NHA: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE EXAM 1
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Which of the following is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it enters the blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular - Answer - Vascular
What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State ...
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NHA: CERTIFIED CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE
EXAM 1
Which of the following is the body system through which a microorganism enters if it
enters the blood supply?
a. Respiratory
b. Gastrointestinal
c. Integumentary
d. Vascular - Answer - Vascular
What legally determines how test results are communicated?
a. Local law
b. HIPAA
c. State law
d. Federal law - Answer - HIPAA
A Treponema pallidum antibodies blood test is positive. What condition does this
indicate?
a. Obesity
b. Prostate cancer
c. Muscular dystrophies
d. Syphilis - Answer - Syphilis
A patient is requesting a copy of his own medical records. What does the office need in
order to release the information?
a. A phone call from the patient
b. A written request and a patient signature
c. A request by fax or mail
d. A request in person - Answer - A written request and a patient signature
What is an embolism?
a. The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or the formation of an embolus
b. An incidence of projectile vomiting
c. A stroke
d. A myocardial infarction - Answer - The sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus or
the formation of an embolus
What type of puncture do medical assistants not perform?
,a. Venipuncture
b. Skin
c. Arterial
d. None of the above - Answer - Arterial
If the physician tells you to place the client in the lateral position, you understand that
this means:
a. On the back
b. Side lying
c. Standing
d. Sitting - Answer - Side lying
Which of the following is the purpose for laboratory testing?
a. To overcome lack of confidence
b. To increase revenue for the laboratory
c. To practice the skills learned in school
d. To assist in the diagnosis of patient's conditions - Answer - To assist in the diagnosis
of patient's conditions
What determines the fees that insurance companies pay?
a. CPT
b. CLIA
c. ICD
d. AMA - Answer - CPT
The Medical Assistant knows that a protein in the blood associated with antibodies is:
a. Globulin
b. Immunoglobulin
c. Antiglobulin
d. None of the above - Answer - Globulin
Quality control testing for GC gram stain may be required more often than one a week if
who recommends?
a. The state
b. The local regulator
c. The manufacturer
d. The lab director - Answer - The manufacturer
Which of the following would be used to abbreviate milliequivalent?
a. mg
, b. ml
c. mEq
d. m/min - Answer - mEq
letters and postcards under 12 oz are generally mailed using this service:
a. First class
b. Second class
c. Third class
d. Fourth class - Answer - First class
What is the amount of money an employee earns before taxes or deductions are taken
out?
a. The prior earnings
b. The net income
c. The gross income
d. The total earnings - Answer - The gross income
What is the term for a motor neuron and muscle fibers that it controls?
a. Motor unit
b. Motor group
c. Motor nerve
d. Motor function - Answer - Motor unit
If a condition is "tardive," what does this tell us?
a. It is fatal
b. It is irreversible
c. It has a slow onset
d. It occurs in the elderly - Answer - It has a slow onset
What is used to assign a medical diagnosis?
a. CPT
b. CLIA
c. ICD
d. AMA - Answer - ICD
What is the medical term used to mean empty or remove of impurities?
a. Prolapse
b. Purge
c. Pons
d. Permeable - Answer - Purge
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