NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
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ngA2troubleA2gettingA2theA2documentsA2toA2print.A2heA2hasA2ruledA2outA2problesA2withA2theA
2paperA2supply,A2printerA2cartridgesA2andA2paperA2jams.A2TheA2medicalA2assistantA2shoul
dA2thenA2checkA2toA2determineA2ifA2theA2-A2Ans--CorrectA2printerA2isA2setA2asA2theA2default.

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lA2record,A2WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2aA2correctA2chiefA2complaintA2entryA2inA2theA2me
dicalA2record?A2-
A2Ans--"theA2patientA2states:A2iA2haveA2aA2headacheA2withA2sinusA2pressure"


WhenA2collectingA2aA2stoolA2specimenA2fromA2anA2adult,A2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2infor
mationA2shouldA2theA2medicalA2assistantA2explainA2toA2theA2patientA2inA2orderA2toA2collectA
2aA2goodA2specimen?A2-A2Ans--urinateA2beforeA2collectingA2theA2specimen


theA2medicalA2assistantA2needsA2toA2sendA2aA2letterA2toA2aA2patientA2dismisssingA2herA2fro
mA2theA2practice.A2WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2typesA2ofA2letterA2shouldA2beA2sentA2toA2theA
2patient?A2-A2Ans--Certifed


WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2areA2consideredA2mandatoryA2documentationA2asA2perA2OSHA
A2regulationsA2forA2healthA2careA2Facilities?A2-A2Ans--
MSDS,A2ProofA2ofA2hazardousA2wasteA2destruction,A2exposureA2ofA2controlA2plan

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2shouldA2theA2insuranceA2andA2codingA2specialistA2useA2ifA2aA2p
atientA2diagnosisA2failsA2toA2returnA2toA2theA2office?A2-A2Ans--
Physician'sA2suspectedA2diagnosis

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onA2IM.A2TheA2VitaminA2B-12A2comesA2inA2aA2vialA2withA2aA2concentrationA2ofA210A2Mg/
1ccA2(ml).A2TheA2medicalA2assistantA2shouldA2administerA2howA2manyA2ccA2(ml)A2toA2theA2
patient?A2-A2Ans--2

MethodA2ofA2scheludingA2patientsA2withA2similarA2appointmentA2onA2aA2specificA2dayA2orA2
blockA2ofA2timeA2isA2calledA2-A2Ans--clusterA2scheduling

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2onA2aA2patientA2whoA2hasA2hadA2aA2masectomy.A2WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2theA2app
ropiateA2actionA2toA2take?A2-A2Ans--
DrawA2theA2exampleA2fromA2theA2armA2oppositeA2theA2masectomy

, AA2physicianA2assistantA2asksA2theA2medicalA2assistantA2toA2sendA2aA2patient'sA2medicalA2
informationA2toA2theA2patient'sA2PCPA2immediately.A2WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2shouldA2t
heA2medicalA2assistantA2doA2toA2meetA2theA2PA'sA2request?A2-A2Ans--
prepareA2aA2faxA2coverA2sheetA2toA2sendA2SOAPA2notes.

AA2patientA2thatA2doesA2notA2lookA2theA2medicalA2assistantA2inA2theA2yeA2whileA2speakingA
2isA2mostA2likelyA2demonstratingA2-A2Ans--AA2cultureA2difference


WhenA2answeringA2theA2officeA2phone,A2theA2medicalA2assistantA2shouldA2-A2Ans--
WaitA2forA2aA2responseA2beforeA2puttingA2aA2callerA2onA2hold.

aA2patientA2hasA2comeA2toA2theA2officeA2withA2suspectedA2pertussis.A2WhichA2ofA2theA2follo
wingA2actionsA2shouldA2theA2medicalA2assistantA2take?A2-A2Ans--
wearA2aA2facemask,A2wearA2aA2gownA2andA2gloves,A2immediatelyA2placeA2theA2patientA2in
A2anA2examA2roomA2withA2aA2closedA2door.


whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2patientsA2shouldA2theA2medicalA2assistantA2attendA2first?A2-
A2Ans--asthmaA2attack


whenA2instructingA2aA2patientA2onA2theA2properA2techniqueA2forA2usingA2aA2meteredA2dose
A2inhaler,A2afterA2shakingA2theA2inhalerA2andA2holdingA2itA2uprightA2theA2medicalA2assistant
A2shouldA2thenA2haveA2theA2patientA2-A2Ans--
inhaleA2theA2medicationA2slowlyA2andA2holdA2herA2breathA2forA210A2seconds

whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2areA2acceptableA2whenA2documentingA2aA2correctionA2intoA2the
A2patient'sA2medicalA2record?A2-A2Ans--
beginA2theA2correctedA2entryA2withA2correctionA2orA2lateA2entry,A2andA2reason...drawA2aA2si
ngleA2lineA2throughA2error,A2signA2andA2dateA2theA2entry.

aA2medicalA2assistantA2isA2administeringA2oxygenA2viaA2aA2nasalA2cannula.A2AA2repeatA2p
ulseA2oximetryA2readingA2isA2lowerA2thanA2theA2initialA2reading.A2TheA2likelyA2reasonA2forA2
thisA2discrepancyA2isA2thatA2theA2-A2Ans--
pressureA2gaugeA2onA2theA2tankA2isA2readingA2atA2baselineA2zero

whenA2collectingA2bloodA2fromA2aA2patientA2withA2anA2elevatedA2temperature,A2whichA2ofA2
theA2followingA2cellularA2componentsA2ofA2theA2completeA2bloodA2cellA2countA2withoutA2diff
erentialA2shouldA2returnA2backA2withA2abnormalA2results?A2-A2Ans--Leukocytes

whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2usedA2toA2recordA2patientA2financialA2transactionsA2inA2aA2p
aperA2system?A2-A2Ans--LedgerA2card

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2sub-
sectionsA2ofA2theA2CPTA2bookA2containsA2theA2cultureA2testA2forA2aA2yeastA2infection?A2-
A2Ans--microbiology