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