MA 200 TEST QUESTION AND ANSWERS (LATEST)
100% CORRECT
A recently employed medical assistant is participating in employee training on
the chemicals they will come into contact with while working in the facility.
What document provides detailed information about a chemical, potential
hazards, and injury prevention measures when handling the chemical? Answer
- Safety Data Sheet
Which acronym stands for the federal agency that requires medical offices to
maintain a written emergency evacuation plan? Answer - OSHA
Which action is recommended for a patient who has fainted? Answer - Raise
the patients legs above the level of the heart
Which federal or international agency maintains an extensive web site for
individuals and businesses related to emergency preparedness? Answer -
Centers for Disease Control(CDC)
A 39-year-old female presents to her dermatologist office to have a mole
removed from her right inner bicep. During the procedure, the physician
accidently makes a deep incision resulting in severe hemorrhage. The blood is
bright red and spurting; direct pressure is attempted, but fails to stop the
bleeding. Which care technique is indicated? Answer - Apply the tourniquet
just above the wound
,Which type of injury would a patient receive if they scraped their knee?
Answer - Abrasion
After a medical assistant has applied a tourniquet, inserted the needle to
perform venipuncture, and begun filling the first tube with blood, a patient
says that he fears that he is about to faint. The medical assistant observes the
patient has become very pale, and there is sweat on his forehead. What should
the medical assistant do first? Answer - Removes the tourniquet and needle
When attempting to move a 250 lb. object, which rule of body mechanics
represents the safest option? Answer - Roll or push the object
The medical assistant finishes the venipuncture without incident, but when the
patient tries to exit the office he states, "Everything is getting dark." Which
initial action is indicated? Answer - Help the patient sit down
What drug is used to treat anaphylactic shock? Answer - Epinephrine
In what position should the medical assistant place a patient who is having a
nosebleed? Answer - sitting the head tilted forward
Which bandage turn is correct in bandaging the right forearm? Answer - Spiral-
reverse
A new parent asks the medical assistant, "How can I get trained to know what
to do if my baby drowns or stops breathing"? What should the medical
assistant suggest as a resource? Answer - American heart association
What type of fracture is spontaneous and usually caused by disease? Answer -
Bend knees and grasp the box firmly
, A 16-year-old girl has a 6-month-old son who needs to have a lumbar puncture.
Which condition must be met to legally obtain informed consent for the
procedure? Answer - The patient's mother has been informed about
alternatives to this particular procedure
The routine doctor-patient relationship is legally covered by which types of
private law? (Select all that apply.) Answer - Tort, Contract
Which of these patients could a medical assistant (MA) most reasonably expect
to be nice, considering Maslow's hierarchy of needs? Answer - A patient, who
has been serious medical issues, in the clinic for routine physical
Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), who can perform
provider performed microscopy (PPM) tests? (Select all that apply) Answer -
Physician, physicians assistant
During a surgical procedure a medical assistant contaminates their glove.
Failure to change the contaminated glove demonstrates the lack of which
characteristics? (Select all that apply) Answer - Ethics, competence, integrity
After qualifying for, taking, and passing an examination offered by the
American Association of Medical Assistants, what credential can the medical
assistant display? Answer - Certified medical assistant(CMA) (AAMA)
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross wrote in her book on death and dying that there were
five stages of grief terminally ill patients typically go through. In what order are
these five stages experienced? Answer - Denial, anger, bargaining depression,
acceptance
100% CORRECT
A recently employed medical assistant is participating in employee training on
the chemicals they will come into contact with while working in the facility.
What document provides detailed information about a chemical, potential
hazards, and injury prevention measures when handling the chemical? Answer
- Safety Data Sheet
Which acronym stands for the federal agency that requires medical offices to
maintain a written emergency evacuation plan? Answer - OSHA
Which action is recommended for a patient who has fainted? Answer - Raise
the patients legs above the level of the heart
Which federal or international agency maintains an extensive web site for
individuals and businesses related to emergency preparedness? Answer -
Centers for Disease Control(CDC)
A 39-year-old female presents to her dermatologist office to have a mole
removed from her right inner bicep. During the procedure, the physician
accidently makes a deep incision resulting in severe hemorrhage. The blood is
bright red and spurting; direct pressure is attempted, but fails to stop the
bleeding. Which care technique is indicated? Answer - Apply the tourniquet
just above the wound
,Which type of injury would a patient receive if they scraped their knee?
Answer - Abrasion
After a medical assistant has applied a tourniquet, inserted the needle to
perform venipuncture, and begun filling the first tube with blood, a patient
says that he fears that he is about to faint. The medical assistant observes the
patient has become very pale, and there is sweat on his forehead. What should
the medical assistant do first? Answer - Removes the tourniquet and needle
When attempting to move a 250 lb. object, which rule of body mechanics
represents the safest option? Answer - Roll or push the object
The medical assistant finishes the venipuncture without incident, but when the
patient tries to exit the office he states, "Everything is getting dark." Which
initial action is indicated? Answer - Help the patient sit down
What drug is used to treat anaphylactic shock? Answer - Epinephrine
In what position should the medical assistant place a patient who is having a
nosebleed? Answer - sitting the head tilted forward
Which bandage turn is correct in bandaging the right forearm? Answer - Spiral-
reverse
A new parent asks the medical assistant, "How can I get trained to know what
to do if my baby drowns or stops breathing"? What should the medical
assistant suggest as a resource? Answer - American heart association
What type of fracture is spontaneous and usually caused by disease? Answer -
Bend knees and grasp the box firmly
, A 16-year-old girl has a 6-month-old son who needs to have a lumbar puncture.
Which condition must be met to legally obtain informed consent for the
procedure? Answer - The patient's mother has been informed about
alternatives to this particular procedure
The routine doctor-patient relationship is legally covered by which types of
private law? (Select all that apply.) Answer - Tort, Contract
Which of these patients could a medical assistant (MA) most reasonably expect
to be nice, considering Maslow's hierarchy of needs? Answer - A patient, who
has been serious medical issues, in the clinic for routine physical
Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), who can perform
provider performed microscopy (PPM) tests? (Select all that apply) Answer -
Physician, physicians assistant
During a surgical procedure a medical assistant contaminates their glove.
Failure to change the contaminated glove demonstrates the lack of which
characteristics? (Select all that apply) Answer - Ethics, competence, integrity
After qualifying for, taking, and passing an examination offered by the
American Association of Medical Assistants, what credential can the medical
assistant display? Answer - Certified medical assistant(CMA) (AAMA)
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross wrote in her book on death and dying that there were
five stages of grief terminally ill patients typically go through. In what order are
these five stages experienced? Answer - Denial, anger, bargaining depression,
acceptance
