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CMA Practice Exam 1 questions and answers

CMA Practice Exam 1

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a 26-year-old woman has swallowed an overdose of prescribed sleeping pills. She is now on responsive. When you open her airway, you find that she is gasping for breath and is not breathing normally at all.

Using a pocket mask, you provide to rescue breaths and check for signs of circulation, including her pulse, which is rapid but weak. What should you do next? - answer ✅✅Provide rescue breathing at a rate of one breath every five seconds A day she provides complete and up-to-date information about - answer ✅✅Accounts receivable A disadvantage of single-entry bookkeeping is that it - answer ✅✅Makes errors hard to spot A disbursement journal is a summary of - answer ✅✅Accounts paid out A medical assistant is paid bi weekly and earns a regular rate of $10.50/hour. Her employer pays 1. times the regular rate for any hours exceeding 80 within a two-week time period. During the past two weeks, she worked 82 hours. Which of the following represents her gross earnings for this biweekly time period? - answer ✅✅$871. A patient has a sudden decrease in blood pressure after an acute hemorrhage. the primary cause is a decrease in which of the following? - answer ✅✅Blood volume A patient must pay $400 per year for medical expenses before the insurance company will begin to cover any expenses. Which of the following terms describes this payment? - answer ✅✅Deductible A patient should be advised to bring an insurance card to each appointment for which of the following reasons? - answer ✅✅To identify changes in the patient's current insurance coverage A patient with Addison's disease should be examined by which of the following types of specialists? - answer ✅✅Endocrinologist A physician may order a stool culture if he or she suspects - answer ✅✅Bacterial infection Colitis Protozoal infection Cancer

A record must be maintained for all drugs dispensed in the medical office that are classified in which of the following schedules? - answer ✅✅II III IV A scheduling method in which patients sign in and are seen in a first-come, first-served basis is known as which of the following? - answer ✅✅Open hours A substance that released from an injured cell is called a(n) - answer ✅✅Histamine A synapse is - answer ✅✅The junction between two neurons A telephone feature that answers calls and has a recording that identifies services available by pressing a specific number is known as which of the following? - answer ✅✅Automated routing unit According to the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), how often is recertification of the certified medical assistant (CMA) credential required? - answer ✅✅Every five years according to the patients Bill of Rights, which of the following is a patient right? - answer ✅✅to expect continuity of care According to U.S. Postal Service guidelines, which of the following is the correct state abbreviation for an envelope addressed to Boston? - answer ✅✅MA All but which of the following are characteristics of the endocrine system? - answer ✅✅It is responsible for many conscious and unconscious activities An amount that constitutes an addition to revenue is called - answer ✅✅Credit

An area of dead cells due to a lack of oxygen is called - answer ✅✅Infarction An eye examination using a Snellen eye chart tests for what - answer ✅✅Distance visual acuity An ICD- 10 - CM code may contain up to how many digits? - answer ✅✅ 7 And 18 month old girl was taken to her pediatrician for a vaccine. Which of the following terms most likely related to her reaction to the nurse with the needle? - answer ✅✅Anxiety Biohazardous waste must be collected in impermeable polyethylene bags that are which of the following colors? - answer ✅✅Red Butenafine is prescribed to treat - answer ✅✅Athlete's foot Certified mail is used to send - answer ✅✅Documents, contracts, and bankbooks Cromolyn is used to treat - answer ✅✅Asthma Deficiency of which of the following may cause rickets? - answer ✅✅Calcium Depakene is a type of - answer ✅✅Antiepileptic Distention of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney by urine is referred to as - answer ✅✅Hydronephrosis Drugs that increase urine secretion are - answer ✅✅Diuretics During a surgical procedure, a cautery will be used to accomplish which of the following - answer ✅✅Either removal of contaminated tissue or burning or a cutting of tissue

Epinephrine is a - answer ✅✅Adrenergic Fluoxetine is a type of - answer ✅✅Antidepressant For a multi page letter, the medical assistant should use - answer ✅✅Letter here for the first page and blank paper for all the other pages Furosemide is prescribed for - answer ✅✅Congestive heart failure (CHF). Nephrotic syndrome. Hypercalcemia If a drop of blood does not form after capillary puncture, which of the following should be done? - answer ✅✅Apply steady pressure If a patient is unresponsive, which of the following should be assessed first? - answer ✅✅CAB (Circulation, Airway, and Breathing) If a patient weighs 165 pounds, how much do he or she weigh in kilograms? - answer ✅✅75 kg in a medical record, dyspepsia should be recorded under which of the following body systems? - answer ✅✅Digestive In an emergency situation, patients with which of the following conditions should be treated first? - answer ✅✅Shock In sickle-cell anemia, what component is abnormal that causes the erythrocytes to change shape? - answer ✅✅Hemoglobin In the matrix scheduling system, medical assistants should block off - answer ✅✅Visits with drug company representatives

Time for performing hospital rounds Physicians' lunch hours Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium that is primarily intracellular and is detected by which of the following? - answer ✅✅Silver stain Lidocaine is a type of - answer ✅✅Antiarrhythmic Medical assistant should do all the following when answering the telephone, except - answer ✅✅Give the call of the medical assistant's name first and then the name of the office medical assistant should take all of the following actions when opening mail, except - answer ✅✅Open the physicians personal mail Operation Procedure: Left thyroid lobectomy with removal of the isthmus. A medical assistant preparing an insurance claim for this operative procedure should select coding for which of the following body systems? - answer ✅✅Endocrine Pulmonary arteries - answer ✅✅Transfer low-oxygen blood to the lungs Scheduling two or more patients in the same slot is known as - answer ✅✅Double booking Sensitivity testing is used to determine - answer ✅✅A pathogen's susceptibility to antibiotics Serum sickness is what type if sensitivity? - answer ✅✅II Standard letterhead is - answer ✅✅Used in general business correspondence Standard precautions require that examination rooms, equipment, blood spills, and other potentially infectious materials be cleaned with which of the following? - answer ✅✅Bleach

The abbreviation NP stand for - answer ✅✅New patient The amylase test is used for disorders related to the - answer ✅✅Pancreas The anticoagulant EDTA is most appropriate for a blood specimen that has been collected for - answer ✅✅Complete blood cell counts The combined contraceptive pill contains - answer ✅✅Both estrogen and progesterone The combining form cheil/o means - answer ✅✅Lip The combining form xer/o refers to something - answer ✅✅Dry The combining ot/o means - answer ✅✅Ear The condition in which one of the sex chromosomes is missing is called - answer ✅✅Turner's syndrome The first cervical vertebra is the - answer ✅✅Atlas The main body part involved in the metabolism of drugs is the - answer ✅✅Liver The medical assistant calls the endocrinologist to schedule an appointment for a patient who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. To avoid hypoglycemia in the patient, which of the following appointment times should the medical assistant request? - answer ✅✅First appointment in the morning The most common causative organism of meningitis in adults is - answer ✅✅Neisseria meningitides The most common type of anemia is - answer ✅✅Iron-deficiency

The outmost layer of the cell is known as - answer ✅✅Ectoplasm The part of the brain responsible for visual recognition is the - answer ✅✅Occipital lobe The physician has just arrived and several patients are waiting to be seen. Which of the following patients should the physician see first? - answer ✅✅A walk-in patient complaining of pain radiating to the left arm The physician prescribes Prozac 60 mg per day for thirty days. Prozac is available in 20 mg tablets. Which of the following is the correct number to be dispensed? - answer ✅✅ 90 The prefix Milli- means - answer ✅✅one-thousandth The production of heat needed to use food is called - answer ✅✅Thermogenesis The proofreaders mark # represents which of the following? - answer ✅✅Add a space The proofreaders mark that resembles an equal sign means which of the following? - answer ✅✅Insert hyphen The receptionist who is responsible for opening the medical office must arrive how long before office hours begin? - answer ✅✅15 to 20 mins The subject line of a letter appears - answer ✅✅Two lines below the salutation The sudden onset of a disease marked by intensity is described as - answer ✅✅Acute The suffix - kinesia means - answer ✅✅Movement

The sympathetic action of the pupil of the eye is - answer ✅✅Dilation The term cryptorchidism means? - answer ✅✅Undescended testicle The thalamus - answer ✅✅Acts as a relay station for sensory impulses The three bones in the middle ear that amplify vibration are called - answer ✅✅Auditory ossicles The type of listening that occurs when the medical assistant does not offer advice or give assistance is - answer ✅✅Passive The underlined portion of the word (hypo)lipemia represents which of the following word parts? - answer ✅✅Prefix The white and outermost layer of the eye is called the - answer ✅✅Sclera Thrombophlebitis occurs most commonly in the - answer ✅✅Lower Legs Through the U.S. Postal Service, a package of books that weighs 90 pounds - answer ✅✅Cannot be sent because it exceeds weight limits To comply with Medicare guidelines, the physician must write off which of the following charges? - answer ✅✅Disallowed charges Type A blood has - answer ✅✅A antigen on the red blood cells and anti-B antibodies in plasma What action should a medical assistant take if a caller wants to talk to a physician but refuses to identify him or herself? - answer ✅✅Ask the person to write a letter to the physician and mark it "personal"

What is the function of the hormone calcitonin, which is released from the thyroid gland? - answer ✅✅It decreases plasma calcium concentrations What should correct an error in a patient's chart? - answer ✅✅The person who originally chart at the entry When a urine culture is being performed, the urine should be incubated on the culture dishes for how many hours? - answer ✅✅ 24 When collecting a specimen for throat culture, a medical assistant should swab which of the following structures? - answer ✅✅Pharynx When dealing with a seriously ill patient, you should - answer ✅✅Avoid empty promises When performing electrocardiography, which of the chest leads should be placed at the 5th intercostal space at the junction of the left midclavicular line? - answer ✅✅V When practicing sterile technique, the medical assistant should use which of the following instruments to set up a sterile field? - answer ✅✅Transfer forceps Which of the following actions is most appropriate to ensure the security of electronic medical records?

• answer ✅✅Restricting access to information based on each user's job function Which of the following basic computer software operations obtains a saved file? - answer ✅✅Retrieving file Which of the following body systems contains the cervix and fallopian tubes? - answer ✅✅Reproductive Which of the following bookkeeping terms refers to charges on the patient's account? - answer ✅✅Debits

Which of the following branches off the trachea and passes into the lungs? - answer ✅✅Bronchus Which of the following can increase blood pressure? - answer ✅✅Fear of medical personnel which of the following causes would give plasma or serum a milky appearance? - answer ✅✅Hyperlipidemia Which of the following cells can release histamine and heparin? - answer ✅✅Mast cells Which of the following checks is drawn by the bank and made payable out of the bank's account? - answer ✅✅Limited Which of the following classes of drugs is most appropriate for a patient with a persistent cough? - answer ✅✅Antitussives Which of the following computer menu selections changes the typeface in a document? - answer ✅✅Font which of the following converts printed matter into a form that can be read by a computer? - answer ✅✅Scanner Which of the following devices is used to keep irregular flows of alternating current electricity from damaging computer components? - answer ✅✅Surge protector Which of the following diagnostic studies uses high-frequency sound waves to produce an image of a patient's internal organs? - answer ✅✅Ultrasonography Which of the following drug types is used to reduce cholesterol? - answer ✅✅Hypolipidemic Which of the following information is obtained from a completed day sheet? - answer ✅✅Accounts receivable data

Which of the following injections is administered under the skin and into the fat layer? - answer ✅✅Subcutaneous Which of the following instruments is used to expand and separate the walls of a cavity to make examination possible? - answer ✅✅Speculum Which of the following International Classifications of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM) code ranges should be use to indicate the cause of injury, such as a fall? - answer ✅✅S00-T Which of the following is a general term for measuring weight and height? - answer ✅✅Mensuration Which of the following is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions? - answer ✅✅Transverse Which of the following is a mechanism involved in healing ulcers? - answer ✅✅Reduction of gastric acidity and enhancement of mucosal defenses Which of the following is a primary benefit of numeric filing? - answer ✅✅patient confidentiality is preserved Which of the following is a type of hormone? - answer ✅✅Secretin which of the following is a type of mail service that guarantees delivery by 3:00 PM the following day? - answer ✅✅Express Which of the following is a type of memory used in computers? - answer ✅✅RAM Which of the following is a type of tickler file? - answer ✅✅Chronological

Which of the following is an appropriate collection technique? - answer ✅✅Sending a payment reminder in the form of a statement or letter when the account is 30 days past due Which of the following is collective for a leukocyte count? - answer ✅✅Whole Blood which of the following is performed to detect the presence of human chorlonic gonadotropin? - answer ✅✅Urine pregnancy test Which of the following is the best use of computers in the medical office? - answer ✅✅Accessing patient records Which of the following is the body's initial response to any injury? - answer ✅✅Inflammation Which of the following is the correct spelling for the term describing absence or abnormal cessation of menses? - answer ✅✅Amenorrhea Which of the following is the most appropriate response by medical assistant who answers a prank telephone call? - answer ✅✅Hang up the telephone Which of the following is the most appropriate study to take breast abscesses? - answer ✅✅Thermography Which of the following is the most effective way to educate new patients about office policies? - answer ✅✅Distribute patient information booklets Which of the following is the most important consideration when scheduling patient appointments? - answer ✅✅Urgency of patient need Which of the following is the most likely adverse effect in a patient who takes a beta-adrenergic blocking agent? - answer ✅✅Bradycardia

which of the following is the portion of a centrifuged urine sample used for microscopic examination? - answer ✅✅Sediment Which of the following is the recommended age to administer the first Haemophilus Influenzae type b immunization to a child? - answer ✅✅Two months Which of the following is the recommended screening test for tuberculosis? - answer ✅✅Mantoux Which of the following is the route of the ministration for parenteral medications? - answer ✅✅Transdermal which of the following is the study of death and dying? - answer ✅✅Thanatology Which of the following is used in preparing a blood smear slide? - answer ✅✅Spreader slide Which of the following items is a capital purchase for the medical office? - answer ✅✅Autoclave Which of the following medical records should be filed first in a terminal-digit numeric series? - answer ✅✅ 24 - 53 - 16 Which of the following medical terms is common known as "crossed eyes"? - answer ✅✅Strabismus Which of the following medications is most appropriate for a patient with depression? - answer ✅✅Zoloft Which of the following medications is used to treat patients with hypertension? - answer ✅✅Hydralazine (Apresoline) Which of the following muscles is located in the torso? - answer ✅✅External oblique

Which of the following organisms commonly causes toxic shock syndrome? - answer ✅✅Staphylococcus aureus Which of the following parts of a prescription indicates the number of tablets to be dispensed? - answer ✅✅Subscription Which of the following parts of a prescription provides directions to the pharmacist? - answer ✅✅Subscription Which of the following pieces of incoming mail should be delivered directly to the physician? - answer ✅✅A letter marked "confidential" Which of the following positions is most commonly used for pelvic examination? - answer ✅✅Lithotomy Which of the following prefixes means "bad, difficult, painful" - answer ✅✅dys- Which of the following procedures requires that surgical asepsis be maintained? - answer ✅✅Aspiration of fluid from a cyst in the breast Which of the following provides detailed information about the potential hazards of chemicals used in the physician's office? - answer ✅✅Safety Data Sheets which of the following refers to the process of determining the circumference of an infants head? - answer ✅✅Mensuration Which of the following should be placed on top of a stack of incoming mail for the physician's attention?

• answer ✅✅Consultation's report Which of the following statements is true about a typical purchasing procedure in a medical office? - answer ✅✅An authorized person should be in charge of purchasing High-quality goods should be ordered at the lowest price

Receipts of goods should be recorded Shipments should be checked against packing slips Which of the following steps must be taken to recall a mailed letter? - answer ✅✅Call the post office Which of the following suffixes means "beginning, origin, production"? - answer ✅✅Both - genic and - genetic which of the following terms describes the technique used when the medical assistant repeats this back to the patient. "so you have difficulty sleeping because of your pain" - answer ✅✅Paraphrasing Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - answer ✅✅Lithiasis Which of the following terms means "fainting"? - answer ✅✅Syncope Which of the following terms of first to the balance due to a creditor on a current account? - answer ✅✅Accounts payable Which of the following terms refers to an advance directive made by an individual that specifies his or her end-of-life wishes? - answer ✅✅Living will Which of the following tests may indicate a kidney disorder? - answer ✅✅Blood urea nitrogen Which of the following thermometers can be used to obtain the fastest accurate reading? - answer ✅✅Tympanic membrane electronic Which of the following types of insurance covers medical expenses for patients who are injured "in their home" - answer ✅✅Liability

Which of the following types of mail provides proof that a letter has been received? - answer ✅✅Certified Which of the following types of medications may need to be refrigerated when stored? - answer ✅✅Antibiotics Which of the following types of tinea is known as "jock itch"? - answer ✅✅Tinea cruris Which of the following white blood cells is the smallest in size? - answer ✅✅Lymphocytes Which of the following words is misspelled? - answer ✅✅Homerous Which of the following words is misspelled? - answer ✅✅Nueron Which of the following words is misspelled? - answer ✅✅Vacsine You are alone and providing CPR for a very small three-year-old child. Which of the following describes the correct technique to follow in performing chest compressions on this child? - answer ✅✅Use the heel of one hand You are babysitting your infant nephew. You are alone and find the infant unresponsive. Which of the following is the best action? - answer ✅✅Begin the ABC's of CPR and then phone 911 after one minute of rescue support You are providing rescue breathing to an unresponsive, nonbreathing child who shows signs of circulation. How often should you provide rescue breaths for this child? - answer ✅✅Once every six to eight seconds (eight to ten breaths per minute)