NCCT NCMA Insights

Question 1

What is statin medication used for?

Answer 1

• Lower LDL + cholesterol
• Reduce risk of heart attack or stroke

Question 2

What is the position for a colposcopy?

Answer 2

• Lithotomy

Question 3

What method of eye testing would you use for a non-English speaking patient?

Answer 3

• E Chart

Question 4

What kind of precautions for PPD in addition to standard?

Answer 4

• Airborne

Question 5

What color tube would you use before lavender?

Answer 5

• Green

Question 6

What is the procedure set up for mayo stand, scissors, forceps, syringe, and sterile swabs?

Answer 6

• Circumcision?!

Question 7

Identify how AC interference looks from rhythm strips.

Answer 7

Fuzzy lines inbetween the QRS complexes

Question 8

Identify how a wandering baseline looks from rhythm strips.

Answer 8

Up and down!

Question 9

On what level should gonorrhea be reported?

Answer 9

• County

Question 10

During a venipuncture the patient has excessive bleeding and then states she forgot to mention her anticoagulant (Coumadin) therapy. Which of the following should the MA do?

Answer 10

• A patient on Coumadin therapy will have thin blood and the MA will have to hold at least 5-minutes for continuous pressure to be sure a clot has formed at the puncture site. Coumadin is an anticoagulant, it thins the blood, so it takes longer to clot.

Question 11

While performing a venipuncture, the MA removes the filled tubes, but forgets to remove the tourniquet prior to needle withdrawal. Which of the following is the most likely result?

Answer 11

• A hematoma is a large painful bruise at the puncture site, caused or created by blood seeping into the surrounding tissues, one of the causes is the delay in tourniquet release and pulling the vacuum tube out. Since the tourniquet is causing the veins to bulge this will prevent quick clotting, and cause bruising.

Question 12

Can you identify a CPT code from an ICD code?

Answer 12

• No