CCBMA BASIC EXAM SAMPLE TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communication with patients can be improved by
a. using their first name
b. talking about yourself
c. providing privacy
d. avoiding eye contact - ANSWER-c. providing privacy
A trained Medical Assistant is able to
a. function as a nurse
b. interpret lab results
c. administer IV therapy
d. assist with minor surgery - ANSWER-d. assist with minor surgery
A patient's photo was made public without her permission. This is called
a. invasion of privacy
b. defamation
c. fraud
d. slander - ANSWER-a. invasion of privacy
Cysto- is a prefix meaning
a. liver
b. bladder
c. gland
d. lung - ANSWER-b. bladder
The term for narrowing is
a. prolapse
b. sclerosis
c. stenosis
d. stasis - ANSWER-c. stenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the
a. gallbladder
b. uterus
c. lung
d. stomach - ANSWER-d. stomach
The abbreviation meaning two times a day is
a. t.i.d.
b. q.i.d.
c. b.i.d.
d. q.4h - ANSWER-c. b.i.d.
, Indicate the correctly spelled word
a. pharengytis
b. pharengitis
c. pharyngytis
d. pharyngitis - ANSWER-d. pharyngitis
Patient instruction sheets are used to
a. shorten office visit time
b. prevent misunderstanding
c. replace individual instruction
d. standardize information - ANSWER-b. prevent misunderstanding
The best time to perform a breast exam is
a. daily
b. weekly
c. bi-weekly
d. monthly - ANSWER-d. monthly
1. hyper- - ANSWER-increased
nephro- - ANSWER-kidney
auto- - ANSWER-self
osteo- - ANSWER-bone
dys- - ANSWER-painful
litho- - ANSWER-stone
brady- - ANSWER-slow
chole- - ANSWER-gallbladder
macro- - ANSWER-large
gastro- - ANSWER-stomach
arthro- - ANSWER-joint
tachy- - ANSWER-fast
thoraco- - ANSWER-chest
hypo- - ANSWER-decreased
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communication with patients can be improved by
a. using their first name
b. talking about yourself
c. providing privacy
d. avoiding eye contact - ANSWER-c. providing privacy
A trained Medical Assistant is able to
a. function as a nurse
b. interpret lab results
c. administer IV therapy
d. assist with minor surgery - ANSWER-d. assist with minor surgery
A patient's photo was made public without her permission. This is called
a. invasion of privacy
b. defamation
c. fraud
d. slander - ANSWER-a. invasion of privacy
Cysto- is a prefix meaning
a. liver
b. bladder
c. gland
d. lung - ANSWER-b. bladder
The term for narrowing is
a. prolapse
b. sclerosis
c. stenosis
d. stasis - ANSWER-c. stenosis
Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the
a. gallbladder
b. uterus
c. lung
d. stomach - ANSWER-d. stomach
The abbreviation meaning two times a day is
a. t.i.d.
b. q.i.d.
c. b.i.d.
d. q.4h - ANSWER-c. b.i.d.
, Indicate the correctly spelled word
a. pharengytis
b. pharengitis
c. pharyngytis
d. pharyngitis - ANSWER-d. pharyngitis
Patient instruction sheets are used to
a. shorten office visit time
b. prevent misunderstanding
c. replace individual instruction
d. standardize information - ANSWER-b. prevent misunderstanding
The best time to perform a breast exam is
a. daily
b. weekly
c. bi-weekly
d. monthly - ANSWER-d. monthly
1. hyper- - ANSWER-increased
nephro- - ANSWER-kidney
auto- - ANSWER-self
osteo- - ANSWER-bone
dys- - ANSWER-painful
litho- - ANSWER-stone
brady- - ANSWER-slow
chole- - ANSWER-gallbladder
macro- - ANSWER-large
gastro- - ANSWER-stomach
arthro- - ANSWER-joint
tachy- - ANSWER-fast
thoraco- - ANSWER-chest
hypo- - ANSWER-decreased
