NHA Medical Terminology / CCMA EXAM 2021 (NHA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 2023

NHA Medical Terminology /
CCMA EXAM 2021
(NHA) Certification Practice
Test 2.0 2023

,NHA Medical Terminology / CCMA EXAM 2021
(NHA) Certification Practice Test 2.0
A medical system is review any patient's medical record. Which should the following acronyms
should the medical assistants identify as a notation used when interpreting the correlation
between the patient's body weight in height?

a. KUB
b. LMP
c. PID
d. BMI Correct Ans:d. BMI

When a medical assistant is documenting data in a patient's progress notes, which of the
following abbreviations is acceptable for use?

a. >
b. O2
c. MgSO4
d. ug Correct Ans:b. O2

Which of the following abbreviation is used in place of the word "prescription" and a patient's
chart?

a. Rx
b. TX
c. Sx
d. Hx Correct Ans:a. Rx

Which of the following abbreviations should the medical assistant use went documenting initial
assessment data collected prior to a patient's wellness examination?

a. HPI
b. p/o
c. VS
d. f/u Correct Ans:c. VS - vital signs

Which is the following should a medical system identify as a diagnostic procedure that
produces images of body structures?

a. Audiometry
b. Electromyography
c. Computed tomography
d. Holter monitoring Correct Ans:c. Computed tomography

When processing a patient's referral in medical assistant should identify which of the following
laboratory tests?

a. Barium enema
b. Blood urea nitrogen
c. Computed tomography
d. Benign prostatic hyperplasia Correct Ans:b. Blood urea nitrogen

,When reviewing a patient's medical history and medical assistance should identify which of the
following terms as a medical disorder that involved inflammation of the joints?

a. Rheumatoid arthritis
b. Multiple sclerosis
c. Osteoporosis
d. Carcinoma Correct Ans:a. Rheumatoid arthritis

A medical assistant is preparing to record a patient heart rhythm. Which of the following
devices should the medical assistant used to perform this recording?

a. Stethoscope
b. Electroencephalography machine
c. Sphygmomanometer
d. Electrocardiogram machine Correct Ans:d. Electrocardiogram machine

Using knowledge of roots and suffixes a medical system should identify that the term
"oophorectomy" has which of the following meanings?

a. Brain disorder
b. Breakdown of blood cells
c. Opening in the windpipe
d. Remove of the ovaries Correct Ans:d. Removal of the ovaries

Using knowledge of medical roots and suffixes, a medical assistance should identify which of
the following terms as a procedure that involves an incision into the eardrum?

a. Otodynia
b. Rhinorrhea
c. Myringotomy
d. Lithotripsy Correct Ans:c. Myringotomy

Using knowledge and prefixes and suffixes a medical assistant should identified that the term
"presbyopia" has which of the following meanings?

a. Age related vision loss
b. Weakened bones
c. Drooping eyelid
c. Kidney infection Correct Ans:a. Age related vision loss

Using knowledge of prefixes and suffixes a medical assistance should identified a term for slow
breathing of which of the following?

a. Oximetry
b. Bradypnea
c. Neuralgia
d. Tachycardia Correct Ans:b. Bradypnea

Using knowledge of positional and directional prefixes and terms, a medical system should
identify that the term "contralateral" has which of the following meaning?

a. Directed downward
b. The opposite side
c. Directed upward
d. The same side Correct Ans:b. The opposite side

, A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a rectal examination. The medical assistant
should help the patient into which of the following positions?

a. Fowler's
b. Lithotomy
c. Trendelenburg
d. Sims Correct Ans:d. Sims

A medical system is is preparing to apply a compression bandage to a patient's extremity. The
medical assistant begins applied the bandage at the farthest point from the patients trunk and
move to the nearest point. Which of the following pairs of terms describes this progression?

a. Distal to proximal
b. Posterior to Anterior
c. Proximal to distal
d. Anterior tho posterior Correct Ans:a. Distal to proximal