CMA NHA Practice Exams 1, 2 & 3 / Comprehensive Update
Actual Questions & Answers (A+ Guide Solution)
Terms in this set (198)
You are drawing on a patient syncope
who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and
flushed. What are they
experiencing?
What is the best position to trendlenburg
place a patient in if they are
experiencing critically low
blood pressure?
When should a medical assistant When the appointment is scheduled
verify a new patient's insurance
information?
How would a medical assistant Listen to the patient's concerns and try to resolve the issue
handle an irate or angry patient
about a bill they had received?
What should you have handy Sterile thumb dressing forceps
when assisting a provider for a
post-operative suture removal?
What would be the most Lithotomy
appropriate position to place a
patient in for a vaginal exam?
What would describe the Distribution
reversible transfer of a drug
from one location to another
within the body?
When a patient is changing a Document the date and time on each new pad applied to the
transdermal patch, what is the patient
first thing they should do?
,When should a medical assistant After each patient encounter
disinfect an exam room?
How would a medical assistant Position a walker over the scale and have the patient hold onto it
weigh a patient who either has
Vertigo or are having trouble
balancing themselves?
If a medical assistant suspects Notify the provider
that a pediatric patient as being
abused, what is the next action
to be taken?
How would a medical assistant Height and weight
calculate BMI on a patient?
What tort law violation would be Fraud
deception with the intent to
deprive another person of their
rights?
If a patient is given an advance The patient
beneficiary notice for an
elective plastic surgery, who
would be the responsible party
for paying the charges incurred?
How would a medical office Document the proper removal of the container into the facility
dispose of a full sharps log book
container?
When using CPT main text, what Modifier
code should be used to show
that one procedure was used
multiple times on a patient?
What should a medical assistant If the patient has been, or is still on, an antibiotic
document on a patient's
requisition form when delivering
a specimen for a wound culture
to the microbiology
department?
What should be used to clean 1:1 solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution
the floor after an accidental 0
blood spill?
What is the main goals or To include the patient and their family or loved ones in the
purpose of patient centered patient's care
care?
If you fail to knock on a patient's Invasion of privacy
door or enter without
permission come on this is
considered which of the
following?
, If a medical assistance suspects Present to the patient a list of resources and organizations for
intimate spousal abuse, what help
would be the most appropriate
action?
To which part of the body would Ankle
a figure 8 bandage be applied?
What would be considered part Reservoir host
of the chain of infection?
What should the medical Continue with a stress test as this as a normal reaction
assistant do if they notice a
patient is sweating during a
cardiac stress test?
Foods rich in iodine include: Shellfish
How far should a patient be 20 feet
standing away from a vision
chart when performing a
distance visual examination?
Which of the following patients 10 week-old infant with a HR of 70 bpm
would have an apical pulse rate
outside the normal range?
What drug type would be Antipyretic
prescribed to a patient to help
lower body temperature?
What is the proper way to clean Clean with a circular motion from inside to out
a site for venipuncture?
In which section would a Objective
medical assistant document a
patient's vital signs?
What type of fever is Intermittent
characterized by temperatures
that come and go?
If a laboratory specimen Oxygen
requires an anaerobic collection
container, be cautious not to
unduly exposed the specimen
to:
Which position should the Supine
patient be in when performing a
EKG?
Actual Questions & Answers (A+ Guide Solution)
Terms in this set (198)
You are drawing on a patient syncope
who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and
flushed. What are they
experiencing?
What is the best position to trendlenburg
place a patient in if they are
experiencing critically low
blood pressure?
When should a medical assistant When the appointment is scheduled
verify a new patient's insurance
information?
How would a medical assistant Listen to the patient's concerns and try to resolve the issue
handle an irate or angry patient
about a bill they had received?
What should you have handy Sterile thumb dressing forceps
when assisting a provider for a
post-operative suture removal?
What would be the most Lithotomy
appropriate position to place a
patient in for a vaginal exam?
What would describe the Distribution
reversible transfer of a drug
from one location to another
within the body?
When a patient is changing a Document the date and time on each new pad applied to the
transdermal patch, what is the patient
first thing they should do?
,When should a medical assistant After each patient encounter
disinfect an exam room?
How would a medical assistant Position a walker over the scale and have the patient hold onto it
weigh a patient who either has
Vertigo or are having trouble
balancing themselves?
If a medical assistant suspects Notify the provider
that a pediatric patient as being
abused, what is the next action
to be taken?
How would a medical assistant Height and weight
calculate BMI on a patient?
What tort law violation would be Fraud
deception with the intent to
deprive another person of their
rights?
If a patient is given an advance The patient
beneficiary notice for an
elective plastic surgery, who
would be the responsible party
for paying the charges incurred?
How would a medical office Document the proper removal of the container into the facility
dispose of a full sharps log book
container?
When using CPT main text, what Modifier
code should be used to show
that one procedure was used
multiple times on a patient?
What should a medical assistant If the patient has been, or is still on, an antibiotic
document on a patient's
requisition form when delivering
a specimen for a wound culture
to the microbiology
department?
What should be used to clean 1:1 solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution
the floor after an accidental 0
blood spill?
What is the main goals or To include the patient and their family or loved ones in the
purpose of patient centered patient's care
care?
If you fail to knock on a patient's Invasion of privacy
door or enter without
permission come on this is
considered which of the
following?
, If a medical assistance suspects Present to the patient a list of resources and organizations for
intimate spousal abuse, what help
would be the most appropriate
action?
To which part of the body would Ankle
a figure 8 bandage be applied?
What would be considered part Reservoir host
of the chain of infection?
What should the medical Continue with a stress test as this as a normal reaction
assistant do if they notice a
patient is sweating during a
cardiac stress test?
Foods rich in iodine include: Shellfish
How far should a patient be 20 feet
standing away from a vision
chart when performing a
distance visual examination?
Which of the following patients 10 week-old infant with a HR of 70 bpm
would have an apical pulse rate
outside the normal range?
What drug type would be Antipyretic
prescribed to a patient to help
lower body temperature?
What is the proper way to clean Clean with a circular motion from inside to out
a site for venipuncture?
In which section would a Objective
medical assistant document a
patient's vital signs?
What type of fever is Intermittent
characterized by temperatures
that come and go?
If a laboratory specimen Oxygen
requires an anaerobic collection
container, be cautious not to
unduly exposed the specimen
to:
Which position should the Supine
patient be in when performing a
EKG?
