Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Online Practice Tests
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,Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Online Practice Tests
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1. A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a flexible sigmoidoscopy
examination. In which of the positions should the assistant place the patient?
A. Prone position
B. Fowler's position
C. Lithotomy position
D. Left lateral position: D. Left lateral position
2. Which of the following supplies are required for proper handwashing technique?
A. An oil-based lotion
B. Cold water
C. Bar soap
D. Paper towels: D. Paper towels
3. Prior to running an EKG tracing, which of the following is the final
step a medical assistant should take to ensure the tracing will be clear
with a horizontal baseline?
A. Remove artifacts
B. Enter patient information into the EKG machine
C. Cover the patient with a blanket
D. Double-check the electrodes' attachment: D. Double-check the electrodes'
attachment
4. Which of the following letter formats uses indented paragraphs?
A. A full block letter
B. A modified block letter
C. A semi-block letter
D. A simplified letter: C. A semi-block letter
5. A medical assistant calls a patient from the waiting area to obtain a
specimen.
,Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Online Practice Tests
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Which of the following actions should the assistant do first?
A. Identify the patient.
B. Proceed with obtaining the specimen.
C. Educate the patient about correct specimen collection technique.
D. Provide the patient with the lab requisition form.: A. Identify the patient.
6. Which of the following elements is a component of the standard precautions
use of personal protective equipment?
A. Personal lab jacket
B. Sharps containers
C. Masks
D. Safety needle guards: C. Masks
7. Which of the following fasting blood sugar laboratory results should
the medical assistant recognize as abnormal?
A. 70 to 99 mg/dl for a non-diabetic
B. Greater than 126 mg/dl for a diabetic
C. 101 mg/dl for a non-diabetic
D. 100 to 125 mg/dl for a pre-diabetic: C. 101 mg/dl for a non-diabetic
8. According to the Controlled Substances Act, which of the following is true
regarding the storage of controlled substances in the office?
A. Controlled medications and non-narcotic medications should be stored to-gether.
B. Controlled medications should be stored in sunlight
C. Controlled medications should be stored in the examining room.
D. Controlled medications should be stored in a locked cabinet: D. Controlled
medications should be stored in a locked cabinet
9. A medical assistant is performing a scratch allergy test on a patient's hack.
Which of the following distances describes the correct spacing for the small
amounts of allergen scratched onto the skin?
A. 1 to 1.5 inches
B. 1.5 to 2 inches
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C. 2.5 to 3 inches
D. 3.5 to 4 inches: B. 1.5 to 2 inches
10. Which of the following cardiac procedures is within a medical assistant's
scope of practice and does not require a licensed technician or provider to
assist with or perform the procedure?
A. A cardiac Doppler ultrasound
B. A nuclear stress test
C. An angiogram
A Holter monitor application: D. A Holter monitor application
D.
11. A medical assistant in an outpatient facility is preparing a patient for a
venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to
confirm the patient's identity?
A. Ask the patient to state and spell their full name and provide their date of
birth.
B. Ask the patient for their provider's name.
C. Ask the patient to state their age and address.
D. Ask the patient to verify their examination room number: A. Ask the patient to state and
spell their full name and provide their date of birth.
12. A medical assistant is weighing a patient that is 72 kg. Which of the
following values is the patient's weight converted to in pounds?
A. 72
B. 158.4
C. 98.2
D. 185.9: B. 158.4
13. Which off the following types of artifacts does the tracing above contain?
A. Wandering baseline
B. Somatic tremor
C. Alternating current (AC) interference
D. Interrupted baseline: A. Wandering baseline
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,Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Online Practice Tests
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1. A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a flexible sigmoidoscopy
examination. In which of the positions should the assistant place the patient?
A. Prone position
B. Fowler's position
C. Lithotomy position
D. Left lateral position: D. Left lateral position
2. Which of the following supplies are required for proper handwashing technique?
A. An oil-based lotion
B. Cold water
C. Bar soap
D. Paper towels: D. Paper towels
3. Prior to running an EKG tracing, which of the following is the final
step a medical assistant should take to ensure the tracing will be clear
with a horizontal baseline?
A. Remove artifacts
B. Enter patient information into the EKG machine
C. Cover the patient with a blanket
D. Double-check the electrodes' attachment: D. Double-check the electrodes'
attachment
4. Which of the following letter formats uses indented paragraphs?
A. A full block letter
B. A modified block letter
C. A semi-block letter
D. A simplified letter: C. A semi-block letter
5. A medical assistant calls a patient from the waiting area to obtain a
specimen.
,Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Online Practice Tests
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Which of the following actions should the assistant do first?
A. Identify the patient.
B. Proceed with obtaining the specimen.
C. Educate the patient about correct specimen collection technique.
D. Provide the patient with the lab requisition form.: A. Identify the patient.
6. Which of the following elements is a component of the standard precautions
use of personal protective equipment?
A. Personal lab jacket
B. Sharps containers
C. Masks
D. Safety needle guards: C. Masks
7. Which of the following fasting blood sugar laboratory results should
the medical assistant recognize as abnormal?
A. 70 to 99 mg/dl for a non-diabetic
B. Greater than 126 mg/dl for a diabetic
C. 101 mg/dl for a non-diabetic
D. 100 to 125 mg/dl for a pre-diabetic: C. 101 mg/dl for a non-diabetic
8. According to the Controlled Substances Act, which of the following is true
regarding the storage of controlled substances in the office?
A. Controlled medications and non-narcotic medications should be stored to-gether.
B. Controlled medications should be stored in sunlight
C. Controlled medications should be stored in the examining room.
D. Controlled medications should be stored in a locked cabinet: D. Controlled
medications should be stored in a locked cabinet
9. A medical assistant is performing a scratch allergy test on a patient's hack.
Which of the following distances describes the correct spacing for the small
amounts of allergen scratched onto the skin?
A. 1 to 1.5 inches
B. 1.5 to 2 inches
, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Online Practice Tests
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C. 2.5 to 3 inches
D. 3.5 to 4 inches: B. 1.5 to 2 inches
10. Which of the following cardiac procedures is within a medical assistant's
scope of practice and does not require a licensed technician or provider to
assist with or perform the procedure?
A. A cardiac Doppler ultrasound
B. A nuclear stress test
C. An angiogram
A Holter monitor application: D. A Holter monitor application
D.
11. A medical assistant in an outpatient facility is preparing a patient for a
venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to
confirm the patient's identity?
A. Ask the patient to state and spell their full name and provide their date of
birth.
B. Ask the patient for their provider's name.
C. Ask the patient to state their age and address.
D. Ask the patient to verify their examination room number: A. Ask the patient to state and
spell their full name and provide their date of birth.
12. A medical assistant is weighing a patient that is 72 kg. Which of the
following values is the patient's weight converted to in pounds?
A. 72
B. 158.4
C. 98.2
D. 185.9: B. 158.4
13. Which off the following types of artifacts does the tracing above contain?
A. Wandering baseline
B. Somatic tremor
C. Alternating current (AC) interference
D. Interrupted baseline: A. Wandering baseline
