NHA CCMA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ 2024/2025
When a patient frequently comes in contact with wood and dust particles, what are they likely to
develop?
Emphysema
Medical term for collapsed lung?
Atelectasis
Patient is entitled to what documents in medical record?
List of medications and diagnoses
Lice medical term and is what type of organism?
Pediculosis and parasite
Normal/healthy BMI
18.5-24.9
Overweight BMI
25-29.9
Obese class I
30-34.9
,Obese class II
35-39.9
Underweight BMI
under 18.5
Cross or misaligned eyes
Strabismus
Patients eyes are constantly moving back and forth
Nystagmus
Pimple on eyelid - oil production
Hordeolum - sty ?
Preparing a tablespoon of medication - how many millimeters of medication should MA draw?
15mL = 1 tablespoon
Primary code in CPT coding consists of how many digits?
5 digits - typically start with 99.
What does the t-wave represent in EKG?
Ventricular repolarization and relaxation
What does the Rinne test test for?
Hearing - asking the patient to raise hand when she can't hear the sound anymore.
Capillary collection for adult patient who has poor circulation
,Warm patients hand
Hand below heart
Appointment systems allows flexibility for consistent patient flow
Wave (schedule?)
Using butterfly needle to obtain blood sample
Hold the needle by its wings
MA witness a patient signing a patient consent form
Validate patient signature
MA is preparing CMS-1500 for insurance form for patient who was burned
Current procedural terminology code (CPT)
ICD-10
Disease or diagnosis
Which medication is sublingual?
Nitroglycerin - under the tongue
MA is obtaining blood samples - CBC, prothrombin time (PT), and iron, but forgot to draw PT. What
should they do?
Keep other specimens and draw PT.
Order of draw
Green, lavender, grey
, Electronic prescribing is
E-prescribing
Dictates operations for doctors office clinical laboratories
Centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS)
CLIA waived lab test
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test
Absence of infection or infectious material
Asepsis
What addresses disease prevention?
Education on the importance of vaccines
MA fails to mention patient doesn't want blood products during their procedure
Negligent tort
Patient has broken their ankle and is doing well but homebound. What resource should the MA
recommend?
Meals on wheels
What should the MA do after completing EKG?
Double check electrodes attachments
What quadrant is the gallbladder located
RUQ (right upper quadrant)
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ 2024/2025
When a patient frequently comes in contact with wood and dust particles, what are they likely to
develop?
Emphysema
Medical term for collapsed lung?
Atelectasis
Patient is entitled to what documents in medical record?
List of medications and diagnoses
Lice medical term and is what type of organism?
Pediculosis and parasite
Normal/healthy BMI
18.5-24.9
Overweight BMI
25-29.9
Obese class I
30-34.9
,Obese class II
35-39.9
Underweight BMI
under 18.5
Cross or misaligned eyes
Strabismus
Patients eyes are constantly moving back and forth
Nystagmus
Pimple on eyelid - oil production
Hordeolum - sty ?
Preparing a tablespoon of medication - how many millimeters of medication should MA draw?
15mL = 1 tablespoon
Primary code in CPT coding consists of how many digits?
5 digits - typically start with 99.
What does the t-wave represent in EKG?
Ventricular repolarization and relaxation
What does the Rinne test test for?
Hearing - asking the patient to raise hand when she can't hear the sound anymore.
Capillary collection for adult patient who has poor circulation
,Warm patients hand
Hand below heart
Appointment systems allows flexibility for consistent patient flow
Wave (schedule?)
Using butterfly needle to obtain blood sample
Hold the needle by its wings
MA witness a patient signing a patient consent form
Validate patient signature
MA is preparing CMS-1500 for insurance form for patient who was burned
Current procedural terminology code (CPT)
ICD-10
Disease or diagnosis
Which medication is sublingual?
Nitroglycerin - under the tongue
MA is obtaining blood samples - CBC, prothrombin time (PT), and iron, but forgot to draw PT. What
should they do?
Keep other specimens and draw PT.
Order of draw
Green, lavender, grey
, Electronic prescribing is
E-prescribing
Dictates operations for doctors office clinical laboratories
Centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS)
CLIA waived lab test
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test
Absence of infection or infectious material
Asepsis
What addresses disease prevention?
Education on the importance of vaccines
MA fails to mention patient doesn't want blood products during their procedure
Negligent tort
Patient has broken their ankle and is doing well but homebound. What resource should the MA
recommend?
Meals on wheels
What should the MA do after completing EKG?
Double check electrodes attachments
What quadrant is the gallbladder located
RUQ (right upper quadrant)
