Ch 16 CMA Exam Review -
Preparing The Patient Questions
And Answers 2022
Which of the following is one of the six Cs of charting?
A. Clerical
B. Client's words
C. Consult
D. Counsel
E. Court - Answer- Client's words
A small surgical clamp for grasping blood vessels is called
A. Tissue forceps
B. Thumb forceps
C. Smooth forceps
D. Hemostatic forceps
E. Dressing forceps - Answer- Hemostatic forceps
Which suture size listed below is the thickest?
A. 0-0
B. 5-0
C. 7-0
D. 1-0
E. 15-0 - Answer- 0-0
The position in which the patient is lying flat on the back is known as
A. Prone
B. Sims'
C. Supine
D. Fowler's
E. Lithotomy - Answer- Supine
Needle holders are also called
A. Staples
B. Thumb forceps
C. Suture forceps
D. Hemostatic forceps
E. Dressing forceps - Answer- Suture forceps
During the preexamination interview, you notice some cuts on an adult patient's arm
that you suspect might be signs of abuse or even of attempted suicide. You try to
ask the patient about it, but the patient doesn't want to talk to you. What should you
do?
A. Press the patient and explain how important it is that all your questions be
answered
B. Call the police immediately and report that you have a victim of abuse to whom
they need to talk
, C. Tell the examining physician, and prepare a list of community resources that can
provide advice and support to the patient even if the patient is not ready to talk to
you
D. Ignore the problem because the patient obviously does not want to talk about it,
and go on with assisting the physician as
if you didn't see anything
E. Transfer the patient to a mental institution and notify immediate family members -
Answer- Tell the examining physician, and prepare a list of community resources
that can provide advice and support to the patient even if the patient is not ready to
talk to you
Which of the following positions is used for vaginal and perineal area examination?
A. Lithotomy
B. Fowler's
C. Supine
D. Jackknife
E. Trendelenburg's - Answer- Lithotomy
Which of the following positions requires the examination table to be raised in the
middle with both ends pointing down?
A. Fowler's
B. Proctological
C. Knee-chest
D. Sims'
E. None of the above - Answer- Proctological
Surgical procedures that require less than 1 day to perform, with no overnight stay
for the patient, are called
A. Outpatient surgery
B. Ambulatory surgery
C. Surgery without anesthesia
D. Cryosurgery
E. Daily surgery - Answer- Outpatient surgery
Color blindness is more common in
A. Children
B. Adults
C. Elderly individuals
D. Females
E. Males - Answer- Males
Minor cauterization procedures are performed in the medical office by all of the
following means except
A. Lasers
B. Hemostats
C. Hot instruments
D. Electric currents
E. Caustic agents - Answer- Hemostats
The best and most accepted method of sterilization is
Preparing The Patient Questions
And Answers 2022
Which of the following is one of the six Cs of charting?
A. Clerical
B. Client's words
C. Consult
D. Counsel
E. Court - Answer- Client's words
A small surgical clamp for grasping blood vessels is called
A. Tissue forceps
B. Thumb forceps
C. Smooth forceps
D. Hemostatic forceps
E. Dressing forceps - Answer- Hemostatic forceps
Which suture size listed below is the thickest?
A. 0-0
B. 5-0
C. 7-0
D. 1-0
E. 15-0 - Answer- 0-0
The position in which the patient is lying flat on the back is known as
A. Prone
B. Sims'
C. Supine
D. Fowler's
E. Lithotomy - Answer- Supine
Needle holders are also called
A. Staples
B. Thumb forceps
C. Suture forceps
D. Hemostatic forceps
E. Dressing forceps - Answer- Suture forceps
During the preexamination interview, you notice some cuts on an adult patient's arm
that you suspect might be signs of abuse or even of attempted suicide. You try to
ask the patient about it, but the patient doesn't want to talk to you. What should you
do?
A. Press the patient and explain how important it is that all your questions be
answered
B. Call the police immediately and report that you have a victim of abuse to whom
they need to talk
, C. Tell the examining physician, and prepare a list of community resources that can
provide advice and support to the patient even if the patient is not ready to talk to
you
D. Ignore the problem because the patient obviously does not want to talk about it,
and go on with assisting the physician as
if you didn't see anything
E. Transfer the patient to a mental institution and notify immediate family members -
Answer- Tell the examining physician, and prepare a list of community resources
that can provide advice and support to the patient even if the patient is not ready to
talk to you
Which of the following positions is used for vaginal and perineal area examination?
A. Lithotomy
B. Fowler's
C. Supine
D. Jackknife
E. Trendelenburg's - Answer- Lithotomy
Which of the following positions requires the examination table to be raised in the
middle with both ends pointing down?
A. Fowler's
B. Proctological
C. Knee-chest
D. Sims'
E. None of the above - Answer- Proctological
Surgical procedures that require less than 1 day to perform, with no overnight stay
for the patient, are called
A. Outpatient surgery
B. Ambulatory surgery
C. Surgery without anesthesia
D. Cryosurgery
E. Daily surgery - Answer- Outpatient surgery
Color blindness is more common in
A. Children
B. Adults
C. Elderly individuals
D. Females
E. Males - Answer- Males
Minor cauterization procedures are performed in the medical office by all of the
following means except
A. Lasers
B. Hemostats
C. Hot instruments
D. Electric currents
E. Caustic agents - Answer- Hemostats
The best and most accepted method of sterilization is
