CCMA EXAM PART 4 Practise Questions And answers
1. Which of the following terms describes a microorganism's ability to grow in the absence of oxygen?: Anaerobic
2. The timing for a glucose tolerance test begins: When the patient finishes drinking the glucose solution
3. A patient comes into a provider's office and reports intimate partner abuse. Which of the following actions
should the medical assistant take to assist this patient?: Provide a list of relevant community organizations
4. A medical assistant is preparing to obtain a specimen from a patient for influenza testing. Which of the
following sites should the assistant use when collecting the specimen?: Nasopharyngeal
5. Which of the following should a medical assistant instruct a patient to do before a scheduled pulmonary
function test?: Refrain from using bronchodila- tors
6. A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. For which of the following transmission routes
should the assistant take precautions?-
: Airborne
7. A medical assistant is preparing to administer an eye solution for irrigation. After verifying the provider's
prescription, which of the following actions should the assistant take next?: Check the expiration date of the solution
8. Which of the following tasks is the responsibility of a medical assistant when scheduling an outpatient
surgical procedure?: Provide the patient with specific preoperative directions
9. At which of the following times during a phlebotomy procedure should a medical assistant label the tubes?:
After disposing of the used needle
10.Which of the following information is needed to complete a CMS-1500 form?: Provider's federal tax
identification number
11.A medical assistant should expect a referral to which of the following allied health professionals for a patient
who has an increased hemoglobin A1c level?: Endocrinologist
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12.A medical assistant should identify that which of the following tasks requires the use of gloves?:
Removing a cyst
13.A medical assistant schedules three patients to arrive at the same time for each hour of the day, and each
patient is seen in the order they arrive. Which scheduling style is the assistant using?: Wave
14.A medical assistant is obtaining pregnancy test results for a 15-year-old patient. The test is negative. To
whom should the assistant provide the re- sults?: The Patient
15.A patient's blood stains a medical assistant's uniform. Which of the follow- ing should the medical assistant
do first?: Finish the procedure
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1. Which of the following terms describes a microorganism's ability to grow in the absence of oxygen?: Anaerobic
2. The timing for a glucose tolerance test begins: When the patient finishes drinking the glucose solution
3. A patient comes into a provider's office and reports intimate partner abuse. Which of the following actions
should the medical assistant take to assist this patient?: Provide a list of relevant community organizations
4. A medical assistant is preparing to obtain a specimen from a patient for influenza testing. Which of the
following sites should the assistant use when collecting the specimen?: Nasopharyngeal
5. Which of the following should a medical assistant instruct a patient to do before a scheduled pulmonary
function test?: Refrain from using bronchodila- tors
6. A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. For which of the following transmission routes
should the assistant take precautions?-
: Airborne
7. A medical assistant is preparing to administer an eye solution for irrigation. After verifying the provider's
prescription, which of the following actions should the assistant take next?: Check the expiration date of the solution
8. Which of the following tasks is the responsibility of a medical assistant when scheduling an outpatient
surgical procedure?: Provide the patient with specific preoperative directions
9. At which of the following times during a phlebotomy procedure should a medical assistant label the tubes?:
After disposing of the used needle
10.Which of the following information is needed to complete a CMS-1500 form?: Provider's federal tax
identification number
11.A medical assistant should expect a referral to which of the following allied health professionals for a patient
who has an increased hemoglobin A1c level?: Endocrinologist
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, CCMA EXAM PART 4 Practise Questions And answers
12.A medical assistant should identify that which of the following tasks requires the use of gloves?:
Removing a cyst
13.A medical assistant schedules three patients to arrive at the same time for each hour of the day, and each
patient is seen in the order they arrive. Which scheduling style is the assistant using?: Wave
14.A medical assistant is obtaining pregnancy test results for a 15-year-old patient. The test is negative. To
whom should the assistant provide the re- sults?: The Patient
15.A patient's blood stains a medical assistant's uniform. Which of the follow- ing should the medical assistant
do first?: Finish the procedure
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