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You are drawing on a patient who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and flushed. What are they
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experiencing? - correct answer✔✔syncope ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is the best position to place a patient in if they are experiencing critically low blood
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pressure? - correct answer✔✔trendlenburg ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




When should a medical assistant verify a new patient's insurance information? - correct
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answer✔✔When the appointment is scheduled ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




How would a medical assistant handle an irate or angry patient about a bill they had
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received? - correct answer✔✔Listen to the patient's concerns and try to resolve the issue ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What should you have handy when assisting a provider for a post-operative suture removal?
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- correct answer✔✔Sterile thumb dressing forceps
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What would be the most appropriate position to place a patient in for a vaginal exam? -
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correct answer✔✔Lithotomy ||\\//||




What would describe the reversible transfer of a drug from one location to another within
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the body? - correct answer✔✔Distribution
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When a patient is changing a transdermal patch, what is the first thing they should do? -
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correct answer✔✔Document the date and time on each new pad applied to the patient
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,When should a medical assistant disinfect an exam room? - correct answer✔✔After each
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How would a medical assistant weigh a patient who either has Vertigo or are having trouble
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balancing themselves? - correct answer✔✔Position a walker over the scale and have the
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patient hold onto it ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




If a medical assistant suspects that a pediatric patient as being abused, what is the next
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action to be taken? - correct answer✔✔Notify the provider ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




How would a medical assistant calculate BMI on a patient? - correct answer✔✔Height and
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weight



What tort law violation would be deception with the intent to deprive another person of
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their rights? - correct answer✔✔Fraud ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




If a patient is given an advance beneficiary notice for an elective plastic surgery, who would
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be the responsible party for paying the charges incurred? - correct answer✔✔The patient
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How would a medical office dispose of a full sharps container? - correct
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answer✔✔Document the proper removal of the container into the facility log book ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




When using CPT main text, what code should be used to show that one procedure was used
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multiple times on a patient? - correct answer✔✔Modifier
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What should a medical assistant document on a patient's requisition form when delivering
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a specimen for a wound culture to the microbiology department? - correct answer✔✔If the
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patient has been, or is still on, an antibiotic ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

, What should be used to clean the floor after an accidental blood spill? - correct
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answer✔✔1:10 solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is the main goals or purpose of patient centered care? - correct answer✔✔To include
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the patient and their family or loved ones in the patient's care
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If you fail to knock on a patient's door or enter without permission come on this is
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considered which of the following? - correct answer✔✔Invasion of privacy ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




If a medical assistance suspects intimate spousal abuse, what would be the most
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appropriate action? - correct answer✔✔Present to the patient a list of resources and ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




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To which part of the body would a figure 8 bandage be applied? - correct answer✔✔Ankle
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What would be considered part of the chain of infection? - correct answer✔✔Reservoir host
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What should the medical assistant do if they notice a patient is sweating during a cardiac
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stress test? - correct answer✔✔Continue with a stress test as this as a normal reaction
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Foods rich in iodine include: - correct answer✔✔Shellfish ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




How far should a patient be standing away from a vision chart when performing a distance
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visual examination? - correct answer✔✔20 feet ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following patients would have an apical pulse rate outside the normal range? -
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correct answer✔✔10 week-old infant with a HR of 70 bpm
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