CCMA Part 3 Flashcards
A medical assistant is reinforcing with the parents
of a child who has a new prescription for cephalexin.
The prescription is for 125mg per dose, and the
medication suspension label states that there are 250 mg per 5 ml. Which of the following is the cor-
rect conversion of the dosage for the assistant to
instruct the parents to administer?
2.5 ml
A medical assistant is acting as a sterile scrub as-
sistant. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take?
Maintain a one inch
border around the
sterile field
If a patient wishes to withhold life-sustaining treat-
ment, which of the following advance directives
should the medical assistant add to the patient’s
chart
Do-not-resuscitate
(DNR) prescription
A medical assistant discovers blood-saturated
gauze in the reception area. To which of the follow-
ing plans should the assistant refer to determine
what action to take?
Environment expo-
sure safety plan
Which of the following actions should a medical
assistant take during handwashing?
Use liquid soap and
friction.
A lumbar tap is used to collect which of the follow-
ing types of nonblood specimen?
Cerebrospinal fluid
A medical assistant is obtaining a sample from a
patient for a PT/INR test. Which of the following
additives should be in the Vacutainer for this test?
Sodium citrate
A provider is running 2 hr. behind schedule. The
medical assistant should apologize for the delay
and do which of the following?
Double-book per
modified wave
schedule.
While performing a routine EKG, a medical assistant
notices that the patient is shivering. Which of the
following artifacts should the assistant identify on
the tracing?
Somatic tremor
Which of the following instruments is used to grasp
during a procedure?
Forceps
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who re-
ports bilateral side pain and dysuria. The assistant
should expect an order for which of the following
diagnostics procedures?
Urinalysis
Which of the following guidelines applies to sending
orders for schedule II prescriptions?
Orders can either
be written or an
e-prescription.
A medical assistant notes the abbreviation “NS”
next to several appointments from the previous
day’s office schedule. Which of the following is the
correct description of this abbreviation?
No show
An advantage of breastfeeding is that it enhances
which of the following types of acquired immunity?
Passive natural
Which of the following action should a medical as-
sistant take when interviewing a patient who has anxiety?
Acknowledge the
patient’s anxiety.
Which of the following micro-organism is the
causative of syphilis?
Treponema pal-
lidum
When performing a standard 12-lead EKG. How
many electrodes should the medical assistant place
on the precordial area?
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A patient’s blood stains a medical assistant’s uni-
form. Which of the following should the medical
assistant do first?
Finish the proce-
dure
A provider has prescribed the following diagnostic
tests for a patient: gallbladder series, chest x-ray,
abdomen CT scan and lower Gl studies. The medical
assistant should schedule which of the following
test first?
Chest x-ray
A medical assistant should take which of the follow-
ing actions when removing sutures?
clean the wound
with a disinfectant
Which of the following conditions is a cause for
specimen rejection for a routine urinalysis?
Urine specimen vol-
ume is 6 ml.
Which of the following legal documents appoints a
health care proxy to make medical decisions for a
patient in the event that they cannot?
Durable power of at-
torney
A medical assistant is preparing to place a low-
er-limb electrodes on a patient who has left
above-the-knee amputation. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take when placing the
lower-limb electrodes?
Place the left elec-
trode on the left mid-thigh and place the right elec-
trode on the right mid-thigh
When performing a venipuncture, how many inches above the site should the assistant place the tourni-
quet?
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