CCMA Part 2 Flashcards
Which of the following steps should a medical assistant take in preparation for obtaining a weight measurement from a patient?
Ensure the scale is
balanced.
A medical assistant is performing an ear irrigation
on a patient. Which of the following side effects
should the assistant expect the patient to experience?
Vertigo
A medical assistant finds several packs of pa-
per-wrapped sterile instruments with no date on
them. The indicator tape shows that they have been
autoclaved. Which of the following actions should
the assistant take?
Reprocess and wrap the instruments.
A medical Assistant should identify that which of
the following can result from stress due to financial
trouble?
Depression
A patient who has COPD requires an examination
of the abdomen. In which of the following positions
should the medical assistant place the patient to
manage the patient’s respiratory status?
Fowler’s
Which of the following cell organelles is responsible
for energy production?
Mitochondria
A medical Assistant is preparing a 3-month-old fe-
male infant for a urine collection in the office. Which
of the following cleansing methods should the assistant use for applying the urine collection bag?
Wipe superior to inferior.
A medical Assistant obtains a pulse rate of 105/min
from a patient who is a marathon runner. Which of
the following should the assistant document in the
patient’s health record?
Tachycardia
Which of the following types of billing sends statements to a patient at scheduled times of the month
throughout the month?
Cycle billing
Which of the following forms must a medical assistant complete prior to buying supplies?
Purchase order
A medical Assistant should apply eye drops to
which of the following structures of a patient’s eye?
Conjunctiva
While interviewing a patient, a medical assistant
should recognize which of the following as a sign
of possible substance abuse?
Erratic thought
process
Which of the following methods of taking a patient’s
temperature poses a risk of exposure to bloodborne
pathogens?
Rectal
Apical pulse is is the preferred method for
determining heart rate in which of the following
groups?
Infants
A patient comes into a provider’s office and reports
intimate partner abuse. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take to assist this patient?
Provide a list of relevant community organizations.
Which of the following techniques should a medical
assistant use to provide support to the joint when
applying a bandage to an ankle?
Figure 8
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient in the
reception area who is verbally angry about having
to wait for her appointment. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take?
Invite the patient
into a private area of
the clinic to speak.
A patient’s vision in his left : eye eye is 20/50 with no
errors on the Snellen chart. Which of the following
is the correct interpretation of this reading?
The patient can see
at 20 feet with the
normal eyes see at
50 feet away.
A medical assistant should ensure that which of the
followings pieces of equipment is in the room for a patient who is having a contact lens evaluation?
Ophthalmoscope
Which of the following terms describes the surgical
removal of the gallbladder?
Cholecystectomy
A patient has been newly diagnosed with hyper-
glycemia. The medical assistant should refer the
patient to which of the following organizations for
more information?
American Diabetes
Association
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a
patient who has a new prescription for a medication
that is available as an enteric-coated tablet. Which
of the following instructions should the assistant
include?
“Do not crush or
chew the tablet.”
A medical assistant obtains the following vital signs
from an adult patient: BP 110/70 mm Hg. Tempera-
ture 38.3’C (100.9’F), pulse rate 106/min. and respi-
ratory rate 22/min. Which of the following should the
Medical Assistant document
Blood pressure sta-
ble and respirations
slightly increased.
Patient is febrile and
heart rate is tachy-
cardic.
Which of the following is a disorder of the ear that
is treated by the administration of ear drop?
Otitis media
A patient has been diagnosed with anemia. Which
of the following laboratory test should the medical
assistant anticipate to confirm this diagnosis?
RBC (Hematocrit)
A medical assistant is preparing to do an EKG on a
cardiac patient. In which of the following positions
should the patient ne for this procedure?
Supine
Part of a medical assistant’s job is to inform the
patient about which of the following?
Preoperative and
postoperative in-
structions
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching about
wearing sunscreen with a patient who has a new
prescription for an antibiotic. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take to verify patient
understanding?
Ask the the patient
to repeat the infor-
mation back.
A medical I assistant is caring for a patient who has
tuberculosis. For which of the following transmis-
sion should the assistant take precautions?
Airborne
A medical assistant is discussing the purpose of
an opiate medication with a patient who has a new
prescription as part of a palliative care plan. The
assistant should identify the purpose of this med-
ication as which of the following?
To treat pain
Complications such as poor wound healing, ampu-
tations, blindness, and kidney failure arassociated
with which of the following diseases?
Diabetes mellitus
A medical assistant is submitting an urgent referral
request to an insurance company for authorization.
Which of the following describes how long the au-
thorization process will take?
Immediate approval
via phone
Which of the following routes of injection is used to
perform a tuberculin screening?
Intradermal
Which of the following terms describes a situation
in which a medical assistant codes at a greater level
than the services provided?
Upcoding
Which of the following processes is the complete
removal of micro-organism using heat, ionizing ra-
diation, or chemicals?
Sterilization
Which of the following is used in cryosurgery?
Liquid nitrogen
Which of the following needle sizes should a med-
ical assistant select for an intradermal injection?
25 to 28 gauge
A medical assistant should identify that which of the
following tasks requires the use of gloves?
Removing a cyst
A medical assistant notices that they made a mis-
take when documenting in the paper medical chart
of a patient. Which of the following actions should
the assistant take?
Draw a single line
through the error.
A medical assistant has assisted the provider in
completing a cyst removal in-office. Before the pa-
tient is released. Which of the following documents
should the assistant give to the patient?
Postprocedural in-
structions
Which of the following is a reason to perform an eye
irrigation?
To relieve inflamma-
tion and discomfort
In the conduction system of the heart, which of the
following components is stimulated after the sinoa-
trial node?
Atrioventricular
mode
The majority of a cell’s DNA is located in which of
the following organelles?
Nucleus
Which of the following instruments is used to obtain
a patient’s blood pressure?
Sphygmomanome-
ter
Which of the following actions should a medical
assistant take when a capillary puncture on a
10-month-old patient?
Have the parent
hold the child during
the procedure
Which of the following items is necessary for a post-
operative suture removal procedure?
Sterile thumb dress-
ing forceps
Which of the following routes should be used for an
insulin injection?
Subcutaneous
Which of the following medication routes does a
medical assistant administer topically?
Transdermal
The transport and exchange of Oz and CO, between
the environment and all body cells example of the
interaction between which two body systems?
Cardiac and respi-
ratory
A medical assistant is preparing samples for cen-
trifugation. Which of the following guidelines should
the assistant follow when preparing the samples?
Tubes must be bal-
anced
A medical assistant is reviewing the electronic heart
record of a patient who is scheduled for a post-
operative mastectomy visit. Which of the following
documents should the assistant ensure is present
from the hospital prior to this visit?
Pathology report
A medical assistant is scheduling a patient for a
new exam. When should the assistant first verify
insurance benefits for the patient?
When scheduling
the patient
Which of the following styles of business letter has
all the elements left-justified on the page?
Full block format
A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a cast
application. Which of the following actions should
the assistant complete before the provider begins
the cast application?
Observe the condi-
tion of the skin.
To which of the following resources should a med-
ical assistant refer a non-ambulatory patient for in-
formation about workplace accommodations?
Americans with Dis-
abilities Act
According to OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens stan-
dard, which of the following items is an employer
required to provide to all employees to maintain
safety standards?
Nonlatex gloves
While obtaining a history from a patient who is re-
ceiving chemotherapy, a medical assistant learns
that the patient is experiencing increases hair loss. The assistant should document the adverse effect
as which of the following
Alopecia
A suffix of gastroenteritis means which of the fol-
lowing?
Inflammation of
Which of the following actions should a medical
assistant take when performing an ear irrigation?
Ensure the solu-
tions warm prior to use.
A provider refers a patient for an MRI of their left arm. Which of the following actions should the med-
ical assistant complete before the patient leaves the
office?
Request a stat re-
ferral.
