CCMA
CERTIFICATION TEST N g g
UR501
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CCMA Practice Test
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1. Agmedicalgassistantgisgpreparinggagpatientgwh
oghasgshortnessgofgbreathgforgangEKG.gIngwhi
chgofgthegfollowinggpositionsgshouldgthegassis
tantgplacegthegpatient?
a) Prone
b) Semi-Fowler's
c) Supine
d) Sims
2. Agmedicalgassistantgisgpreparinggagpatientgfor
gangEKG.gWhichgofgthegfollowingginstructionsg
shouldgthegmedicalgassistantgprovide?
a) "Avoidgfoodgorgdrinkgforg4ghoursgbeforegth
egtest"
b) "Removegallgclothinggfromgthegwaistgup"
c) "Applygmoisturizingglotiongtogthegelectrode
gplacementgsites"
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d) "Maintaingagfullgbladdergforgthegdurationgo
fgthegtest"
3. AgCCMAgisgcaringgforgagpatientgwhoghasgangac
cumulationgofgbloodginghisgchestgcavity.gTheg
CCMAgshouldgrecognizegthatgwhichgofgthegfol
lowinggtermsgrefersgtogthisgcondition?
a) Hematuria
b) Hematoma
c) Hemothorax
d) Hemoglobin
4. Agmedicalgassistantgisgpreparinggtogperformga
ndgEKGgrecordinggongagpatient.gWhichgofgtheg
followingginformationgisgtruegofglimbgleadsga
ndgelectrodes?
a) Limbgleadsgaregunipolar
b) LeadsgVIgthroughgV6gareglimbgleads
c) Limbgleadsgaregplacedgongthegfleshygareasg
ofgthegskin
d) Thegleftgleggleadgwiregservesgasgthegground
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5. AgmedicalgassistantgisgcalibratinggandgEKGgm
achine.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggshouldgthegas
sistantgidentifygasgthegstandardgspeedgofgtheg
recording?
a) 25gmm/second
b) 50gmm/second
c) 10gmm/second
d) 5gmm/second
6. Anthropometricgmeasurementgisgusedgforgw
hichgofgthegfollowing?
a) Togcompleteggrowthgcharts
b) TOgdeterminegthegdosagegforgmedications
c) Togdeterminegifgthegpatientgisghypertensive
d) Togassessgtheglunggvolume
7. Agmedicalgassistantgisgpreparinggagpatientgfor
gangEKG.gIngwhichgofgthegfollowingglocationsgs
houldgthegassistantgplacegthegV4glead?
th
a) 5 intercostalgspacegatgtheganteriorgaxillary
g
gline
th
b) 5 intercostalgspacegatgthegmidaxillarygline
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