MEDICAL ASSISTANT FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ capillary.
Answer: smallest blood vessel
◍ hypo-.
Answer: decrease
◍ hypotension.
Answer: low blood pressure
◍ what is a copayment?.
Answer: amount patient must pay for each office visit
◍ a person under legal age who is self supporting and living apart from parents
is called a.
Answer: emancipated minor
◍ an assignment of benefits form allows the insurance company to.
Answer: pay the provider
◍ a term for overpayment on an account is a.
Answer: credit
◍ check the carotid pulse and if present.
Answer: continue rescue breathing 10 to 12 breaths per minute
◍ Minimum Data Set for Long-Term Care (MDS).
Answer: nursing home patients
◍ adduction.
Answer: movement toward the midline
,◍ pulse located at the elbow.
Answer: brachial
◍ Distal.
Answer: far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the
beginning of a structure.
◍ goiter.
Answer: endocrine system disease
◍ pruritits.
Answer: severe itching
◍ Kinesics.
Answer: The study of nonverbal communication
◍ q.i.d..
Answer: four times a day
◍ Inferior.
Answer: below another structure
◍ when administering a subcutaneous injection, the amount of the dose should
no exceed.
Answer: 2cc
◍ anterior.
Answer: situated in front or in the forward part
◍ Lateral.
Answer: pertaining to the side
◍ an overdose of insulin would cause the patient to go into.
Answer: diabetic shock
◍ LMP.
Answer: last menstrual period
◍ Proximal.
, Answer: closest to the point of origin
◍ Adduction.
Answer: movement towards the midline
◍ failure to perform professional care is called.
Answer: negligence
◍ Lithotomy position.
Answer: like dorsal recumbent position, but patient's feet are in stirrups.
◍ an instrument used to examine the rectum and colon is.
Answer: sigmoidoscope
◍ a medical assistant who performs a procedure ordered by the physician
employer is protected under what principle?.
Answer: respondeat superior
◍ the appointments schedule can be used as a.
Answer: legal record
◍ cholelithiasis.
Answer: gallbladder stones
◍ this list can be easily prepared with computer scheduling.
Answer: daily appointments
◍ nephromegaly.
Answer: enlargement of the kidney
◍ what is CMS-1500?.
Answer: the universal claim form
◍ Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the.
Answer: stomach
◍ (EMDS).
Answer: Essential Medical Data Set
◍ gtt.
, Answer: drop
◍ billing an insurance company for false charges is considered.
Answer: fraud
◍ what is a paper claim?.
Answer: insurance claims which have greater chance for rejection
◍ the usual site for capillary testing is.
Answer: fingertips
◍ Triage.
Answer: sorting and setting priorities for treatment for patients who are on
the phone or at the reception desk.
◍ the most important part of preparing correspondence.
Answer: proofreading
◍ superficial.
Answer: situated near the surface
◍ which of the following names would be filed first: Pittman, Phillips, Pham,
or Phipps.
Answer: pham
◍ Uniform Hospital Discharge Set (UHDDS).
Answer: inpatient hospital care
◍ you should first establish a patients responsiveness by asking.
Answer: are you okay
◍ Distal.
Answer: away from the point of origin
◍ ICD-9 codes are used to identify a.
Answer: medical diagnosis
◍ formation of blisters following a burn can be treated with.
Answer: cool water
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ capillary.
Answer: smallest blood vessel
◍ hypo-.
Answer: decrease
◍ hypotension.
Answer: low blood pressure
◍ what is a copayment?.
Answer: amount patient must pay for each office visit
◍ a person under legal age who is self supporting and living apart from parents
is called a.
Answer: emancipated minor
◍ an assignment of benefits form allows the insurance company to.
Answer: pay the provider
◍ a term for overpayment on an account is a.
Answer: credit
◍ check the carotid pulse and if present.
Answer: continue rescue breathing 10 to 12 breaths per minute
◍ Minimum Data Set for Long-Term Care (MDS).
Answer: nursing home patients
◍ adduction.
Answer: movement toward the midline
,◍ pulse located at the elbow.
Answer: brachial
◍ Distal.
Answer: far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the
beginning of a structure.
◍ goiter.
Answer: endocrine system disease
◍ pruritits.
Answer: severe itching
◍ Kinesics.
Answer: The study of nonverbal communication
◍ q.i.d..
Answer: four times a day
◍ Inferior.
Answer: below another structure
◍ when administering a subcutaneous injection, the amount of the dose should
no exceed.
Answer: 2cc
◍ anterior.
Answer: situated in front or in the forward part
◍ Lateral.
Answer: pertaining to the side
◍ an overdose of insulin would cause the patient to go into.
Answer: diabetic shock
◍ LMP.
Answer: last menstrual period
◍ Proximal.
, Answer: closest to the point of origin
◍ Adduction.
Answer: movement towards the midline
◍ failure to perform professional care is called.
Answer: negligence
◍ Lithotomy position.
Answer: like dorsal recumbent position, but patient's feet are in stirrups.
◍ an instrument used to examine the rectum and colon is.
Answer: sigmoidoscope
◍ a medical assistant who performs a procedure ordered by the physician
employer is protected under what principle?.
Answer: respondeat superior
◍ the appointments schedule can be used as a.
Answer: legal record
◍ cholelithiasis.
Answer: gallbladder stones
◍ this list can be easily prepared with computer scheduling.
Answer: daily appointments
◍ nephromegaly.
Answer: enlargement of the kidney
◍ what is CMS-1500?.
Answer: the universal claim form
◍ Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the.
Answer: stomach
◍ (EMDS).
Answer: Essential Medical Data Set
◍ gtt.
, Answer: drop
◍ billing an insurance company for false charges is considered.
Answer: fraud
◍ what is a paper claim?.
Answer: insurance claims which have greater chance for rejection
◍ the usual site for capillary testing is.
Answer: fingertips
◍ Triage.
Answer: sorting and setting priorities for treatment for patients who are on
the phone or at the reception desk.
◍ the most important part of preparing correspondence.
Answer: proofreading
◍ superficial.
Answer: situated near the surface
◍ which of the following names would be filed first: Pittman, Phillips, Pham,
or Phipps.
Answer: pham
◍ Uniform Hospital Discharge Set (UHDDS).
Answer: inpatient hospital care
◍ you should first establish a patients responsiveness by asking.
Answer: are you okay
◍ Distal.
Answer: away from the point of origin
◍ ICD-9 codes are used to identify a.
Answer: medical diagnosis
◍ formation of blisters following a burn can be treated with.
Answer: cool water
