NHA CCMA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE

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NHA CCMA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE

SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE


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Which of the following routes of injection is used to perform a tuberculin screening?




A. Intravenous
Intradermal
B.Intramuscular

C. Intradermal

D.Subcutaneous

A provider has ordered a complete blood count, liver panel, and protime for a

pediatric patient. Which of the following microcontainers should the medical

assistant fill first when performing a capillary collection?




Lavander A. Light Blue

B.Green

C. Lavender

D. Red

Liver dysfunction primarily affects which of the following pharmacokinetic

processes?




A. Absorption
Metabolism
B.Distribution

C. Metabolism

D.Excretion

A medical assistant should use a winged infusion set to obtain a collection from

which of the following areas?




A. Small veins


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Small veins B.Deep veins

C. Occluded veins

D.Sclerosed veins

A medical assistant is obtaining a set of blood cultures from an adult patient.

Which of the following is the correct amount of mL per bottle the assistant should

collect?



8 to 10 A. 1 to 4

B. 8 to 10

C. 12 to 14

D. 15 to 17

A medical assistant observes a patient with his arms crossed tightly across his chest

and leaning back in his chair. The medical assistant should identify these behaviors as

indications that the patient is feeling which of the following?




Angry A. Receptive

B. Angry

C. Embarrassed

D. Empathetic

While a male provider is performing a gynecological pelvic examination, the medical

assistant should______.




A. retrieve supplies to prepare for the next scheduled exam.
Stay with the patient
B. bring the next patient into an exam room to be seen by the provider.

C. stay with the patient and provide reassurance.

D. ask patient if she would prefer to be alone during the examination.

In a problem-oriented medical record, the pages are organized according to which

of the following methods of organization?




A. Chronological
chronological
B. According to diagnosis

C. Numerical

D. Alphabetical

A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. For which of the

following transmission routes should the assistant take precautions?


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A. Bloodborne

Airbone
B. Airborne

C. Vector-borne

D. Skin contact

A provider has prescribed the following diagnostic tests for a patient: gallbladder

series, chest x-ray, abdomen CT scan, and lower GI studies. The medical assistant

should schedule which of the following tests first?




Chest x-ray A. CT Scan

B. Lower GI

C. Gallbladder series

D. Chest X-Ray

A medical assistant is preparing to do an EKG on a patent who has known

dextrocardia. Which of the following leads requires placement modification for this

patient?




Precordial A. Limb

B. Precordial

C. Bipolar
Which of the following methods of taking a patient's temperature poses a risk of

exposure to bloodborne pathogens?




A. Temporal
Rectal
B.Oral

C. Rectal

D.Axillary

A medical assistant opens the door and enters a patient's examination room

without introducing himself or asking for permission to enter. This is

considered_____________________________________________________________.



Invasion of privacy A. negligence

B. breach of confidentiality

C. invasion of privacy

D.malpractice

A medical assistant is discussing the purpose of an opiate medication with a

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