CMA Review - Practice Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is the primary benefit of numeric filing? - CORRECT
ANSWER Patient confidentiality is preserved
If a patient is unresponsive, which of the following should be assessed first? - CORRECT
ANSWER Respiration
The receptionist who is responsible for opening the medical office must arrive how long
before office hours begin? - CORRECT ANSWER 15 to 20 minutes
Which of the following information is obtained from a completed daysheet? - CORRECT
ANSWER Accounts receivable data
Which of the following organisms commonly causes toxic shock syndrome? - CORRECT
ANSWER Staphylococcus aureus
Which of the following white blood cells is the smallest in size? - CORRECT
ANSWER Lymphocytes
A patient must pay $400 per year for medical expenses before the insurance company will
begin to cover any expenses. Which of the following terms describes this payment? -
CORRECT ANSWER Deductible
Pulmonary arteries - CORRECT ANSWER Transfer low-oxygen blood to the lungs
Which of the following is the most effective way to educate new patients about office
policies? - CORRECT ANSWER Distribute patient information packets
, The term cryptorchidism means? - CORRECT ANSWER Undescended testicle
When collecting a specimen for throat culture, a medical assistant should swab which of the
following structures? - CORRECT ANSWER Pharynx
Which of the following is the most appropriate study to detect breast abscesses? - CORRECT
ANSWER Thermography
A disadvantage of single-entry bookkeeping is that it - CORRECT ANSWER Makes
errors hard to spot
A scheduling method in which patients sign in and are seen on a first-come, first-served basis
is known as which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Open hours
Which of the following causes would give plasma or serum a milky appearance? -
CORRECT ANSWER Hyperlipidemia
Which of the following is a type of mail service that guarantees delivery by 3:00 p.m. the
following day? - CORRECT ANSWER Express
Which of the following words is misspelled? - CORRECT ANSWER Neuron
The underlined portion of the word hypolipemia represents which of the following word
parts? - CORRECT ANSWER Prefix
Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium that is primarily intracellular and is detected by which
of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Silver stain
Which of the following converts printed matter into a form that can be read by a computer? -
CORRECT ANSWER Scanner
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is the primary benefit of numeric filing? - CORRECT
ANSWER Patient confidentiality is preserved
If a patient is unresponsive, which of the following should be assessed first? - CORRECT
ANSWER Respiration
The receptionist who is responsible for opening the medical office must arrive how long
before office hours begin? - CORRECT ANSWER 15 to 20 minutes
Which of the following information is obtained from a completed daysheet? - CORRECT
ANSWER Accounts receivable data
Which of the following organisms commonly causes toxic shock syndrome? - CORRECT
ANSWER Staphylococcus aureus
Which of the following white blood cells is the smallest in size? - CORRECT
ANSWER Lymphocytes
A patient must pay $400 per year for medical expenses before the insurance company will
begin to cover any expenses. Which of the following terms describes this payment? -
CORRECT ANSWER Deductible
Pulmonary arteries - CORRECT ANSWER Transfer low-oxygen blood to the lungs
Which of the following is the most effective way to educate new patients about office
policies? - CORRECT ANSWER Distribute patient information packets
, The term cryptorchidism means? - CORRECT ANSWER Undescended testicle
When collecting a specimen for throat culture, a medical assistant should swab which of the
following structures? - CORRECT ANSWER Pharynx
Which of the following is the most appropriate study to detect breast abscesses? - CORRECT
ANSWER Thermography
A disadvantage of single-entry bookkeeping is that it - CORRECT ANSWER Makes
errors hard to spot
A scheduling method in which patients sign in and are seen on a first-come, first-served basis
is known as which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Open hours
Which of the following causes would give plasma or serum a milky appearance? -
CORRECT ANSWER Hyperlipidemia
Which of the following is a type of mail service that guarantees delivery by 3:00 p.m. the
following day? - CORRECT ANSWER Express
Which of the following words is misspelled? - CORRECT ANSWER Neuron
The underlined portion of the word hypolipemia represents which of the following word
parts? - CORRECT ANSWER Prefix
Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium that is primarily intracellular and is detected by which
of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Silver stain
Which of the following converts printed matter into a form that can be read by a computer? -
CORRECT ANSWER Scanner
