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MA 302 Questions and Correct Answers/
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What position is a patient in when supine with feet elevated slightly?
Ans: Trendelenburg
What is the last thing you should do when preparing the examination
room?
Ans: Make a visual check of the room
What position should a patient assume for a sigmoidoscopy if a
proctologic table is not available?
Ans: knee-chest
What should patients be encouraged to do to prevent respiratory and
contagious diseases?
Ans: join a fitness program with the advice of their provider
What is the prone position used to examine?
Ans: spine and structures of the back
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When should patients be instructed to empty their bladder?
Ans: after the initial screening and vitals are taken
What does the term recumbent mean?
Ans: lying down
When using a gait belt, where should you not grasp it from?
Ans: back
Why might a female medical assistant remain in the room during a
male provider's examination of a female patient?
Ans: All of the responses are correct
What should the table pillow be covered with?
Ans: a disposable towel
Where are extra paper towels and biohazard bags commonly kept?
Ans: in a separate storage area
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Which of the following is not an example of proper body mechanics
when moving a patient from a wheelchair to an examination table?
Ans: Lock the wheels on the wheelchair before assisting the
patient
What should you not do when preparing to move a patient from a
wheelchair to the examination table?
Ans: fold the footrests forward
Which of the following is not part of the standard examination
equipment kept in a typical examination room?
Ans: Scalpel
Who will probably be the main person with whom a patient interacts
prior to the examination?
Ans: medical assistant
What must you ensure about the examination room before every
patient enters?
Ans: it is all but sterilized
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MA 302 Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
What position is a patient in when supine with feet elevated slightly?
Ans: Trendelenburg
What is the last thing you should do when preparing the examination
room?
Ans: Make a visual check of the room
What position should a patient assume for a sigmoidoscopy if a
proctologic table is not available?
Ans: knee-chest
What should patients be encouraged to do to prevent respiratory and
contagious diseases?
Ans: join a fitness program with the advice of their provider
What is the prone position used to examine?
Ans: spine and structures of the back
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When should patients be instructed to empty their bladder?
Ans: after the initial screening and vitals are taken
What does the term recumbent mean?
Ans: lying down
When using a gait belt, where should you not grasp it from?
Ans: back
Why might a female medical assistant remain in the room during a
male provider's examination of a female patient?
Ans: All of the responses are correct
What should the table pillow be covered with?
Ans: a disposable towel
Where are extra paper towels and biohazard bags commonly kept?
Ans: in a separate storage area
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Which of the following is not an example of proper body mechanics
when moving a patient from a wheelchair to an examination table?
Ans: Lock the wheels on the wheelchair before assisting the
patient
What should you not do when preparing to move a patient from a
wheelchair to the examination table?
Ans: fold the footrests forward
Which of the following is not part of the standard examination
equipment kept in a typical examination room?
Ans: Scalpel
Who will probably be the main person with whom a patient interacts
prior to the examination?
Ans: medical assistant
What must you ensure about the examination room before every
patient enters?
Ans: it is all but sterilized
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
