Medical Assistant
(CCMA) Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
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BAnswerBmakeBaBfist
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theBnormalBspeedBofBanBEKGBmachineBis?B-BAnswerB25mm/sec
ABCLIABwaivedBtestBincludesBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?B-BAnswerBUrineBHCG
ABmethodBofBscreeningBpatientsBforBdefectsBinBdistinguishingBcolorBvisionBacuityBis?B-
BAnswerBIshihara
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ABcollectionBofBbloodBinBtheBspaceBbetweenBtheBchestBwallBandBlungBis?B-
BAnswerBHemothorax
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BAnswerBGivesBanBinfluenzaBvaccine
TheBCCMABknowsBthatBwhenBgivingBanBIDBinjection,BtheBdoseBofBmedicationBgivenBis?
B-BAnswerB0.1mL
IfBtheBproviderBisBrunningB2BhoursBbehindBscheduleBtheBCCMABshould?B-
BAnswerBAllowBtheBassistBpatientsBinBreschedulingBtheirBappointmentsBifBdesired
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BAnswerBAvoidBgettingBurineBinBtheBstoolBsample
TheBCCMABfindsBaBpatientBunconsciousBonBtheBfloor.BwhatBisBtheBfirstBthingBtheBCCM
ABshouldBdo?B-BAnswerBOpenBairway
ABpatientBpresentsBtoBtheBofficeBwithBsevereBhypotentionBandBdizziness.BwhichBpositio
nBshouldBtheBCCMABplaceBtheBpatientBin?B-BAnswerBTrendelenberg
WhoBmustBdiscussBanBinformedBconsentBwithBaBpatientBpriorBtoBsigning?B-
BAnswerBTheBpatient'sBphysician
WhichBtermBrefersBtoBexcessiveBurinationBatBnight?B-BAnswerBNocturia
TheBmotherBofBaB16yrsBoldBfemaleBwantsBtoBspeakBwithBtheBproviderBregardingBwhyB
heBprescribedBbirthBcontrolBpillsBtoBherBdaughter.BWhatBshouldBtheBCCMABdo?B-
BAnswerBTellBtheBmotherBthatBsheBshouldBdiscussBthisBmatterBwithBherBdaughter
TheBcompleteBdestructionBofBallBpathogenicBmicroorganismsBis?B-BAnswerBSterilization
IfBaBpatientBisBhavingBsomaticBtremorsBwhileBobtainingBanBEKG,BtheBCCMABshould?B-
BAnswerBCoverBwithBblanket
, AnBIMBinjectionBisBgivenBat?B-BAnswerB90BdegreeBangle
TheBCCMABnoticesBwhileBperformingBanBEKGBthereBisBaBsignificantBelevationBinBtheBST
Bsegment.BTheBCCMABisBawareBthatBtheBpatientBmayBbeBexperiencing?B-
BAnswerBMyocardialBInfarction
WhenBisBreportingBconfidentialBinformationBallowed?B-BAnswerBVDRL
WhenBcollectingBaBbloodBculture,BhowBmuchBbloodBshouldBbeBobtainedBinBeachBvial?B
-BAnswerB8-10BmL
WhereBdoesBtheBsampleBcomeBfromBaBRapidBStreptococcalBisBordered?B-
BAnswerBThroat
WhichBportionBofBtheBbloodBisButilizedBafterBtheBsampleBhasBbeenBcentrifuged?B-
BAnswerBSerum
TheBmedicalBtermBforBtheBsurgicalBRemovalBofBaBkidneyBis?B-BAnswerBNephrectomy
ABpatientBreportsBthatBaBmoleBhasBdoubleBinBsizeBinBaBmonthBperiod:BTheBCCMABrefe
rsBtoBthisBas?B-BAnswerBMetastasis
WhichBpositionBwouldBaBpatientBhavingBaBpelvicBexamBbeBplacedBin?B-
BAnswerBLithotomy
InBtheBwordBNeuropathy,BwhichBpartBofBtheBwordBrefersBtoBdisease?B-BAnswerBSuffix
ABpatientBthatBhasBnotBexperiencedBaBmenstrualBcycleBinB3BmonthsBisBreferredBtoBas?
B-BAnswerBAmenorrhea