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Which of the following should be included in the objective in a SOAP note? correct
answers Elevated blood pressure
Which of the following is an advantage of the Internet concerning the information that it
provides? correct answers It can be updated frequently
Which of the following patient information should be recorded on a laboratory requisition
form? correct answers Preliminary diagnosis
Which of the following urine specimens is the best to check for dehydration? correct
answers twenty-four-hour
Where should you divide a hyphenated compound word when writing? correct answers
At the hyphen
Every task must be performed by a medical assistant with the goal of excellence. Which
of the following terms is the most appropriate to describe this goal? correct answers
Integrity
Which of the following is a scheduling system wherein patients with similar problems are
booked consecutively? correct answers Clustering
What is the gross weekly pay for a medical assistant who works thirty-five hours per
week at a rate of $12.50 per hour? correct answers $437.50
Which of the following terms describes a check made out with a date in the past?
correct answers Predated
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requires that inventory records of
controlled substances be completed every correct answers two years
Which of the following methods of administration is the most appropriate for medications
that are irritating to the skin tissues and may cause discoloration? correct answers The
Z-track method
The combing form palpebr/o refers to which of the following? correct answers Eyelid
Which of the following contains both subjective and objective information? correct
answers Chief complaint
An electrocardiograph consists of how many limb leads? correct answers Six
,Which of the following is characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium,
stupor, coma, and reversal sleep rhythm? correct answers Encephalitis
The medical office supply company offers a 15% discount to customers when they order
five or more cases of paper gowns at one time. If each case costs $55, what is the cost
for eight cases of paper gowns? correct answers $374
Which of the following taxes is mandated by the federal government to be withheld from
an employee's paycheck? correct answers Medicare
Which of the following medications is classified as an antiplatelet drug? correct answers
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Several patients are waiting to see the physician in a walk-in clinic. Which of the
following patients should be examined first? correct answers A forty-eight-year-old
woman whose skin feels clammy and who has had metrorrhagia for the past twenty-four
hours
A physician orders a 250-mg dose of an antibiotic for a patient. The vial is labeled "500
mg/ml." The medical assistant should aspirate which of the following amounts of
antibiotic into the syringe? correct answers 0.5 mL
How do autoclaves sterilize instruments and equipment? correct answers By forcing the
temperature of steam above the boiling point of water
Demographic data, such as marital status, is included in which portion of a patient's
record? correct answers Social and occupational history
A medical assistant wants to order boxes of 21-gauge, 1/2 inch needles. If the clinic
uses three boxes weekly and supplies are ordered once every six weeks, how many
boxes should she order? correct answers Eighteen
Which of the following terms describes calling an insurance carrier to determine if
medical procedures are covered under a patient's health insurance policy? correct
answers Precertification
Which of the following punctuation marks most commonly follows the situation in a
business letter? correct answers Comma
An abnormal increase in the size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, with
destructive changes in their walls, is referred to as correct answers emphysema
When using standard-sized letterhead to prepare a full-page business letter, the left and
right margins should each be how many inches wide? correct answers 1
, Immunization records should be kept in the medical office for how long? correct
answers Permanently
Which of the following is defined as pain/burning/difficulty on urination? correct answers
Dysuria
Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term that means "excessive uterine
bleeding occurring during menses"? correct answers menorrhagia
The form that must be completed at the end of each year and given to each employee,
with copies to the federal and state governments, is the correct answers W-2 Form
Which of the following psychological theories was developed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross?
correct answers Stages of grief
Inquiries about which of the following are legal when interviewing a medical assistant for
a position? correct answers Previous employers
Which of the following patient charts would be placed first in an alphabetic filing
system? correct answers Mabry, Jack
Indemnity schedules are often called correct answers fee-for-service plans
The medical assistant is sterilizing an instrument pack in the autoclave. Which of the
following best represents complete sterilization? correct answers Color change of
indicator strip
Which of the following medications is most appropriate for a seven-year-old child during
an acute asthma attack? correct answers Albuterol (Ventolin) by nebulizer
Which of the following urine specimens should be used for microscopic examination?
correct answers First-voided
Which of the following is an acceptable type of cleaning product for use on human
tissue? correct answers Antiseptics
In a patient with diabetes, which of the following tests is used to retrieve information
about the blood glucose control over the past two to four months? correct answers
Hemoglobin A1c
Which of the following positions is used for examination of rectal, sigmoid, and vaginal
areas? correct answers Knee-chest
How many veins bring blood to the left atrium? correct answers Four
All of the following are various types of grief, EXCEPT correct answers complicated
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Which of the following should be included in the objective in a SOAP note? correct
answers Elevated blood pressure
Which of the following is an advantage of the Internet concerning the information that it
provides? correct answers It can be updated frequently
Which of the following patient information should be recorded on a laboratory requisition
form? correct answers Preliminary diagnosis
Which of the following urine specimens is the best to check for dehydration? correct
answers twenty-four-hour
Where should you divide a hyphenated compound word when writing? correct answers
At the hyphen
Every task must be performed by a medical assistant with the goal of excellence. Which
of the following terms is the most appropriate to describe this goal? correct answers
Integrity
Which of the following is a scheduling system wherein patients with similar problems are
booked consecutively? correct answers Clustering
What is the gross weekly pay for a medical assistant who works thirty-five hours per
week at a rate of $12.50 per hour? correct answers $437.50
Which of the following terms describes a check made out with a date in the past?
correct answers Predated
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requires that inventory records of
controlled substances be completed every correct answers two years
Which of the following methods of administration is the most appropriate for medications
that are irritating to the skin tissues and may cause discoloration? correct answers The
Z-track method
The combing form palpebr/o refers to which of the following? correct answers Eyelid
Which of the following contains both subjective and objective information? correct
answers Chief complaint
An electrocardiograph consists of how many limb leads? correct answers Six
,Which of the following is characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium,
stupor, coma, and reversal sleep rhythm? correct answers Encephalitis
The medical office supply company offers a 15% discount to customers when they order
five or more cases of paper gowns at one time. If each case costs $55, what is the cost
for eight cases of paper gowns? correct answers $374
Which of the following taxes is mandated by the federal government to be withheld from
an employee's paycheck? correct answers Medicare
Which of the following medications is classified as an antiplatelet drug? correct answers
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Several patients are waiting to see the physician in a walk-in clinic. Which of the
following patients should be examined first? correct answers A forty-eight-year-old
woman whose skin feels clammy and who has had metrorrhagia for the past twenty-four
hours
A physician orders a 250-mg dose of an antibiotic for a patient. The vial is labeled "500
mg/ml." The medical assistant should aspirate which of the following amounts of
antibiotic into the syringe? correct answers 0.5 mL
How do autoclaves sterilize instruments and equipment? correct answers By forcing the
temperature of steam above the boiling point of water
Demographic data, such as marital status, is included in which portion of a patient's
record? correct answers Social and occupational history
A medical assistant wants to order boxes of 21-gauge, 1/2 inch needles. If the clinic
uses three boxes weekly and supplies are ordered once every six weeks, how many
boxes should she order? correct answers Eighteen
Which of the following terms describes calling an insurance carrier to determine if
medical procedures are covered under a patient's health insurance policy? correct
answers Precertification
Which of the following punctuation marks most commonly follows the situation in a
business letter? correct answers Comma
An abnormal increase in the size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, with
destructive changes in their walls, is referred to as correct answers emphysema
When using standard-sized letterhead to prepare a full-page business letter, the left and
right margins should each be how many inches wide? correct answers 1
, Immunization records should be kept in the medical office for how long? correct
answers Permanently
Which of the following is defined as pain/burning/difficulty on urination? correct answers
Dysuria
Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term that means "excessive uterine
bleeding occurring during menses"? correct answers menorrhagia
The form that must be completed at the end of each year and given to each employee,
with copies to the federal and state governments, is the correct answers W-2 Form
Which of the following psychological theories was developed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross?
correct answers Stages of grief
Inquiries about which of the following are legal when interviewing a medical assistant for
a position? correct answers Previous employers
Which of the following patient charts would be placed first in an alphabetic filing
system? correct answers Mabry, Jack
Indemnity schedules are often called correct answers fee-for-service plans
The medical assistant is sterilizing an instrument pack in the autoclave. Which of the
following best represents complete sterilization? correct answers Color change of
indicator strip
Which of the following medications is most appropriate for a seven-year-old child during
an acute asthma attack? correct answers Albuterol (Ventolin) by nebulizer
Which of the following urine specimens should be used for microscopic examination?
correct answers First-voided
Which of the following is an acceptable type of cleaning product for use on human
tissue? correct answers Antiseptics
In a patient with diabetes, which of the following tests is used to retrieve information
about the blood glucose control over the past two to four months? correct answers
Hemoglobin A1c
Which of the following positions is used for examination of rectal, sigmoid, and vaginal
areas? correct answers Knee-chest
How many veins bring blood to the left atrium? correct answers Four
All of the following are various types of grief, EXCEPT correct answers complicated
