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assault ✔ The threat of touching someone without permission is called? Thrombocytopenia ✔ Which of the following terms refers to a condition of insufficient blood-clotting cells? Fish (protein) ✔ Which of the following foods does NOT represent carbohydrates? Denial ✔ According to Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, most individuals who experience the impending death of a loved one will initially experience which of the following emotions as part of the grieving process? Cerebellum ✔ Which of the following refers to the portion of the brain responsible for balance and movement? Noise ✔ Which of the following is NOT part of effective communication? Aorta ✔ The artery that carrys oxygenated blood to the body pumped from the left ventricle is called the? involves special skills ✔ Theraputic communication differs from normal, everyday communication in that it.... It is not binding ✔ Which of the following is NOT true about arbitration? Tachycardia ✔ Which of the following is the term for "fast heartbeat"? Transcriptions ✔ A medical assistant would use word processing software to create which of the following? 15 to 20minutes ✔ Befoer seeing the physician, patients should not have to wait longer than...

place marker ✔ An outguide is a(n)... The culture, did not grow any bacteria. ✔ Which of the following data entry notes has a misplaced comma? insurance ✔ Before choosing which facility to refer a patient, always verify the pateint's? magazines and newspapers ✔ When opening and processing mail, the medical assistant should consider which of the following items as 5th priority? in a secure area ✔ All filing equipment must be located... patients become annoyed because they have appointments at the same time ✔ A disadvantage of the wave scheduling system is that... employee financial listing ✔ A record of all employees and their earnings, deductions, and other information is called? office hours ✔ The policy section of the policy and procedure manual includes the? specific gravity ✔ Which of the following reflects the ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine? reassure the patient that everything will be okay ✔ Which of the following actions should a medical assistant NOT take when preparing the patient for an exam? ear ✔ Tympanic thermometers are used to measure temperature in/on the? 2 ml ✔ The physician asks the medical assistant to give Ativan 2 mg to the patient. A vial reads 1 mg per 1 ml. Which of the following doses would the medical assistant administer? hypotension and a week thready pulse ✔ Symptoms of shock include? second intention ✔ A wound that does not heal as expected due to infection is said to heal by?

Spherical ✔ Which of the following represents the morphology of cocci bacteria? friction, soap, and warm running water ✔ The three most important factors in performing a hand wash are? check the patients airway ✔ When an elderly patient in a crowded waiting room falls unconcious, a medical assiatant's first action should be? exam gloves and water-soluble lubricant ✔ If the physician is performing a routine bimanual pelvic exam, which of the following will the medical assistant have availiable? Hyperhidrosis ✔ Which of the following means "condition of excessive sweating"? Bursae ✔ Which of the following is the plural for "bursa"? path/o ✔ Which of th following is a combining form meaning "disease"? Diaphram ✔ Which of the following is INCORRECTLY spelled? a woman who never gave birth to a live child ✔ Which of the following is the best description of a nullipara? Atelectasis ✔ Which of the following diseases involves incomplete expansion of the lungs? Melatonin ✔ Which hormone is NOT secreted by the anterior pituitary? formation of insulin ✔ Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver? reabsorb water ✔ A major function of the large instestine is to? Bowman's capsule ✔ Which of the following describes where the blood is filtered in the kidney? hematuria

✔ Urine that contains blood is called? seminiferous tubles ✔ Sperm are produced in the? corpus luteum ✔ The structure responsible for the production of progesterone to maintain the pregnancy until the placenta forms is the? lymphatic ✔ The body system primarily responsible for protection from foreign invaders is the? knuckles of hand ✔ Which of the following would NOT be found on the ventral side of the body? love and belonging ✔ The social worker at a clinic has arranged for a safe and secure apartment for a young single parent and her children. According to Maslow's heirarchy of needs theory, which of the following is the next level of need for her to meet/ the unconscious mind ✔ Freud was the first person to discuss which of the following concepts in psychology? do not reach the highest level of moral development ✔ According to Kohlberg, many people? desire to avoid punishment ✔ According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, young children who obey their parents do so because of their? drawing a picture of an apple ✔ According to Piaget, the following behaviors would be shown by children in the sensorimotor stage of development, EXCEPT? adolescent ✔ A patient continues to smoke despite repeated instruction and information that the medical assistant provides at appointments. She says that she smokes because her friends all smoke. Which of the following age groups is she likely to be in? conditioning ✔ By the age of 18-24 months, children may cry or become frightened at the sight of a medical assistant wearing a lab coat. Which psychological theory is this an example of? behavior reinforcement ✔ Providing an obese child with a gold star sticker at each appointment at which they experience a weight loss is an example of?

looks at watch while the patient answers questions ✔ Which of the following actions, if performed by the medical assistant, does NOT promote effective theraputic communication? let the child hold your stethoscope and listen to his own heartbeat so he understands what you are going to do ✔ A mother brings her 3 year old into the office for a check-up and immunization. To assist the child and improve communication, the medical assistant should? cultural diversity ✔ A new patient from themiddle east comes to the office for her first exam. Her husband fills out all the health forms and comes into the exam room during the medical assistant interview. The patient sits calmly while her husband answers all of the medical assistant's questions. This is likely an example of? no action is needed: the dog is trained to handle this situation ✔ On his way home, a medical assistant sees a blind woman walking with a guide dog. The guide dog is walking toward a puddle. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? acknowledging a patient's emotional state and the meaning this has to her ✔ Which of the following is the best way to expalin the concept of empathy? living will ✔ The document that represents the wishes of an individual regarding end-of-life treatment is called a? Medical Practice Act ✔ A state statute that outlines the requirements to practice medicine, licensure requirements, and guidelines for revocation or suspension of licensure is called? Good Samaritan Act ✔ The statute that protects health care givers when providing emergency care within their scope of ability is called? Medical Assistant ✔ Which of the following is not a licensed health care worker? Clinical Lab Improvement Act ✔ CLIA is the abbreviation for? Double-booking ✔ Which type of appointment scheduling is most likely to be used for short patient visits in an office with multiple practioners?

medical assistant ✔ Which of the following completes the necessary paperwork for the insurance company on a referral? may include portions of the patient's social security number ✔ A numeric filing system... the physician and the staff ✔ The policy and procedures manual is written jointly by? monitor ✔ Which of the following items is an output device? Major Medical Insurance ✔ Which of the following was developed to cover the costs of catastrophic expenses from illness or injury? preferred providers ✔ Physcians and other health care professionals who contract with the insurance carrier to provide patient care are called? capitation ✔ The process of using the number of members enrolled in a plan to determine salary of the physician is called? TRICARE ✔ The dependents of active duty personnel, retired personnel, dependents of retired personnel, and dependents of personnel who died while on active duty are covered by? worker's compensation insurance ✔ In most states, the employer pays a premium to an insurance carrier for a policy known as? 25mm/second ✔ The normal speed for an EKG machine is? use the stethoscope to listen to the heart and lungs while the parent holds the child ✔ To take vital signs on an infant, the medical assistant should... Fowler's position ✔ If a patient has orthopnea, the medical assistant should position them on the exam table in the ______ position. visual acuity ✔ The snellen test measures?

social history ✔ In which section of the chart would information about the patient's smoking habits and employment be documented? the patient has fainted ✔ It is appropriate to check the carotid pulse if? carefully measuring the height of older patients ✔ Screening for osteoporosis would include? Oplthalmoscope ✔ Which of the following would the medical assistant hand to the physician if she wanted to check the pupils of the eye? OSHA ✔ The agency that sets standards for the disposal of infectious waste is? assists in the diagnosis of patient's condition ✔ Which of the following states the puroplse of laboratory testing? 4.5 - 8 ✔ Which of the following is within normal range for pH of urine? diabetes mellitus ✔ A fruity smell to the urine may indicate the pathological condition of? Fat ✔ Which of the following substances is a normal metabolic by-product of ketones? heel is soft and puncture will avoid injury to bones ✔ Which of the following is the correct reason the foot is used as a puncture site for infants? placiing needles in a biohazard sharps container ✔ Which of the following is considered an OSHA standard? RBC's ✔ Which cells setle to the bottom of the test tube after blood is centrifuged? 20 - 22 ✔ Which of the following is the correct gauge range for venipuncture needles? 400 ✔ The total magnification while looking through the high powered objective (40X) is? dosage ordered divided by dosage availiable X quanity

✔ Most common method to use to calulate dosage is? childs weight in lbs divided by average adult weight (150 lbs) X adult dose of medication ✔ Clark's Law of medication is? PT/INR ✔ Which of the folowing blood tests is used to moitor dosage of anticoagulant therapy? Analgesics ✔ Medications in which of the following categories provide pain relief without sedation? verify the dosage with the physician who wrote the order ✔ If the medical assistant has questions about the dosage of a medication order, he should... via injection ✔ A parenteral medication is one that is administered? its assigned or official name ✔ The generic name of a medication is? administration of anticoagulants ✔ Transdermal medications are NOT availiable for? placing under the tounge ✔ Sublingual medications are administered by? right label ✔ The rights of Medication Administration include all of the following EXCEPT? magazine articles ✔ References for information about medications to be administered in hte office should NOT be obtained from? speculum ✔ An instrument used to dialate a body orifice is called a? Cryosurgery ✔ Which type of procedure is frequently used for the removal of skin cancer? cleanse, shave, rinse, apply antiseptic, drape ✔ The order of procedures in preparing the skin for surgery is? General ✔ Which of the following types of anesthesia is NOT used in minor surgical procedures performed in most medical offices?

jaw thrust manuever ✔ In order to open the airway of a patient who is discovered lying on the ground, the best method to use would be? cardiac arrhythmia ✔ The most common cause of sudden cardiac death is? it may occur after a spinal cord injury ✔ Which of the following is true about Neurogenic shock? apply pressure to the wound with a sterile or clean cloth ✔ With heavy bleeding of the forearm, the FIRST method a medical assistant would use to stop the bleeding would be to? 30: ✔ According to the 2005 guidelines from the American Heart Association, a single rescuer should use which of the following ratios for all patients EXCEPT newborns? splint the extremity from the injury to the joint above it ✔ If a medical assistant suspects that a patient has a fracture of an extremity, it would be appropriate for her to? assist the patient into a supine position and elevate his legs ✔ If a patient just had blood drawn and complains of feeling very dizzy, which of the following should the medical assistant do FIRST? an event that disrupts the workflow of the practice for more than 24 hours ✔ Which of the following best describes the definition of a disater situation in a medical practice office? all of the above: the physcians and nurses, medical assistants, office clerical staff and billers ✔ Which medical office staff needs to be considered in preparing an emergency plan? an AED (automatic electronic defibrillator) ✔ In order to best respond to sudden serious cardica arrest, what should be on hand in the medical office? all of the above: an office evacuation plan, a plan for storage of medical records off-site, an insureance policy on the office and equipment, an emergency phone communication tree for all staff ✔ Which of the following represents the essential components of an emergency preparedness plan for a medical office?

to support U.S. citizens and first responders to prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from emergencies and hazards ✔ Which of the following best explains the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in a national disaster?