CCMA Online Practice test 3.0:
Baseline Practice test 2025 Questions
and Answers
Which of the following spatial considerations should the medical assistant make when checking in a
patient? - ANSWER✔✔-18 inches to 4 feet
Which of the following classes of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable liquids? -
ANSWER✔✔-Class B
A medical assistant is working with a patient who has a cognitive impairment that causes them to
display short-term memory loss. Which of the following ways should the assistant adapt to this
barrier? - ANSWER✔✔-Provide easy-to-read handouts
A medical assistant is examining a patient who has a third-degree burn on their hands. Which of the
following is a first aid procedure the assistant can perform? - ANSWER✔✔-Separate the patient's
burned fingers
Which of the following is a component of medical terminology used to ensure the ease of
pronunciation? - ANSWER✔✔-Combining vowel
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,A patient informs a medical assistant that they get headaches when they read from a computer
monitor. The assistant should enter this information into which of the following locations when
using SOAP approach to organizing medical records? - ANSWER✔✔-Subjective
Which of the following assessments of a patient's pulse is demonstrated by a extremely strong and
full feeling? - ANSWER✔✔-Bounding pulse
Which of the following aseptic techniques can be achieved using dry heat, moist heat, ultraviolet
light, gas, chemicals, or ionizing radiation? - ANSWER✔✔-Sterilization
Which of the following coaching recommendations should a medical assistant provide when
educating a patient and their family on reducing the spread of infection? - ANSWER✔✔-Routinely
wash hands before and after meals
Which of the following pulmonary function tests involves measuring the oxygen saturation of a
patient's blood by placing a probe on their finger? - ANSWER✔✔-Pulse oximetry
If a medical assistant experiences an exposure to a infectious disease via a human bite, which of the
following steps should they take first? - ANSWER✔✔-Immediately flush the exposed area following
the exposure
A medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for a procedure.
They pick up the instrument and place it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure,
the patient calls the office concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which
of the following torts has the assistant committed? - ANSWER✔✔-Negligence
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, Which of the following section of the clinical medical record includes a collection of the patient's
subjective data obtained by a medical assistant during the clinical intake process? - ANSWER✔✔-
Health history
Which of the following conditions involves an overload of iron in the body? - ANSWER✔✔-
Hemochromatosis
When performing venipuncture, which of the following is the correct order of draw? -
ANSWER✔✔-Green, lavender, gray
A medical assistant is billing a patient's third-party payer for today's office visit. Which of the
following documents does this require? - ANSWER✔✔-An 837P/CMS-1500 claim form
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient about their social history and the assistant notices the
patient is fidgeting and appears anxious. Which of the following nonverbal communication styles is
the patient exhibiting? - ANSWER✔✔-Passive communication
A medical assistant calls a patient from the waiting area to obtain a specimen. Which of the
following actions should the assistant do first? - ANSWER✔✔-Identify the patient
Which of the following is a positive nonverbal behavior? - ANSWER✔✔-Leaning towards the other
person
Which of the following means the absence of infection or infectious materials? - ANSWER✔✔-
Asepsis
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Baseline Practice test 2025 Questions
and Answers
Which of the following spatial considerations should the medical assistant make when checking in a
patient? - ANSWER✔✔-18 inches to 4 feet
Which of the following classes of fire extinguisher should be used on flammable liquids? -
ANSWER✔✔-Class B
A medical assistant is working with a patient who has a cognitive impairment that causes them to
display short-term memory loss. Which of the following ways should the assistant adapt to this
barrier? - ANSWER✔✔-Provide easy-to-read handouts
A medical assistant is examining a patient who has a third-degree burn on their hands. Which of the
following is a first aid procedure the assistant can perform? - ANSWER✔✔-Separate the patient's
burned fingers
Which of the following is a component of medical terminology used to ensure the ease of
pronunciation? - ANSWER✔✔-Combining vowel
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,A patient informs a medical assistant that they get headaches when they read from a computer
monitor. The assistant should enter this information into which of the following locations when
using SOAP approach to organizing medical records? - ANSWER✔✔-Subjective
Which of the following assessments of a patient's pulse is demonstrated by a extremely strong and
full feeling? - ANSWER✔✔-Bounding pulse
Which of the following aseptic techniques can be achieved using dry heat, moist heat, ultraviolet
light, gas, chemicals, or ionizing radiation? - ANSWER✔✔-Sterilization
Which of the following coaching recommendations should a medical assistant provide when
educating a patient and their family on reducing the spread of infection? - ANSWER✔✔-Routinely
wash hands before and after meals
Which of the following pulmonary function tests involves measuring the oxygen saturation of a
patient's blood by placing a probe on their finger? - ANSWER✔✔-Pulse oximetry
If a medical assistant experiences an exposure to a infectious disease via a human bite, which of the
following steps should they take first? - ANSWER✔✔-Immediately flush the exposed area following
the exposure
A medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for a procedure.
They pick up the instrument and place it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure,
the patient calls the office concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which
of the following torts has the assistant committed? - ANSWER✔✔-Negligence
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, Which of the following section of the clinical medical record includes a collection of the patient's
subjective data obtained by a medical assistant during the clinical intake process? - ANSWER✔✔-
Health history
Which of the following conditions involves an overload of iron in the body? - ANSWER✔✔-
Hemochromatosis
When performing venipuncture, which of the following is the correct order of draw? -
ANSWER✔✔-Green, lavender, gray
A medical assistant is billing a patient's third-party payer for today's office visit. Which of the
following documents does this require? - ANSWER✔✔-An 837P/CMS-1500 claim form
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient about their social history and the assistant notices the
patient is fidgeting and appears anxious. Which of the following nonverbal communication styles is
the patient exhibiting? - ANSWER✔✔-Passive communication
A medical assistant calls a patient from the waiting area to obtain a specimen. Which of the
following actions should the assistant do first? - ANSWER✔✔-Identify the patient
Which of the following is a positive nonverbal behavior? - ANSWER✔✔-Leaning towards the other
person
Which of the following means the absence of infection or infectious materials? - ANSWER✔✔-
Asepsis
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