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,NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Exam solution Test bank
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Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - CORRECT
ANSWER Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is
true of a Schedule 1 drug? - CORRECT ANSWER have no accepted medical
use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient
who exhibits moderate hearing loss. What following action should the
assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER remain within the patient's view to
allow lip-reading
A Medical Assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an
examination by a provider. what manifestation should the assistant expect to
find? - CORRECT ANSWER irregular heartbeat
The patient's bill of rights protects individuals from - CORRECT ANSWER
denial of care due to the patient's age
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that
a medical assistant is preparing. what instrument should the assistant
include on the tray? - CORRECT ANSWER scissors
what technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of
EKG cables? - CORRECT ANSWER Disinfection
What additive should be used when performing a CBC? - CORRECT ANSWER
EDTA
what dressing should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? -
CORRECT ANSWER non adherent dressing
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has recently received a
terminal diagnosis and is crying? what action should the assistant take? -
CORRECT ANSWER allow the patient to cry
what position is appropriate for a pelvic examination? - CORRECT ANSWER
lithotomy
what document indicates how a patient's medical records will be used and
disclosed by a medical office? - CORRECT ANSWER Notice of Private
Practices (NPP)
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to
take a buccal tablet. what instructions should the assistant give the patient?
- CORRECT ANSWER "place the tablet between the gums and cheek."
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A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a
provider with a biopsy. what action should the assistant take? - CORRECT
ANSWER hold sharps
by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
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a medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for mircocephaly. what
describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should
perform? - CORRECT ANSWER head circumference
what action should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length
of an infant during a well-child visit? - CORRECT ANSWER position the
infant on his back
what instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when
administering an enteric-coated tablet? - CORRECT ANSWER "swallow the
tablet whole with a glass of water."
A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a lesion
on her arm. And medical assistant should anticipate a referral for this patient
to which of the following ancillary services? - CORRECT ANSWER Home
health care
A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients.
The assistant should recognize that the provider should see which patient
first? - CORRECT ANSWER an older adult patient who has diabetes and has
a high blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg
a medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Weber test.
what action should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER ask the patient if
he hears the vibration louder in one ear than the other
a medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the
following patient conditions should assistant perform a capillary
collection rather than a venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER previous
thromboses
when performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, what is
the level at which the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? - CORRECT
ANSWER 30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
a medical assistant should insert the needle at what angle during a
venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER 15 degree angle
a medical assistant is collecting information from a patient who reports
persistent pain in the left upper quadrant. the assistant should note that this
area contains which of the following organs? - CORRECT ANSWER
stomach
what position should a medical assistant place a healthy patient in
preparation for a rectal examination? - CORRECT ANSWER Sims
a medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below-the-knee
amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the assistant