CA1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
US department of health education and welfare - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What US department
declared medical assisting as an allied health profession?
Medical office manager, medical biller, medical coder, ECG technician - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅What tasks are considered in the scope of practice for a multi-skilled healthcare
professional?
Performing diagnostic test; explaining treatment procedures to patients - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅An example of a clinical duty for a medical assistant is ________.
Book keeping; scheduling appointments; process payroll - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An example of an
administrative duty of a medical assistant is _________.
Orthopedics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The branch of medicine that works to maintain the function
of the musculoskeletal system is called?
Obstetrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A physician who cares for pregnant women is called?
The person who oversees patients long term health care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The term
"primary care physician" refers to?
Phlebotomist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An allied professional trained to draw blood for diagnostic
testing is a _______.
Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The body's ability to resist pathogens and disease is called?
SSI/Staph - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What type of infection is caused when a healthcare worker
transfers staph bacteria from his or her hands to a surgical site?
, Using PPE; sterilizing patients room - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A medical assistant can help break the
cycle of infection in the office by doing what?
Vector - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A living organism that carries microorganism from an infected
person to another is called?
Hand washing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The most important aseptic procedure for a medical
assistant is _________.
Disinfection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What cleaning process is used on instruments such as nasal
special and endotracheal tubes?
Place them in water with a neutral pH dtergent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅If you cannot sanitize
instruments immediately after using them, what do you do with them?
General physical exam - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What does the physician use to confirm a patients
health or diagnose a medical problem?
Phenol/Acid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What is an extremely corrosive and toxic liquor to tissue and
has strong killing power?
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True or False: Disinfectant evaporates and can alter the chemical
makeup of a solution?
Cystitis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When taking a urine sample from a patient for testing, you notice
it is cloudy. What could this be a sign of?
Glomerular Filtration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What process of urine formation decreases when
the blood pressure decreases, and increases when the blood pressure increases?
Renal Medulla - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The middle portion of the kidney is named what?
US department of health education and welfare - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What US department
declared medical assisting as an allied health profession?
Medical office manager, medical biller, medical coder, ECG technician - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅What tasks are considered in the scope of practice for a multi-skilled healthcare
professional?
Performing diagnostic test; explaining treatment procedures to patients - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅An example of a clinical duty for a medical assistant is ________.
Book keeping; scheduling appointments; process payroll - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An example of an
administrative duty of a medical assistant is _________.
Orthopedics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The branch of medicine that works to maintain the function
of the musculoskeletal system is called?
Obstetrition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A physician who cares for pregnant women is called?
The person who oversees patients long term health care - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The term
"primary care physician" refers to?
Phlebotomist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅An allied professional trained to draw blood for diagnostic
testing is a _______.
Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The body's ability to resist pathogens and disease is called?
SSI/Staph - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What type of infection is caused when a healthcare worker
transfers staph bacteria from his or her hands to a surgical site?
, Using PPE; sterilizing patients room - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A medical assistant can help break the
cycle of infection in the office by doing what?
Vector - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A living organism that carries microorganism from an infected
person to another is called?
Hand washing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The most important aseptic procedure for a medical
assistant is _________.
Disinfection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What cleaning process is used on instruments such as nasal
special and endotracheal tubes?
Place them in water with a neutral pH dtergent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅If you cannot sanitize
instruments immediately after using them, what do you do with them?
General physical exam - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What does the physician use to confirm a patients
health or diagnose a medical problem?
Phenol/Acid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What is an extremely corrosive and toxic liquor to tissue and
has strong killing power?
False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True or False: Disinfectant evaporates and can alter the chemical
makeup of a solution?
Cystitis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When taking a urine sample from a patient for testing, you notice
it is cloudy. What could this be a sign of?
Glomerular Filtration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅What process of urine formation decreases when
the blood pressure decreases, and increases when the blood pressure increases?
Renal Medulla - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The middle portion of the kidney is named what?
