANSWER✔✔-Count the small boxes
between the R-R interval and divide that number by 1500
When performing a dermal puncture and the lancet hits the bone, what is the potentially serious
fatal bone infection that could occur - ANSWER✔✔-Osteomyelitis
The acronym used to remember the actions to take when using a fire extinguisher - ANSWER✔✔-
PASS
How far above the site of draw is the tourniquet placed? - ANSWER✔✔-3-4 inches
A female patient came into the clinic for a follow up after a right sided mastectomy with some
removal of lymphoid tissue. What is the name of the condition that makes blood draw on the right
arm not recommended. - ANSWER✔✔-Lymphostasis
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