Medical Assistant Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAfunctionAofAtheAmedicalArecord:A-
AAnswer✓AToAShareAinformationAbetweenAmembersAofAtheApatientsAfamily.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAhelpsAaApatientAwithAaAdisabilityAlearnAnewAskillsAtoApreformAtheA
activitiesAofAdailyAliving:A-AAnswer✓AOccupationalAtherapy.
AAconsentAtoAtreatmentAformAisArequiredAfor:A-AAnswer✓ASebaceousAcystAremoval.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAsituationsArequiresAtheAcompletionAofAaAreleaseAofAmedicalAinforma
tionAform:A-AAnswer✓AWhenAaApatientAtransfersArecordsAtoAaAnewAphysician.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAincludedAinAtheAdatabaseAsectionAofAaAPOR:A-
AAnswer✓APlanAofAtreatment.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdoesAnotAassistAinAtheAcollectionAofAdataAforAaAhealthAhistory:A-
AAnswer✓ACallingAtheApatientAhoney.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAquestionsAshouldAbeAusedAtoAelicitAtheAchiefAcomplaintAfromAaApati
ent:A-
AAnswer✓AWhereAdoesAitAhurt,AareAyouAsick,AhowAlongAhaveAyouAbeenAill,AwhatAseems
AtoAbeAtheAproblem.A(ALLAOFATHEAABOVE)
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcorrectAexampleAforArecordingAtheAchiefAcomplaint:A-
AAnswer✓ABurningAinAtheAchestAandAcoughingAforAtheApastA2Adays.
AnAexpansionAofAtheAchiefAcomplaintAisAknownAas:A-AAnswer✓APresentAillness.
TheAsocialAhistoryAisAimportant,AbecauseA________AmayAaffectAtheApatientsAcondition:A-
AAnswer✓ALifestyle.
, WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAincludedAinAtheAsocialAhistory:A-
AAnswer✓AChronicAillnesses.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAneedAnotAtoAbeAdoneAwhenAcharting:A-
AAnswer✓AIncludeAtheApatientsAnameAatAtheAbeginningAofAeachAentry.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAaAsubjectiveAsymptom:A-AAnswer✓APain.
AAdecreaseAinAtheAamountAofAwaterAinAtheAbodyAisAknownAas:A-AAnswer✓ADehydration.
WhatAisAtheAtermAusedAforAdizziness:A-AAnswer✓AVertigo.
WhatAisArequiredAunderAHIPAAArelatedAtoAtheAmedicalAofficeAstatementAofAprivacyApractices
:A-
AAnswer✓ATheApatientAmustAsignAaAformAacknowledgingAtheAopportunityAtoAreadAorArece
iptAofAtheAofficeAprivacyApractices.
WhenAmakingAanAappointmentAforAaApatientAinAaAmanagedAcareAplanAwhoAsaysAthatAheAh
asAaAreferralAfromAanotherAphysician,AwhatAshouldAtheAmedicalAassistantAtellAtheApatient:A
-
AAnswer✓ATheAofficeAofAtheAreferringAphysicianAmustAprovideAaAwrittenAorAelectronicAref
erralAform.
WhatAisAanAadvantageAofAhavingAaApatientAinformationAbooklet:A-
AAnswer✓AItAcanAbeAaAusefulAtoolAtoAmarketAtheApracticeAandAinAformAandAattractAnew
Apatients.
HowAoftenAshouldAtheAmedicalAassistantAcheckAbackAinAwithAaAcallerAwhoAisAonAhold:A-
AAnswer✓AAtAleastAeveryAminute.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtrueAaboutAvoicemail:A-
AAnswer✓AItAisAbuiltAintoAtheAtelephoneAsystem.
WhichAtypeAofAelectronicAdeviceAmayAaddAcomputerAcapabilitiesAtoAaAtelephoneAwithAsoftwa
reAsuchAasAaAdrugAreference:A-AAnswer✓ASmartphone.