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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 th following?
A. Receptive
B. Angry
C. Embarrassed
D. Empathetic
B. Angry
While a male provider is performing a gynecological pelvic examination, the
medical assistant should
A. Retrieve supplies to prepare for the next scheduled exam.
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.
,C. Stay with the patient and provide reassurance.
In a problem-oriented medical record, the pages are organized according to which
of the following methods of organization?
A. Chronological
B. According to diagnosis
C. Numerical
D. Alphabetical
A. Chronological
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. For which of the
following transmission routes should the assistant take precautions?
A. Bloodborne
B. Airborne
C. Vector-borne
D. Skin contact
B. Airborne
A provider has prescribed the following diagnostic tests from 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?
,A. CT scan
B. Lower GI
C. Gallbladder series
D. Chest x-ray
D. Chest x-ray
A medical assistant is preparing to do an EKG on a patient who has known
dextrocardia. Which of the following leads requires placement modification for
this patient?
A. Limb
B. Precordial
C. Bipolar
D. Augmented
B. Precordial
Which of the following methods of taking a patient's temperature poses a risk of
exposure to bloodbome pathogens?
A. Temporal
B. Oral
C. Rectal
D. Axillary
, C. Rectal
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
A. Negligence.
B. Breach of confidentiality.
C. Invasion of privacy.
D. Malpractice.
C. Invasion of privacy.
A medical assistant is discussing the purpose of an opiate medication with a patient
who has a new prescription part of a palliative care pian. The assistant should
identify the purpose of this medication as which of the following?
A. To treat infection
B. To treat constipation
C. To treat inflammation
D. To treat pain
D. To treat pain
Which of the following routes of injection is used to perform a tuberculin
screening?
A. Intravenous