NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following tests can be performed using the capillary method for a CLIA
waved, POCT?
A. Hemoglobin.
B. Coagulation.
C. Pregnancy.
D. Sputum.
E. Fecal occult blood. - Answer-A. Hemoglobin.
B. Coagulation.
Which of the following are correct ways to amend a mistake in paper, medical records
or documents?
A. Using a white correctional fluid over the previous writing, being changed.
B. Date and initial next to the change.
C. Draw a single line through the wording of the area being changed.
D. Right addendum to the mistake that was changed.
E. Write the correction directly above the amended text. - Answer-B. Date and initial
next to the change.
C. Draw a single line through the wording of the area being changed.
E. Write the correction directly above the amended text.
The meaning od -stomy
A. Opening to form a mouth
B. Incision, cutting into
C. Visual examination with and endoscope
D. Controlling, stopping - Answer-A. Opening to form a mouth
An order of one mL NS qh daily, means which of the following?
A. 1 mL normal saline every hour daily.
B. 1 mm normal saline four times daily.
C. 1 mL nasally every hour daily.
D. 1 mL nonsteroidal four times daily. - Answer-A. 1 mL normal saline every hour daily.
A patient presents to the clinic reception area with a fever and a harsh cough. Which of
the following actions should the medical assistant take?
A. Ask the patient to wear a mask mask
B. Assist the patient to an exam room for screening.
C. Test the patient for rapid flu.
D. Notify the physician immediately.
, E. Prepare the patient for a chest x-ray. - Answer-A. Ask the patient to wear a mask.
B. Assist the patient to an exam room for screening.
A patient called the office complaining. His hydromorphone prescription was not
honored at the pharmacy. The patient stated, "The doctor gave me this prescription six
weeks ago when I was in the office."the prescription was denied because it is a
schedule
A. I drug
B. II drug
C. III drug
D. IV drug - Answer-B. II drug
While performing an ECG on a patient, electro ids, keep falling off. Which of the
following should the medical assistant do?
A. Tape over the wires of the electrodes.
B. Clean the skin with soap and water.
C. Clean the skin with 70% Isopropyl alcohol
D. Reposition the electrode.
E. Ask the patient to sit on her hands. - Answer-A. Tape over the wires of the electrodes
B. Clean the skin with 70% isopropyl alcohol.
Flow charts, progress, notes, and narrative notation are all examples of
A. Medical record charting styles.
B. Patient chart filing systems.
C. Recording patient information and a medical record.
D. Patient documentation in a SOAP format. - Answer-C. Recording patient information
and a medical record.
Placement of the ground lead on a ECG is on the
A. RL on the muscular portion of the leg.
B. LL on the soft tissue of the leg.
C. RL on the soft tissue of the leg.
D. LL on the muscular portion of the leg. - Answer-C. RL on the soft tissue of the leg.
Which of the following blood components are visible in a centrifuged, evaluated red top
tube?
A. Plasma.
B. Serum.
C. Individual erythrocytes.
D. Platelets.
E. Coagulated blood. - Answer-B. Serum.
E. Coagulated blood.
A patient's wife calls the office and states that her husband is experiencing left arm pain
and chest pressure. Which of the following could the patient be suffering from?
A. IBS.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following tests can be performed using the capillary method for a CLIA
waved, POCT?
A. Hemoglobin.
B. Coagulation.
C. Pregnancy.
D. Sputum.
E. Fecal occult blood. - Answer-A. Hemoglobin.
B. Coagulation.
Which of the following are correct ways to amend a mistake in paper, medical records
or documents?
A. Using a white correctional fluid over the previous writing, being changed.
B. Date and initial next to the change.
C. Draw a single line through the wording of the area being changed.
D. Right addendum to the mistake that was changed.
E. Write the correction directly above the amended text. - Answer-B. Date and initial
next to the change.
C. Draw a single line through the wording of the area being changed.
E. Write the correction directly above the amended text.
The meaning od -stomy
A. Opening to form a mouth
B. Incision, cutting into
C. Visual examination with and endoscope
D. Controlling, stopping - Answer-A. Opening to form a mouth
An order of one mL NS qh daily, means which of the following?
A. 1 mL normal saline every hour daily.
B. 1 mm normal saline four times daily.
C. 1 mL nasally every hour daily.
D. 1 mL nonsteroidal four times daily. - Answer-A. 1 mL normal saline every hour daily.
A patient presents to the clinic reception area with a fever and a harsh cough. Which of
the following actions should the medical assistant take?
A. Ask the patient to wear a mask mask
B. Assist the patient to an exam room for screening.
C. Test the patient for rapid flu.
D. Notify the physician immediately.
, E. Prepare the patient for a chest x-ray. - Answer-A. Ask the patient to wear a mask.
B. Assist the patient to an exam room for screening.
A patient called the office complaining. His hydromorphone prescription was not
honored at the pharmacy. The patient stated, "The doctor gave me this prescription six
weeks ago when I was in the office."the prescription was denied because it is a
schedule
A. I drug
B. II drug
C. III drug
D. IV drug - Answer-B. II drug
While performing an ECG on a patient, electro ids, keep falling off. Which of the
following should the medical assistant do?
A. Tape over the wires of the electrodes.
B. Clean the skin with soap and water.
C. Clean the skin with 70% Isopropyl alcohol
D. Reposition the electrode.
E. Ask the patient to sit on her hands. - Answer-A. Tape over the wires of the electrodes
B. Clean the skin with 70% isopropyl alcohol.
Flow charts, progress, notes, and narrative notation are all examples of
A. Medical record charting styles.
B. Patient chart filing systems.
C. Recording patient information and a medical record.
D. Patient documentation in a SOAP format. - Answer-C. Recording patient information
and a medical record.
Placement of the ground lead on a ECG is on the
A. RL on the muscular portion of the leg.
B. LL on the soft tissue of the leg.
C. RL on the soft tissue of the leg.
D. LL on the muscular portion of the leg. - Answer-C. RL on the soft tissue of the leg.
Which of the following blood components are visible in a centrifuged, evaluated red top
tube?
A. Plasma.
B. Serum.
C. Individual erythrocytes.
D. Platelets.
E. Coagulated blood. - Answer-B. Serum.
E. Coagulated blood.
A patient's wife calls the office and states that her husband is experiencing left arm pain
and chest pressure. Which of the following could the patient be suffering from?
A. IBS.
