CMA (AAMA) Practice Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified

CMA (AAMA) Practice Exam
Questions and Answers 100%
Verified
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAphysicianAwhoAspecializesAinAdisordersAofAtheAeyeAandAperfor
msAsurgicalAproceduresAasAnecessary?
A.AOtolaryngologist
B.AOphthalmologist
C.AOptician

D.AOptometristA-AAnswer✓AOphthalmologist


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAnerveAthatAstimulatesAtheAdiaphragm?
A.AAccessory
B.ASciatic
C.AVagus
D.APhrenic

E.ATrochlearA-AAnswer✓APhrenic


.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAobjectiveAinformationArelatingAtoAaApatient'sAhealth?
A.AAbsenceAofApatellarAreflex
B.APatientAisAfeelingAdepressed
C.AOngoingApainAinArightAlowerAquadrant

D.ADizzinessAwithAaAheadacheA-AAnswer✓AAbsenceAofApatellarAreflex


4.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAlaboratoryAtestAcommonlyAperformedAonAaAspecimenAfromA
aApatientAtakingAfurosemideA(Lasix)?
A.APotassiumAlevel
B.AThyroid-stimulatingAhormoneAassay
C.AHemoglobinAanalysis

D.AWhiteAbloodAcountA-AAnswer✓APotassiumAlevel


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdescribesA"adduction"?

,A.AMovementAofAaAbodyApartAtowardAtheAbody'sAmidline
B.ACircularAmotionAofAaAlimb
C.AMovementAofAaAboneAaroundAitsAcentralAaxis
ThisAactionAwouldAdescribeArotation.
D.ADecreasingAtheAangleAbetweenAbones
ThisAactionAwouldAbeAreferredAtoAasAflexion.A-
AAnswer✓AMovementAofAaAbodyApartAtowardAtheAbody'sAmidline


WhichAofAtheAfollowingApositionsArequiresAtheApatientAtoAlieAonAtheAleftAsideAwithAtheAleft
AarmAbehindAtheAbody,AtheArightAlegAflexedAsharplyAupward,AandAtheAleftAkneeAslightlyAfl
exed?
A.ATrendelenburg
B.AProne
C.AFowler
D.ALithotomy

E.ASimsA-AAnswer✓ASims


LisinoprilA(Zestril)AandAfurosemideA(Lasix)AareAusedAinAtheAtreatmentAofAwhichAofAtheAfollo
wingAconditions?
A.AEpilepsy
B.AParkinson'sAdisease
C.AGout

D.AHypertensionA-AAnswer✓AHypertension


TheAmedicalAassistantAisAaskedAtoAadministerAoneAoralAdoseAofAAzithromycinAtoAaAchild.AT
heAdoseAtoAbeAadministeredAisA10AmilligramsAperAkilogram.ATheAchild'sAweightAisA44Apou
nds.ATheAAzithromycinAsuspensionAvialAavailableAisAlabeledA500AmilligramsAperA5Amilliliter
s.AWhatAamountAofAtheAantibioticAsuspensionAshouldAyouAprepareAforAtheAchild?
A.A2Aml
B.A3Aml
C.A1.5Aml

D.A1AmlA-AAnswer✓A2Aml

,WhatAisAtheAtotalAmagnificationAofAaAspecimenAusingAaAmicroscopeAwithAocularAlensesAofA1
0XAandAaAlowApowerAobjectiveAlensAofA10X?
A.A10X
B.A100X
C.A40X

D.A5XA-AAnswer✓A100X


TheAusualArestrictionsAonAreleaseAofAmedicalAinformationAwithoutAtheApatient'sAauthorization
AareAsuspendedAifAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsituationsAexist?
A.AInformationAisAstoredAinAaAcomputer.
B.AAApatientAisAsuspectedAofAcommittingAaAcrime.
C.AAApatientAisAaApublicAfigure.
D.ATheApatientAisAincompetentAandAhasAaAlegalAguardian.A-
AAnswer✓ATheApatientAisAincompetentAandAhasAaAlegalAguardian.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAappropriateAinitialAstepAwhenAroomingAaApatientAwhoA
comesAtoAtheAofficeAwithAaArecentAlacerationAofAtheAfingerAthatAisAstillAbleeding?
A.ANotifyAtheAphysicianAtoAcomeAimmediately
B.AApplyAdirectApressureAtoAtheApatient'sAwound
C.AApplyAaAtourniquet
D.AElevateAtheApatientsAarmAaboveAtheAheadA-
AAnswer✓AApplyAdirectApressureAtoAtheApatient'sAwound


12.ATheAmedicalAassistantAtakesAvitalAsignsAonAaAmaleApatientAageA25AandArecordsAaABod
yAMassAIndexA(BMI)AofA34AintoAtheAEMR.ATheApatientAisAmostAatAriskAforAwhichAofAtheAfo
llowingAconditions?
A.AOsteomyelitis
B.ASleepAApnea
C.APulmonaryAHypertension

D.AKyphoscoliosisA-AAnswer✓ASleepAApnea


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstepsAshouldAbeAtakenAforAaApatientAwhoAfaintsAandAslumpsAtoAth
eAfloor?
A.APlaceAtheApatientAinAtheAsittingAposition

, B.ARollAtheApatientAontoAhisArightAside
C.AKeepAtheApatient'sAheadAandAshoulderAflatAandAraiseAtheAlegs
D.APlaceAaApillowAunderAtheApatient'sAheadAandAshoulders,AkeepingAtheAfeetAandAlegsAflat
A-AAnswer✓AKeepAtheApatient'sAheadAandAshoulderAflatAandAraiseAtheAlegs


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAproperAcleansingAtechniqueAwithAtheAalcoholApadAwhenAprep
aringAtheAskinAforAanAinjection?
A.AMoveAtheAwipeAverticallyAgoingAfromAleftAtoArightAacrossAtheAinjectionAsite,AstartingA-
AapproximatelyAoneAinchAfromAtheAinjectionAsite
B.AWipeAinAanA"S"AmovementAacrossAtheAinjectionAsite
C.AWipeAinAaAcircularAmotionAbeginningAatAtheAinjectionAsiteAandAmovingAoutward
D.AWipeAhorizontallyAbeginningAthreeAinchesAaboveAtheAinjectionAsiteAandAendingAthreeAinc
hesAbelowAtheAsiteA-
AAnswer✓AWipeAinAaAcircularAmotionAbeginningAatAtheAinjectionAsiteAandAmovingAoutwar
d


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAwouldAmostAlikelyAresultAinAunequalApupils?
A.ADiabeticAcoma
B.ADrugAoverdose
C.ACardiacAarrest

D.ACerebrovascularAaccidentA-AAnswer✓ACerebrovascularAaccident


TheAbloodApressureAthatAtheAmedicalAassistantAhasAjustAtakenAisAsignificantlyAhigherAthanA
theAreadingsAtakenAonAtheAsameApatientAduringApastAexaminations.AWhichAofAtheAfollowing
AisAtheAfirstAstepAtheAmedicalAassistantAshouldAtakeAtoAensureAtheAvalidityAofAtheAreading
?
A.ATellAtheApatientAtoArelaxAandAretakeAtheApressureAimmediately
B.AAskAanotherAmedicalAassistantAtoAtakeAtheApatient'sAbloodApressure.
C.ATakeAtheAotherAvitalAsignsAandArecheckAtheAbloodApressureAafterAaAfewAminutes.
D.AAskAtheApatientAifAheAhasAhadAaArecentAbloodApressureAtestAandAwhatAtheAreadingAwa
s.A-
AAnswer✓ATakeAtheAotherAvitalAsignsAandArecheckAtheAbloodApressureAafterAaAfewAminu
tes.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsituationsAcanApromoteAslowAwoundAhealingAprimarilyAbyAcausingAc
onstrictionAofAsmallAbloodAvessels?