CCMA Part 1 Flashcards
A medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure
reading from an adult patient. For which of the following readings should the assistant contact the provider?
104/45 mm Hg
A patient is considered new for billing and coding purpose if he has not seen the provider in how long?
3 years
A 55-year-old female patient comes into the office reporting pain in her mid-back. Which of the following conditions might cause this manifestation?
Þyelonephritis
Which of the following charts would be used to test
for color vision?
Ishihara chart
A medical assistant is performing a body fat measurement on a patient. Which of the following areas should be the assistant use to obtain an accurate
measurement?
bicep
A medical assistant is checking a patient out at the
reception desk after her scheduled appointment. Which of the following documents should the assistant check to confirm when the provider would like to have the patient return to the clinic?
Encounter form
Which of the following actions should a medical
assistant take after obtaining a urine drug screen
for a patient following a work-related accident?
Seal the lid in the presence of the patient.
Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of cirrhosis?
Chronic alcohol use
When administering CPR, how many compressions,
at a minimum, should the medical assistant do in 1
min?
100
While setting up a tray for a minor procedure,
the medical assistant notices a coworker reaching across the sterile field to get something. The assistant should
Break down the tray
and start over.
What acronym defines the term “protected health information (PHI). “Which describes any information
about health status, the provision of health care,
or payment for healthcare that can be linked to an
individual?
HIPAA
A medical assistant is preparing the autoclave to
sterilize instruments. Which of the following items
is required to properly process the instruments?
Sterilization indicators
When collecting a rapid strep test, a medical assistant should instruct the patient to take which of the
following actions?
Open their mouth
wide.
A medical assistant should follow airborne transmission precautions when caring for which of the following patients?
A patient who has measles or tuberculosis
Which of the following actions should a medical
assistant take to prepare an examination room?
Stock rooms with
materials required
for standard precautions.
Which of the following body systems is responsible
for balancing homeostasis through chemicals?
Endocrine
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when performing a capillary procedure?
Puncture parallel to
the fingerprint.
Which of the following information should a medical assistant use first to locate and assign an ICD-10-CM code?
Identify the main
term
The medical assistant should recognize which of
the following as a goal of patient education?
It allows patients to
take an active role in
their medical care.
A medical assistant is assisting a provider with a
cervical biopsy. Which of the following information
on the specimen label?
Site of the sample
A provider has ordered a medical assistant to ad-
minister a subcutaneous injection but does not indicate the dosage needed. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take?
Call the provider to
verify the order.
A patient is schedule for an orthopedic consultation. The medical assistant should ensure the health
record includes which of the following?
Radiology report
A medical assistant working with several staff members in ambulatory care setting. Which of the following staff members is legally responsible for overseeing the medical assistant’s actions?
Provider or Nurse
practitioner
A medical assistant should apply Holter monitor
electrodes to a patient in which of the following
locations?
Chest