Medical Assistant Certification Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Medical Assistant Certification Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
WhatAareAtheA4ApartsAtoAaApatient'sAmedicalAhistory?A-
AAnswer✓AchiefAcomplaintA(CC),AhistoryAofApresentAillnessA(HPI),APast,AFamilyAandASocial
AHistoryA(PFSH),AandAreviewAofAsystemsA(ROS)


VitalAsignsAreflectAtheAfunctionsAofAwhatAthreeAbodyAprocessesAnecessaryAforAlife?A-
AAnswer✓AbodyAtemperature,ArespirationAandAheartAfunction


whatAareAtheA4AvitalAsignsAofAbodyAfunction?A-
AAnswer✓Atemperature,Apulse,ArespirationAandAbloodApressure


GiveAtheAnormalAtempArangesAforAtheAfollowingAsites:Arectal,Aoral,AaxillaryAandAtympanicA
membrane?A-AAnswer✓ArectalA98.6-100
oralA97.6-99.6
axillaryA96.6-98.6
tympanicA9.8.6


febrileAvAafebrileA-
AAnswer✓AfebrileAisAtheApresenceAofAfever,AafebrileAisAabsenceAofAfever


3AtypesAofAfever?A-AAnswer✓Aintermittent,AremittentAandAcontinuous


oralAtemperatureAisAnotAtakenAfromAwhichApatients?A-
AAnswer✓AinfantsAandAchildrenAlessAthanA6Ayo,ApatientsAwhoAhadAface,AneckAnoseAorAm
outhAsurgery,AthoseAreceivingAoxygen,ApatientsAwAalteredAmentalAstatusAandAothers


howAlongAshouldAyouAwaitAforApatientsAwhoAjustAfinishedAeatingAdrinkingAorAsmokingAtoAt
akeAtemp?A-AAnswer✓A30Aminutes


WhatAmethodAofAtakingAtempAisAtheAleastAaccurate?A-AAnswer✓AaxillaryA(underarm)

,normalAadultApulseArangeA-AAnswer✓A60-100ABPM


whatAisAtheAsiteAmostAcommonlyAusedAforAtakingApulse?A-
AAnswer✓AradialAarteryAinAwrist


normalArangeAforAadultsArespiration?A-AAnswer✓A12-20AperAminute



whatAareA3ArespirationArateAabnormalities?A-AAnswer✓Aapnea-
AtemporaryAcompleteAabsenceAofAbreathing
tachypnea-ArateA>A40.min
bradypnea-AdeceaseAinAnumberAofArespirations


WhatAareAtoAabnormalitiesAinArespiratoryArhythm?A-AAnswer✓ACheyne-Stokes-
AregularApatternAofAirregularAbreathingArate
Orthopnea-AdifficultAtoAbreatheAunlessAinAupwrightAposition


whatAdoesAdepthAofArespirationAreferAto?A-
AAnswer✓AamountAofAairAthatAisAinspiredAandAexpiredAduringArespiration



whatAareAthreeAabnormalitiesAinAdepthAofArespirations?A-AAnswer✓Ahypoventilation-
reducedAamtAofAairAentersAlungs
hypernea-AabnormalAincAinAdepthAandArateAofAbreathing
hyperventilation-AincreasedAamtAofAairAenteringAlungs


DefineAbloodApressureA-
AAnswer✓AmeasurementAofAtheAamtAofAforceAexertedAbyAtheAbloodAonAtheAperipheralAar
terialAwallsAandAisAexpressedAinAmmHg


BPAconsistsAofAwhatA2Acomponents?A-
AAnswer✓AhighestA(systole)AandAlowestA(diastole)AamtAofApressureAexertedAduringAcardiac
Acycle

,NameAsomeAcommonAerrorsAinAbloodApressureAmeasurmensA-
AAnswer✓AimproperAcuffAsize,AarmAisAnotAatAheartAlevel,AcuffAnotAdeflated,AimproperAcu
ffAplacement


anthropometricArefersAtoAwhat?A-AAnswer✓AcomparativeAmeasurementsAofAtheAbdoy


WhatAareAtheA4AprinciplesAofAphysicalAexamination?A-
AAnswer✓Ainspection,Apalpation,Apercussion,Aausculatationq


toAmakeAaAdiagnosisAtheAphysicianAutilizesAwhatA3Asources?A-
AAnswer✓Apatient'sAhealthAhistory,AphysicalAexam,AandAlabAtests


horizontalArecumbentApositionA-AAnswer✓AusedAforAmostAphysicalAexams



dorsalArecumbentApositionA-AAnswer✓A


fowler'sApositionA-AAnswer✓AusedAtoApromoteAdrainageAorAeaseAbreathing


dorsalAlithotomyApositionA-AAnswer✓AusedAforAexamAofApelvicAorgns


proneApositionA-AAnswer✓AusedAtoAexamineAspineAandAback



Sim'sApositionA-AAnswer✓AusedAforArectalAexamination


knee-chestApositionA-AAnswer✓AusedAforArectalAandAvaginalAexams


trendelenburgApositionA-AAnswer✓AusedAforAsurgicalAproceduresAofApelvisAandAabdomen


WhichAorganizationAisAresponsibleAforAtheAidentificationAofAtheAvariousAhazardsApresentAinA
theAworkplaceAandAforAtheAcreationAofArulesAandAregulationAtoAminimizeAexposureAtoAhaza
rds?A-AAnswer✓AOccupationalASafetyAandAHealthAAdministrationA(OSHA)

, WhatAareAtheA3AcategoriesAforAsafetyAhazards?A-
AAnswer✓AphysicalAhazards,AchemicalAhazards,AbiologicalAhazards


forAanAexternalAhemorrhageAhowAisAbleedingAcontrolled?A-
AAnswer✓AelevatingAtheAaffectedApartAaboveAheartAlevelAandAapplyingAdirectApressureAto
AtheAwound


whenAdoesAshockAoccur?A-
AAnswer✓AwhenAthereAisAinsuffcientAreturnAofAbloodAflowAtoAtheAheart,AresultingAinAina
dequateAsupplyAofAoxygen


whatAareAtheAcommonAsymptomsAofAshock?A-
AAnswer✓Apale,AcoldAclammyAskin,ArapidAweakApulse,AincreasedAshallowAbreathingArate,
AexpressionlessAface


firstAaidAforAshcokA-
AAnswer✓AmaintainAanAopenAairway,AcallAforAassistance,AkeepAvictimAlyingAdow,Aattemp
tAtoAcontrolAcauseAofAshock


whatAareAagents?A-
AAnswer✓AinfectiousAmicroorganismsAthatAcanAbeAclassifiedAintoAgroups


portalAofAexitAandAportalAofAentryA-
AAnswer✓AportalAofAexitAisAtheAmethodAbyAwhichAinfectiousAagentAleavesAitsAresevoir;Ap
ortalAofAentryAallowsAinfectiousAagentAaccessAtoAsuceptibleAhost


modeAofAtransmitionA-
AAnswer✓AspecificAwaysAinAwhichAmicroorganismsAtravelAfromAresevoirAtoAsusceptibleAho
st.A5AmainAtypes:Acontact,Adroplet,Aairborne,AcommonAvehicleAandAvectorborne


defineAmedicalAasepsisA-
AAnswer✓AtheAdestructionAofApathogenicAmicroorganismsAafterAtheyAleaveAtheAbody


whatAprocedureAisAusedAinAmedicalAaspesisAusingAvariousAchemicalsAthatAcanAdestroyApatho
genicAmicroorganisms?A-AAnswer✓Adisinfection