Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
(CCMA) QUESTION WITH ANSWERS
Rectal - correct answer Which way of taking a patient's temperature is the
most accurate?
45 degrees - correct answer At what angle would a CCMA administer a
subcutaneous injection?
Tapping - correct answer When checking a patient's blood pressure, what
sound does the systolic make?
Myringotomy - correct answer What is the correct term for a surgical
incision of an eardrum?
15-degree angle without aspiration - correct answer What is the correct
way to administer an ID injection?
Stop administration and remove needle - correct answer while giving an IM
injection the CCMA notices blood coming into the syringe while aspirating.
What should the CCMA do?
SA Node - correct answer Which part of the heart is the Natural pacemaker?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - correct answer What
does HIPAA stand for?
Discard the kit and use a new one - correct answer The CCMA notices that
a sealed rape kit has been opened. What should the CCMA do?
, Alveoli - correct answer What is a thin-walled sac in the lung where the
exchange of gases takes place?
Decrease the amount of pressure when abrading skin - correct answer
When debriding skin to place electrodes for a 5 lead EKG on a patient with
fragile skin, the CCMA knows to?
Leukopenia - correct answer What is the term for a decrease in WBC seen
in viral infections and chemotherapy
Sims - correct answer What position should a CCMA place a patient in that
is having a rectal exam?
5th ICS left mid clavicular line - correct answer In a 12 lead EKG where is
the v4 lead placed?
Portal of exit - correct answer Once you have an infectious agent, what is
next in the chain of infection?
Pulmonary arteries - correct answer Which arteries are the only arteries in
the body that carry deoxygenated blood?
5th ICS left mid-axillary line - correct answer In a 12 lead EKG where would
u place the V6 lead
Malpractice - correct answer Professional negligence is also called?
Time not available to schedule patients - correct answer In appointment
scheduling the matrix indicates?
Wave - correct answer Which of the following scheduling methods allows
short-term flexibility within an hour to account for variables in
appointments?
, Accounting and billing - correct answer Spreadsheets are most commonly
used for which of the following tasks?
HIPPA - correct answer What legislation protects the confidentiality of
patient information that is stored or transmitted electronically?
Accounts payable - correct answer Amounts charged with suppliers or
creditors that remain unpaid are referred to as?
Customary fee - correct answer The range of fees charged by most
physicians in a community is called the?
CMS-1500 - Correct answer providers are required by law to file which of
the following for all eligible Medicare patients?
Assignment of benefits - correct answer An authorization of the insurance
company to make payments directly to the physician is called?
5 - Correct answer How many digits are assigned to the primary code in the
CPT coding system?
HCPCS - correct answer Which of the following is a coding system used
by Medicare providers to report supplies and injections?
A service or procedure has been altered - correct answer A two-digit
modifier attached to the five CPT modes indicates?
The American Medical Association - correct answer Which of the following
organizations developed the CPT coding system?
60-100 - Correct answer The normal pulse rate in beats per minute for
adults is?
(CCMA) QUESTION WITH ANSWERS
Rectal - correct answer Which way of taking a patient's temperature is the
most accurate?
45 degrees - correct answer At what angle would a CCMA administer a
subcutaneous injection?
Tapping - correct answer When checking a patient's blood pressure, what
sound does the systolic make?
Myringotomy - correct answer What is the correct term for a surgical
incision of an eardrum?
15-degree angle without aspiration - correct answer What is the correct
way to administer an ID injection?
Stop administration and remove needle - correct answer while giving an IM
injection the CCMA notices blood coming into the syringe while aspirating.
What should the CCMA do?
SA Node - correct answer Which part of the heart is the Natural pacemaker?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - correct answer What
does HIPAA stand for?
Discard the kit and use a new one - correct answer The CCMA notices that
a sealed rape kit has been opened. What should the CCMA do?
, Alveoli - correct answer What is a thin-walled sac in the lung where the
exchange of gases takes place?
Decrease the amount of pressure when abrading skin - correct answer
When debriding skin to place electrodes for a 5 lead EKG on a patient with
fragile skin, the CCMA knows to?
Leukopenia - correct answer What is the term for a decrease in WBC seen
in viral infections and chemotherapy
Sims - correct answer What position should a CCMA place a patient in that
is having a rectal exam?
5th ICS left mid clavicular line - correct answer In a 12 lead EKG where is
the v4 lead placed?
Portal of exit - correct answer Once you have an infectious agent, what is
next in the chain of infection?
Pulmonary arteries - correct answer Which arteries are the only arteries in
the body that carry deoxygenated blood?
5th ICS left mid-axillary line - correct answer In a 12 lead EKG where would
u place the V6 lead
Malpractice - correct answer Professional negligence is also called?
Time not available to schedule patients - correct answer In appointment
scheduling the matrix indicates?
Wave - correct answer Which of the following scheduling methods allows
short-term flexibility within an hour to account for variables in
appointments?
, Accounting and billing - correct answer Spreadsheets are most commonly
used for which of the following tasks?
HIPPA - correct answer What legislation protects the confidentiality of
patient information that is stored or transmitted electronically?
Accounts payable - correct answer Amounts charged with suppliers or
creditors that remain unpaid are referred to as?
Customary fee - correct answer The range of fees charged by most
physicians in a community is called the?
CMS-1500 - Correct answer providers are required by law to file which of
the following for all eligible Medicare patients?
Assignment of benefits - correct answer An authorization of the insurance
company to make payments directly to the physician is called?
5 - Correct answer How many digits are assigned to the primary code in the
CPT coding system?
HCPCS - correct answer Which of the following is a coding system used
by Medicare providers to report supplies and injections?
A service or procedure has been altered - correct answer A two-digit
modifier attached to the five CPT modes indicates?
The American Medical Association - correct answer Which of the following
organizations developed the CPT coding system?
60-100 - Correct answer The normal pulse rate in beats per minute for
adults is?
