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Clinical Test 3 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug
screening. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the
chain of custody for this specimen?
Ans: Send the specimen to the testing laboratory on the same day as the collection.
When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions
should a medical assistant take?
Ans: Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electode placement
A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at
which of the following times?
Ans: immediately following a procedure.
Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip represents
ventricular depolarization?
Ans: QRS complex.
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. Which of
the following health care providers should the assistant identify as being able to
make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment?
Ans: Physician Assistant.
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A medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Rinne test. Which of
the following actions should the assistant take?
Ans: Ask the patient to raise his hand when he no longer hears any sound.
A patient is entitled to which of the following medical records?
Ans: List of medications with diagnosis.
A medical assistant is measuring a patient's blood pressure with an aneroid
sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take?
Ans: Make sure the midpoint of the patient's arm is at the level of the patient's heart.
Which of the following terms describes the body's internal adaptation and change
to keep body functions in balance?
Ans: Homeostasis.
A medical assistant in an acute care facility is checking in a patient who has a deep
laceration. The patient tells the assistant that he cannot accept blood transfusion due
to his religious beliefs. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Ans: Document the statement in the patient's chart.
A medical assistant is adding info to a patient's computerized problem-oriented
medical record. Into which of the following sections of the POMR should the
assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results?
Ans: Database.
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has the
Epstein-Barr virus. The assistant should identify this micro-organism can cause
which of the following conditions?
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Clinical Test 3 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug
screening. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the
chain of custody for this specimen?
Ans: Send the specimen to the testing laboratory on the same day as the collection.
When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions
should a medical assistant take?
Ans: Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electode placement
A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at
which of the following times?
Ans: immediately following a procedure.
Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip represents
ventricular depolarization?
Ans: QRS complex.
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. Which of
the following health care providers should the assistant identify as being able to
make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment?
Ans: Physician Assistant.
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A medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Rinne test. Which of
the following actions should the assistant take?
Ans: Ask the patient to raise his hand when he no longer hears any sound.
A patient is entitled to which of the following medical records?
Ans: List of medications with diagnosis.
A medical assistant is measuring a patient's blood pressure with an aneroid
sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take?
Ans: Make sure the midpoint of the patient's arm is at the level of the patient's heart.
Which of the following terms describes the body's internal adaptation and change
to keep body functions in balance?
Ans: Homeostasis.
A medical assistant in an acute care facility is checking in a patient who has a deep
laceration. The patient tells the assistant that he cannot accept blood transfusion due
to his religious beliefs. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?
Ans: Document the statement in the patient's chart.
A medical assistant is adding info to a patient's computerized problem-oriented
medical record. Into which of the following sections of the POMR should the
assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results?
Ans: Database.
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has the
Epstein-Barr virus. The assistant should identify this micro-organism can cause
which of the following conditions?
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