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1
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What route of injection is used to perform a tuberculin screening?

A

Intradermal

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A provider has ordered a CBC, liver panel, and protime for a pedatric pt. What microcontainer should the MA fill first when performing a capillary collection?

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Lavender

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3
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Liver Dysfunction primarily affects what pharmacokinetic processes?

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Metabolism

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4
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An MA should use a winged infusion set to obtain a collection from what area?

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Small Veins

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5
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An MA is obtaining a set of blood cultures from an adult pt. What is the correct amount of mL per bottle the assistant should collect?

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8 to 10 mL

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6
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An MA observes a pt with his arms crossed tightly across his chest and leaning back in his chair. The MA should identify these behaviors as indications that the pt is feeling what emotion?

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Angry

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7
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While a male provider is performing a gynecological pelvic examination, the MA should…

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stay with the pt. and provide reassurance

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8
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In a problem-oriented medical record, the pages are organized according to what method of organization?

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Chronological

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9
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An MA is caring for a pt. who has Tuberculosis. For what type of transmission route should the MA take precautions?

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Airborne

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10
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A provider has prescribed the following diagnostic tests for a patient: gallbladder series. chest X-ray. abdomen CT scan, and lower GI studies. The MA should schedule which test first?

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Chest X-ray

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11
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An MA is preparing to do an EKG on a patient who has known dextrocardia. What leads would require placement modification for this patient?

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Precordial

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12
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What type of method poses a risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens when taking a patient’s temperature?

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Rectal

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13
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An MA opens the door and enters a patient’s examination room w/o introducing himself or asking for permission to enter. This is considered

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invasion of privacy

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14
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An MA is discussing the purpose of an opiate medication with a pt who has new prescription as part of a pallative care plan. The MA should identify the purpose of this medication as…

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to treat pain

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15
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What is an appropriate response to a conscious adult pt experiencing a hypoglycemic emergency?

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Offer the pt orange juice

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16
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What type of route should be used for an insulin injection?

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Subcutaneous

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17
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A pt is angry and confused about a large medical bill. The MA should take what type of action?

A

Listen to the pt and try to resolve the problem

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18
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An MA in a provider’s office is cleaning a pt’s jagged, contaminated wound. What action should the MA take?

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Irrigate the wound with sterile normal saline

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19
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The partner of a pt comes into the office demanding to know what the pt was seen for and why he was charged for the visit. What is the best way for the MA to handle the situation when no Authorization to Release Health Information is on file?

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Advise him that privacy regulations prevent releasing pt information regardless of his relationship to the pt.

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20
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A medical assistant schedules three patients to arrive at the same time for each hour of the day, and each patient is seen in the order they arrive. What scheduling style is the MA using?

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Wave

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21
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Food and air moves through what organ?

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Pharynx

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22
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The diagnostic term “seborrhea” is defined as

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Excessive discharge of oil

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23
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the position of the hand to the elbow is known as?

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Distal

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24
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________ stimulates graafian follicle growth.

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FSH (Follicle-stimulating hormone)

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25
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-stenosis

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abnormal tightening or narrowing

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26
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When referring to the skull, the term ________ indicates the crown of the head.

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Parietal

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27
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What type of fungus causes thrush?

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Candida albicans

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28
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The ____________ on an electrocardiogram reflects the depolarization of the atria of the heart.

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P wave

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29
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The __________ on an ECG reflects ventricular heart depolarization.

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QRS wave

30
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What wave represents ventricular repolarization on the ECG tracing?

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T wave

31
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The Sinoatrial node is located in the wall of what cardiac chamber?

A

Right atrium

32
Q

What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

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Transverse

33
Q

A pt has a fever of high temperature that comes and goes. That is termed as what kind of fever?

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Intermittent

34
Q

What cell organelle is responsible for energy production?

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Mitochondria

34
Q

When completing a fecal occult blood test, a medical assistant is testing for ____________?

A

Erythrocytes

35
Q

What is the current universal claim form submitted for outpatient medical billing?

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CMS-1500

36
Q

The use of antihistamine to relieve allergies is an example of what?

A

Palliative use

37
Q

What describes the surgical removal of the gallbladder?

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Cholecystectomy

38
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A Medical assistant is scheduling all patients who are having cyst removals to be seen on the first Thursday of the month. What type of scheduling is the assistant using?

A

Grouping

39
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What therapy, used to treat muscular problems, works by inducing an electrical field and a conduction field in the tissues to increase circulation?

A

Diathermy

40
Q

The physician-patient relationship is considered which type of legal relationship?

A

A contract

41
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What codes is used when billing for an employer-mandated physical examination?

A

Z

42
Q

An orchidorrhaphy is

A

The suture of a testicle

43
Q

The “window” of the eye that allows light to enter it is the

A

Cornea

44
Q

The process in which particles move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is known as

A

Osmosis

45
Q

This part of the eye supports the retina and maintains the shape of the eye

A

Vitreous humor

46
Q

The vocal cords are located in the

A

Larynx

47
Q

What combining word forms mean “internal organs”?

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Viscer/o

48
Q

What endocrine gland releases adrenocorticotropin?

A

Anterior pituitary

49
Q

The medical term for scant production of urine is

A

Oliguria

50
Q

The type of wound in which a tissue is hanging as a flap or is torn loose is called a(n)

A

Avulsion

51
Q

The graphic representation of ventricular depolarization on an ECG reading is represented by the

A

QRS Wave

52
Q

What drug preparations must be used with caution with the diabetic patient?

A

Elixirs

53
Q

An adult’s normal range of WBCs is ________ per cubic mm.

A

5,000 to 10,000

54
Q

Parietal cells can be found in what body system?

A

Digestive

55
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The medical term xanthochromic means

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Pertaining to the color yellow

56
Q

When tissue resembling uterine membrane occurs in various locations in the pelvic cavity, the condition is referred to as

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Endometriosis

57
Q

The medical term for “spitting up blood” is

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Hematemesis

58
Q

What procedure would be performed to gain an internal view of a joint capsule?

A

Arthroscopy

59
Q

What is the purpose of performing a specific gravity on a urine sample?

A

It measures its density when compared with distilled water.

60
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What measures the specific electrical activity in a muscle as a result of nerve conduction?

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Electromyography

61
Q

Libel is defined as

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Statements written or pictures about another person that are intended to be cruel and damaging to a person’s reputation

62
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What is the medical term for a pressure sore?

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Decubitus ulcer

63
Q

What procedure would be performed to gain an internal view of a joint capsule?

A

Arthroscopy

64
Q

What endocrine gland releases adrenocorticotropin?

A

Anterior pituitary

65
Q

A genitourinary tract infection is suspected. When the urine specimen is collected and viewed microscopically, what would be evidenced in high numbers?

A

Leukocytes

66
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What is the correct order for the cycle of infection?

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Infectious agent, reservoir host, exit, transmission, entry, susceptible host

67
Q

The liquid portion of a centrifuged urine sample is referred to as

A

Supernatant

68
Q

What is discovered during a routine urine chemical reagent strip analysis, is a sign of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus disease?

A

Ketonuria

69
Q

The term “neurasthenia” means

A

Nerve Weakness

70
Q

The medical term for farsightedness is

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Presbyopia

71
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The term ___________ describes the position of the eye in relation to the ear.

A

Medial

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