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What type of appointment system allows flexibility to allow for the most consistent patient flow? - ✔ ✔ Wave scheduling

A provider is going on vacation and wants a CCMA to notify his patients. What is the best form of communication for notification for a patient who cannot be reached by phone? - ✔ ✔ Encrypted email

A provider has ordered a patient to wear a telemetry monitor at home. What statement by the patient indicates a need for further instruction?

• ✔ ✔ "If an electrode comes off, I will reattach it at home."

What statement made by a new CCMA, regarding an artifact, demonstrates a need for further teaching? - ✔ ✔ "Electrical interference on the EKG is not caused by cell phones"

Where should a CCMA place the electrodes for leads V7, V8, and V9? - ✔ ✔ Evenly spaced on the back between the axillary line and the vertebral column at the 5th intercostal space

An office is still using paper charts. in which of the following orders would the CCMA return the chart of Mary St. Thomas? Other charts include Mary Perez, Elizabeth Saint, and John A. Thomas. - ✔ ✔ After Elizabeth Saint and before John A. Thomas

What is the normal range for Sodium in a healthy adult? - ✔ ✔ 135 mEq/L to 145 mEq/L

What is the normal range for Red blood cells in a healthy adult? - ✔ ✔ 3-5 million cells/ mcL

What is the normal range for Platelets in a healthy adult? - ✔ ✔ 150-450 billion/L

What is the normal range for Potassium in a healthy adult? - ✔ ✔ 3.5-5 mmol/L

A CCMA is drawing blood from a patient and observes red spots. What is an appropriate action for the CCMA to take? - ✔ ✔ Apply more pressure to the site after the draw

A clinical medical assistant is drawing five blood collection tubes. When should the tourniquet be released? - ✔ ✔ Within a minute of application of the tourniquet

A CCMA is teaching a patient to give himself insulin injections. What patient statement confirms understanding of the instructions? - ✔ ✔ "The insulin will be at room temperature for the injection"

What should a CCMA perform on a hemostat prior to autoclaving? - ✔ ✔ Sanitization

A CCMA is taking the temperature of a patient who just smoked a cigarette. What is the correct sequence for taking this patient's temperature? - ✔ ✔ Pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and temperature

What abbreviation applies to HIPPA regulations and to insurance in the health care setting? - ✔ ✔ PHI

Which of the following lead groups represents Einthoven's Triangle? - ✔ ✔ Leads I, II, and III

While performing a pulse oximetry reading on a patient , what factor should the CCMA recognize as contributing to an erroneous result? - ✔ ✔ Patient's movement

When determining therapeutic medication monitoring levels, what information should the CCMA recognize as most important in measuring trough levels? - ✔ ✔ Time next dose is due

What test result is affected when povidine iodine is used to cleanse the site for a dermal puncture? - ✔ ✔ Potassium

A patient's body temperature will be at its lowest at which time during the day? - ✔ ✔ 4:00 AM

When performing a visual acuity test for a pediatric patient, what distance should the CCMA use? - ✔ ✔ 10 feet

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) states that needle insertion in the antercubital area should be at a... - ✔ ✔ 15- degree angle

What is appropriate for cleansing aaround the urinary meatus in a clean-catch urine collection? - ✔ ✔ Benzalkonium chloride

What is required to schedule an outpatient procedure after recieving a provider's order? - ✔ ✔ The patient's demographic information

A patient is reporting chest pain and pressure. If this patient is experiencing a heart attack, what laboratory test results could be elevated? - ✔ ✔ Troponin

Which of the following is the first step in the blood collection procedure? - ✔ ✔ Test requisition

A blood specimen was rejected by the laboratory with the abbreviation QNS. Why was the specimen rejected? - ✔ ✔ The specimen was insufficent

In addition to name and phone number, whihc of the following pieces of information is required to schedule an appointment? - ✔ ✔ Reason for visit

What is the normal BMI of a healthy adult? - ✔ ✔ 18.5-24.

The provider orders the CCMA to prepare a tablespoon of medication for a patient. How many milliliters of medication should the CCMA draw up? - ✔ ✔ 15mL

What instructions should the CCMA use in administer an enteric-coated tablet to a patient? - ✔ ✔ Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water

A CCMA is providing instructions to a patient prior to a PFT. What statment by the patient indicates a need for further education? - ✔ ✔ "I can use my nebulizer 20 minutes prior to the PFT"

Some older adult or obese patients may not have accesible antecubital veins. In these situations, the CCMA should use what? - ✔ ✔ Hand veins

An employee at a cardiologist's office calls a CCMA's office, inquiring about a referral patient.What test results can the CCMA disclose to the caller? - ✔ ✔ LDL

For 5-lead elctrode placment for ambulatory monitoring, where should the CCMA place the green ground electrode? - ✔ ✔ Covered over a rib on the right side

A phlebotomist recieves orders to draw an infant screening card, O levels, bilirubin and DNA. What should be drawn first? - ✔ ✔ O levels

A CCMA is caring for a number of patients at the same time. In what situation should the CCMA interrupt a previously scheduled appointment? - ✔ ✔ An adult who is experiencing dyspnea and congestion

What parenteral medication routes should a CCMA administer for a slow release of medication into the blood stream? - ✔ ✔ Transdermal

What is the normal range for Blood Glucose? - ✔ ✔ 60-120 mg/dL

A CCMA is educating a patient about the home use of the ambulatory telemetry monitor. The CCMA should tell the patient that, if his electrodes become loos, the patient should... - ✔ ✔ Apply surgical tape to the electrodes to keep them in place

In what scenario should a CCMA choose a CPT modifier? - ✔ ✔ Special circumstances applied to the procedure performed by the provider

What is required when drawing a forensic sample? - ✔ ✔ Have the recieving laboratory sign a chain of custody form

What is the proper time period for the collection of a newborn screening card? - ✔ ✔ 1 to 7 days

A CCMA is preparing to perform a hand draw. What should the CCMA assemble? - ✔ ✔ Winged infusion set and adapter

When must the CCMA follow a chain of custody guidelines? - ✔ ✔ Paternity testing

When should the code on the glucose cuvettes be compared to the code on the glucometer? - ✔ ✔ Before a patient is tested

The clinical medical assistant is coding an office visit where the provider reviews the systems that are related to the chief complaint, but does not go into the patient's family or social history. In determining the level of servie provided, what will the assistant use to code this visit? - ✔ ✔ Expanded problem-focused history

Twenty seconds into measuring a patient's pulse, a CCMA detects an irreguar heartbeat. The CCMA should take what action? - ✔ ✔ Measure the pulse for 2 minutes

A CCMA is monitoring an infant for microcephaly. What describes the anthropometric measurment that the CCMA should perform? - ✔ ✔ Head circumfrence