Assistant Full Exam | 2025 Latest Questions
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1. According to OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard, which of the following items is an
employer required to provide employees standards?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Non-Latex
Gloves
1. patient is scheduled for a 6-month follow-up for diabetes mellitus. Which of the following
information should the medical assistant include in the patient's medical record to ensure
comprehensive care?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Hemoglobin Alc Results
1. A provider instructs a medical assistant to refer patient community resources for additional
statistical information following a CABG surgery. To which of the following resources should
the assistant refer the patient for this service?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ American Heart
Association
1. Which of the following findings should a medical assistant identify as a manifestation of
anaphylaxis during an intake examination?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Urticaria (Hives)
1. medical assistant is assisting a provider to obtain a specimen for a Papanicolaou test. Which of
the following actions should the assistant take?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Place the patient in
the Lithotomy position
1. provider will be performing a physical examination of a patient's throat. Which of the
following supplies should the medical assistant prepare for the exam?- CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ otoscope
,1. medical assistant is caring for a patient who has insulin shock caused by severe hypoglycemia.
The assistant should identify that which of the following medications is used to treat this
condition?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Glucose
1. medical assistant is giving a patient a purified protein derivative injection. What amount of the
vaccine should the assistant administer?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ 0.1 ML
1. A patient reports Which of the following should the sweating, flushed extremities, ringing in
his ears, and dizziness during his last blood draw. medical assistant recognize as the greatest risk
for the patient while performing a venipuncture?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Syncope (Pass
Out)
1. To which of following resources should a medical assistant refer a no ambulatory patient for
information about workplace accommodations?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Americans with
Disabilities Act
1. A medical assistant is performing a body fat measurement on a patient. Which of the following
areas should the assistant use to obtain an accurate measurement?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
Triceps
1. A medical assistant is caring for a patient who expresses a desire to donate their organs for
scientific study in the event of their death. The assistant should provide the patient with
information about which of the following documents?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Living Will
1. At which of the following times during a phlebotomy procedure should medical assistant label
the tubes?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ After disposing pf the used needle
1. Before performing CPR on an adult patient, a medical assistant should check for the patient's
pulse using which of the following sites?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Carotid
, 1. A medical assistant is submitting an urgent referral request to the insurance company for
authorization. Which of the following describes how long the authorization process will take?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Immediate approval via phone
1. A patient is considered new for billing and coding purposes if he has not seen the provider in
how long?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ 3 years
Contact dermatitis can result as a reaction to which of the following substances?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ Latex Gloves
1. Which of the following is a legal tort that involves deception with the intent to deprive another
person of his rights?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Fraud
1. Which of the following forms must a medical assistant complete prior to buying supplies?-
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Purchase order
1. Which of the following is a part of the chain of infection?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
reservoir host
1. Which of the following terms describes a closed wound caused by blunt trauma that results in
swelling ecchymosis, and pain?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Contusion
1. A medical assistant is preparing the autoclave to sterilize instruments. Which of the following
items is required to properly process the instruments?- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Sterilization
indicators
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of buffered or enteric-coated tablets?- CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ They are covered with a substance that reduces stomach irritation