CCMA PRACTICE EXAM 180 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tsituations Trequires Tthe Tcompletion Tof Ta Trelease Tof
Tmedical Tinformation Tform?
When Ta Tpatient Ttransfers Trecords Tto Ta Tnew Tphysician
To Tbill Tthe Tpatient's Tinsurance Tcompany
To Tsend Tthe Tpatient's Trecords Tto Ta Tconsulting Tphysician
To Tdetermine Tthe Tpatient's Teligibility Tfor Tinsurance Tbenefits T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-
When Ta Tpatient Ttransfers Trecords Tto Ta Tnew Tphysician
When Tthe Tsame Tdose Tof Ta Tdrug Tno Tlonger Tproduces Tthe Tdesired Teffect, Tit Tis
Tsaid Tthat Tthe Tpatient Thas Tdeveloped
An Tidiosyncratic Treaction
A Tdrug Ttolerance
A Tdrug Tinteraction
,An Tallergic Treaction T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-A Tdrug Ttolerance
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tletters Twould Tmost Tlikely Tbe Tsigned Tby Tthe Tmedical
Tassistant?
Order Tfor Toffice Tsupplies
Letter Tdictated Tby Tthe Tphysician Tto Ta Tpatient
Letter Tto Tanother Tphysician Tabout Ta Tconsultation
Medical Treports Tto Tan Tinsurance Tcompany T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-Order Tfor Toffice
Tsupplies
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tis TNOT Tincluded Tin Tthe Tmedical Thistory?
Accidents Tand Tinjuries
Occupation
Immunizations
Medications
Operations T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-Occupation
Assuming Tthat Tan Telderly Tpatient Twill Thave Ta Tdifficult Ttime Tunderstanding Tthe
Tdirections Tfor Thow Tto Ttake Tmedication Tis Tan Texample Tof:
a. TPrejudice Tb. TStereotyping Tc. TEncoding Td. TRationalization T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-
Stereotyping
When Tis Tthe Tphysician Treimbursed Tdirectly Tfor This Tservices Tby Tthe Tinsurance
Tcompany?
Always
If Tthe Tpatient Thas Tsigned Tan Tassignment Tof Tbenefits Tform
Never
If Tthe Tpatient Thas Tsigned Ta Twritten Tconsent Tfor Ttreatment T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-If
Tthe Tpatient Thas Tsigned Tan Tassignment Tof Tbenefits Tform
Why Tis Tit Timportant Tfor Ta Tmedical Tassistant Tto Tbe Taware Tof Tguidelines Tfor
Tmedical Tnecessity?
To Tlink Tprocedure Tcodes Tto Tcorrect Tdiagnosis Tcodes
To Tdetermine Twhat Tdiagnostic Ttests Tshould Tbe Tordered Tfor Tpatients
To Tuse Ta Tvariety Tof Tcodes Tinstead Tof Toverusing Tcertain Tcodes
To Tbe Tsure Tthat Tcodes Treflect Ta Thigh Tenough Tlevel Tof Tservice T- Tcorrect
Tanswers T-To Tlink Tprocedure Tcodes Tto Tcorrect Tdiagnosis Tcodes
When Tshould Ta Tcomma Tbe Tused Tto Tseparate Telements Tin Ta Tseries?
If Tit Tis Tnecessary Tfor Tthe Tunderstanding Tof Tthe Tsentence
If Tthere Tare Tfour, Tfive, Tor Tmore Telements
If Tthere Tare Ttwo Tor Tmore Telements
If Tthere Tare Tthree Tor Tmore Telements T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-If Tthere Tare Tthree Tor
Tmore Telements
, What Tshould Tthe Tmedical Tassistant Tverify Tfor Taccuracy Tat Teach Tvisit Tfor Tan
Testablished Tpatient?
The Tpatient's Taddress Tand Ttelephone Tnumber
The Tpatient's TSocial TSecurity Tnumber
The Tpatient's Tclinic Tnumber
The Tpatient's Tmarital Tstatus T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-The Tpatient's Taddress Tand
Ttelephone Tnumber
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tcould Tresult Tin Tthe Tmedical Tassistant Tbecoming Tinfected
Twith Ta Tpathogen?
Having Tan Topen Tsore Ton Tthe Thand
Licking Ta Tlabel Tfor Ta Tspecimen Tcontainer
Eating Twhile Ttesting Ta Tmicrobiologic Tspecimen
Drinking Tcoffee Tin Tthe Toffice Tlaboratory
All Tof Tthe Tabove T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-All Tof Tthe Tabove
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tare Tasthma Ttriggers?
Tobacco Tsmoke
Vigorous Tphysical Texercise
Animal Tdander
All Tof Tthe Tabove
House Tdust T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-All Tof Tthe Tabove
Otodynia
Incision Tinto Tthe Teardrum
surgical Tprocedure Tthat Tbreaks Tup Tstones
pain Tin Tthe Tear.
runny Tnose T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-pain Tin Tthe Tear.
au:
left Teye
both Teyes
right Tear
both Tears
right Teye
left Tear T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-both Teyes
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tvital Tsigns Tcan Tbe Texpected Tin Ta Tchild Tthat Tis Tafebrile?
T
a. TRectal TTemp Tof T100.9 Tdegrees TF. Tb. TOral TTemp Tof T38 Tdegrees TC. Tc.
TAxillary TTemp Tof T98.6 Tdegrees TF. Td. TAll Tof Tthe Tabove Tare Tincorrect. T- Tcorrect
Tanswers T-Axillary TTemp Tof T98.6 Tdegrees
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tis TNOT Ta Tguideline Tfor Tthe Tproper Tcare Tof Ta
Tmicroscope?
Clean Tthe Tlenses Tof Tthe Tmicroscope Twith Tgauze Tor Ttissue.
Store Tthe Tmicroscope Twith Tthe Tnosepiece Trotated Tto Tthe Tlow-power Tobjective.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tsituations Trequires Tthe Tcompletion Tof Ta Trelease Tof
Tmedical Tinformation Tform?
When Ta Tpatient Ttransfers Trecords Tto Ta Tnew Tphysician
To Tbill Tthe Tpatient's Tinsurance Tcompany
To Tsend Tthe Tpatient's Trecords Tto Ta Tconsulting Tphysician
To Tdetermine Tthe Tpatient's Teligibility Tfor Tinsurance Tbenefits T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-
When Ta Tpatient Ttransfers Trecords Tto Ta Tnew Tphysician
When Tthe Tsame Tdose Tof Ta Tdrug Tno Tlonger Tproduces Tthe Tdesired Teffect, Tit Tis
Tsaid Tthat Tthe Tpatient Thas Tdeveloped
An Tidiosyncratic Treaction
A Tdrug Ttolerance
A Tdrug Tinteraction
,An Tallergic Treaction T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-A Tdrug Ttolerance
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tletters Twould Tmost Tlikely Tbe Tsigned Tby Tthe Tmedical
Tassistant?
Order Tfor Toffice Tsupplies
Letter Tdictated Tby Tthe Tphysician Tto Ta Tpatient
Letter Tto Tanother Tphysician Tabout Ta Tconsultation
Medical Treports Tto Tan Tinsurance Tcompany T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-Order Tfor Toffice
Tsupplies
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tis TNOT Tincluded Tin Tthe Tmedical Thistory?
Accidents Tand Tinjuries
Occupation
Immunizations
Medications
Operations T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-Occupation
Assuming Tthat Tan Telderly Tpatient Twill Thave Ta Tdifficult Ttime Tunderstanding Tthe
Tdirections Tfor Thow Tto Ttake Tmedication Tis Tan Texample Tof:
a. TPrejudice Tb. TStereotyping Tc. TEncoding Td. TRationalization T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-
Stereotyping
When Tis Tthe Tphysician Treimbursed Tdirectly Tfor This Tservices Tby Tthe Tinsurance
Tcompany?
Always
If Tthe Tpatient Thas Tsigned Tan Tassignment Tof Tbenefits Tform
Never
If Tthe Tpatient Thas Tsigned Ta Twritten Tconsent Tfor Ttreatment T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-If
Tthe Tpatient Thas Tsigned Tan Tassignment Tof Tbenefits Tform
Why Tis Tit Timportant Tfor Ta Tmedical Tassistant Tto Tbe Taware Tof Tguidelines Tfor
Tmedical Tnecessity?
To Tlink Tprocedure Tcodes Tto Tcorrect Tdiagnosis Tcodes
To Tdetermine Twhat Tdiagnostic Ttests Tshould Tbe Tordered Tfor Tpatients
To Tuse Ta Tvariety Tof Tcodes Tinstead Tof Toverusing Tcertain Tcodes
To Tbe Tsure Tthat Tcodes Treflect Ta Thigh Tenough Tlevel Tof Tservice T- Tcorrect
Tanswers T-To Tlink Tprocedure Tcodes Tto Tcorrect Tdiagnosis Tcodes
When Tshould Ta Tcomma Tbe Tused Tto Tseparate Telements Tin Ta Tseries?
If Tit Tis Tnecessary Tfor Tthe Tunderstanding Tof Tthe Tsentence
If Tthere Tare Tfour, Tfive, Tor Tmore Telements
If Tthere Tare Ttwo Tor Tmore Telements
If Tthere Tare Tthree Tor Tmore Telements T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-If Tthere Tare Tthree Tor
Tmore Telements
, What Tshould Tthe Tmedical Tassistant Tverify Tfor Taccuracy Tat Teach Tvisit Tfor Tan
Testablished Tpatient?
The Tpatient's Taddress Tand Ttelephone Tnumber
The Tpatient's TSocial TSecurity Tnumber
The Tpatient's Tclinic Tnumber
The Tpatient's Tmarital Tstatus T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-The Tpatient's Taddress Tand
Ttelephone Tnumber
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tcould Tresult Tin Tthe Tmedical Tassistant Tbecoming Tinfected
Twith Ta Tpathogen?
Having Tan Topen Tsore Ton Tthe Thand
Licking Ta Tlabel Tfor Ta Tspecimen Tcontainer
Eating Twhile Ttesting Ta Tmicrobiologic Tspecimen
Drinking Tcoffee Tin Tthe Toffice Tlaboratory
All Tof Tthe Tabove T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-All Tof Tthe Tabove
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tare Tasthma Ttriggers?
Tobacco Tsmoke
Vigorous Tphysical Texercise
Animal Tdander
All Tof Tthe Tabove
House Tdust T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-All Tof Tthe Tabove
Otodynia
Incision Tinto Tthe Teardrum
surgical Tprocedure Tthat Tbreaks Tup Tstones
pain Tin Tthe Tear.
runny Tnose T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-pain Tin Tthe Tear.
au:
left Teye
both Teyes
right Tear
both Tears
right Teye
left Tear T- Tcorrect Tanswers T-both Teyes
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tvital Tsigns Tcan Tbe Texpected Tin Ta Tchild Tthat Tis Tafebrile?
T
a. TRectal TTemp Tof T100.9 Tdegrees TF. Tb. TOral TTemp Tof T38 Tdegrees TC. Tc.
TAxillary TTemp Tof T98.6 Tdegrees TF. Td. TAll Tof Tthe Tabove Tare Tincorrect. T- Tcorrect
Tanswers T-Axillary TTemp Tof T98.6 Tdegrees
Which Tof Tthe Tfollowing Tis TNOT Ta Tguideline Tfor Tthe Tproper Tcare Tof Ta
Tmicroscope?
Clean Tthe Tlenses Tof Tthe Tmicroscope Twith Tgauze Tor Ttissue.
Store Tthe Tmicroscope Twith Tthe Tnosepiece Trotated Tto Tthe Tlow-power Tobjective.
