CCMA PRACTICE TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH A+ GRADED
ANSWERS 2025\2026
Vital signs
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
What balances Body temp?
Hypothalamus
Another name for eardrum
Tympanic Membrane
Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again
Intermittent
Normal pulse rate
60-100 BPM
Where apex of heart is located
5th intercostal space
What is BP cuff inflated to?
30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second
Hg in BP measurement stands for this
Mercury
Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the workplace and the
creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure
OSHA
This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations
Label all chemicals with MSDS
Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this
Steam sterilization/Autoclave
Droplets can travel how far?
,Less than 3 feet
Standard running speed of the EKG reading
25mm/sec
Who invented the EKG?
Einthoven
Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this
Nitroglycerin
Liquid portion of blood is called
Plasma
Thromobocytes assist in
Clotting
Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with certain disabilities
Medicare
CPR Ratio
30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
Medical Asepsis
The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms AFTER they leave the body through Standard
Precautions and Transmission Based Precautions
Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control measures aimed at
preventing the spread of disease at what point in the Chain of Infection
Portal of Exit
Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal Precautions
CDC
Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent transmission
Ventilation
Where you would find the spelling for a medication?
Physician Desk Reference
,Where is V2 lead located
4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Where is V5 lead located
5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG
Wandering baseline
Most critical step in pt testing
Identifying the pt
Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria?
Clean Catch Specimen
Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease or injury
ICD-9
Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning, the intent and the
place it occured
E codes
The sounds an MA listens for during a BP
Korotkoff sounds
CMS-1500 Form is aka
Superbill
Post-prandial
After a meal
Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein
Phlebitis
Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard
Biologic
Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories:
, Airborne, Droplet and Contact
Unit of measure on a standard Rx
Micrograms/mcg
Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called
Cardiac Output
Q wave is always
Negative
First electrical impulse recorded on EKG
P wave
Movement away from the baseline on an EKG is called
Wave form
Several wave forms on an EKG are called
Complex
A wave form and a segment on an EKG
Interval
A line between waveforms on an EKG
Segment
Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here
Guidelines
Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist
Method of referral
The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents
Late ventricular repolarization
Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves
Junctional
Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads
ANSWERS 2025\2026
Vital signs
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP
What balances Body temp?
Hypothalamus
Another name for eardrum
Tympanic Membrane
Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again
Intermittent
Normal pulse rate
60-100 BPM
Where apex of heart is located
5th intercostal space
What is BP cuff inflated to?
30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second
Hg in BP measurement stands for this
Mercury
Branch responsible for the identification of various hazards present in the workplace and the
creation of rules and regulations to minimize exposure
OSHA
This is required by Chemical Safety Regulations
Label all chemicals with MSDS
Most surgical instruments are sterilized by this
Steam sterilization/Autoclave
Droplets can travel how far?
,Less than 3 feet
Standard running speed of the EKG reading
25mm/sec
Who invented the EKG?
Einthoven
Pt having mild chest pain might be prescribed this
Nitroglycerin
Liquid portion of blood is called
Plasma
Thromobocytes assist in
Clotting
Government based health insurance for people over 65 and others with certain disabilities
Medicare
CPR Ratio
30 Compressions : 2 Breaths
Medical Asepsis
The destruction of pathogenic microorganisms AFTER they leave the body through Standard
Precautions and Transmission Based Precautions
Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions are control measures aimed at
preventing the spread of disease at what point in the Chain of Infection
Portal of Exit
Organization that issued the guidelines known as Standard and Universal Precautions
CDC
Because of the nature of airborne precautions this is needed to prevent transmission
Ventilation
Where you would find the spelling for a medication?
Physician Desk Reference
,Where is V2 lead located
4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Where is V5 lead located
5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
Poor tracings due to sweat or lotion would lead to this on an EKG
Wandering baseline
Most critical step in pt testing
Identifying the pt
Which urinalysis would you use to test for bacteria?
Clean Catch Specimen
Codes used to describe encounters with circumstances other than disease or injury
ICD-9
Supplemental codes that capture the external cause of injury or poisoning, the intent and the
place it occured
E codes
The sounds an MA listens for during a BP
Korotkoff sounds
CMS-1500 Form is aka
Superbill
Post-prandial
After a meal
Complication from repeated venipuncture of the same vein
Phlebitis
Bacteria, viruses, fungus or parasites belong to which type of hazard
Biologic
Isolation precautions are condensed into 3 categories:
, Airborne, Droplet and Contact
Unit of measure on a standard Rx
Micrograms/mcg
Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is called
Cardiac Output
Q wave is always
Negative
First electrical impulse recorded on EKG
P wave
Movement away from the baseline on an EKG is called
Wave form
Several wave forms on an EKG are called
Complex
A wave form and a segment on an EKG
Interval
A line between waveforms on an EKG
Segment
Specific coding instructions for each CPT section are located here
Guidelines
Required when general practitioner sends pt to a specialist
Method of referral
The shallow wave that follows the T wave represents
Late ventricular repolarization
Rhythm indicated by absence of/or inverted P waves
Junctional
Inferior wall MI is shown in what leads
