Medical Assistant (CCMA) EXAM 180 questions and answers updated 2026

Medical Assistant (CCMA) EXAM 180
questions and answers updated 2026
InAaAproblem-
orientedAmedicalArecord,AtheApagesAareAorganizedAaccordingAtoAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmet
hodsAofAorganization?A-AAnswer✓AChronological


AAmedicalAassistantAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAhasAtuberculosis.AForAwhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAtransmissionAroutesAshouldAtheAMAAtakeAprecautions?A-AAnswer✓Aairborne


AAproviderAhasAprescribedAtheAfollowingAdiagnosticAtestsAforAaApatient:AgallbladderAseries,A
chestAXR,AabdomenACTAscan,AandAlowerAGIAstudied.ATheAMAAshouldAscheduleAwhichAtestAfir
st?A-AAnswer✓AchestAXR


AnAMAAisApreparingAtoAdoAanAEKGAonAaApatientAwhoAhasAdextrocardia.AWhichAofAtheAfoll
owingAleadsArequiresAplacementAmodificationAforAthisApatient?A-AAnswer✓APrecordial


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmethodsAofAtakingAaApatient'sAtemperatureAposesAaAriskAofAexposu
reAtoAbloodborneApathogens?A-AAnswer✓Arectal


AAmedicalAassistantAopensAtheAdoorAandAentersAaApatient'sAexamAroomAw/oAintroducingAhi
mselfAorAaskingApermissionAtoAenter.AThisAisAconsidered:A-AAnswer✓AinvasionAofAprivacy


AAmedicalAassistantAisAdiscussingAtheApurposeAofAanAopiateAmedicationAwithAaApatientAwho
AhasAaAnewAprescriptionAasApartAofAaApalliativeAcareAplan.ATheAMAAshouldAidentifyAtheAp
urposeAofAthisAmedicationAasAwhat?A-AAnswer✓AtoAtreatApain


AAmedicalAassistantAshoulderAtakeAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAwhenAremovingAsutures?
A-AAnswer✓AliftAtheAknotAtowardAtheAwound


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAappropriateAresponseAtoAaAconsciousAadultApatientAexperienci
ngAaAhypoglycemicAemergency?A-AAnswer✓AOfferAaAglassAofAOJ



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAroutesAforAanAinsulinAinj?A-AAnswer✓Asubcutaneous

,AApatientAisAangryAandAconfusedAaboutAaAlargeAmedicalAbill.ATheAMAAshouldAtakeAwhichA
ofAtheAfollowingAactions?A-
AAnswer✓AListenAtoAtheApatientAandAtryAtoAresolveAtheAproblem


AnAMAAisAinAaAprovider'sAofficeAcleaningAaAjagged,AcontaminatedAwound.AWhichAofAtheAfol
lowingAactionsAshouldAtheAMAAtake?A-
AAnswer✓AIrrigateAtheAwoundAw/AsterileAnormalAsaline


TheApartnerAofAaApatientAcomesAintoAofficeAdemandingAtoAknowAwhatAtheApatientAwasAsee
nAforAandAwhyAheAwasAchargedAforAtheAvisit.AWhatAisAtheAbestAwayAforAtheAMAAtoAhandl
eAthisAsituationAwhenAnoAauthAtoAreleaseAhealthAinfoAisAonAfile?A-
AAnswer✓AAdviseAhimAthatAprivacyAregulationsApreventAreleasingApatientAinfoAregardless
AofAhisArelationshipAtoAtheApatient


AnAMAAschedulesA3ApatientsAtoAarriveAatAtheAsameAtimeAforAeachAhourAofAtheAday,AandAe
achApatientAisAseenAinAtheAorderAtheyAarrive.AWhatAtypeAofAschedulingAisAthis?A-
AAnswer✓AWave


GivingAtheApatientAadequateAinformationAconcerningAtheAmethod,Arisk,AandAconsequencesApr
iorAtoAaAprocessAisAcalled:A-AAnswer✓AinformedAconsent


AAproviderAhasAprescribedAaApulseAoxAreadingAonAaApatient.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAan
AacceptableAwayAforAtheAMAAtoAobtainAtheAreading?A-AAnswer✓AclipAtoAearlobe


AApatientAcomesAintoAtheAprovider'sAofficeAandAreportsAintimateApartnerAabuse.AWhichAofAt
heAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAMAAtake?A-
AAnswer✓AprovideAaAlistAofArelevantAcommunityAorganizations


AAmedicalAassistantAshouldArecognizeAandAreportAtoAtheAproviderAwhichApulseArateAthatAisA
outsideAtheAexpectedArange?
6AweekAoldAinfantA80/min
6AyoAchildA80/min
16AyoAptA80/min

60AyoAptA80/minA-AAnswer✓Ainfant

, WhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAanAMAAdoAwhenApreparingAaAbloodAspecimenAforAtransport
AtoAanAoutsideAlabaroatory?A-
AAnswer✓AEncloseAtheArequisitionAinAtheAouterApocketAofAtheAtransportAbag


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAbeyondAtheAscopeAofApracticeAofAaAmedicalAassistant?A-
AAnswer✓APathogenicAidentification


InAwhichAofAtheAfollowingApositionsAshouldAaAmedicalAassistantAplaceAaApatientAforAaAvagi
nalAexam?A-AAnswer✓Allithotomy


AnAMaAisAreinforcingAteachingAaboutAaAcardiacAeventAmonitorA(HolterA24Ahr)AwithAaApatien
t.AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbyAtheApatientAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheApro
cedure?A-AAnswer✓A"avoidAgettingAtheAelectrodesAwet"


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsolutionsAisAusedAforAautoclaveAsterilization?A-
AAnswer✓AdistilledAwater


AnAMAAsustainsAaAsplashAexposureAtoAtheAeyesAfromAaApatient'sAbodyAfluids.AWhichAofAth
eAfollowingAisAtheAproperAlengthAofAtimeAforAherAtoAflushAherAeyesAatAanAeyewashAstation
?A-AAnswer✓A15Amin


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinfoAisAacceptableAforAanAMAAtoAprovideAinAaApatientAwaitingAroo
m?A-AAnswer✓AeducationalAmaterialAaboutAoverallAhealth


AApatientAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAanemia.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAlabAtestsAshouldAtheA
MAAanticipateAtoAconfirmAtheAdiagnosis?A-AAnswer✓ARBC


TheAsinoatrialAnoseAisAlocatedAinAtheAwallAofAwhichAcardiacAchamber?A-
AAnswer✓ARightAatrium


AAmedicalAassistantAshouldAexpectAaAreferralAtoAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAalliedAhealthAprofe
ssionalsAforAaApatientAwhoAhasAincreasedAhemoglobinAA1cAlevels?A-
AAnswer✓Aendocrinologst