NCCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
& VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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1. Forced Vital Capacity is measured by instructing the patient to?
A. Forcefully breathe air out and continue to exhale for at least 6 seconds.
B. Complete a minimum of eight acceptable efforts to validate the test.
C. Move the one way valve to a minimum of 4000 ml capacity.
D. Blow out as fast and hard as possible and document the highest reading. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ A. Forcefully breathe air out and continue to exhale for at least 6 seconds.
2. Healthcare services for the evaluation and management of a disease consistent with
the standard of care are considered to be?
A. V codes
B. a medical necessity
C. up coding
D. part of the audit process - Correct Answer ✔✔ B. a medical necessity
3. Which of the following techniques is correct when collecting a throat culture?
A. Depress the patient's tongue and place the swab in a viral media tube following
collection
B. Insert swab into the nostril and rub against the turbinate to absorb mucous .
C. Use a tongue depressor and swab both sides of the throat.
D. Swab both sides of the mouth tongue , and nasopharyx depressor and swab both
sides of the throat - Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Use a tongue depressor and swab both
sides of the throat
4. The primary care provider hands the medical assistant a referral for a patient to get
an MRI Which of the following should the medical assistant do first?
A. Call the facility and schedule the MRI .
B. Call the insurance company and process an authorization
C. Fax pertinent medical records to the facility .
D. Document the precertification number in the patient's chart. - Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Call the insurance company and process an authorization
5. The pictured rhythm is an example of which of the following?
A. atrial flutter
B. premature ventricular contraction
C. sinus bradycardia
D. ventricular tachycardia - Correct Answer ✔✔ B. premature ventricular contractions
6. Which of the following organs is located in both the thoracic and ventral cavities?
& VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100%
1. Forced Vital Capacity is measured by instructing the patient to?
A. Forcefully breathe air out and continue to exhale for at least 6 seconds.
B. Complete a minimum of eight acceptable efforts to validate the test.
C. Move the one way valve to a minimum of 4000 ml capacity.
D. Blow out as fast and hard as possible and document the highest reading. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ A. Forcefully breathe air out and continue to exhale for at least 6 seconds.
2. Healthcare services for the evaluation and management of a disease consistent with
the standard of care are considered to be?
A. V codes
B. a medical necessity
C. up coding
D. part of the audit process - Correct Answer ✔✔ B. a medical necessity
3. Which of the following techniques is correct when collecting a throat culture?
A. Depress the patient's tongue and place the swab in a viral media tube following
collection
B. Insert swab into the nostril and rub against the turbinate to absorb mucous .
C. Use a tongue depressor and swab both sides of the throat.
D. Swab both sides of the mouth tongue , and nasopharyx depressor and swab both
sides of the throat - Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Use a tongue depressor and swab both
sides of the throat
4. The primary care provider hands the medical assistant a referral for a patient to get
an MRI Which of the following should the medical assistant do first?
A. Call the facility and schedule the MRI .
B. Call the insurance company and process an authorization
C. Fax pertinent medical records to the facility .
D. Document the precertification number in the patient's chart. - Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Call the insurance company and process an authorization
5. The pictured rhythm is an example of which of the following?
A. atrial flutter
B. premature ventricular contraction
C. sinus bradycardia
D. ventricular tachycardia - Correct Answer ✔✔ B. premature ventricular contractions
6. Which of the following organs is located in both the thoracic and ventral cavities?
